Artistic Expression Under Threat As Conservative Tide Grows In Russia
Russia is witnessing a worrying increase in attacks on avant-garde art. A series of recent bans on...
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“The Waiting Room,” IVF And The Sanctity Of Sex–Review
Kylie Trounson is a writer and playwright–and the daughter of Melbourne IVF pioneer Alan Trounson....
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Review: “The Merchant Of Venice,” Shakespeare’s Comedy Of Cruelty
The Merchant Of Venice (first published in 1600) boasts a problematic and sometimes controversial...
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Where are Women’s Voices in Translation?
Our correspondent Amelia Parenteau attended a “consciousness-raising” discussion of...
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The Solipsism of Risk
Australian theatre-maker, Olivia Satchell, explores the subjectivity of risk, and how artists...
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International Chekhov Theater Festival Opens In Moscow
The program includes stage productions from Argentina, the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, China,...
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Building Bridges: Moscow Play Unites Deaf-Blind, Sighted And Hearing Actors
A play staged by Moscow’s Theater of Nations has become the first theatrical production in Russia...
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Looking Back and Moving Forward with Okello Kelo Sam
TheTheatreTimes correspondent Amelia Parenteau interviews Ugandan writer/performer Okello Kelo Sam...
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Playwriting Doesn’t Get Better Or Worse–But It Does Evolve
This is a long-read essay, the third in a series on playwriting and drama by Julian Meyrick. Read...
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Built for Collapse: “Red Wednesday”
The evening that I saw Red Wednesday by Built for Collapse at the LaGuardia Performing Arts...
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St. Petersburg Ballet Company To Present New Psychodrama On U.S. Tour
The Eifman Ballet is to present its jazz premiere Up & Down on its upcoming tour of the U.S....
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Opera Production By Peter Sellars Wins At Golden Mask Awards
U.S. director’s staging of Purcell’s, The Indian Queen, dominates annual ceremony in Moscow....
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Culture Wars in the Russian Theater
As the government continues to censor and cancel Russian theater performances, a group of artists...
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Bolshoi’s “Ivan Grozny” To Be Broadcast Around The World
Grigorovich production will be shown in more than 1,000 movie theaters. The Bolshoi Theater has...
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We Can’t Get Those Two Hours Back–Drama Works As Time Unfolds
This is a long-read essay, the second in a series on playwriting and drama by Julian Meyrick. Part...
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Why We Should Expect Great Things From David Bowie’s New Musical Play
I’m not sure many saw David Bowie’s latest creative project coming. It was recently announced that...
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Jimmy Savile Play May Revolt Some, But It’s A Necessary Part Of Confronting The Horror
The announcement that a play about Jimmy Savile is to be staged in London this summer has raised...
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Need A Stage Coach? Why Some Plays Work, And Others Don’t
We all know whether a given play, film or TV drama “works” or not, but it’s often difficult to...
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A Pig’s Head at the Moscow Art Theater
On April 1st, 2015, orthodox activists, calling themselves “God’s Will”,...
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Novosibirsk Theater Director Fired Over Tannhäuser Opera Scandal
Boris Mezdrich’s production of Wagner opera offended Orthodox activists. Boris Mezdrich, the...
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