Africa

Stages Of Womanhood: On Female Theatre In The Arab World

Posted by Nora Amin | Nov 25, 2018 | France, Morocco, News, Theatre and Gender, Transcultural Collaborations | 0

Battlefield Generations: On The Iraqi Theatre Play “A Smell Of W...

Posted by Nora Amin | Nov 24, 2018 | Egypt, Festivals, Review | 0

Kampala International Theatre Festival, 2018 Edition

Posted by Alexander Nderitu | Nov 17, 2018 | Festivals, News, Transcultural Collaborations, Uganda | 0

Kenya International Theatre Festival, 2018 Edition

Posted by Alexander Nderitu | Oct 26, 2018 | Kenya, News | 0

Footwork Against Corruption: Via Katlehong And Gregory Maqoma’s “...

Posted by Lisa Marie Bowler | Oct 23, 2018 | Festivals, London, Review, South Africa, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom | 0

Renowned Egyptian Artist, Puppeteer Nagy Shaker Dies At 86

Posted by Ahram Online | Sep 2, 2018 | Egypt, News, Puppetry | 0

South Africa

Footwork Against Corruption: Via Katlehong And Gregory Maqoma’s “Via Kanana,” Dance Umbrella Festival, London

by Lisa Marie Bowler | Oct 23, 2018 | Festivals, London, Review, South Africa, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom | 0

The platform stage erected in Shoreditch Town Hall’s grand Victorian assembly room is receiving a...

A Tribute to Winston Ntshona: A Pioneer of Storytelling and Activism in South Africa

by Sarah Roberts | Aug 16, 2018 | News, South Africa | 0
Artscape Women Humanity Arts Festival 2018

by Candice Jansen | Aug 13, 2018 | Festivals, News, South Africa | 0
“African Gothic” Heads To The Joburg Theatre

by Nomsa Nsibande, Joburg Theatre | Jul 30, 2018 | Festivals, News, South Africa | 0
South African Women’s Arts Festival – 22 Years On

by William Charlton-Perkins | Jul 21, 2018 | Festivals, News, South Africa, Theatre and Gender | 0

Morocco

Stages Of Womanhood: On Female Theatre In The Arab World

by Nora Amin | Nov 25, 2018 | France, Morocco, News, Theatre and Gender, Transcultural Collaborations | 0

The University of Bordeaux Montaigne concluded its 2018 public cultural program with a...

Bouchra Ouizguen’s Subversive Feminine

by Nahrain Al-Mousawi | May 15, 2017 | Morocco, Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Gender | 0

Tunisia

Staging the Transition in North Africa: Theatre as a Tool of Empowerment

by Cleo Jay | Mar 13, 2017 | Egypt, Morocco, Theatre and Politics, Tunisia | 0

In the two years since the beginning of the ‘Arab Spring,’ North African theatre...

Moussem Cities Festival Reflects on Autocratic Tunisia

by Joachim Ben Yakoub and Fida Hammami | Jun 7, 2016 | Belgium, Festivals, Tunisia | 0

Egypt

Battlefield Generations: On The Iraqi Theatre Play “A Smell Of War”

Nov 24, 2018

Renowned Egyptian Artist, Puppeteer Nagy Shaker Dies At 86

Sep 2, 2018

Obituary Of Hazem Azmi: Egyptian Theatre Critic And Scholar

Aug 7, 2018

National Festival Of Egyptian Theatre Honors Playwright Mahmoud Diab, Features Sudanese Theatre, And...

Jul 19, 2018

Egyptian Theatre Expert And Critic Hazem Azmi Dies At 49

Jul 16, 2018

Arab Arts Focus To Be Featured In Festival Off Avignon

Jul 11, 2018

MAAT Kicks Off: Las Bernardas Contemporary Dance At Cairo’s Falaki Theatre

Jun 19, 2018

In Photos: Backstreet Festival Kicks Off In Alexandria

Jun 5, 2018

“Possession:” Music And Movement Dominate Performance On Hermits, Deserts And Demons

May 1, 2018

D-CAF’s “Before The Revolution” Portrays All Roads To ‘Inevitable Eruption’

Apr 25, 2018

“Without Damage” Gets A Ground-Breaking Debut At Egypt’s D-CAF

Apr 17, 2018

Make Way For Egypt’s Independent Contemporary Performing Arts

Mar 30, 2018

New York Theatre Honored Magda Saleh In Celebration Of Egyptian Dance

Mar 26, 2018

Disability And The Arts To Be Discussed Within D-CAF

Mar 23, 2018

7th Edition Of Egypt’s 2B Continued Lab And Festival Took Place In Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor

Feb 26, 2018

In Photos: “Forsa Saeeda” Play Opens At Cairo’s El-Salam Theatre

Jan 14, 2018

Theatre Play “Surrender” Sheds Light On New Egyptian Talents Ready To Enter Acting Scene

Jan 9, 2018

The “Motherline” Project Honors The Stories Of Women With Depth And Diversity

Nov 12, 2017

Arab Arts Focus At Edinburgh Festival Shines Despite Visa Rejections By UK

Sep 27, 2017

A Step Forward: A Look Into The 2017 Cairo Intl. Festival For Contemporary And Experimental Theatre

Sep 24, 2017

In Memoriam: Adel Hakim

Sep 2, 2017

Egypt’s National Theatre Festival Marked Adaptations, Mystical Works, And An Enthusiastic Yout...

