July 2016 - The Theatre Times

Secrets of the Bolshoi: The Life and Times of a Soviet Claque

Posted by Oleg Krasnov - Russia Beyond Headlines | 31st Jul 2016 | Essay, Russia

Learn how to galvanize an enormous auditorium, tame an usherette and get the best seat in the...

Nigerian Stages Go Agog for Wole Soyinka @ 82 and Femi Osofisan @ 70

Posted by Tunji Azeez | 30th Jul 2016 | News, Nigeria

The months of June and July are memorable months in the calendar of Nigerian Theatre lovers,...

“Hearing” Iranian Play, performed at 2016 Festival d’Avignon

Posted by Marjan Moosavi | 29th Jul 2016 | Festivals, Iran, Review

Hearing by Amir Reza Koohestani to be Performed at Festival d’Avignon, July 21-24, 2016 Iranian...

“The Whispers Behind the Battle Line” Revived on the Tehran Stage

Posted by Marjan Moosavi | 28th Jul 2016 | Iran, Review, Theatre and Politics

The Whispers Behind the Battle Line is written by Alirezā Nāderi and directed by Mohammad Rezā...

Reframing The Institution Of Public Theatre

Posted by Marta Keil | 28th Jul 2016 | Management, News, Poland

The institution of the theatre constitutes a form of public/shared space. The public theatre...

“Dragon Quest” Show Pulls Its Audiences Into The Action

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 26th Jul 2016 | Design, Japan, News, Review

For gamers and lovers of sheer theatrical spectacle alike, the summer’s hottest ticket seems sure...

Butoh For Kids Has Fun With “Birthday Suit” Tale

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 26th Jul 2016 | Interview, Japan, Theatre for Young Audiences

“Gloomy,” “eerie,” “vulgar,” “avant-garde” and “conceptual” are adjectives often used to describe...

Please Think Twice Before Putting ‘Stage Combat’ On Your Resume

Posted by Meron Langsner | 25th Jul 2016 | Essay, Stage Combat

Attention Young Actors: You don’t always know what you think you know. This is especially...

Alex Nichols’ Critique of Smash Musical “Hamilton”

Posted by The Theatre Times | 25th Jul 2016 | Musical Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

Hamilton won a number of Tonys and received glowing reviews. Alex Nichols from Current Affairs...

Dreams of Young Syrian Refugees Imagined

Posted by Fadi Fayad Skeiker | 23rd Jul 2016 | Applied Theatre, Essay, Germany

I am in the same room with three young asylum seekers from Syria—Abed, 17, from Deir al-Zour;...

What It’s Like To Be A Puppet Maker

Posted by Chloe Hamilton | 22nd Jul 2016 | Design, Interview, London, United Kingdom

Have you ever watched the original Thunderbirds and tried to count all the strings? Well, puppets...

The Wooster Group, Liberated

Posted by Kathleen Dimmick | 22nd Jul 2016 | Devised Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

The Town Hall Affair, May 11-27, 2016, The Performing Garage, New York City Sometimes a hasty...

Big Masquerades To Honor the Committee for Relevant Arts (CORA)

Posted by Tunji Azeez | 22nd Jul 2016 | News, Nigeria

The venue was the Freedom Park, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Before this place became what it is...

The Hamlet Commons

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 22nd Jul 2016 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Setting Shakespeare in modern Africa is risky business for a white first-world director. That...

On Dramaturgy: Requirement. Excessive Demand. Living Art.

Posted by Elisabeth Schweeger | 18th Jul 2016 | Dramaturgy, Essay

Knowing literature inside out, developing the repertoire, making translations…the list of skills...

Interview with Ricardo Bartis: The Dead and the Actor

Posted by Halima Tahan Ferreyra | 18th Jul 2016 | Argentina, Directing, Interview

Ricardo Bartis (born in Buenos Aires, 1949), one of the major figures of Argentine theatre, took...

‘Uitkampteater’ Creates Spaces for Young Artists

Posted by Marié-Heleen Coetzee | 17th Jul 2016 | Festivals, News, South Africa

The 22nd Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK), presented by Kunste Onbeperk (Arts Unlimited),...

India: Rangapat Theatre’s “Dharmashoke”: A New and Fresh Look into His/Herstory

Posted by Ketaki Datta | 17th Jul 2016 | India, Review, Theatre and Gender

In the latter half of April 2016, Rabindra Sadan, Kolkata, was all abuzz with the excitement of...

Partha Pratim Mitra’s “Pot Pot Potuya”: The Culture Within a Cultural Framework

Posted by Saayantan Pal Chowdhury | 17th Jul 2016 | India, Review

The dramatic performance of Pot Pot Potuya (at Dinabandhu Mancha, Siliguri, December 2015) shows...

“Aaydaan” – Urmila Pawar’s Drama about Dalit Women in India

Posted by Hemangi Hemangi | 17th Jul 2016 | India, Review, Theatre and Gender

In Marathi literature, one finds a strong tradition of Dalit literature, including autobiographies...

Month: July 2016

Secrets of the Bolshoi: The Life and Times of a Soviet Claque

Nigerian Stages Go Agog for Wole Soyinka @ 82 and Femi Osofisan @ 70

“Hearing” Iranian Play, performed at 2016 Festival d’Avignon

“The Whispers Behind the Battle Line” Revived on the Tehran Stage

Reframing The Institution Of Public Theatre

“Dragon Quest” Show Pulls Its Audiences Into The Action

Butoh For Kids Has Fun With “Birthday Suit” Tale

Please Think Twice Before Putting ‘Stage Combat’ On Your Resume

Alex Nichols’ Critique of Smash Musical “Hamilton”

Dreams of Young Syrian Refugees Imagined

What It’s Like To Be A Puppet Maker

The Wooster Group, Liberated

Big Masquerades To Honor the Committee for Relevant Arts (CORA)

The Hamlet Commons

On Dramaturgy: Requirement. Excessive Demand. Living Art.

Interview with Ricardo Bartis: The Dead and the Actor

‘Uitkampteater’ Creates Spaces for Young Artists

India: Rangapat Theatre’s “Dharmashoke”: A New and Fresh Look into His/Herstory

Partha Pratim Mitra’s “Pot Pot Potuya”: The Culture Within a Cultural Framework

“Aaydaan” – Urmila Pawar’s Drama about Dalit Women in India

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