Essay Archives - Page 27 of 35

Shaman Kim Keumhwa’s Ritualistic Theatre: Engaging With The Spirit World

Posted by Lauren Deutsch | 10th Jan 2017 | Essay, South Korea

This essay by Lauren W. Deutsch describes in meticulous detail a few days in the life of renowned...

A Brief History Of Pantomime And Its Importance Now

Posted by Nigel Ward | 5th Jan 2017 | Essay, United Kingdom

It’s the time of year when drag collides with family entertainment. Yes, the British pantomime...

Romeo Castellucci: Theatre’s Childhood Rediscovered

Posted by Edélcio Mostaço | 4th Jan 2017 | Brazil, Directing, Essay, Italy

The Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio is well known by its iconoclastic profile that renovates the...

Introducing the Politically Incorrect Theatre

Posted by Fjolla Hoxha | 3rd Jan 2017 | Essay, Kosovo, Theatre and Politics

A review of Jeton Neziraj’s play Carla del Ponte trinkt in Pristina einen Vanilla Chai Latte,...

Superdiversity in Youth Theatre

Posted by Tom Rummens | 3rd Jan 2017 | Belgium, Essay, Theatre for Young Audiences

The realization that our society is becoming superdiverse is more topical than ever. Even more...

Yury Grigorovich, A Living Symbol of the Bolshoi

Posted by Anna Galayda - Russia Beyond Headlines | 31st Dec 2016 | Essay, Russia, Theatre and Dance

As Yury Grigorovich, one of Soviet ballet’s greatest figures, turns 90 on Jan. 2, the Bolshoi and...

Changes in Theatre: The Role of Theatre Curator in Modern Armenian Theatre.

Posted by Ani Harutyunyan | 31st Dec 2016 | Armenia, Asia, Essay, Management

Given the recent political changes in Armenia, and especially in Yerevan, it is time to analyze...

Failing to Understand Together: What Is Theatre Seeking In Current Affairs?

Posted by Kristof Van Baarle | 30th Dec 2016 | Belgium, Essay, Theatre and Politics

From the ‘crisis play’ to the ‘memorial play’ to the ‘Syria play,’ current affairs are doing well...

The Vrystaat Kunstefees: Developing Creative Industries in the Free State, Part II

Posted by Ricardo Peach | 27th Dec 2016 | Essay, Festivals, Producing, South Africa

Read Part I here. The Vrystaat Arts Festival aims to contribute to the exchange of ideas around...

Dramaturgies of Generosity: The Theatre of BADco.

Posted by Florian Malzacher | 27th Dec 2016 | Croatia, Essay, Participatory Theatre, Theatre and Dance

BAD co.- is one of the most interesting theatre groups from Croatia. The ensemble, lead by stage...

A Dramaturg’s Process in NYMF’s NextLink Project

Posted by Anne Hamilton | 21st Dec 2016 | Dramaturgy, Essay, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America

It is much more challenging to dramaturg a musical than a straight play because there are so many more elements to consider, assess, and attempt to balance out. I examine each song in the score in terms of style, tempo, tone, melody, and length.

The Reinvention Of The Family Play Genre

Posted by Sabine Leucht | 21st Dec 2016 | Essay, Germany, Theatre for Young Audiences

In many German municipal and state theaters, the Advent season is the starting shot for the...

“The Nutcracker”: 10 Facts About Russia’s Most Magical Ballet

Posted by The Theatre Times | 20th Dec 2016 | Essay, Russia, Theatre and Dance

The original story of The Nutcracker was part of a group of fairytales written by the German...

Manga Musicals and Takarazuka Revue: A Model of Theatre in Episodes

Posted by Armando Rotondi | 19th Dec 2016 | Adaptation, Essay, Japan, Musical Theatre

The adaptation of Japanese manga into musical theatre productions represents an interesting...

Refuge and Refusal: Why Theatre About Asylum Seekers Matters

Posted by Emma Cox | 17th Dec 2016 | Australia, Essay, Theatre and Politics

When, some eight or nine years ago, I began researching the responses of Australian and refugee...

Microtheater in Words Without Borders: A Genre for Uncertain Times

Posted by Eric M. B. Becker | 11th Dec 2016 | Essay, Translation

More than ten years after Words without Borders presented its first issue of theater in...

The Great Australian Plays: “The Torrents,” “The Doll” and The Critical Mass of Australian Drama

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 9th Dec 2016 | Australia, Essay

In 1955, two plays, The Torrents by Oriel Gray and Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler,...

Takarazuka Revue: Japanese All-Female Musical Theater Troupe

Posted by Lauren Deutsch | 7th Dec 2016 | Essay, Japan, Musical Theatre, Theatre and Gender

Nothing’s clear-cut at Japan’s Takarazuka Revue, arguably one of the world’s largest all-female musical theatre groups. The women who portray male roles in the Revue’s repertoire must maintain a semblance of “maleness” off-stage as well, the “off” boundaries being far away from the theatre environs.