Eugene Onegin, scenes from the novel by Alexander Pushkin. The idea, literary composition and staging by Rimas Tuminas. Set design Adomas Yacovskis. Costumes Mariya Danilova. Music Faustas Latenas. Choreographer Angelica Cholinais. Lighting Designer Maya Shavdatuashvili. Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of
Christine Matvienko[1] The Brothers, after Visconti’s film “Rocco and His Brothers,” directed by Alexey Mizgirev; The Idiots, after Lars von Trier’s film, directed by Kirill Serebrennikov; Fear Eats the Soul, after Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film, directed by Vlad Nastavshev. Gogol-Center,
Biennial for Performing Arts in Jönköping, Sweden, May 2013. Halima Tahan Ferreyra* Even though I have witnessed many performances from Sweden, they have been isolated ones, presented in the context of foreign festivals, whereas the Biennial for Performing Arts was
Ludmila Patlanjoglu[1] MITEM—Madách International Theatre Meeting in Budapest, Hungary, March 26th—April 6th 2014. MITEM—Madách International Theatre Meeting, the festival launched by the National Theatre of Budapest, met with the approval of both specialists and audiences. The superb architectural environment of
Ian Herbert[1] Nova Drama (New Drama) Festival, Bratislava 12-17 May, 2014. What’s happened to sleepy Slovakia? Here’s their Nova Drama festival, the tenth, offering work that looks at political corruption by a global company, plus post-Communist angst, the drift from
Mohammad Rahmanian: The Last Days of Esfand (Akhar-e-Roozhay-e-Esfand), performed by Ashkan Khatibi and Ghazal Shakeri with musicians at Vahdat Hall, Tehran, Iran, February and March, 2014. Mehrdad Rayani-Makhsous[1] Mohammad Rahmanian is an Iranian-Canadian playwright and director who moved to Vancouver,
*attributed to Madame Pompadour in the mid-18th century when the French financial system was about to collapse, meaning “I care not what happens when I’m dead and gone.” Soila Lehtonen[1] Luolasto (“The cave complex”). Written and directed by Laura Ruohonen.
Anneli Saro* Sofi Oksanen’s When the Doves Disappeared. Director Raila Leppäkoski; composer Maija Kaunismaa; set and costume designer Karmo Mende; drawings, photos and videos Mikko Ijäs. Musicians Maija Kaunismaa, Sara Puljula, Tommi Asplund, Juha Kuoppala, Zarkus Poussa. Premiere on the
Shakespeare by Elchin (Elchin Efendiyev), directed by Petru Vutkereu, stage design by Nazim Beykishiyev and Ramin Beykishiyev. Premiered at Azerbaijan National Drama Theatre on the 6th of March, 2012. Maryam Alizade[1] Once upon a time… There was, in an unknown
II Baku International Puppet Festival (November 9-16, 2013). 2nd Baku International Theatre Conference (November 5-6, 2012). Michel Vaïs[1] Après quatre séjours à Bakou, chaque année au début de novembre, le temps est venu de proposer un regard sur l’état du