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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Gender Bending Power: Bring Down the House by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Erin Murray. Erin Murray discusses the echo of history in upstart crow collective’s Bring Down the House .

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:13PM

Imagining Theatre as a Town Hall Meeting by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Alex Hare. Director Alex Hare discusses using a town hall format for Chains Don’t Rattle Themselves , a song cycle performance about incarceration and how it affects individuals and the…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00AM
Friday, April 28, 2017

Toward a Model of Inclusive Practice: An Intern’s Perspective on the Guthrie Theater by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Matthew Hernandez. Matthew Hernandez shares his experience interning at the Guthrie Theater last summer as part of a pilot program for students of color at University of Texas at Austin.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:50AM
Thursday, April 27, 2017

The Artist as a Cultural Manager by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Corina Bucea. Corina Bucea writes about the role of cultural manager in the contemporary arts scene in Romania.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:31PM
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

The “Us” of Town Hall by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Katie Pearl, Caridad Svich. Katie Pearl talks with Caridad Svich, a maker of work for live audiences, about the breath of theatre, the us in the room, and her new script Town Hall .

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:01AM
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

“Too Big and Not Big Enough”: Body Representation On Stage by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Jonna Capone. Jonna Capone discusses her experience as a plus-size actress and the body positive movement, advocating for better representation of body sizes on stage.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00AM
Monday, April 17, 2017

Requiem for a River: Operatic Reflections on the Euphrates by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Miranda Lakerveld. In this second installment, opera director Miranda Lakerveld discusses opera Requiem for a River, which is about the Euphrates River and fuses sacred texts and traditio…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:43AM
Sunday, April 16, 2017

We Are the Climate by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Katie Pearl. In this first installment, Playwright Katie Pearl explores the implications of climate change, storytelling, and intersectionality in the theatre community in relation to Don…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:58PM
Thursday, April 13, 2017

“Put On Your Good Bra!”: An Interview with Dr. Omi Osun Joni Jones on Theatrical Jazz by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Dominique C. Hill, Omi Osun Joni L. Jones. In this installment, scholar-artist Dominique C. Hill interviews Omi Osun Joni L. Jones about the Theatrical Jazz aesthetic, and how it intersec…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:20PM
Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Black Women Have Theorized Everything by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Sola Bamishigbin, Tia-Simone Gardner. Sola Bamishigbin and Tia-Simone Gardner look at plays by Lorraine Hansberry and Lynn Nottage with intersecting themes, written at different times in …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:49PM

Igniting a Transgender Revolution in Chicago by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Delia Kropp. Artist Delia Kropp discusses the state of transgender theatre in Chicago, Illinois and shares current initiatives to produce work by and for trans and gender-variant artists.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00AM
Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Afro Blue, un homenaje: A Room of My Own by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Jadele McPherson. In this third installment, Jadele McPherson discusses how artists (both past and present) influence each other across the African diaspora, and advocates for more contem…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:26PM

Reviving Zoot Suit in the Time of Trump by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Carlos Morton. Carlos Morton discusses the latest revival of Luis Valdez’s Zoot Suit, examining its production history and corresponding socio-political events.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:14AM
Monday, April 10, 2017

dat Black Mermaid Man Lady/Oracle Reading by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Sharon Bridgfoth. In this second installment, Playwright Sharon Bridgforth gives a reading based on her performance novel dat Black Mermaid Man Lady .

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:04AM
Saturday, April 8, 2017

Change Shouldn’t Be Wishful Thinking / A változás nem lehet csak hiú ábránd by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Edit Győrik, Vince Zrinyi Gál. Finally, we would like to present the sole representatives of community theatre in Hungary: Koma Base, who took up a very important role in the life of a …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Friday, April 7, 2017

The Need for Cultivating Theatre Critics of Color by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Tanuja Jagernauth, Regina Victor. Tanuja Jagernauth and Regina Victor discuss the lack of theatre critics of color, and issues surrounding agency and consent for theatre artists of color.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:57AM
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

