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LATEST REPORTS FROM THEATRE FESTIVALS
Dance Umbrella Celebrates Merce Cunningham Centenary with “The Future Bursts In” at the Linbury Theatre in London
Within ten seconds, I am in love. Three men have taken off their shoes at the side of a white,...
Edinburgh Fringe 2019: “Interbeing – Stories Of A Current War”, Cockpit Theatre: Putting A Forgotten War Back Into The Spotlight
“There are bombardments constantly on the outskirts of Donetsk, while in central Donetsk they...
PQ 2019: Noise Music
The Rudolfinum is the main classical music performance hall in Prague. The house of the Czech...
A Review of “Notes From Exile” from the 2018 Boska Komedia Festival: Reverberations of Antisemitism
Zapiski Z Wygnania [Notes from Exile] directed by Magda Umer. Presented at Narodowy Stary...
ALL LATEST FESTIVAL REPORTS
Static Electricity: Beckett at Under the Radar
“Static” is one of those words from which most artists recoil. It’s typically used for something...
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Pondicherry Heritage Festival Gets Under Way
In a life-comes-full-circle moment of sorts, the theatrical production, Bharathi Yaar, which has...
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“El Círculo” Review: The Vulnerability of Process as Performance
El Círculo will have another run in this month’s Santiago a Mil festival. This review is of a...
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“Ellen West” at The Prototype Festival
Two embarrassing conditions unsettled me at the top of Ellen West, the new opera by Ricky Ian...
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“The Visitors:” A Witty Imagining of What Went Before that Fateful Encounter
Seven senior lawmen discuss what to do about approaching ships in Frederick Copperwaite’s...
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“Magdalene” at Prototype Festival
What are the first words you think of when you hear the name Mary Magdalene? Prostitute? Saved?...
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Groundbreaking Festival of Indigenous Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa: Inaugural Season
Under the direction of Kevin Loring in collaboration with artistic associate Lindsay Lachance, the...
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Kitchen Aromas and Angels with Water Guns: Japanese Visual Storytelling Comes Alive at OzAsia
Review: The Dark Master and Totes Adorbs ♥ Hurricane, OzAsia Festival, Adelaide, 22 October...
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Egypt’s Play “Collar and Bracelet” Wins Best Performance at Carthage Theatre Days, Tunisia
Egyptian play Collar and Bracelet, directed by Nasser Abdel-Moneim, won the best performance at...
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Interview: President of Alexandria Theatre Festival on Bridging Gaps Between Academia and Theatre Practitioners
Alaa Abdel Aziz, president of the Alexandria Arab Theatre Festival for Specialised Institutes and...
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Terra Incognita Festival in Saint Petersburg, Russia
It’s in our laugh and in our tears And in the pulsation of our veins Change! We are longing...
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Bodily Dressage: Cruel and Optimistic Pleasures of the Speaking and Moving Body
Researcher and critic Lisa Moravec explores how two performances of this year’s ImPulsTanz,...
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Diamonds In the Rough
An emerging sidelight at the annual Prithvi Theatre Festival is its selection of fringe offerings...
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Festival Místicas: How to Perform Ancient Religious Texts in the 21st Century
It is autumn in Madrid, Spain. A small group of theatergoers has arrived at Zapadores, a new art...
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Culture and Art: The Launching of Lebanon International Theatre Festival Under the Slogan “Art for Change”
Istanbouli Theater and the Tiro Association for Arts announced the program of the second version...
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Dance Umbrella’s “The Future Bursts In” at Linbury Theatre celebrates Merce Cunningham
Within ten seconds, I am in love. Three men have taken off their shoes at the side of a white,...
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Hyderabad Children’s Theatre Festival Celebrates 10 Years
The 10th edition of the Hyderabad Children’s Theatre Festival starts off with gusto. “I am...
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Dance Umbrella Celebrates Merce Cunningham Centenary with “The Future Bursts In” at the Linbury Theatre in London
Within ten seconds, I am in love. Three men have taken off their shoes at the side of a white,...
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Up Close with Nala-Damayanthi and Duryodhana.
Kathakali buffs were able to familiarise themselves with rarely-presented characters and anecdotes...
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Dance Umbrella’s “Out of the System” at Bernie Grant Arts Centre
For the last three years, dance maker and artist Freddie Opoku-Addaie has been a guest programmer...
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An Expansive and Permeating Work Embracing Death and Humanity: A Paradox for Our Times: Gregory Maqoma – “Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero”
In darkness, a quiet sobbing, acutely intimate in the vastness of the Barbican main stage. Now...
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Tadashi Suzuki’s “Cyrano de Bergerac”: East and West Under the Umbrella
This year is a special one for the Theatre Olympics. For in it’s touring, it is comprised of two...
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Together As One: New Zealand’s First Festival of Solo Performance
TAHI Fess’s: New Zealand Festival of Solo Performance, Artistic Director: Sally Richards....
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“Anthem:” A portrait of Melbourne’s Working Class
What does it mean to be an “ordinary” Australian in anatomizing and globalized world economy?...
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Anima and Animus. Lucy Guerin: “Split.” The Place, London, Dance Umbrella 2019 Festival.
Lucy Guerin is one of the most innovative, postmodern choreographers on the contemporary dance...
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The Kathakar Festival Celebrates the Power of Storytelling
From grandparents’ tales to brand-building exercises and social media posts, storytelling is fast...
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A Quietly Bold Statement from a New Artist with a Lot to Tell: Oona Doherty’s “Hard to be Soft” at Dance Umbrella Festival at Southbank Centre, London
My senses are all awakened. It begins in the darkness. A curl of smoke rises from a dimly lit bowl...
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Jan Klata’s “King Lear” at the Theatre Olympics: In the Name of the Father
King Lear by William Shakespeare. Text adaptation and music scoring by Jan Klata. Translation:...
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“The Eighth Life (for Brilka)”: Dark Chocolate
The Eighth Life (for Brilka) or Das achte Leben (Für Brilka). Adapted by Julia Lochte and Emilia...
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Iasi Theatre Festival for Young Audiences: “153 Seconds,” A Documentary of Contemporary Tragedy
The exposed nerve of a reignited public tragedy hangs in the ether of Teatrul Luceafărul Iaşi. We...
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