{"id":229,"date":"2018-05-06T11:21:20","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T11:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2018-05-07T18:29:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T18:29:17","slug":"performance-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/performance-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Section Editor:\u00a0<strong>Matti Linnavuori\u00a0<\/strong>(Finland)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-490\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/mattisphoto-225x300.jpg?resize=188%2C250\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/mattisphoto-225x300.jpg?resize=188%2C250 225w, https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/11\/mattisphoto.jpg 250w\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" data-attachment-id=\"490\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/15\/the-roots-of-african-theatre-ritual-and-orality-in-the-pre-colonial-period\/9%ce%b1-laolu-senbanjo-yorubi-ori-ritual-body-art-performance-azizaa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/15\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/05\/9\u03b1.-laolu-senbanjo-yorubi-ori-ritual-body-art-performance-azizaa.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,379\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9\u03b1. laolu-senbanjo-yorubi-ori-ritual-body-art-performance-azizaa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/15\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/05\/9\u03b1.-laolu-senbanjo-yorubi-ori-ritual-body-art-performance-azizaa-300x162.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/15\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/05\/9\u03b1.-laolu-senbanjo-yorubi-ori-ritual-body-art-performance-azizaa.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matti Linnavuori<\/strong>\u00a0wrote theatre criticism between 1978 and 2013 for various newspapers and weeklies in his native Finland. In 1985, he worked for the BBC World Service in London. Since 1998, he has presented papers at numerous IATC events. In the 2000s, he wrote for Teatra Vestnesis in Latvia. Since 1992, he has written and directed several radio plays for YLE the Finnish Broadcasting Company. In March 2016, his play\u00a0<em>Ta mig till er ledare (<\/em><em>Take me to your leader<\/em>) premiered at Lilla Teatern in Helsinki.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys\" id=\"pt-cv-view-efc0bf7dmu\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"2\"><div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/worth-the-ten-year-wait-adrienne-kennedy-returns\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Picture3-8.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Picture3-8.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Picture3-8.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"601\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/worth-the-ten-year-wait-adrienne-kennedy-returns\/picture3-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Picture3-8.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,267\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Picture3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Aherne reads from Marlowe\u2019s\u00a0Massacre at Paris. Tom Pecinkaas. Photo: Gerry Goodstein.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Picture3-8.jpg?fit=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/worth-the-ten-year-wait-adrienne-kennedy-returns\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Worth the Ten-Year Wait: Adrienne Kennedy Returns<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/tag\/by-derek-mccracken\/' title='by Derek McCracken' class='pt-cv-tax-by-derek-mccracken'>by Derek McCracken<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/category\/performance-reviews\/' title='Performance Reviews' class='pt-cv-tax-performance-reviews'>Performance Reviews<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/climbing-mount-fabre\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-1-150623_Fabre_MountOlympus204.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-1-150623_Fabre_MountOlympus204.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-1-150623_Fabre_MountOlympus204.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"454\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/climbing-mount-fabre\/probe-zu-mount-olympus-von-jan-fabre-im-festspielhaus-berlin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-1-150623_Fabre_MountOlympus204.jpg?fit=700%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Wonge Bergmann&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Szene im Rahmen der Theaterprobe zur Theater- und Tanzproduktion \\&quot; Mount Olympus \\&quot; , einer 24 st\\u00fcndigen Performance des K\\u00fcnstlers und Theatermachers Jan Fabre mit seiner Company Troubleyn f\\u00fcr das Theaterfestival \\&quot;Foreign affairs\\&quot; auf der B\\u00fchne des Festspielhaus Berlin in Berlin am Dienstag, 23.06.2015&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1435072903&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Foto \\u0026amp; Copyright: Wonge Bergmann, Schadowstrasse 2, 60596 Frankfurt am Main;\\rVer\\u00f6ffentlichung nur gegen Honorar und Beleg; jedw&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Probe zu Mount Olympus von Jan Fabre im Festspielhaus Berlin&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Probe zu Mount Olympus von Jan Fabre im Festspielhaus Berlin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The aesthetics of vase painting in ancient Greek art is a central pillar in the majestic patchwork that is Jan Fabre\u2019s Mount Olympus. Photo: Wonge Bergmann&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-1-150623_Fabre_MountOlympus204.jpg?fit=700%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/climbing-mount-fabre\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Climbing Mount Fabre<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/tag\/by-margareta-sorenson\/' title='by Margareta S\u00f6renson' class='pt-cv-tax-by-margareta-sorenson'>by Margareta S\u00f6renson<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/category\/performance-reviews\/' title='Performance Reviews' class='pt-cv-tax-performance-reviews'>Performance Reviews<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/old-europe-is-not-dying-literature-tradition-and-politics-in-tiago-rodrigues-sopro-and-other-performances\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/1-The-Way-She-Dies-%C2%A9Filipe-Ferreira.