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The Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater (CIFET) has long been a vital platform for the boundary-pushing theatrical voices in the Arab world, and beyond. Recently, debates have emerged over whether to keep “experimental” in its name, as the festival faces pressure to broaden its scope and attract wider audiences. The question now is how to balance honoring the festival’s experimental roots while evolving to meet the changing theatrical landscape of the 21st century.
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For the last thirty years of my attendance, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has always been too big...
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The Theater of Metaverse
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Self-Ish Dramaturgy: Personal Practice At The Kennedy Center College Theatre Festival
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Director Laura Jones’ Career-Long Exploration Of Beckett Concludes With “Godot”
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For many Iranians, the contemporary history of the country is divided into before and after...
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It Takes Artistry to Make Theatre for Young Audiences: New Theatre for Children Festival, Wrocław 2024
Theatre for broadly understood young audiences (0-16 years) is one of the most important cultural...
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The European Theatre Convention (ETC) in collaboration with Renew Culture officially launched in...
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How do we train students to work within rapidly changing landscapes and for a theatre of the...
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