Mothers of Sewol Ferry Take the Stage: “His and Her Closet”
Construction began on the Gwanghwamun Public Square in 2008 and was completed in July of 2009. The...
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Month: April 2017
The National Ballet of Canada’s World Premiere of “Pinocchio” Sets an International Classic in a Canadian Context
The National Ballet of Canada’s 2017 world premiere of Pinocchio adds an unusual twist to the...
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David Henry Hwang’s “Chinglish” Premieres in London
There is something strangely genuine and comically truthful about the European première of David...
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The Many Festivals in the Festival of Curitiba
The Curitiba Festival, which runs from March 28 through April 9, celebrates its 26th edition in...
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Who Is the Mafia?
The Mafia, written and directed by Afrooz Forouzand, invites audiences to a mysteriously...
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New Drama Based on Hieronymus Bosch’s “Table of the Seven Deadly Sins”
La terquedad is the culmination of the Heptalogy of Hieronymus Bosch — inspired by the...
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“Goldoni Day” in Pavia
Carlo Goldoni (1707–93), the greatest Italian playwright of the eighteenth century, discovered his...
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Venice in Decay and Harlequin with No Mask
The Venice of Goldoni’s The Jealous Women (Le donne gelose) is a city in full decline: the...
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Mọ́remí: Yorùbá Feminism and Mayhem at Ilè-Ifẹ̀
In present-day Ilè-Ifẹ̀, the birthplace of Yorùbá civilisation, a very urbane monarch, His...
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“Peer Gynt” [recycled] by Auckland Theatre Company
The concepts of the self and the troll are at the heart of this adaptation by Eli Kent, alongside an investigation of the nature of theatre itself. This is a resolutely post-modern, meta-theatrical play that tackles themes that resonate powerfully with the currently very prevalent culture of narcissism and self-interest.
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“Hanuman: The Superhero Monkey” Showcases Enchanting Music
This afternoon, we checked out The Little Company’s Hanuman: The Superhero Monkey, a multimedia...
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“My Country; A Work in Progress” The First Play Explicitly About Brexit
Oh dear. The first play explicitly about Brexit is being staged by the National Theatre in a...
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Brexit Play Attempts to Break the Bubble
Much has been written over recent months about the apparent bubble in which we are all now living,...
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In Search for a European Identity: Wiesbaden Biennale 2016
New concept and new management: The Wiesbaden Biennale 2016 set out to search for a European...
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Tamsin Greig’s Gender-Bending Performance in “Twelfth Night”
In 1602, a law student called John Manningham saw Twelfth Night, or What You Will, and wrote what...
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“Singin’ in the Rain” Returns to a Tokyo Stage
When Adam Cooper launched into the first verse of Singin’ in the Rain on the stage of Tokyu...
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“Mahabharata”: A War Epic in Puppetry
Anurupa Roy’s much-feted Mahabharata thrilled audience with the innovative use of puppetry in...
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Hamlet-Inspired “Love in Idleness” at the Menier Chocolate Factory
The rehabilitation of playwright Terence Rattigan has surpassed even the stage when not only are...
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Political Origins of the Edinburgh International Festival
In 1947 Edinburgh was still in a post-war haze. The city was craving colour, culture, and above...
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From Court Theatre to the Federal System
Again and again, especially abroad, the question is put why there is no National Theatre in...
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