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I live in Brixton, south London. A few days ago, the borough’s aptly named Windrush Square hosted...
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“The Cherry Orchard,” Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
What might Anton Chekov, that Russian master of the nineteenth century, have to say about the...
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In Finucane & Smith’s “Future. Joy. Club.” the Joy is Much More Than the Sum of Its Parts
Review: Future. Joy. Club., Finucane & Smith The theatre of the occasion starts with a...
Leveling Effects: Matthew Spangler’s Adaptation of “The Kite Runner”
Khaled Hosseini’s 2003 novel The Kite Runner is a vividly descriptive and often gripping tale of...
Ivo Van Hove’s Water-turgy: “Ingolstadt” at the Salzburg Festival
Just over a hundred years since its founding (by impresario and theatre director Max Reinhardt),...
“The Cherry Orchard,” Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
What might Anton Chekov, that Russian master of the nineteenth century, have to say about the...
Girish Karnad Speaks to Arshia Sattar and Anmol Tickoo just a Few Days Before His Death
Karnad spoke about his life as a writer and cultural administrator, his accidental foray into...
About “Dog/Actor” at the Etcetera Theatre
Yesterday evening I went to see Dog/Actor at the Etcetera Theatre in Camden. Written by Steven...
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With the Hope to Make Telugu Theater a Sustainable Career Option
Production-oriented workshops culminate in ticketed Telugu plays in Hyderabad. A manager by day...
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Parastoo Theatre: Art, Refuge, Action
The pioneering theatre company, founded and run by Afghan theatre maker and refugee, Saleh Sepas,...
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“The Cherry Orchard,” Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
What might Anton Chekov, that Russian master of the nineteenth century, have to say about the...
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“The Cherry Orchard,” Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
What might Anton Chekov, that Russian master of the nineteenth century, have to say about the...
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Parastoo Theatre: Art, Refuge, Action
The pioneering theatre company, founded and run by Afghan theatre maker and refugee, Saleh Sepas,...
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Leveling Effects: Matthew Spangler’s Adaptation of “The Kite Runner”
Khaled Hosseini’s 2003 novel The Kite Runner is a vividly descriptive and often gripping tale of...
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Sacrament of the Sea: Houseworld’s “Bottom of the Ocean”
Whispering the word BOTO into the speakeasy-style window of a door, I felt a sense of trepidation,...
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Ivo Van Hove’s Water-turgy: “Ingolstadt” at the Salzburg Festival
Just over a hundred years since its founding (by impresario and theatre director Max Reinhardt),...
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Theatre After COVID: The 2022 Avignon Theatre Festival in Search for Theatrical Magic and Forms of Philosophical Transgressions – Part II
This is Part 2 of the bipartite report. To read Part 1, click here. Anaïs Nin au Miroir, written...
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Theatre After COVID: The 2022 Avignon Theatre Festival in Search for Theatrical Magic and Forms of Philosophical Transgressions – Part I
I arrived at the 2022 Avignon Theatre Festival seeking emotional rejuvenation after two years of...
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“The Hour of Death,” Bokshi Theatre Company
Pristina Prison, a notorious building in the centre of the city, was built during the Yugoslav era...
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About “Dog/Actor” at the Etcetera Theatre
Yesterday evening I went to see Dog/Actor at the Etcetera Theatre in Camden. Written by Steven...
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“The Years of Crows” at National Theatre, Belgrade
National Theatre, Belgrade, premiere 12th March 2022 The Years of Crows is the great comeback for...
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”Seven Women in Search of Mia” or ”Breast Cancer Trilogy” (A Postproduction Reflection)
In 2011, I published my first medical humanities book, Transacting Sites of the Liminal Bodily...
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A Director Needs “to Practice What They Preach”: An Interview with Milosh Andonovski, Theatre Director and Educator
Milosh Andonovski (1989) was born in Kumanovo, North Macedonia. He graduated Comparative...
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“Murat IV” Opera to tell Ottoman Sultan’s Story in Istanbul
Turkish opera’s great master, composer, and conductor Okan Demiriş’s ‘Murat...
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With “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall” at The Sydney Theatre Company Gives Us a Brontë Adaptation for Our Moment
Review: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, directed by Jessica Arthur for the Sydney Theatre Company...
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Girish Karnad Speaks to Arshia Sattar and Anmol Tickoo just a Few Days Before His Death
Karnad spoke about his life as a writer and cultural administrator, his accidental foray into...
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The Musical “Notre Dame de Paris” Returns to the United States
At the turn of the century, in 1998, Luc Plamondon created one of the greatest musicals Notre Dame...
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An Interview with Prof. Ana Stojanoska—Theater Scholar, Writer, and Poet
Ana Stojanoska (1977, Prilep) is theatrologist, writer, and full professor at the Faculty of...
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In Finucane & Smith’s “Future. Joy. Club.” the Joy is Much More Than the Sum of Its Parts
Review: Future. Joy. Club., Finucane & Smith The theatre of the occasion starts with a...
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“The Fellowship,” Hampstead Theatre
I live in Brixton, south London. A few days ago, the borough’s aptly named Windrush Square hosted...
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The Death of Madam Dupin: Is the Balkan the Sub-Saharan Africa of Europe?
