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Adapting Tarots in Performance: LipZinc’s “Talking Tarots”

Posted by Armando Rotondi | 14th Nov 2020 | Adaptation, Ireland, Review

In his very famous book The Castle of the Crossed Destinies (Il castello dei destini incrociati,...

Ghana’s Politics Has Strong Ties with Performing Arts: This is How it Started

Posted by Edmund John Collins | 13th Nov 2020 | Essay, Ghana, Theatre and Politics

Towards the end of the Kwame Nkrumah era in 1966, a number of highlife artists wrote songs...

Review: “Cursed!” is a Play of Outrageous Wit and Deep Thought

Posted by Anthony Uhlmann | 13th Nov 2020 | Australia, Review, Sydney, Theatre and Age

Review: Cursed! by Kodie Bedford, directed by Jason Klarwein Tucked away at the back of the...

New European Drama Repertory for Young People: Age of Rage

Posted by Wieke Ten Cate | 11th Nov 2020 | Essay, Netherlands, Theatre for Young Audiences, Youth Theatre - A Casebook

As a documentary theatre maker, I am typically interested in individuals and characters whom I...

“Parts of Life Will Be Damaged Forever” — Arts Workers Describe the Pandemic’s Impact on Their Mental Health

Posted by Jacinthe Flore, Averyl Gaylor, and Natalie Hendry | 11th Nov 2020 | Australia, Covid-19, Essay

The arts industry is among the most devastated by the pandemic. Artists and arts workers often...

Interview with Charlotte Boimare & Magali Solignat

Posted by Amelia Parenteau | 10th Nov 2020 | France, Interview, Theatre and Politics

Conversation with the two authors Charlotte Boimare and Magali Solignat, co-writers of the...

Of Wizards and Trolls: “Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy”

Posted by Michael Schweikardt | 10th Nov 2020 | Design, Review, Transmedia, United States of America

Co-workers Masha and Nikolai sit side by side in separate black boxes on my laptop screen. Their...

“Wonnangatta” Review: Australian Theatre-Writing at its Provocative and Powerful Best

Posted by Leigh Boucher | 9th Nov 2020 | Australia, Playwriting, Review, Sydney

Review: Wonnangatta by Angus Cerini, directed by Jessica Arthur, Sydney Theatre Company Theatre is...

Unlock 5 | Theatres Reopen to Poor Response

Posted by Saurabh Trivedi | 8th Nov 2020 | Covid-19, India, News

Owners hopeful of bouncing back to business during the coming festival season After staying shut...

For Youth, Theatre is Action

Posted by Kristina Watt | 8th Nov 2020 | Canada, Interview, Theatre and Politics, Theatre for Young Audiences

Over the past two years, I have had the privilege of inviting a group of teenagers in Canada, ages...

“Señor Ruiseño (Monsieur Rossignol)”: Ce Commentaire Féroce Sur la Politique Catalane Actuelle Ouvre Une Nouvelle Voie de la Critique au Canada!

Posted by Francois Guillon | 7th Nov 2020 | Canada, Essay, Review

La compagnie catalane Els Joglars, crée en 1962 par Albert Boadella, Carlota Soldevila, propose...

Hamlet is Shakespeare’s Greatest Villain

Posted by Catherine Butler | 7th Nov 2020 | Essay, United Kingdom

Who is Shakespeare’s greatest villain? Richard III? Iago? Macbeth? They all have a claim to the...

Noh Theater Struggles To Survive The Pandemic

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 7th Nov 2020 | Acting, Japan, News

Kennosuke Nakamori’s sonorous voice fills a small room as he practices the lines of a traditional...

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Conjures Dark Fantasies

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 6th Nov 2020 | Japan, Review, Theatre and Art

A Midsummer Night’s Dream has the makings of a fairy tale: a forest full of meddling fairies,...

Lessons Wanted, But Not Found, in “Daisy”

Posted by John Brunner | 5th Nov 2020 | Los Angeles, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

On September 7, 1964, during an NBC Monday night movie, the democratic campaign to reelect...

Every Character is a Responsibility: Kumud Mishra

Posted by Basav Biradar | 4th Nov 2020 | India, Interview, Theatre and Film

The actor, who plays his first lead role as a circus artist in the recent film Ram Singh Charlie,...

“All Hallows Eve”

Posted by David Vernon | 3rd Nov 2020 | Musical Theatre, New York, Puppetry, Review, United States of America

All Hallows Eve is one of those rare productions that contain all the spicy ingredients of a...

Creative Freedom and the Craft of Acting: Interview with Scott Fielding, Founder of Michael Chekhov Actor Studio in Boston.

Posted by Irina Yakubovskaya | 2nd Nov 2020 | Acting, Boston, Interview, United States of America

Michael Chekhov Actor Studio Boston, or MCASB, has been one of the leading New England acting...

Hybrid Vigor: Frankenthaler and Ravel, Part of the “Hearing Color, Seeing Time” Series

Posted by Clare Cioffero | 31st Oct 2020 | Review, Theatre and Art, United States of America

To the right of the piano, hung on the far wall of the space, was the ravishing 103 x 172.5 inch acrylic on canvas. The Frankenthaler abstract painting dominated the space with a wash of undulating colors and shapes. Rothenberg opened with commentary about the connections between these two works of art explaining that while it’s challenging to talk about abstract works, as Baudelaire wrote, sometimes the combination of two difficult pieces can clarify and reveal the heart of the works.