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“Hedda Gabbler” Adaptation Has Too Much Direction

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 27th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, Review, United Kingdom

Theatre conventions are a funny thing. Nowadays, it’s actually quite difficult to see a modern...

“Mount Tackle” by Heike Langsdorf / RADICAL_HOPE

Posted by Kristof Van Baarle | 22nd Jan 2017 | Belgium, Immersive Theatre, Review, Transmedia

In this time of superdiversity, with different cultures and strata of the population living...

“NIMBY” From Chilean-French Company Colectivo Zoológico at Iberoamerikanisches Theaterfestival

Posted by Andrea Pelegri Kristić | 20th Jan 2017 | Chile, Festivals, Germany, Review, Transcultural Collaborations, Translation

On July 4th, 1999, almost 1700 low-income families in Peñalolén, Santiago de Chile illegally...

“Wish List” Is A Poor Portrayal Of The Welfare System

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 19th Jan 2017 | Review, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom

You could call it the Corbynisation of new writing. In the past couple of years, a series of plays...

Pith and Pathos In “Mata Hari” – A New Opera at HERE

Posted by Jack Wernick | 17th Jan 2017 | New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

There is no doubting the ambitions of Mata Hari, enjoying its world premiere at HERE, in New...

Dementia: The Theater Season’s “In” Disease Part 1

Posted by Elinor Fuchs | 16th Jan 2017 | New York, Review, Theatre and Age, United States of America

Not so long ago characters didn’t lose their memories onstage, even if on rare occasion actors...

The Delicate Side of Heavy Metal: Philippe Quesne’s “La Mélancolie des Dragons”

Posted by Amanda Boekelheide | 14th Jan 2017 | France, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Striking visual images from French director Philippe Quesne’s “La Mélancolie des Dragons,” presented by The Public Theater’s Under The Radar Festival.

Panchajanya: A Bold Interpretation of the Noble Feats of Lord Krishna on Stage

Posted by Ketaki Datta | 12th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, India, Review

Nandikar is a theatre-group of Bengal, which has almost four decades of experience to cash in on,...

Open Online Theatre Invites Its Audience to “Walk Into Space”

Posted by Alexander Beeching | 11th Jan 2017 | Devised Theatre, London, Review, Theatre and Dance, Transmedia, United Kingdom

IJAD Dance Company begins 2017 with two firsts: the launch of its pioneering new digital platform...

Lars von Trier’s “Breaking the Waves” Opera at PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now

Posted by Jack Wernick | 9th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, Festivals, New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Both postmodern tragedy and ageless love story, Lars von Trier’s 1996 film seemed inevitable...

Catch as Catch Can: Holden at the New Ohio Theatre

Posted by Jessica Rizzo | 9th Jan 2017 | Adaptation, Devised Theatre, New York, North America, Review

Reading J. D. Salinger’s 1951 The Catcher in the Rye marks the moment in the lives of countless...

Performances of Philippine Folk Stories in UP Diliman for the National Arts Month in February

Posted by Sir Anril Pineda Tiatco | 8th Jan 2017 | Philippines, Puppetry, Review, Theatre and Dance, Worldwide

In celebration of the National Arts Month in February 2017, the University of the Philippines...

“A Doll’s House”: Actors in Reality Theatre

Posted by Aida Rocci | 4th Jan 2017 | Denmark, Immersive Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom

A lonely corner at night in the London neighborhood of Hackney. A group of strangers meet,...

“Injured Neighborhood” (Herido barrio), by Matemurga Takes on Gentrification

Posted by Lola Proaño Gomez | 2nd Jan 2017 | Argentina, Immersive Theatre, Review

The communitarian theatre group Matemurga, from Villa Crespo (Buenos Aires), closed the 2016...

Theatre Lie-Detector Test: NYC End-of-the-Year Roundup Edition

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 31st Dec 2016 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

TRUE: Daniel Craig has real acting chops. If you doubted this because you thought the role of...

“Hopscotch Opera”: A Mobile Opera For 24 Cars From The Industry LA

Posted by Lauren Deutsch | 22nd Dec 2016 | Immersive Theatre, Los Angeles, Participatory Theatre, Review, Theatre and Opera, Transmedia

Imagine getting in a car without knowing the destination. Sharing the car are singers, actors, and...

Immersive Theatre Takes Hold in Moscow

Posted by Andrei Muchnik | 22nd Dec 2016 | Immersive Theatre, Review, Russia, Transcultural Collaborations

Moscow theater, usually receptive to innovative forms, has taken a little while to catch on to the...

Made in Nigeria: When Lagos Stood in Applause for Dike Chukwumerije

Posted by The Theatre Times | 21st Dec 2016 | Nigeria, Review, Theatre and Politics

A guitar-strumming Kuchi opened the floor with her somewhat hoarse yet unique voice. The strings...

A New Form Of Classical Indian Dance

Posted by Jagyaseni Chatterjee | 21st Dec 2016 | India, Review, Theatre and Dance

That Bharatanatyam is presented as dance drama is not new. Usage of props and costumes like in...

“Cut Piece for Pants Suit” in Madison Square Park

Posted by Jessica Rizzo | 20th Dec 2016 | New York, Review, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics, United States of America

Once every four years most Americans sheepishly admit to trusted friends of similar political...

Review

“Hedda Gabbler” Adaptation Has Too Much Direction

“Mount Tackle” by Heike Langsdorf / RADICAL_HOPE

“NIMBY” From Chilean-French Company Colectivo Zoológico at Iberoamerikanisches Theaterfestival

“Wish List” Is A Poor Portrayal Of The Welfare System

Pith and Pathos In “Mata Hari” – A New Opera at HERE

Dementia: The Theater Season’s “In” Disease Part 1

The Delicate Side of Heavy Metal: Philippe Quesne’s “La Mélancolie des Dragons”

Panchajanya: A Bold Interpretation of the Noble Feats of Lord Krishna on Stage

Open Online Theatre Invites Its Audience to “Walk Into Space”

Lars von Trier’s “Breaking the Waves” Opera at PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now

Catch as Catch Can: Holden at the New Ohio Theatre

Performances of Philippine Folk Stories in UP Diliman for the National Arts Month in February

“A Doll’s House”: Actors in Reality Theatre

“Injured Neighborhood” (Herido barrio), by Matemurga Takes on Gentrification

Theatre Lie-Detector Test: NYC End-of-the-Year Roundup Edition

“Hopscotch Opera”: A Mobile Opera For 24 Cars From The Industry LA

Immersive Theatre Takes Hold in Moscow

Made in Nigeria: When Lagos Stood in Applause for Dike Chukwumerije

A New Form Of Classical Indian Dance

“Cut Piece for Pants Suit” in Madison Square Park

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