Intimate But Global: Mark Russell on the Return of Under the Radar
The festival’s leader accounts for what has been lost and gained from the “divorce” from the Public Theater, and what this year’s multi-venue iteration has in store.
Category Archives: Global
Freedom Theatre Members Detained in West Bank Operation
Artistic director Ahmed Tobasi has been released, while general manager Mustafa Sheta and others remain detained.
A War Far Away, But Close to Home, for Jewish American Theatres
Artists and arts administrators have different approaches to programming, making statements, and safeguarding staff mental health in the wake of the war.
Seeing Theatre’s Future in Warsaw
At the Generation After Festival in September, Polish theatres gave a fresh demonstration of the vitality, relevancy, and pliability of the live arts.
Translating Jon Fosse Isn’t Just About the Words
How an American director became a translator, as well as a sort of U.S. ambassador, for the Norwegian writer who is this year’s Nobel Prize winner.
The Body Politic in Josep Maria Miró’s Plays
The Spanish dramatist, now in residency with NYC’s PlayCo, talks about his love for Pinter, his close work with translators, and the radical transformations made possible by live theatre.
Immigrant Theatre Artists Join to Fight Xenophobia, Provide Resources
The new Immigrant Theatermakers Advocates initiative, grown out of programs by 2 New York companies, plans to build community and provide resources for immigrant artists.
The Borders of Our Lives: A Bilingual Dialogue About ‘The Frontera Project’
How 2 directors on either side of the U.S./Mexico border created a traveling theatre piece that both demystifies and complicates the stories of fronterizos.
Directors’ Choice: A Talk With Dmitry Krymov and Anne Bogart
At La MaMa last spring, the two directors gathered to talk about actors, audiences, censorship, dislocation, and the haven of the rehearsal room.
Russians Beyond Compassion in Andriy Bondarenko’s ‘Ghost Land’
In a triptych of plays, now onstage in Santa Monica, Calif., the Ukrainian playwright responds with ferocity to the invasion of his country.
