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Doubtless Doubt

Posted by Jonathan Kalb | 25th Mar 2024 | New York, Review, Theatre and Religion, United States of America

…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…

AI, Sci-Fi, Neuroscience and ChatGPT – An Interview with Playwright Saviana Stănescu

Posted by Anne Hamilton | 30th Nov 2023 | Interview, New York, Theatre and AI, Transmedia, United States of America

…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….

Dialoguing With The Classics In Madrid: “La Fortaleza/The Fortress” And “Macho Grita/Alpha Male Shouts”

Posted by Duncan Wheeler | 16th Aug 2024 | Review, Spain, Theatre and Politics

…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…

Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette

Posted by London Symphony Orchestra (2013), U.K. | 15th Dec 1999 | IOTF 2019

In this groundbreaking take on William Shakespeare’s bittersweet tragedy, Hector Berlioz combines the playwright’s influence with all the musical drama of Ludwig van Beethoven’s symphonies….

(LA)HORDE’s Flash Mob Revolution

Posted by Ilinca Todoruţ | 13th Dec 2024 | France, Japan, Kyoto Experiment 2024, Review

…full earnestness how the show is “a hymn to liberation.” On the website of Dance Reflections, a generous funding and support program patronized by the French luxury jewelry brand Van…

Prison Shakespeare at Milan’s Young Offenders Institute

Posted by Margaret Rose | 1st Dec 2023 | Essay, Italy, Theatre and Age

…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…

It Could Happen: Interview with Playwright Sean King and Director William Roudebush

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 11th Aug 2024 | Interview, New York, United States of America

…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…

“Amahemhem”: Walking Alongside the Ghosts of Our Past

Posted by Kopano Masibi | 29th Sep 2023 | Devised Theatre, Review, South Africa, Theatre and Decolonization

…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…

“Youth Without God;” Unkind, Realistic Reminder

Posted by Teodora Medeleanu | 1st Jul 2024 | Review, Romania, TESZT 2024, Transmedia

…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…

Desiré Festival 2023: Poetics of Andraš Urban, Circus of Marko Mandić, God of Jernej Lorenci

Posted by Emilija Kvočka | 18th Dec 2023 | Festivals, Review, Serbia

…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…

Meet ONG Keng Sen, the Artistic Director of Singapore’s T:>Works and Keynote Speaker at the 2024 Singapore Literature Festival in NYC

Posted by Walter Byongsok Chon | 9th Oct 2024 | Adaptation, Festivals, Interview, Singapore

…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…

We Passed Through The Wall Of Sorrow Together

Posted by Mehdi Shahedi | 26th Aug 2025 | Essay, Iran, Theatre and Politics

…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…

A Hindu Epic Takes the Stage in Hong Kong

Posted by Molly Grogan Zolima CityMag | 15th Jun 2023 | Adaptation, Hong Kong, Interview, Theatre and Religion

…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…

A Stinging Critique of the American Dream Underlies “The Queen of Versailles”

Posted by Jenna Lourenco | 23rd Aug 2024 | Boston, Dramaturgy, Essay, Musical Theatre, United States of America, Worldwide

…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…

Rock Opera and Musical Theatre. An exclusive interview with Lenny Kaye

Posted by Lisa Monde | 7th Jul 2025 | Interview, Musical Theatre, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America

…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…

Christopher Hampton’s “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” at The National Theatre: Busy Highly Stylized Revival Is All Spectacle And No Emotion

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 8th Apr 2026 | Adaptation, Review, United Kingdom

…Hannah van der Westhuysen’s Cecile does make a journey from innocence to experience, Monica Barbaro, making her stage debut as Tourvel, is more erratic. But in general this is a…

On Kyoto Experiment’s Curatorial Vision

Posted by Ilinca Todoruţ | 5th Dec 2024 | Festivals, Japan, Kyoto Experiment 2024, Management, News

…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…

The Social Theater of Ambulatory Care in Poland. Part 2.

Posted by Katarzyna Kułakowska, Katarzyna Kalinowska, Olga Drygas, Michał Bargielski | 30th Mar 2021 | Applied Theatre, Covid-19, Essay, Poland

…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;…

“All Of It” at the Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 8th Jun 2023 | London, News, Review, United Kingdom

…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…

Stage to Screen: Támara Torres on “Orange Is The New Black,” Netflix Shaping Streaming

Posted by Alexander Fatouros | 21st Mar 2024 | Acting, Interview, New York, Theatre and Film, United States of America

…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….