All Wuzhen’s A Stage, But It’s Not Yet A Big Player
After a divisive Wuzhen Theatre Festival, the Chinese theater must reassess its priorities. The...
Read MorePosted by Miranda Laurence | 24th Nov 2018 | Dramaturgy, Essay, United Kingdom
My mode of being, as a dramaturg, begins with looking and continues with language. Much of my work...
Read MorePosted by Friederike Landau | 21st Nov 2018 | Essay, Germany, Producing, Theatre and Politics
Advocacy for the arts has been one of the central topics of the meetings and research activities...
Read MorePosted by Friederike Landau and Christophe Knoch | 20th Nov 2018 | Essay, Germany, Producing, Theatre and Politics
Advocacy for the arts has been one of the central topics of the meetings and research activities...
Read MorePosted by Corrie Tan | 20th Nov 2018 | Directing, Essay, Japan
Part of the Asian Theatremakers series I met the late Japanese director Yukio Ninagawa in 2013...
Read MorePosted by Agata Tumiłowicz-Mazur | 14th Nov 2018 | Essay, Festivals, Poland, Theatre and Politics
One of the most vivid memories of my childhood is sitting on the ground in a parking lot of my...
Read MorePosted by Jonathan Thonon | 11th Nov 2018 | Essay, Romania, Theatre and Science, Translation
“Pour bien faire, il faudrait un film qui tournerait la traduction intégrale (de la pièce) à la...
Read MorePosted by Miranda Laurence | 11th Nov 2018 | Dramaturgy, Essay, Thailand, Theatre and Dance, Transcultural Collaborations, United Kingdom
“When I collaborate, I want to collaborate with the wrong person.” Pichet Klunchun, Thai dancer,...
Read MorePosted by Patrick Wildermann | 9th Nov 2018 | Essay, Festivals, Germany, Transcultural Collaborations
With the Shifting Perspectives platform, the Berlin Theatre Meeting brings a selection of the best...
Read MorePosted by Laura Bisaillon | 8th Nov 2018 | Australia, Essay, Iran, Transcultural Collaborations
In the summer of 2015, I conducted fieldwork in Tehran and Qom, Iran, with a small team of...
Read MorePosted by Katalin Trencsényi | 4th Nov 2018 | Devised Theatre, Essay, Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom
Artificial Things [i] (directed by Sophie Fiennes) is a re-imagination of a contemporary dance...
Read MorePosted by Amanda Fromell | 4th Nov 2018 | Dramaturgy, Essay, Participatory Theatre, Sweden, Transmedia
In 2011, a woman stood outside an abortion clinic in Manhattan and asked...
Read MorePosted by Peter Griffin | 31st Oct 2018 | Essay, India, Musical Theatre
The creators of #SingIndiaSing talk about what it takes to make a musical from the ground up The...
Read MorePosted by James Hogan | 29th Oct 2018 | Essay, LGBTQ+ Theatre, London, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Oberon founder James Hogan writes about his experiences as a gay man in 1960s London, and why he...
Read MorePosted by Gowri S | 14th Oct 2018 | Essay, India, Theatre for Young Audiences
With their latest workshop, John Pradeep and his group reiterate that clowning is a serious art...
Read MorePosted by Marilena Borriello | 14th Oct 2018 | Design, Essay, Switzerland
Scenography is generally considered an element of secondary importance in theatre since its main...
Read MorePosted by Armando Rotondi | 14th Oct 2018 | Adaptation, Essay, Review, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom
Choreographer Jasmin Vardimon’s new show, Medusa, is a multiple and composite piece of art that is...
Read MorePosted by Alex Trustrum Thomas | 12th Oct 2018 | Essay, Festivals, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured
The Liubimovka, for those not in the know, is the annual festival of young dramaturgy held in...
Read MorePosted by Yue Zhu | 11th Oct 2018 | China, Essay, Theatre and Dance
Established by the choreographer Tao Ye in 2008, TAO Dance Theatre is an anomaly in the world of...
Read MorePosted by Sreevalsan Thiyyadi | 9th Oct 2018 | Acting, Essay, India
Tracing its profile over the last 25 years unveils interesting changes in India’s only ancient...
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