Women Directors in Poland
Although historically Polish theatre has gained worldwide renown predominantly thanks to its male...
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Review: Love And War In “All’s Well That Ends Well”
Love is a battlefield. While Pat Benatar might have made this line her own in the 1980s,...
Read More“Black Monk” Talks In Tongues
Of all the theatrical languages that coexist in Moscow, director Kama Ginkas is an intonation unto himself. You can hear it in his actors’ speech. “They often speak not as they do in life or even on stage for another...
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There is No Single Mainstream: Conversation With Wojtek Ziemilski About Devised Theatre
Talk with Wojtek Ziemilski Look around–nowadays even ads for shoes are often bolder than the...
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Baryshnikov And Krymov Collaborate For The Ages
For the first time, Mikhail Baryshnikov acts in Russian for one of Russia’s most innovative...
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Polish Movie Nite Presents Marcella Faustini: An Introduction To The Theatre Of Tadeusz Kantor
The following essay is the fifth in this six-part column for CR. Developed during Polish Movie...
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The Impossibility Of The End: Krzysztof Warlikowski’s “Apollonia”
Does the end mean a promise of fulfillment? Or is it just its illusion, a delusive prospect of...
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Preaching From The Chorus – Soundscape of Marta Górnicka’s Theatre
“I want to create a new kind of chorus theatre,” says Marta Górnicka. If Tu Mówi Chór…...
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But Why Are They Indispensable?
In his latest premiere, Koprofagi, Jan Klata abandons all the strategies that secured him his...
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The End Of The Line: Krystian Lupa’s “Waiting Room.o”
What Lupa staged in Wrocław was simply a bad play. Waiting Room.0 is an intentional formal and...
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Death In Wroclaw: On Grotowski’s Legacy
In her debut film, Małgorzata Dziewulska takes on a challenging task: revising Grotowski’s...
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Maslowka In NYC: Virgin Seduction: Conversation With Paul Bergetto
I feel there’s a straight line from Mrożek to Dorota. She’d probably kill me if she heard me say...
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Interview With Krystian Lupa: Start Singing And You’ll Know What You Feel
I’m also sometimes afraid of music in moments of depression. I feel that even very good music can...
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Krystian Lupa Closely Examined: “Endgame”
Beckett would have been unhappy. Hamm’s feet sticking out from under the blanket, and in white...
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Grzegorzewski’s Instrumentarium
Theatre works chiefly through temporal sequences and if Jerzy Grzegorzewski was in his artistic...
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All Kinds Of Luxuries: Talk With Polish Director Jan Klata
“Someone decided to combine the luxury of culture with the luxury of remorse and invited me...
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