An Interview with Katarina Saric – poet, writer, performer, activist-feminist (Montenegro)...
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“The Aliens Make Thanksgiving Dinner:” An Interview With Co-Creators James Clements, Derya Celikkol, and Maamoun Tebbo
“The Aliens Make Thanksgiving Dinner” is a new devised play, co-written, co-directed...
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“Heartlines”: An Engaging New Drama That Opens the World for Women Artists in Europe
Heartlines closes the spring season of 2022 in the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa. It is...
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Post-Factual Theater: “MJ” on Broadway
On the way to a play one day in early 2019, I climbed out of the subway at 8th Avenue and 44th St....
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Unmanly Griefs: Robert Icke’s “Hamlet”
The first ten minutes of Robert Icke’s 3 ¾-hour Hamlet had me worried. Icke is a British directing...
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“Bangers,” Soho Theatre
Is gig theater the latest sugar rush? Okay, it ups the brain’s serotonin levels and charges around...
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Farrah El Dibany: First Egyptian and Arab to Perform at Paris Opera
I’m honored to be recognized by Egyptian and French presidents, says El Dibany. Egpytian...
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Comic Anticlimax in Nat Randall and Anna Breckon’s “Set Piece”
Review: Set Piece, by Nat Randall and Anna Breckon, for Rising. Nat Randall and Anna Breckon’s Set...
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Chennai’s The Little Theatre is Back on Stage with a Theatre Festival for Young Audiences
The Little Theatre is set to unleash two years of pent-up creativity in its returning edition of...
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Int’l Istanbul Opera Festival to Start in July with Captivating Shows
The festival will commence with the “7 Tenor” concert on July 16 and close with a...
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Barcelona Art Scene: “Next to Normal Immersive” at Grec 2022 Festival
Set at Barcelona’s IDEAL Digital Arts Center and crafted by British director Simon Pittman, “Next...
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“Penelope”: A Fresh Take on Homer’s Classic Epic Poem
The new musical Penelope by the York Theatre Company was a fresh and hilarious comedic take on...
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Comfort in the Unknown: SOCIETY’s “The Strangers Came Today”
How is theater like a support group? This question struck me upon entering The Strangers Came...
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The Troubled State of Performing Arts in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s branding campaign as “Asia’s World City” sings the praises of its liveability,...
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Győr Is Once Again the Capital of Dance
The western Hungarian city of Győr will once again be dominated by dance this year from June 13 to...
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The Awe-Inspiring and Vibrant World of Cirque du Soleil’s “CRYSTAL”: Circus On and Above Ice
An incredible spectacle, Cirque du Soleil’s CRYSTAL is an artistic feat, blending circus arts with...
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metaLAB’s futureSTAGE: Sentient AI and the Arts
Embodying a portfolio of projects, metaLAB (at) Harvard is a think tank spotlighting the networked...
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Legendary Actor Péter Haumann Dies at 81
Péter Haumann, a Kossuth and Jászai Mari Prize-winning actor, a full member of the Hungarian...
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Welcome to the Slug Parade: Representation of Asexuality and Autism in “The Slug Show”
As London celebratess the 50th anniversary of the Pride Parade on July 2, I’m reminded of the only...
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“Bronx Gothic” by Okwui Okpokwasili
On May 8, 2022, Nigerian-American artist Okwui Okpokwasili’s Bronx Gothic (2014) at...
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“On the Verge of Tragedy and Farce”: An Interview with Dmitry Krymov
Dmitry Krymov: artist, director, stage designer, teacher. The son of two of the great theatrical...
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Pandemonium Magic: “The Hang” at HERE
Taylor Mac is one of those magi of pandemonium who knows how to breach the defenses of people like...
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Cut From Different Cloth: “Intimate Apparel” at Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
I went to the new opera Intimate Apparel because the 2003 play it was made from is one of my...
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Mukha Mugam Returns to the Stage with “The View From Above,” A Macbeth-Inspired Political Satire
For most of the last two years, Bengaluru-based actor and playwright Spatica Ramanujam was feeling...
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“Anything & Everything” Gives Us a Glance Into the Lives Teenagers are Constructing Online
Review: Anything & Everything, Platform Arts, infinity ensemble for Rising. Anything &...
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“Shadow Boxing” at Baxter Masambe Theatre
SHADOW BOXING. Director/Choreographer: Mdu Kweyama. Cast: Daniel Newton. Masambe Theatre at the...
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“Borderland, maldita cabeza,” Mental Health Debate Enters into the Limits of a New Opera
A contemporary opera has conquered one of the oldest and prettiest theaters in Spain. It is titled...
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A New Translation of Molière’s “Dom Juan” for the 21st Century
A Preview of a new translation of Molière’s Dom Juan for the 21st century by Gideon Lester and...
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LMDA Launches New Access Initiatives
I began my tenure as Chair of the LMDA Conference during the early days of COVID. This was back...
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“We’ll Meet Again” Review
We’ll Meet Again Richard Loring’s nostalgic musical tribute to World War II. Director/Set...
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With Nine Broadway Musicals Currently on Australian Stages, Musical Theatre is Thriving Again
With nine Broadway musicals currently playing on Australian stages – and a further three set to...
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