There is growing excitement for the star-studded release of the Netflix film adaptation of the award-winning musical, The Prom. Inspired by a true story, the musical comedy follows a g…
Why democracies are not about doing the right thing, but about how the right thing is always being done in the right way. Politics as a Narrative and the Problems Therein The starting point …
Vsevolod Meyerhold was a personality of great contradictions, and one of the movers and shakers in the 20th-century theatre. It's not an exaggeration to say that he influenced the art of per…
I have hesitated for a while to engage with the increasingly ubiquitous "[insert own subject field] in times of Covid-19" catchphrase, or variations thereof. This is because of some personal…
Playwright Philip Ridley has had a very productive lockdown. Despite the constraints of the pandemic he has been exceptionally creative. In March, when all theatres in Britain were closed, h…
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 …