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Remembering Sarah Kane
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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
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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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“In What Time Do We Live?” Time and Distance in the Work of Toshiki Okada
In May 2016, Japanese writer and director Toshiki Okada presented his latest production, Time’s...
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Adapting a Theatre Myth into a Popular Myth: the case of Don Juan’s “Statue of the Commander” in Naples
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Though Shakespeare’s death didn’t attract much attention in 1616, it’s big news today. To mark its...
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At this moment, 2017 promises to be a challenging year for Korean theatre, as it carries over the...
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