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Augmented Reality or Augmented Space?

Posted by Anna Maria Monteverdi | 29th Dec 2019 | Essay, Theatre and Art, Theatre and Science, Transmedia

Architectural mapping, façade projection, 3D projection videomapping, display surfaces,...

David Baddiel’s “God’s Dice” at the Soho Theatre: Mid-Life Crisis as Science Confronts Religion

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 9th Nov 2019 | Playwriting, Review, Theatre and Religion, Theatre and Science, United Kingdom

One of the great cultural divides is that between religion and science. Of course, as novels such...

HERE’s “Looking at You”: Exposure & Revelation

Posted by Abigail Weil | 17th Sep 2019 | Immersive Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, Participatory Theatre, Review, Theatre and Opera, Theatre and Science, Transmedia, United States of America

My instinct is to describe Looking at You, the new opera from librettist Rob Handel, composer...

“Felix Starro” is Born

Posted by Abigail Weil | 6th Sep 2019 | Adaptation, Musical Theatre, New York, Review, Theatre and Religion, Theatre and Science, United States of America

Felix Starro, a Ma-Yi Theater Company production playing at Theatre Row, is simultaneously...

Jane Goodall’s Immersive Paper Forest Promotes Conservation

Posted 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...

Theatres Are Evolving To Reconnect Us To Each Other And The Environment

Posted 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...

Confronting Consumerism: How “Under Pressure” Tackles Climate Change

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 10th Jul 2019 | India, Review, Theatre and Science

Their annual pilgrimages to Mumbai have perhaps already introduced theatre aficionados to Visual...

Kenneth Lonergan’s “The Starry Messenger” at Wyndham’s Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 22nd Jun 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Science, United Kingdom

Dramatic representations of ennui often have an important decision to make at the onset of their...

What Theatres Expect From Digitality And What Digitality Expects From Theatres

Posted by Dick van Dijk | 21st Jun 2019 | Germany, News, Theatre and Science, Transmedia

Technology is pervasive in today’s society. Code = culture. Algorithms define our way of life. In...

“Smile” Clown Festival In Naples Directed By Jango Edwards: Between Street Theatre And Clowntherapy

Posted by Armando Rotondi | 28th Apr 2019 | Italy, Theatre and Science, Theatre for Young Audiences

“Smile” Clown Festival is a small and interesting event with a strong potential for...

Theatre Unleashed: Lauren Gunderson’s “Ada and the Engine” – A Must-See in Koreatown

Posted by Christine Deitner | 28th Mar 2019 | Los Angeles, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Science, United States of America

es, it’s possible if not likely the play has simply conjured up all of this complexity of feeling and that nothing ever existed between Ada and Babbage beyond their shared vision. Yes, I know, there have been multiple instances over time where Ada’s contribution to the invention of the first computing machine has been questioned and tested and even dismissed.None of that matters, for the romantic liaison that Gunderson has crafted and Powers has brought to life delivers one of the loveliest and mature romantic moments I’ve seen on stage.

Choy Ka Fai: Dr. Dance Trips The Light Fantastic

Posted by Eleonore von Bothmer | 24th Mar 2019 | News, Singapore, Theatre and Science, Transmedia

Media artist Choy Ka Fai experimentally explores movement, art, and technology with some science...

Using Art To Tackle Air Pollution: A Story From A Nairobi Slum

Posted by Cressida Bowyer | 23rd Mar 2019 | Kenya, News, Participatory Theatre, Theatre and Science

Air pollution is recognized as a major threat to human health worldwide. Nine out of ten people...

Great Ape: “Chimpanzee” at HERE Arts Center

Posted by Abigail Weil | 15th Mar 2019 | New York, Puppetry, Review, Theatre and Science, United States of America

Of all the non-human animals that human animals love, the primate is the most embarrassing. (The...

Setting The Stage For Climate Change: Place

Posted by Eleanor Warr | 25th Feb 2019 | Essay, Theatre and Science, United Kingdom

The Mayor of London’s 2008 practical guide to “Green Theatre” reported that the total...

Subtle and Striking, Irondale’s Timely “The Life of Galileo” is Epic Theater

Posted by Michael Appler | 22nd Feb 2019 | New York, Review, Theatre and Politics, Theatre and Science, United States of America

Irondale’s innovative and triumphant “Galileo” is Bertolt Brecht at his most excellent, cradled by an ensemble of dynamic and invested performers and pitched inevitably toward its audience with a playful, conscious eye toward its own didactic mission.