Creating New Russian Opera For US Audiences: “A Ten-Course Dinner On An Alien Planet”
In December 1913, Russian Futurist opera Victory Over The Sun premiered in Saint Petersburg, the...
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How Hitchcock’s “Marnie” Inspired An Opera
An attractive, able woman preyed upon in the office by two bosses, one of whom uses his power to...
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Diversity – YES, But How?
When can performing arts be considered culturally diverse and inclusive? Where will new...
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Why Harassment Is So Common In The Theatre
The Old Vic has announced that it has received 20 personal testimonies of alleged inappropriate...
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Bobi Pricop And The Empathetic Theatre
Each year, the Romanian higher education system supplies, through its art universities with their...
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Why The Way Race Is Cast On Stage And Screen Needs To Change
When news of Rapture Theatre’s 2017 production of Tennessee Williams’ classic play A Streetcar...
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Dramaturgical Leadership And The Politics Of Appeal In Commercial Theatre
In an early scene of Rick Elice’s irreverent Peter Pan prequel, Peter And The Starcatcher, the...
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“Provoking Theater: Kama Ginkas Directs” An Excerpt
Excerpted and adapted from the book Provoking Theater: Kama Ginkas Directs by Kama Ginkas and John...
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Russian Theatres – Searching For Balance
In the last 20 years theatre has kept pace with changes in civil society in Russia. Society has...
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Why All The World’s A Stage For A Classic Chinese Opera
In August, the stage play, The Dreamer was performed for enthusiastic audiences at the Pleasance...
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“Unknown” Polish Directors: Agata Duda-Gracz
This series introduces Polish directors whose work is recognized in Poland, but they are...
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Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of Gardzienice
Gardzienice is one of the most innovative and influential theatre companies in Poland. Founded in...
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What Is The State of New Plays in Contemporary China?
Meddling directors, confused actors, and pushy politicians are leaving the country’s budding...
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Sir Peter Hall: A Colossus Who Rebuilt British Theatre From The Ground Up
A titan of the stage, whose influence over the development of post-War British theatre was...
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Shakespeare and Decolonization: #ShakespeareMustFall?
The 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 2016 provided ample room for celebrations and...
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How to Re-Learn Ways of Seeing, Listening, Reading, and (Story)Telling: “Flee by Night” by Danny Yung
I had long heard of Director [Danny] Yung’s trilogy The Outcast General, Tears of Barren Hill, and...
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Three Ways of Appreciating Traditional Chinese Theatre
In August 2015, I attended the program Classical Beauties presented by Queens Library at Flushing,...
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What is the Relationship Between the Spectator, Theatre, and the State?
They say in Russia: “If he beats you, it means he loves you.” This attitude, which may strike a...
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Should Chinese Opera Westernize to Find Global Audience?
Popularizing the country’s musical tradition means combining mainstream appeal with traditional...
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Traditional Chinese Opera Plots to Charm Politicians
Modern-day opera about poverty alleviation attracts the attention — and wallets — of government...
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