How Shakespeare Used Music To Tell Stories
Today we fully expect film, television, and theatre to use music to shape meaning. The screeching...
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10 Famous Russian Theaters Worth Visiting
Russia Beyond asked a theater critic—who is also the president of a major drama school, the...
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G Kumara Swamy: Dramatizing Traditions
Founder of theatre group PlaneTG, G Kumara Swamy’s efforts in popularizing Telangana culture...
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The Importance Of “Hamlet”
The Bard’s tale on the machinations of Denmark’s royal family remains his most influential plays...
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Swedish Premieres: Upending Ibsen, Deconstructing Richard
On a recent trip to Sweden to interview the playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri, whose plays are now...
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Natasha Marshall’s “Half Breed” at The Soho Theatre
In the 2000s one of the many glories of new writing for British stages was the linguistically...
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Global Shakespeare
Voodoo Macbeth? Heir apparent of the Denmark Corporation in Manhattan? A pair of star-crossed...
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“Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of…”: Docudrama Musical for Black Lives Matter
The Beginning Of A Most Important Dialogue Initiated By This striking and moving staging of rage!...
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Reinventing Shakespeare In Chinese And Sinophone Theatres
Along with a number of Japanese and Western canonical poets and writers, Shakespeare and his works...
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Thou Art Translated! How Shakespeare Went Viral
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, when Peter Quince sees Bottom turned into an ass-headed figure, he...
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“Humble Boy” at The Orange Tree Theatre: The Tragi-Comedy of Generational Conflict
Good programming is an art, and Paul Miller—artistic director at this venue—is clearly on a...
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Contemporary “Electra” by DumbWise at The Bunker Theatre
Electra is the protagonist in two Ancient Greek tragedies, one by Sophocles and the other by...
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Can You Hear Me Now? Dramaturgy: Speaking With Many Voices
When describing the role of a dramaturg Dr. Philippa Kelly says this: “I see a dramaturg’s shadow...
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Satoshi Miyagi Returns To The Japan Society With “Mugen Noh Othello”
New York City’s Japan Society closed out its 2017-18 Noh-Now series this past January with...
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The Europe Theatre Prize 2017: A Round Up Of All The Events!
The 16th ceremony of the Europe Theatre Prize and the Europe Prize Theatrical Realities took place...
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Audience To Vote For Bard’s Play They Want Performed At Shakespeare’s Globe
“Come, and take choice of all my library, And so beguile thy sorrow,” Shakespeare wrote. Now...
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Fiasco Theater’s Time Machine – “Twelfth Night” At Classic Stage Company
Fiasco Theater begins its experimental take of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Or What You...
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The Place Of A Dramaturg In Twenty-First Century England
Between 2002–2005, I carried the professional title of a Dramaturg in the UK. Even when confronted...
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Isabelle Huppert And Jeremy Irons Will Be Awarded Europe Theatre Prize In Rome
From the 12th to the 17th of December, Rome will host the XVI edition of Theatre Prize and the XIV...
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“Unknown” Polish Directors: Agata Duda-Gracz
This series introduces Polish directors whose work is recognized in Poland, but they are...
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