Pie in the Sky: Eliza Bent Delights With “Bonnie’s Last Flight”
I follow a strict protocol of attitudinal class warfare when I board airplanes. As I walk proudly...
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Month: February 2019
Matthew Bourne’s “Cinderella”–A Breathtaking Fairytale At War
When he first created his Cinderella in 1997, Matthew Bourne couldn’t have predicted any...
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Transforming Society Through Documentary Theatre: Peter Eckersall In Conversation With Lebanese Director Sahar Assaf
Peter Eckersall: How did you come into theatre and how did you start working around this idea of...
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At “The Mountaintop” There Is Doubt, Uncertainty And Humanity: Katori Hall’s Play About King’s Final Night Before His Assassination
One of the first things we learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop, Katori...
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Vikram Phukan: Mapping Resilience And Vulnerability
In the midst of external turmoil, how does one battle with one’s inner demons? In a world where...
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The “King” Returns And Theaters Look To Russia For 2019 – Theatre in Japan
Whether it’s a regular theatre that gets you going these days—or you’re skipping along more to...
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Interview With Olivier Comte, Les Souffleurs
Les Souffleurs, a collective of more than 60 artists mostly based in France, are known for their...
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Audience To Be
Our upcoming Plenary Meeting in Rijeka aims to challenge the most common assumptions and beliefs...
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“Beware Of Pity” Is Beautiful To Watch, But Clashes With Modern Sensibilities
Review: Beware Of Pity, Sydney Festival 2019 Performances in the Roslyn Packer Theatre typically...
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“Churning Waters”—Muffled Voices Flow
A white, feathered string in hand, Sylvia Nulpinditj begins to explain each action in the...
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The First Middle Eastern Theatre Photo Exhibition At The University Of Toronto, Spring 2019
On January 11, 2019, the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of...
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“The Tempest” At The Pittsburgh Public Theater In Pittsburgh, PA, USA
A couple of decades ago my then-colleague Jan Hagens introduced me to a genre categorization that...
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Truth And “True West”
Sam Shepard’s True West has always been a magnet for celebrity hamming, particularly in the role...
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Post-Apocalyptic Ambiguity Of The Inner Light: A Conversation With The Creators Of “When Angels Fall”
ArtsEmerson is honored to host the New England premiere of When Angels Fall, a riveting tale of...
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The Sight of Sound: Samson Young Explores the Audio of Authenticity
For an artist known for engaging the political in his work, it’s perhaps impossible for Samson...
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Decoding The Music Masterpieces: Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck,” An Apocalyptic Descent Into Madness
Alban Berg’s Wozzeck is arguably the most important opera composed in the first half of the 20th...
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Two Bold Shows by Women of Color at Mabou Mines
When I entered the theater at Mabou Mines for Edisa Weeks’ performance of Three Rites: Liberty, my...
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Shakespeare’s “Othello” In The Trappings Of Twenty-First Century America
An updated version of Othello now playing at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge...
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“One Infinity” Explores Tension and Connection Between China and the West
In an age of growing mistrust, the Chinese-Australian artistic collaboration One...
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“Frankenstein” In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
A futuristic freezing laboratory where naked human avatars hang for research purposes. Doctor...
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