…known world. Traditional Ireland of 1930s vanishes under the changing economic, social, and cultural forces, and Friel’s female cast bear the brunt of this tidal evolution. They lose their jobs…
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…sound of the accordion. On stage, a second, imaginative realm emerges — the puppet of Saint-Exupéry (who vanished without a trace on a reconnaissance mission, lost in the desert sands)…
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…production, director Charles Sturridge presented the translation by himself and Tania Alexander. The cast included Vanessa Redgrave as Arkadina, her daughter Natasha Richardson as Nina, Jonathan Pryce as Trigorin and…
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…in a privileged vantage point for observing major global theatrical trends. The most inspiring thing is to be able to spend so much time in close contact with extremely talented…
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…stage adaptation, István Tasnádi, in collaboration with director Árpád Schilling, in the year 2000, staged the play Nexxt at the Budapest-based Krétakör Theatre. A year later, an eponymous film based…
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…Extended ruminations on whether it was necessary to make concessions to render art relevant for contemporary audiences (citing examples such as the decision by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam…
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…of which ground-breaking in their unique ways: American Trajal Harrell offered a format of attending “work in progress”, Michel van der Aa’s work experiments with AI and opera in novel…
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…those hoping for a neat resolution may leave unfulfilled, from my vantage point, this seemed precisely the point. The characters are real, life-like, but their circumstances those of a dream…
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…Khatib created in 2014 about the death of his mother, and his most recent production, Israel & Mohamed, a contemplation of the father-son relationship performed with flamenco dancer Israel Galván…
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…was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. A range of possible futures While creative practitioners and performers across cultures have always been at the vanguard of imagining…
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…Patti LuPone are among the standouts), but Chris Collins-Pisano and Nicole Vanessa Ortiz (though a skilled singer) do little to differentiate their characters. Then, over the course of a song…
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…leading into the production. The work’s title, moreover, recalls Vincent van Gogh’s painting by that name, in which he portrays a family of peasants, eating a frugal meal of potatoes….
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…Hyung Seok Jeon Light design: Jennifer Tipton, Evan Anderson Additional lighting: David Sexton Costumes: Antonia Belt Assistant director and stage manager: Michaela Murphy Additional sound and video: Andrew Maillet Sound…
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…complexity required for laughter. I do sympathize with Ryan, whom I’ve always enjoyed onstage (in Uncle Vanya, Saved, Crimes of the Heart, and many other shows). With no notice, she…
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…reality. Its heartbeat is the story of the uncanny friendship between Zina (Moldovan actress Alina Mihailevschi), an undocumented immigrant, and AI (Tim Craig), who appears on a large computer monitor….
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…entire group, while others are carried out in small groups. Photo Credit: Vanessa Costa LARGE GROUP ACTIVITIES In the opening sessions, Cristina Cavecchi and I gave all attendees an introduction…
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…whose plan to marry his beloved Sarah is thwarted when a racist gang vandalizes his car, he is denied justice, and Sarah is killed trying to help. Nichelle Lewis (Sarah)…
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…political uncertainty, and conservative religious frameworks. Theatre has not vanished under these conditions. It has learned to speak carefully, to occupy smaller spaces, and to persist through continuity rather than…
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…the lineup came in a bulk package of European dance artists liberally sponsored through the Dance Reflections program by the French luxury jewelry brand Van Cleef and Arpels. The public…
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…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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