Devised Theatre

Baig’s “Acha Bacha” Shows That Sometimes Real Stories Don’t Have Happy Endings

Posted by Christopher Taylor | 30th Jun 2018 | Canada, Devised Theatre, LGBTQ Theatre, Review |

I attended a live performance of Acha Bacha, written by Bilal Baig and directed by Brendan Healy,...

“Sea Of Common Catastrophe” At Irondale Center

Posted by Jack Wernick | 29th Jun 2018 | Devised Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America |

Irondale Ensemble Project, a self-defined “think tank” in Brooklyn’s bustling Fort Greene nabe is...

“25” 1919 France: Pure Performance Cycle That Continues Through Eternity!

Posted by Alvina Ruprecht | 29th Jun 2018 | Canada, Devised Theatre, Festivals, France, Review |

25–1919 Paris France is billed as a “performance event”–even a play if you wish, by Elliot...

Performance As An Act Of Civil Disobedience. Forbidden To Forbid

Posted by Milos Sofrenovic and Vinicius Jatobá | 17th Jun 2018 | Devised Theatre, Essay, France |

The latest performance of the series The Politics of Movement: On Reinterpretation of Power by...

Hook And Eye Theater Presents: “SHE-SHE-SHE”

Posted by Brandon Webster | 31st May 2018 | Devised Theatre, New York, Review |

In the world of New York theatre, it’s not uncommon to witness thematic ties across mediums and...

“Assembled Identity”: World Premiere

Posted by Brandon Webster | 15th May 2018 | Devised Theatre, New York, Review, Transmedia, United States of America |

There is a rather iconic scene in The Devil Wears Prada where Miranda (played by Meryl Streep)...

The Wooster Group’s “A Pink Chair” – Can You Ever Return?

Posted by Magda Romanska | 29th Apr 2018 | Devised Theatre, New York, Polish Theatre Abroad, Review, United States of America |

The Wooster Group’s newest production, A Pink Chair (In Place of a Fake Antique), was...

Jacob Storms And “Tennessee Rising”

Posted by David Vernon | 24th Apr 2018 | Devised Theatre, Festivals, Interview, New York, United States of America |

Jacob Storms is the recipient of the 2017 United Solo Award for Best One-Man Show after he...

Dance As A Language, Exhaustion As A Therapy

Posted by Jean-Baptiste Joly | 12th Mar 2018 | Chad, Devised Theatre, Interview, Theatre and Dance |

… when no one is willing to listen, no one you could tell, no one you could talk it over with to...

“To The Depths,” Together: A Show In Folk Songs With A Story

Posted by Lauren Dubowski | 11th Feb 2018 | Devised Theatre, Divine Comedy Festival 2017, Festivals, Poland, Review |

The Polish production To The Depths or To The Bottom (Do Dna), which appeared at the 2017 Divine...

The House That Geoff Sobelle Built: Questioning The Fundamentals Of Everyday Life In “Home”

Posted by Yan Chen | 7th Feb 2018 | Devised Theatre, Review, United States of America |

In Home, Geoff Sobelle and company, under the skillful direction of Lee Sunday Evans, create a...

“Brodsky/Baryshnikov” – Poetry in Motion

Posted by Katrina Holden-Buckley | 7th Feb 2018 | Boston, Devised Theatre, Review, Theatre and Dance |

The choreography itself spun through a range of subtle to more bombastic, creating a dramatic arc for the 90-minute piece. Baryshnikov’s commitment to using the whole body is unflinching. Whether it was part of the opening movement, when a chair balanced against his back served as the hint to the centaur referenced in a poem, or the use of his fluttering arms as a butterfly metaphor, his conviction in thought and body is mesmerizing. The illustrative nature of the metaphors manages not to be redundant or heavy-handed.