“Youth Without God;” Unkind, Realistic Reminder
…Bernard Tomić, with the exception of Ivan Pašalić), exhibit a bloodthirst that exceeds anything that can be generated by meds. They are “born killers”, the video games having not caused…
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Desiré Festival 2023: Poetics of Andraš Urban, Circus of Marko Mandić, God of Jernej Lorenci
…the literature text by István Örkény from 1966, directed by Andraš Urban, represents political satire, the world’s senselessness of wars and warfare and the tragedy of specific prototypes and universal…
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Meet ONG Keng Sen, the Artistic Director of Singapore’s T:>Works and Keynote Speaker at the 2024 Singapore Literature Festival in NYC
…really left NYC. Those years when I did my Masters I remember very vividly because it’s a New York that some say has already vanished. When I arrived in the…
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We Passed Through The Wall Of Sorrow Together
…if everything else had vanished. The pain in our legs disappeared. Our voices grew stronger. The actors’ playfulness returned with warmth. The theatre itself became a space of release—a ritual…
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A Hindu Epic Takes the Stage in Hong Kong
…Vanessa Suen (sets), Yeung Tsz Yan (lighting), Lam Kwan Fai (music), Anthony Yeung (sound), Jade Leung (costumes), Henky Chan (video) and Sandhya Gopal (dance coach) — helped him draw on…
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A Stinging Critique of the American Dream Underlies “The Queen of Versailles”
…can!” This phrase returns again and again throughout the show, as the answer to why the uber-wealthy use their vast resources to build vanity projects, like Versailles. Jackie (Chenoweth) echoes…
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Rock Opera and Musical Theatre. An exclusive interview with Lenny Kaye
…how Patti Smith evolved Gloria from Van Morrison’s original version. It happens all the time with sampling, and in the end, we’re all in some big cultural stew where you…
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It Could Happen: Interview with Playwright Sean King and Director William Roudebush
…Package. Actors Kyle McIlhone & Peter Sullivan. Photo by: Florence Rossiello. Marcina Zaccaria: Sean, what’s the difference between being an Actor and being a Writer? Sean King: When Lyle…
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“All Of It” at the Royal Court
…not) and deadening “Driving to work” (for page after page), at a snappy pace which suggests the speed of time passing. It is a life from the vantage point of…
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Craft of “Downton Abbey” and “Gilded Age” Director, Michael Engler
…aristocrat Agnes van Rhijn who reigns over an established order. “Well, it was fantastic working with Salli. I adore her. She is a completely original director with her own voice….
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Stage to Screen: Támara Torres on “Orange Is The New Black,” Netflix Shaping Streaming
…family TV night. That meant shows like The Ed Sullivan Show, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek among others. Mom loved her Telenovela—they were so melodramatic but I’d watch with her….
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Ekman / León-Lightfoot / Dawson – A Dance Evening of Excellence at Rome Opera House
…Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert. For a piece complete from any angle – even though Spencer Theberge’s voiceover soundtrack on the nature of the “contemporary” seems by now unnecessary…
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New Zealand’s Oldest University Theatre Programme Under Threat
…Department Vincent O’Sullivan. The original course was called Drama 2: Introduction to Drama, and was restricted to 30 students. Among the students in the first class was Robert Lord, a…
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Private: Multiversity In Practice: 2017 ArTrend International Performance Art Festival
Converging Divergent Worlds Three artists were caught in an arms’ race, each sinking teeth into a neighbor’s forearm. This performance’s score stipulates having three people standing in a circle and…
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Playwriting Awards in Taiwan: Recognition and Reality
…award in 2007. In his winning play Countdown (倒數計時), Chi explores the vanity and hollowness of contemporary Taiwan through six characters waiting for the new year. Later, in 2013, Chi…
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Towards New Theatre in Europe: What Roles Can Multilingual Dramaturgies Play in Europe’s Future(s)?
…For me, it has to grow out of genuinely multilingual content and context. Vanja Hamidi Isacson, Playwright and Dramaturg (Sweden) I think theatre has to include all experiences and all…
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“Púpätko” at the 7th New Theatre for Children Festival
…Slovakia. Meeke van Raak is a student at the University of Amsterdam. This text was written by students as part of the collaboration between the University of Amsterdam, the University…
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“Bérénice” at Milan’s FOG Festival
…had invaded her most inner self, and it was time to leave her in peace. Staging and Concept: Romeo Castellucci; music: Scott Gibbons; costumes: Iris Van Herpen; lighting: Andrea Sanson….
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“Amahemhem”: Walking Alongside the Ghosts of Our Past
…fragments of his life story within his biography, as well as the driving force behind his photographic and journalistic work. Performer: Human van der Merwe. Photographer: David April (@davidaprilphotography) The…
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The Social Theater of Ambulatory Care in Poland. Part 2.
…wołoczebne peregrination”) is a vanishing tradition of “Easter carol singing,” practiced in northern and eastern Poland. In keeping with the custom, the “carol singers” visit nearby homes on Easter Monday;…
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