5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Bolshoi Theater
It’s easy to become so engrossed in a performance at the Bolshoi that fascinating details about...
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Defunded and Defiant, Iranian Theatre’s Path to Become Independent and/or Private
Independent theatres around the world pursue a twofold socio-economic and artistic goal and aim to make financial resources accessible to all individuals and groups as well as developing new theatrical experiences. The broad...
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How The Refugee Crisis Is Playing Out on The German Stage
Since 2015, over one million refugees have entered Germany. As a political event, the so-called...
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Russian Puppetry
It is natural for humans to animate and anthropomorphize anything they touch. Puppetry is a...
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Cyber Theatre in China: Performance or Action?
Twenty years ago, it was inconceivable for people to meet without a physical encounter. But today,...
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“Unknown” Polish Directors: Introducing Jacek Głomb
This series continues to introduce Polish directors recognised in Poland and relatively unknown...
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Art in Public Spaces: Immersive and Site-Specific Theatre Off-Stage in China
The stage is a natural home for performance art, but any location where a performance can happen...
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In Search of Identity. Trends in Contemporary Theatre in Romania
Historical Context Twenty‑five years after the fall of the communist regime, the performing arts...
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Notes On the (Pop) Avant-Garde in China
Obituaries for the avant-garde proliferate. Critics, academics and cultural observers in the...
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“Unknown” Polish Directors: Anna Augustynowicz
This series will introduce Polish directors whose work is recognised in Poland, but they are...
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London: Three Controversies About National Identity
This year has got off to a very slow start, with exciting new British plays being exceedingly...
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Remembering Sarah Kane
When Sarah Kane was still alive, it was vital to support her work — her style was so raw, so...
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Who Was Mary? And How Plausible is Colm Tóibín’s Reconstruction of Her?
Colm Tóibín’s play and the Booker-nominated novella The Testament of Mary aims to “demythologise”...
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Dispelling The Myths Of Circus
“Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; Our meddling intellect Mis-shapes the beauteous form of...
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Witnessing The Battle Scene
THE BATTLE SCENE SCORE The stage is a raft on water. On stage, there are remains of a shipwreck:...
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“Synaesthetics”: Gopala Davies’ Explorations In Intermediality
South African Indian actor and director Gopala Davies’s production of Les Cenci: A Story About...
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A History Of The Transient In-Yer-Face Theatre
Whether or not it really is a foreign country, the past has a tendency to feel like it’s a long...
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The Magic Theatre of Emanuele Luzzati: A Documentary Exhibition at the Filatoio Rosso in Caraglio
Ten years ago, on 26 January 2007, Emanuele Luzzati died, in Genua. He was one of Italian...
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New Zealand Dramaturgy: A Maverick Undertaking in 2016 Part II
This is Part II of the series on dramaturgy in New Zealand. For Part I, click here. Dramaturgy is...
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Taiwan’s National Taichung Theater Celebrates Its Soft Launch through Epic, Ritualistic and Environmental Performances
As the darkness creeps in, the already crowded plaza in front of the National Taichung Theater...
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