The Mechanics of Crafting Transitions
For ensemble pieces in theatre, where actors never once leave the stage, what becomes...
Read MorePosted by Vikram Phukan | 1st Apr 2020 | Design, Essay, India
For ensemble pieces in theatre, where actors never once leave the stage, what becomes...
Read MorePosted by Tamás Jászay | 26th Mar 2020 | Design, Hungary, Interview
When someone speaks about US and Hungarian theatrical relationships, you cannot miss his name....
Read MorePosted by Russia Beyond | 18th Mar 2020 | Design, News, Russia
Designers have revealed renderings of their project that is to grace the Urals. American studio...
Read MorePosted by Abigail Weil | 6th Mar 2020 | Design, Japan, New York, Review, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America
Suicide Forest, written by and starring Haruna Lee is a trippy meditation on the extremes of...
Read MorePosted by Antigoni Gaitana | 7th Feb 2020 | Design, New York, Review, United States of America
A series of questions filled my mind. What was the motivation behind the choice of sets and costumes? In my opinion, the only thing that really worked well set wise was the ever-present void on stage, the grave downstage in which all bodies were thrown in – a constant reminder of death and of Richard’s deeds.
Read MorePosted by Aisling Murphy | 14th Jan 2020 | Canada, Design, Review
The split is clear upon first glance. He wears muddy jeans and rain boots, while she dons...
Read MorePosted by Madeline Engelsman | 13th Jan 2020 | Design, Immersive Theatre, Interview, United States of America
With a background in theatrical lighting, Chris Medvitz is a current Partner and Principal at...
Read MorePosted by Michael Schweikardt | 29th Nov 2019 | Design, Interview, Los Angeles, Theatre and Disability, United States of America
Scenic designer Sean Fanning recently designed a beautiful and provocative set for Jack Thorne’s...
Read MorePosted by Emilija Kvočka | 15th Oct 2019 | Adaptation, Design, Review, Serbia
The Russian winter sprinkled with the aristocratic splendor of Imperial Moscow and Petersburg in...
Read MorePosted by Abigail Weil | 28th Sep 2019 | Adaptation, Design, New York, Review, Theatre and Film, Theatre and Gender, United States of America
The WaxFactory’s new production Lulu XX is many steps away from originality. The heart of the play...
Read MorePosted by Zolima Citymag | 29th Aug 2019 | Design, Hong Kong, Immersive Theatre, Theatre and Politics, Theatre and Science
A rainforest has risen on the ground level of the Hong Kong Science Museum. Leaves rustle...
Read MorePosted by Andrew Filmer | 21st Jul 2019 | Design, Essay, Theatre and Science
Theatre is a dynamic art form that combines bodies, light, sound and materials into exciting live...
Read MorePosted by Abigail Weil | 19th Jun 2019 | Czech Republic, Design, Devised Theatre, News, Prague Quadrennial 2019
Today’s Prague Quadrennial adventures took me further away from the Exhibition Grounds than any...
Read MorePosted by Alexandra Guzeva - Russia Beyond the Headlines | 18th Jun 2019 | Design, News, Russia
The Bolshoi Theater is known all over the world, whereas the Maly Theater, which is located...
Read MorePosted by Abigail Weil | 9th Jun 2019 | Czech Republic, Design, Festivals, Immersive Theatre, News, Prague Quadrennial 2019, Transmedia
The fourteenth installment of the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (PQ) kicked...
Read MorePosted by Ivanka Apostolova Baskar | 24th May 2019 | Design, Germany, Interview
Jan Pappelbaum is one of the most inventive and internationally renowned set designers, from the...
Read MorePosted by Veronika Yarmolinskaya | 15th May 2019 | Belarus, Design, Essay, Theatre and Art
Russian theatre historian Viktor Beryozkin said that while painter deals with canvas, paints, and...
Read MorePosted by Dmitry Ermalovich-Dashchynski | 12th May 2019 | Belarus, Design, Directing, Review
Belarusian stage director Yura Divakov is well-known in the region for his highly visual stagings....
Read MorePosted by Alyssa Ridder | 4th May 2019 | Design, Interview, Pittsburgh
Susan Tsu is an advocate for educating costume designers and devotes much of her time to her...
Read MorePosted by Abigail Weil | 17th Apr 2019 | Design, Devised Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, Review
In 1919, following the devastation of the First World War, a movement arose to aid in the...
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