Poland Takes a Right Turn, but Theatremakers Aren’t Taking It Lying Down
In speaking truth to power, audacious young directors at a Warsaw new-works showcase conjured bracing theatrical power of their own.
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Robert Lepage and Matías Umpierrez: The Language of Theatre
Two interdisciplinary artists, paired for a Rolex mentorship, had a cross-generational exchange that spanned the globe and many cultures and languages.
True West Africa
In Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire, theatre persists despite declining government support and lingering questions about who it’s for.
Hungarian Theatre, After the Crackdown
The nation’s still-questing independent theatres don’t face censorship amid the ascendant right-wing climate—just economic isolation.
Top Girls: British and Irish Theatres and the Women Who Lead Them
The gender-parity tide may finally be turning in Britain and Ireland, but there’s still work to be done.
Politics, Playmaking Collide at the Edinburgh Fringe
A dispatch from this year’s record-breaking festival, where 3,000 shows competed for theatregoers’ attention.
‘Seedfolks’ Seeds Future Partnerships at ASSITEJ World Congress
Children’s Theatre Company took a signature work to the gathering in South Africa.
Russian Theatre: A Delicate Balance
A week at Moscow’s Golden Mask Festival shows that theatre is popular in Russia—but with popularity comes scrutiny.
A Dangerous Boat Ride to a Better Life in ‘Al-Shaqaf’
A Tunisian/Canadian coproduction urgently stages the mass-migration crisis afflicting the Middle East and North Africa.
In the Netherlands, the Avant-Garde Is the Establishment
Dutch artists like Ivo van Hove and Wunderbaum only became mainstream forces after an audience revolt. Will the tide ever take a similar turn in the U.S.?