Casting In Multiethnic And Multiracial Context: Changing Perspectives
Though I never met my great-grandfather, I was told he was fond of saying “Lucky we come...
Read MorePosted by Taurie Kinoshita | 18th Jan 2018 | Essay, Hawaii, Transcultural Collaborations
Though I never met my great-grandfather, I was told he was fond of saying “Lucky we come...
Read MorePosted by Anna Królica | 13th Jan 2018 | Essay, Poland, Theatre and Dance
It is an interesting coincidence that 1973 saw the creation of both Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater...
Read MorePosted by Alexander Nderitu | 12th Jan 2018 | Essay, Kenya
“I hate critics!” actor Gerald Langiri bellowed, sparking laughter. But his face...
Read MorePosted by Li Mingjie | 12th Jan 2018 | China, Essay, Puppetry
The art of shadow puppetry spent much of the 20th century in decline in China, but over in the US,...
Read MorePosted by Theresa Saxon | 8th Jan 2018 | Essay, Management, United Kingdom
Without an audience in the theatre, there’d be no drama. But audiences have been providing rather...
Read MorePosted by Walter Byongsok Chon | 1st Jan 2018 | Essay, Musical Theatre, New York, South Korea, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America
In the last few months of 2017, K-pop (Korean pop) has made it into U.S. news reports in two...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Churchwell | 25th Dec 2017 | Essay, Playwriting, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom, United States of America
It begins “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore/And a Scotsman/ dropped in the middle of a...
Read MorePosted by Franz Anton Cramer | 24th Dec 2017 | Essay, Europe, Theatre and Dance
In dance, migration is not a phenomenon confined to modern times. For numerous reasons artists...
Read MorePosted by Katalin Trencsényi | 24th Dec 2017 | Essay, Translation, United Kingdom
When talking about translation, statistics show an alarming picture. The United Kingdom has the...
Read MorePosted by Leith Taylor | 19th Dec 2017 | Acting, Australia, Essay
Performers are twice as likely as the general population to experience depression, according to...
Read MorePosted by Emiliia Dementsova | 15th Dec 2017 | Directing, Essay, News, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured, Theatre and Politics
World-renowned Russian and Soviet theatre director Yuri Lyubimov (1917–2014) rose to fame and...
Read MorePosted by Duška Radosavljević | 13th Dec 2017 | Dramaturgy, Essay, Participatory Theatre, United Kingdom
Between 2002–2005, I carried the professional title of a Dramaturg in the UK. Even when confronted...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 12th Dec 2017 | Essay, London, Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Friday, May 7, 2010; Brixton, south London; darkest night. Early dawn touches a Victorian terraced...
Read MorePosted by Meg Elkins and Bronwyn Coate | 11th Dec 2017 | Essay, United Kingdom, United States of America
A new ticketing system that allows people to buy tickets for others who may not be able to afford...
Read MorePosted by Claudine van Hensbergen | 10th Dec 2017 | Essay, Musical Theatre, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Such has been the demand for tickets to the London season of the multi-award-winning...
Read MorePosted by Emiliia Dementsova | 9th Dec 2017 | Essay, Russia
In a few days, two prestigious theatre awards are to be presented at a ceremonial event: the...
Read MorePosted by Henning Bochert | 9th Dec 2017 | Essay, Russia, Theatre and Politics
A Series of Plays by the Theatre of Generations (Театр Поколений) marked the 100th Anniversary of...
Read MorePosted by Jessica Hinds-Bond | 7th Dec 2017 | Essay, Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad, Theatre and Opera
In December 1913, Russian Futurist opera Victory Over The Sun premiered in Saint Petersburg, the...
Read MorePosted by Claudia Pritchard | 26th Nov 2017 | Adaptation, Essay, London, Theatre and Opera, United Kingdom
An attractive, able woman preyed upon in the office by two bosses, one of whom uses his power to...
Read MorePosted by Rie Hammer | 23rd Nov 2017 | Denmark, Essay, Festivals, Theatre and Politics
When can performing arts be considered culturally diverse and inclusive? Where will new...
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