From Emerging Actor to Independent Artist / Pályakezdő színészből független alkotóvá válni by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Tamás Ördög, Emőke Kiss-Végh. The founders of dollardaddy's both come from the University of Kaposvár, a theatre school that is in a small city in the south of Hungary. In their art…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:59AM
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Actor Training at the University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest / Színészképzés a budapesti Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetemen by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Kristóf Kelemen. Last year, Kristóf Kelemen and his creative team (Angéla Eke, Alexandra Horváth, Márk Horváth, Tamás Rétfalvi, Judit Tarr) opened a performance at Trafó House of…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:15AM
Friday, March 31, 2017

The I Told You Show: Anthony Atamanuik’s Take on Trump, The Election, and Where It All Went Wrong by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Allison Raynor, Anthony Atamanuik. Allison Raynor interviews Anthony Atamanuik, a Donald Trump impersonator who critiques both the president and audiences in his latest solo piece.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:37AM
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

La Esquinita: Jesse Portillo by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Jesse Portillo, Regina García, Courtney Flores. In this installment, Lighting Designer Jesse Portillo discusses his background, design process, and work with a couple Utah theatre compan…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00AM
Friday, March 24, 2017

Finding a Rock and Gaining an Audience by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Madeline Sayet. Madeline Sayet reflects on her ancestor Sachem Mahomet Weyonomon, and advocates supporting Native stories and theatremakers.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:00AM
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

What Theatre Artists and Administrators Should Know About Sexual Harassment by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Cheryl Davis. Cheryl Davis defines sexual harassment and hostile working environments, offering tips to both artists and administrators.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00AM
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Livestreaming Facing Exclusion: Pioneering Activists Harry H. Dow and Tien Fu Wu—Saturday, March 18 by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By HowlRound TV. ArtsEmerson in Boston and Chinese Historical Society of New England (CHSNE) present Facing Exclusion: Pioneering Activists Harry H. Dow and Tien Fu Wu, a theatrical presenta…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:57PM
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

The Beauty Queen of Leenane: Grey Gardens Revisited by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Daniel Coelho. Daniel Coelho discusses Druid Theatre Company’s revival of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, making parallels to the women of Grey Gardens and Tennessee Williams’ character …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:11AM
Monday, March 13, 2017

Theatre History Podcast # 25: Exploring Modern Chinese Theatre with Dr. Steven (Siyuan) Liu by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger talks with Dr. Steven (Siyuan) Liu about modern and contemporary Chinese theatre and performance.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:52PM

Six Months In: Lessons from Carlos Murillo’s residency at Adventure Stage by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Carlos Murillo, Tom Arvetis. Adventure Stage Artistic Director Tom Arvetis and Playwright in Residency Carlos Murillo discuss how Carlos’ perspective has affected the company’s goals …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:08AM
Saturday, March 11, 2017

The Business of War Dancing: Exit12 Dance Company’s Aggressed and This is War by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Roman Baca. Artistic Director Roman Baca discusses Aggressed and This is War, two dance theatre pieces by Exit12 Dance Company inspired by indigenous war dances.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:00AM
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Beyond the Argument: Art as Antidote by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Jonathan Wei. Executive Director Jonathan Wei meditates on war and the military, advocating art as an investigative tool for understanding and transformation.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:04PM
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

to go again: A Dance Theatre Story of Veteran Resilience by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Judith Smith. Director Judith Smith discusses her company’s collaboration with Choreographer Joe Goode for to go again, a dance theatre piece that explores the lives of veterans with di…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:44AM

Impressions on the Neo-Futurists’ Take on The Great American Drama by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Cherry Lou Sy. Cherry Lou Sy shares her experience seeing the Neo-Futurists’ The Great American Drama , which examines perceptions of the American dream and success in theatre.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:58AM
Sunday, March 5, 2017

Crossing Over: Arts, Military, and Passing to the Other Side by Adewunmi@howlround.com (adewunmi)

By Liz Lerman. Renowned choreographer and creator of the Critical Response Method, Liz Lerman, addresses the experience of war in her life and work.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:39PM

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