Jean Pierre Han* Roberto Zucco de Bernard-Marie Koltès, traduit par Liu Hyo sook. Mise en scène de Jean Lambert-wild et Lorenzo Malaguerra, au Théâtre National de Corée à Séoul, du 23 septembre au 16 octobre 2016. Les rencontres et les
Hyun-sook, Shin* La Mouette de Tchekhov, mise en scène par Félix Alexa, au Théâtre de Myeongdong, Compagnie du Théâtre national de Corée, Séoul, du 4 au 29 juin 2016. Un jeune avant-gardiste roumain, Felix Alexa (né en 1967), a monté
Irène Sadowska Guillon* Le labyrinthe magique de Max Aub, adaptation José Ramón Fernández, mise en scène Ernesto Caballero. Distribution : Julián Templado et autres – Chema Adeva, Vicente Dalmases et autres – Javier Carramiñana, Santiago Peñafiel et autres – Paco Celdrán,
Maria Zărnescu* The “Csiky Gergely” Hungarian State Theatre of Timişoara, Romania. Koldusopera (Beggar’s Opera) by Kokan Mladenović and Kornélia Góli, after John Gay’s play. Music: Irena Popović, lyrics and directing: Kokan Mladenović, set design: Marija Kalabić, costumes: Tatjana Radišić,
Shakespeare’s Tempest in Italy. After the Tempest, directed by Armando Punzo with prisoners of La Fortezz in Volterra; Before Break, choreography by Michela Lucenti with Collettivo Balletto Civile in Vicenza; Prospero / WS, directed by Massimo Munaro at Teatro del
European Theatre Prize in Connection with the Shakespeare Festival in Craiova, Romania, April 2016. Barry Gaines* For two weeks, in April 2016, the European theatre spotlight focused on the city of Craiova in southern Romania. The 10th Craiova International Shakespeare
Lissa Tyler Renaud* Dream of the Red Chamber. Adapted from the novel by Cao Xueqin. Directed by Stan Lai. San Francisco War Memorial Opera House, California. Final dress rehearsal/press night, Sept. 7, 2016 (World Premiere, Sept. 9). If I had
Festival Divadlo in Pilsen, Czech Republic, September 2016 Matti Linnavuori* The annual showcase of best Czech theatre, Festival Divaldo, in Pilsen, faithfully incorporates one small-scale, low-key production in a nearly-experimental, or, at least, non-conventional style; the kind of production at
Selim Lander* 2666 d’après Robert Bolaño, adaptation et mise en scène de Julien Gosselin, collectif « Si vous pouviez lécher mon cœur », création du Festival d’Avignon 2016. Scénographie : Hubert Colas, musique : Guillaume Bachele et Rémi Alexandre, lumière : Nicolas Joubert, vidéo : Jérémie
Bitef festival, Belgrade, Serbia, October 2016 Martin Morrow* For this critic, the 50th-anniversary edition of the Belgrade International Theatre Festival began, not with a bang, nor a whimper, but with the unnerving whine of a wood-chipper. It accompanied a truly