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“Parlaggio”: The Open-air Theatre on Garda Lake
Each theatre has its own history, made by performances and audiences. It reveals the work of the...
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Mad, Wilde Party of Midwinter Misrule
Yoicks and tally-ho, what a fabulous, breathtaking ride! The initial fun of this exuberantly, almost ludicrously joyful production is that you feel as if you have arrived at the tail end of a fantastic party: everything topsy-turvy, room a mess, bottles emptied, chaps sleeping it off minus their trousers; but your disappointment is quickly alleviated […]
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Interview with Romain Guimard, Acrobat with the French Compagnie XY
The company of acrobats known as XY is touring the United States (Discovery Conservancy Green,...
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Are Festivals Public Art Institutions?
Festivals are today, without a doubt, some of the most important institutions in the performing...
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“Returning to Reims” at Manchester International Festival: A Mesmerising Memoir Brought to Life
Author Didier Eribon’s 2009 memoir of growing up in working-class France forms the basis of this...
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Lina Tur Bonet On Creativity, Collaboration and Taking the Corset out of the Classics
As a storyteller and music performer, Lina Tur Bonet is wary of fusions. Last May, she was part of the presentation Made In Murcia that took place at the Cervantes Theatre in London.
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Bakkhai at the Stratford Festival: A Translation in the Clear Key of Green
“Beginnings have their own energy, ethics, tonality, colour.” –excerpt from Anne Carson’s...
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Should Chinese Opera Westernize to Find Global Audience?
Popularizing the country’s musical tradition means combining mainstream appeal with traditional...
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‘Gwyl’ – Two Theatre Festivals in Wales for Summer 2017
Summer. If you’re a Briton, it’s the lasting struggle and hope for sunshine....
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Melbourne’s La Mama Demonstrates The Value of Independent Theatre
This year Melbourne’s La Mama Theatre celebrates its 50th year of operation. In an interview for...
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50 Years of Melbourne’s La Mama Theatre
When Betty Burstall returned to Australia in 1967 after two years in New York with her husband,...
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Traditional Chinese Opera Plots to Charm Politicians
Modern-day opera about poverty alleviation attracts the attention — and wallets — of government...
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“Autumn on Pluto” Project Provides Aid to Geriatric Patients
Two years before creating Autumn on Pluto, Sashko Brama visited a geriatric home while helping his...
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Metamorphosis And Free Associations In “Cimarrón”
“A work of art is good if it has arisen out of necessity. That is the only way one can judge it,”...
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The Beginner’s Guide To Acting And Transmedia
This is the first of a series of blog posts that look at the role of the actor in a transmedia...
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“Dream of the Red Chamber” at the 2017 Hong Kong Arts Festival
Princess Jia’s request for poetry upon her visit to the Red Chamber is met by the impetuous Bao...
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“Unstable,” A Great Play That Begins Where It Ends
Unstable is the story of an improbable love between a king and possibly one of the lowliest of his...
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A Globalised Approach to Theatre-Making
The past weekend witnessed the culmination of a global theatre project at Theater Freiburg, an...
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Vivacious and Unapologetic, “The Rover’s” 17th-century Feminism is Painfully Pertinent
The Rover, now on at Belvoir Theatre in Sydney, starts unexpectedly, with long-dead 17th-century...
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