Covid-19 Archives - Page 4 of 7

From Social Theatricality To Stage Theatricality: A Continuous Pandemic Script

Posted by Lola Proaño Gomez | 26th Sep 2020 | Argentina, Covid-19, Dramaturgy, Essay, Transmedia

The pandemic, like the tragedy of the 21st century, has a theatrical mode, and the social response...

Performing in Winter: Creating COVID-safe Super Venues and Sharing the Stage

Posted by Neil Thomas Smith | 23rd Sep 2020 | Covid-19, Devised Theatre, Producing

You pass through a wide doorway to a large space with good air circulation. Inside, an usher...

“Call From”: A Web Series with Hilarity and Heart

Posted by Rhiannon Ling | 21st Sep 2020 | Adaptation, Covid-19, United States of America

Zoom plays can feel a little dry. I’m sure, after months of this quarantine, we’ve all had the...

A ‘Puppet Slam’ Hosted By Clowns Is The Most Joyful Meeting On Zoom

Posted by Alice Nelson | 20th Sep 2020 | Applied Theatre, Canada, Covid-19, Puppetry

It’s late on a Friday night in July and I’m setting up my kitchen for co-hosting an online puppet...

Ugandan Theatre Grappling With The Pandemic

Posted by Ian Kiyingi Muddu | 13th Sep 2020 | Covid-19, Essay, Uganda

Moses Tumwebaze is a full-time actor in the Ugandan Theatre industry. He is a member of The...

Chinese Director Wang Chong Publishes “Online Theatre Manifesto”

Posted by Yizhou Huang | 12th Sep 2020 | Adaptation, China, Covid-19, Transmedia

The Lunar New Year of 2020 struck Chinese people as unprecedented as Coronavirus forced Wuhan to...

Reach Out And Touch Faith: “Guru Of Touch” By This Is Not A Theatre Company

Posted by Emily Cordes | 10th Sep 2020 | Covid-19, Festivals, Review, Transmedia, United States of America

After nearly half a year in quarantine, many artists still wrestle with the conundrum of COVID-era...

Joburg Theatre Stages Zakes Mda’s “Dead End” as First Live Audience Production

Posted by Tonderai Chiyindiko | 7th Sep 2020 | Adaptation, Covid-19, Essay, South Africa

After the unforeseen Covid-19 induced a public events hiatus where all forms of public gatherings,...

“Different Stars:” A Song Cycle in Digital Form

Posted by Rhiannon Ling | 6th Sep 2020 | Covid-19, LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, Transmedia, United States of America

Beginning with the erecting of a green screen and ending with its dismantling, Different Stars: A...

Zoom Theatre But Make It Immersive: Strange Bird’s “The Strange Secret of Mr. Adrian Rook”

Posted by Trevor Boffone | 4th Sep 2020 | Covid-19, Immersive Theatre, Participatory Theatre, Transmedia, United States of America

Strange Bird Immersive premieres its all-new immersive, virtual theatrical experience “The Strange Secret of Mr. Adrian Rook,” playing through October 10, 2020 on Zoom.

The Show Must Go On: How Cirque de Soleil Survived China’s Lockdown

Posted by Kenrick Davis | 2nd Sep 2020 | China, Covid-19, Devised Theatre, Interview

Zhejiang, East China — Even by circus standards, the past 12 months have been a wild ride for...

“M(O)ther” – Boston Experimental Theatre

Posted by Clare Cioffero | 29th Aug 2020 | Boston, Covid-19, Review, Theatre and Politics, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America

The Boston Experimental Theatre (BET) has created a production that manages to reflect our odd,...

Eva Mullaley On The Pandemic And Post-Pandemic Theatre

Posted by International Online Theatre Festival | 27th Aug 2020 | Australia, Covid-19, Interview, IOTF 2020: Archives, Theatre and Pandemic: Asynchronous Discussion Panel at IOTF2020

The Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company is the Australia’s biggest Aboriginal-led theatre company. Yirra...

Theatre in a COVID-19 World: The Rise of New Formats

Posted by Gowri S | 25th Aug 2020 | Covid-19, Interview, Theatre and Politics

As live play performances and readings crowd virtual platforms, theatre is going through a...

Nigerian Comics Fight COVID-19 With Gags And Slapstick Slaps

Posted by Ahram Online | 24th Aug 2020 | Acting, Covid-19, News, Nigeria

The 21-year-old Nigerian comedian Maryam Apaokagi has joined a line-up of the nation’s top...

At Moments Like These, We Need a Cultural Policy

Posted by Julian Meyrick, Julianne Schultz, and Justin O'Connor | 19th Aug 2020 | Australia, Covid-19, News

Written by Julian Meyrick, Julianne Schultz, and Justin O’Connor National crises, like the...

The Guggenheim’s Works in Progress Provide the At-Home Concert Experience I Crave

Posted by Megan McCormick | 18th Aug 2020 | Covid-19, New York, Review, Transmedia, United States of America

Throughout the pandemic, Guggenheim has been committed to financially supporting artists and...

COVID-19: Can The Show Go On?

Posted by Marié-Heleen Coetzee | 16th Aug 2020 | Covid-19, Essay, South Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly hit the cultural and creative industries sector (CCI) very hard. UNESCO called the situation a “cultural emergency” on a global scale.