Margareta Sörenson* Stilla liv, written and directed by Lars Norén. Set and costumes: Charles Coroly. Lighting design: Mira Svanberg. National Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden. Premiere: March 18, 2017. A play without words—is it still a play? Dramatic theatre can have
Robyn Sassen* The Echo of a Noise is written, directed and performed by Pieter-Dirk Uys. It premiered at the National Festival of the Arts in Grahamstown, South Africa, in 2016. Fruit is written and directed by Paul Noko and performed
Mosunmola Omowunmi Adeojo* Strelitzia, written and directed by Donna Ogunnaike. Experimental Theatre Production. Premiered at Freedom Park, Lagos, March 2, 2017. Cast: The Beckoning Voice: Torpedo Mascaw, The Life Force: Jennifer Ohia, The Guitarist and Gatekeeper: Toniloba Akinola, The Emotional
Lissa Tyler Renaud* Wuzhen International Theatre Festival. October 13 to 22, 2016, its fourth year. A total of seventy-nine performances by twenty-two invited productions, half from Europe, at thirteen theater spaces; new play competition with prizes; ongoing outdoor carnival; two
Selim Lander* Erzuli Dahomey, déesse de l’amour. Texte Jean-René Lemoine. Mise en scène et scénographie Nelson-Rafaell Madel. Avec Emmanuelle Ramu, Alvie Bitémo, Karine Pédurand, Claire Pouderoux et Adrien Bernard-Brunel, Mexianu Medenou et Gilles Nicolas. Lumières Lucie Joliot ; musiques Yiannis Plastiras ;
Jean-Pierre Han* Une chambre en Inde, création collective du Théâtre du Soleil dirigée par Ariane Mnouchkine. Le spectacle a été créé le 5 novembre 2016 à la Cartoucherie de Vincennes où il se joue jusqu’au 2 juillet 2017. Pour être
Soila Lehtonen* Arktinen hysteria (”Arctic hysteria”). A play by Juha-Pekka Hotinen and Atro Kahiluoto based on Marko Tapio’s novel. Dramaturge: Aina Bergroth. Director: Atro Kahiluoto. Scenography, projections and costumes: Reija Hirvikoski. Lighting designer: Ville Virtanen. Sound designer: Juhani Liimatainen. Premiered
Maria Zărnescu* INTERFERENCES International Theatre Festival, organized by The Hungarian Theatre of Cluj, Romania. Nov. 26 to Dec. 4, 2016. “Ubi bene ibi patria,” the famous Latin saying has become, in time, a motto for all the emigrants. The meaning
Claudia Provvedini* At Piccolo Teatro of Milan: Sorelle Macaluso / Operetta burlesca by Emma Dante; Sanghenapule by Mimmo Borrelli and Roberto Saviano; Masculu e Fiàmmina by Saverio La Ruina; Bestie di scena by Emma Dante. For a few seasons now,
Christiane Makward* On va tout dallasser, Pamela ; Histoires de drague à l’africaine. Conception et mise en scène : Marielle Pinsard. Assistante à la mise en scène : Marion Noone. Scénographie : Yves Besson. Lumières : Gérald Garchey. Costumes : Séverine Besson. Musique : Grégory Duret. Chorégraphies :