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/old-europe-is-not-dying-literature-tradition-and-politics-in-tiago-rodrigues-sopro-and-other-performances\/1-the-way-she-dies-filipe-ferreira\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/1-The-Way-She-Dies-%C2%A9Filipe-Ferreira.jpg?fit=700%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Filipe Ferreira&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1489011017&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;47&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1 The Way She Dies \u00a9Filipe Ferreira\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Way She Dies, by Tiago Rodrigues, Prod. tg STAN and National Theatre D. 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Photo Achille La Pera&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/PHOTO-2-Re-Lear-stairs.jpg?fit=700%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/forum-and-function\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Forum and Function<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/tag\/by-barry-gaines\/' title='by Barry Gaines' class='pt-cv-tax-by-barry-gaines'>by Barry Gaines<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/category\/performance-reviews\/' title='Performance Reviews' class='pt-cv-tax-performance-reviews'>Performance Reviews<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/picasso-ou-le-pacte-avec-le-diable\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-1-ElPintor_FotoJVillanueva20011_preview_jpeg.jpg?fit=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-1-ElPintor_FotoJVillanueva20011_preview_jpeg.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-1-ElPintor_FotoJVillanueva20011_preview_jpeg.jpg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"216\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/picasso-ou-le-pacte-avec-le-diable\/photo-1-elpintor_fotojvillanueva011_preview_jpeg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-1-ElPintor_FotoJVillanueva20011_preview_jpeg.jpg?fit=700%2C449&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,449\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo 1 ElPintor_FotoJVillanueva011_preview_jpeg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Picasso (Alejandro del Cerro) voit d\u00e9filer devant lui toutes les femmes qu&amp;#8217;il a \u00e9pous\u00e9es ou avec qui il a v\u00e9cu. Photo par J. Villanueva&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-1-ElPintor_FotoJVillanueva20011_preview_jpeg.jpg?fit=700%2C449&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/picasso-ou-le-pacte-avec-le-diable\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Picasso, ou le pacte avec le diable<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/tag\/by-irene-sadowska\/' title='by Ir\u00e8ne Sadowska' class='pt-cv-tax-by-irene-sadowska'>by Ir\u00e8ne Sadowska<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/category\/performance-reviews\/' title='Performance Reviews' class='pt-cv-tax-performance-reviews'>Performance Reviews<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/seriously-hilarious-or-knowledge-is-power\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/PER-soilatlant-photo-5.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/PER-soilatlant-photo-5.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/PER-soilatlant-photo-5.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"222\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/seriously-hilarious-or-knowledge-is-power\/per-soilatlant-photo-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/PER-soilatlant-photo-5.jpg?fit=700%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Sakari Kiuru&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D610&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1522784250&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Sakari Kiuru&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PER-soilatlant photo 5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;At the magical cauldron: Alvis the Great Sorcerer (Leea Klemola and a barbecue grill). Photo by Sakari Kiuru&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/PER-soilatlant-photo-5.jpg?fit=700%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/seriously-hilarious-or-knowledge-is-power\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Seriously Hilarious, Or: Knowledge Is Power<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/tag\/by-soila-lehtonen\/' title='by Soila Lehtonen' class='pt-cv-tax-by-soila-lehtonen'>by Soila Lehtonen<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/category\/performance-reviews\/' title='Performance Reviews' class='pt-cv-tax-performance-reviews'>Performance Reviews<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/ibsens-play-adapted-to-represent-contemporary-chinese-femininity\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/featured-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"303\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/ibsens-play-adapted-to-represent-contemporary-chinese-femininity\/featured-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/featured-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"featured\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/featured-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/ibsens-play-adapted-to-represent-contemporary-chinese-femininity\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Ibsen\u2019s Play Adapted to Represent Contemporary Chinese Femininity<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/tag\/by-hu-xuan\/' title='by Hu Xuan' class='pt-cv-tax-by-hu-xuan'>by Hu Xuan<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/category\/performance-reviews\/' title='Performance Reviews' class='pt-cv-tax-performance-reviews'>Performance Reviews<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/latvian-directors-set-course-for-beauty\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-7-BeastyLove.