Thomas Irmer is a scholar, dramaturg, and critic regularly contributing to Theater der Zeit, Theater Heute, and Shakespeare (Norway). He has also worked for various international festivals, …
The first Social Distance Showdown International Virtual Stage Combat Workshop took place on May 16-17 2020, several months into the Covid-19 Pandemic. The second, SDS 2.0, was held on O…
From ancient tattooed skin to dental mouth gags, Unlimited's latest collaboration with the Wellcome Collection sees Unlimited artists excavating themes of Work and Beauty through medical art…
Slobodan Savić (born in Požarevac in 1964) is an author, theatre critic, writer, and journalist. He has a degree in General Literary Studies and Literary Theory from the University of…
As the generation known by the final letters of the alphabet continues to grow up and become adults in the early twenty-first century, a contradictory situation becomes ever more evident as …
IRET days in Avignon Biannual event since 2015 bringing together IRET researchers, doctoral students, and associate members around shows chosen within the official festival and analyzed in s…
When, nearly three years ago, I wrote about the first Teatroteka (Didaskalia, No. 142), I looked at the language and narratives of what I then referred to as "plays/films". I also mentioned …
Young Europe III Raising young people's voices across Europe, exploring their hopes and dreams, their fears and insecurities, and developing a new European theatre repertory inspired by this…
The #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have forced Hollywood and other artists and filmmakers to rethink their subject matter and casting practices. However, despite an increased sen…
Keely and Du, Jane Martin's seminal work from 1993, is a piece often touted for its emotional impact and educational effect. Its story"that of a pregnant rape victim kidnapped by an extremis…
Maybe 13Â is an unlucky number? Contemporary theater's annual Festival/Tokyo is known for its focus on young artists and edgy productions, but, for its 13th edition, it has had to deal wit…
In his 1993 work A Flying Classroom, the German author Erich Kästner created a vision of a classroom that defies the limits of the possible, and rises to fantastic heights. While this vi…
Towards the end of the Kwame Nkrumah era in 1966, a number of highlife artists wrote songs critical of Nkrumah as Ghana's president; but, during the period leading up to independence in 1957…
Review: Cursed! by Kodie Bedford, directed by Jason Klarwein Tucked away at the back of the program for Kodie Bedford's first play Cursed! is a blurb on Belvoir, mentioning how the company h…
It's now June 2020. In most European countries, the first wave of Covid-19 has started to slow down, and every week politicians announce which parts of society are to resume next. Theatre ha…
The Slovak National Theatre generally stages the major classics, adaptations of novels, and contemporary plays. The latter can appeal to young audiences and also be helpful in understanding …
As a documentary theatre maker, I am typically interested in individuals and characters whom I cannot directly identify with, especially when it comes to their world view, life choices, and …
The arts industry is among the most devastated by the pandemic. Artists and arts workers often rely on casual, project-based, or fixed-term contracts, and COVID-19 restrictions have left …
Conversation with the two authors Charlotte Boimare and Magali Solignat, co-writers of the play, The Day My Father Killed Me. The conversation (condensed and edited) has been�…
Co-workers Masha and Nikolai sit side by side in separate black boxes on my laptop screen. Their banter is sexually charged. They are bad for one another and they …
Review: Wonnangatta by Angus Cerini, directed by Jessica Arthur, Sydney Theatre Company Theatre is back in Sydney after the COVID"induced hiatus decimated the cultural life of the city. Wonn…
Owners hopeful of bouncing back to business during the coming festival season After staying shut for more than six months due to the COVID-19 outbreak, theatres and multiplexes reopened to a…
Over the past two years, I have had the privilege of inviting a group of teenagers in Canada, ages 13-17, to consider theatre as a possible means of fighting for climate action. These ten yo…
La compagnie catalane Els Joglars, crée en 1962 par Albert Boadella, Carlota Soldevila, propose une critique sociale, avec ironie et fantaisie, des pouvoirs établis dans le contexte des mo…
Kennosuke Nakamori's sonorous voice fills a small room as he practices the lines of a traditional noh play, even though he hasn't performed before a live audience in months. He moves gracefu…