Aug 28, 2017

Hazem Shebl Appointed Vice President Of Prestigious International Theatre Organization

Jul 6, 2017

Being ‘Inappropriate’ The Unspoken Battle of Self-Censorship

Jun 19, 2017

Egypt Ministry of Culture Signs Agreement with DMC Channel to Film Plays

Jun 10, 2017

Queer Chronopolitics: Forests, Freaks and Performativity

Apr 25, 2017

“Untangled”: Gender-focused Comedy Brings Realities of Egyptian Youth to Stage

Apr 20, 2017

Theatre Adaptation of “The Forty Rules of Love” Opens at Cairo’s Salam Theatre

Apr 16, 2017

Staging the Transition in North Africa: Theatre as a Tool of Empowerment

Mar 13, 2017

Obituary: Nehad Selaiha, Renowned Theatre Scholar And Activist Dies

Jan 21, 2017

“Sah El-Nom” Monodrama At Cairo’s Osiris

Jan 12, 2017

“Ordinary People”: One-Woman Play Explores Memory and Loss, Death and Disappearance

Dec 3, 2016

BuSSy Project to Stage “Forced” Based on Personal Testimonies of Sexual Violence

Dec 1, 2016

Egyptian Play “Paranoia” Participates in 23rd Jordan Theatre Festival

Nov 18, 2016

“An Enemy of the People”: The Egyptian Experience

Oct 13, 2016

“Ya Sem”: An Egyptian Feminist Performance Closes The 23rd Cairo International Festival...

Oct 5, 2016

The 23rd Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre

Sep 23, 2016

“Perfume” Spotlights Challenges of Hearing-Impaired in Egypt

Sep 15, 2016

Ahmed El-Attar’s “The Last Supper” Returns to Cairo’s Falaki Theatre

Sep 12, 2016

Brecht’s “Mother Courage” at Cairo’s Miami Theatre

Sep 9, 2016

Egypt on Stage: Tanoura Folkloric Dance‏ and Sahar El Mougy’s New Play

Aug 10, 2016

“Leila Men Alf Leila” Revives Artistic Heritage Of Arabic Theatre

Jul 13, 2016

“Leila Men Alf Leila” Revives Artistic Heritage Of Arabic Theatre

Jul 11, 2016

The Tragedy of Hamlet With an Egyptian Twist in Al-Hanager Theatre

Mar 30, 2016

The Tragedy Of “Hamlet” With An Egyptian Twist In Al-Hanager Theatre

Mar 27, 2016

Kenya

Kenya International Theatre Festival, 2018 Edition

by Alexander Nderitu | Oct 26, 2018 | Kenya, News | 0

The Kenya International Theatre Festival (KITF) is back. The 2018 Edition will run November...

Criticizing The Critics: Kenyan Thespians React To Analysts

by Alexander Nderitu | Jan 12, 2018 | Essay, Kenya | 0

Rwanda

Avignon: Symphonies of Pain Part I – Dorothée Munyaneza’s “Unwanted”

by Yana Meerzon | Jul 22, 2017 | Festivals, Rwanda, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom | 0

My journey through the Festival d’Avignon this year (20171) has just begun, but I have already...

Rwanda’s “Radio Play” Brings Focus on Censorship to Egypt Theatre Festival

by Ahram Online | Sep 22, 2016 | Festivals, Rwanda, Theatre and Politics | 0

Nigeria

Countdown To Lagos Theatre Festival 2018: “Unconventional Spaces”

by Ukamaka | Feb 23, 2018 | Festivals, News, Nigeria | 0

The countdown has begun to the fifth edition of Lagos Theatre Festival (LTF) 2018. Set to take...

From Script To Stage: Sustaining The Rhythm In Performing Art In Nigeria

by Umoren Ubong David | Feb 4, 2018 | Dramaturgy, Essay, Nigeria | 0
Can an English Artist Use Classical Nigerian Art as He Likes?

by Kwame Opuku | Sep 3, 2017 | Nigeria, Theatre and Art | 0
“Unstable,” A Great Play That Begins Where It Ends

by Tobi Adebowale | Jul 10, 2017 | Nigeria | 0
“Isale Eko”: One Powerful Play About The History of Lagos

by Tobi Adebowale | May 28, 2017 | Nigeria, Theatre and Dance | 0

Chad

Dance As A Language, Exhaustion As A Therapy

by Jean-Baptiste Joly | Mar 12, 2018 | Chad, Devised Theatre, Interview, Theatre and Dance | 0

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

South Sudan

South Sudan Artists Protest Civil War With Street Performances And Other Art

by The Theatre Times | Dec 11, 2016 | South Sudan, Theatre and Politics | 0

Musicians played lively tunes in South Sudan’s capital, and pedestrians and market shoppers...

Uganda

Kampala International Theatre Festival, 2018 Edition

by Alexander Nderitu | Nov 17, 2018 | Festivals, News, Transcultural Collaborations, Uganda | 0

The venue is the Uganda Museum and performances from Kenya, India, Iran, UK, USA and the host nation will be staged. Below are teasers of some of the scheduled performances.

AFRICAN NEWS ARCHIVE

Stages Of Womanhood: On Female Theatre In The Arab World

by Nora Amin | Nov 25, 2018 | France, Morocco, News, Theatre and Gender, Transcultural Collaborations | 0

The University of Bordeaux Montaigne concluded its 2018 public cultural program with a...

Battlefield Generations: On The Iraqi Theatre Play “A Smell Of War”

by Nora Amin | Nov 24, 2018 | Egypt, Festivals, Review | 0

A Smell Of War was staged in Cairo within the Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and...

Kampala International Theatre Festival, 2018 Edition

by Alexander Nderitu | Nov 17, 2018 | Festivals, News, Transcultural Collaborations, Uganda | 0

The venue is the Uganda Museum and performances from Kenya, India, Iran, UK, USA and the host nation will be staged. Below are teasers of some of the scheduled performances.