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-7-BeastyLove.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-7-BeastyLove.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"200\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/latvian-directors-set-course-for-beauty\/photo-7-beastylove\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-7-BeastyLove.jpg?fit=700%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;www.janisamolins.lv&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo 7 BeastyLove\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In Beastly Love, characters meet to let out the animal inside. From left: Ivars Krasts, Marija Linarte. Photo by J\u0101nisAmoli\u0146\u0161&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-7-BeastyLove.jpg?fit=700%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/latvian-directors-set-course-for-beauty\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Latvian Directors Set Course for Beauty<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/tag\/by-matti-linnavuori\/' title='by Matti Linnavuori' class='pt-cv-tax-by-matti-linnavuori'>by Matti Linnavuori<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/category\/performance-reviews\/' title='Performance Reviews' class='pt-cv-tax-performance-reviews'>Performance Reviews<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/le-monstre-theatre-dombre-et-de-gestes\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Featured_Nob-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"302\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/le-monstre-theatre-dombre-et-de-gestes\/featured_nob-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Featured_Nob-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Featured_Nob\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Featured_Nob-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/le-monstre-theatre-dombre-et-de-gestes\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Le Monstre, th\u00e9\u00e2tre d\u2019ombre et de gestes<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/tag\/by-selim-lander\/' title='by Selim Lander' class='pt-cv-tax-by-selim-lander'>by Selim Lander<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/category\/performance-reviews\/' title='Performance Reviews' class='pt-cv-tax-performance-reviews'>Performance Reviews<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/mime-speaks-volumes-in-london\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo3.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo3.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo3.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"180\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/mime-speaks-volumes-in-london\/photo3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo3.jpg?fit=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,398\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Performers Kalle Nio and Vera Selene Tegelman sitting as a couple in an imaginary scene. L\u00e4ht\u00f6 \/ D\u00e9part, Kalle Nio, 2013. Photo Tom Hakala&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo3.jpg?fit=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/mime-speaks-volumes-in-london\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Mime Speaks Volumes in London<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/tag\/by-meral-harmanci\/' title='by Meral Harmanc\u0131' class='pt-cv-tax-by-meral-harmanci'>by Meral Harmanc\u0131<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/category\/performance-reviews\/' title='Performance Reviews' class='pt-cv-tax-performance-reviews'>Performance Reviews<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/the-elephant-and-the-circus\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-B-for-part-2-Mandragora-Circo-Mariana-Silva-and-Juan-Cruz-Bracamonte-playing-the-clowns.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-B-for-part-2-Mandragora-Circo-Mariana-Silva-and-Juan-Cruz-Bracamonte-playing-the-clowns.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-B-for-part-2-Mandragora-Circo-Mariana-Silva-and-Juan-Cruz-Bracamonte-playing-the-clowns.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/the-elephant-and-the-circus\/photo-b-for-part-2-mandragora-circo-mariana-silva-and-juan-cruz-bracamonte-playing-the-clowns\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-B-for-part-2-Mandragora-Circo-Mariana-Silva-and-Juan-Cruz-Bracamonte-playing-the-clowns.jpg?fit=700%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo B for part 2 Mandragora Circo Mariana Silva and Juan Cruz Bracamonte playing the clowns\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mariana Silva and Juan Cruz Bracamonte playing the clowns&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Photo-B-for-part-2-Mandragora-Circo-Mariana-Silva-and-Juan-Cruz-Bracamonte-playing-the-clowns.jpg?fit=700%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/the-elephant-and-the-circus\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >The Elephant and the Circus<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/tag\/by-ivona-janjic-and-eunice-tudela-de-azevedo\/' title='by Ivona Janjic and Eunice Tudela de Azevedo' class='pt-cv-tax-by-ivona-janjic-and-eunice-tudela-de-azevedo'>by Ivona Janjic and Eunice Tudela de Azevedo<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/category\/performance-reviews\/' title='Performance Reviews' class='pt-cv-tax-performance-reviews'>Performance Reviews<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Section Editor:\u00a0Matti Linnavuori\u00a0(Finland) Matti Linnavuori\u00a0wrote theatre criticism between 1978 and 2013 for various newspapers and weeklies in his native Finland. In 1985, he worked for the BBC World Service in London. Since 1998, he has presented papers at numerous IATC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-229","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","","tg-column-two"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9Xk3S-3H","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":250,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229\/revisions\/250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}