{"id":867,"date":"2018-12-10T21:12:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T21:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/?page_id=867"},"modified":"2018-12-10T21:12:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T21:12:41","slug":"performance-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/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\/17\/theatre-in-cyprus-in-search-of-a-new-identity\/picture3-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Picture3-7.jpg?fit=700%2C465\" data-orig-size=\"700,465\" 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-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Picture3-7.jpg?fit=300%2C199\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/17\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/05\/Picture3-7.jpg?fit=700%2C465\" \/><\/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-a4e1ebc9li\"><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\/18\/putin-on-the-ritz-in-st-petersburg\/\" 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\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Photo1-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Photo1-1.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Photo1-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"1046\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/putin-on-the-ritz-in-st-petersburg\/photo1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Photo1-1.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" 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=\"Photo1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Left to right: Ma\u0142gorzata Zawadzka (Miss Stockmann), Micha\u0142 Majnicz (Editor Hovstad) and Juliusz Chrz\u0105stowski (Doctor Tomas Stockmann), in An Enemy of the People. Photo by Stary Theatr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Photo1-1.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/putin-on-the-ritz-in-st-petersburg\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Putin on the Ritz in St. Petersburg<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/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\/18\/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\/18\/timisoara-festival-pierces-through-past-and-future-nationalisms\/\" 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\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/tesztmatti-photo-7.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/tesztmatti-photo-7.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/tesztmatti-photo-7.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"1138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/timisoara-festival-pierces-through-past-and-future-nationalisms\/tesztmatti-photo-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/tesztmatti-photo-7.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=\"tesztmatti photo 7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Kosovar production ridiculing both domestic and European bureaucracy was shown on DVD, because the company were denied their EU visas. Photo by JetmirIdrizi&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2019\/01\/tesztmatti-photo-7.jpg?fit=700%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/timisoara-festival-pierces-through-past-and-future-nationalisms\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Timi\u015foara Festival Pierces through Past and Future Nationalisms<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/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\/18\/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\/18\/un-spectacle-dune-malsaine-ambiguite\/\" 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\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/RAU-La-Reprise-4.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/RAU-La-Reprise-4.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/RAU-La-Reprise-4.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"860\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/un-spectacle-dune-malsaine-ambiguite\/rau-la-reprise-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/RAU-La-Reprise-4.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" 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=\"RAU La Reprise 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sc\u00e8ne du meurtre. Photo\u00a0: Michiel Devijver&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/RAU-La-Reprise-4.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/un-spectacle-dune-malsaine-ambiguite\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Un spectacle d\u2019une malsaine ambigu\u00eft\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-jean-pierre-han\/' title='by Jean-Pierre Han' class='pt-cv-tax-by-jean-pierre-han'>by Jean-Pierre Han<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/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\/18\/almadas-theatre-fiesta-a-public-affair-or-an-affair-with-the-public\/\" 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\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Photo-7-Dr-Nest.-Photo-Valeria-Tomasulo.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Photo-7-Dr-Nest.-Photo-Valeria-Tomasulo.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Photo-7-Dr-Nest.-Photo-Valeria-Tomasulo.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"788\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/photo-7-dr-nest-photo-valeria-tomasulo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Photo-7-Dr-Nest.-Photo-Valeria-Tomasulo.jpg?fit=700%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1521063057&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo 7 Dr-Nest. Photo Valeria-Tomasulo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In Dr. Nest, the titular \u201cDoctor\u201d becomes the patient. Escola D. Ant\u00f3nio Da Costa, Palco Grande, Almada, 2018.Photo: Valeria Tomasulo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Photo-7-Dr-Nest.-Photo-Valeria-Tomasulo.jpg?fit=700%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/almadas-theatre-fiesta-a-public-affair-or-an-affair-with-the-public\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Almada\u2019s Theatre Fiesta: A Public Affair or an Affair with the Public<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-katerina-delikonstantinidou\/' title='by Katerina Delikonstantinidou' class='pt-cv-tax-by-katerina-delikonstantinidou'>by Katerina Delikonstantinidou<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/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\/18\/le-tartuffe-dejante-doskaras-korsunovas\/\" 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\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/oskaras-2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/oskaras-2.jpg?w=580&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/oskaras-2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"853\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/le-tartuffe-dejante-doskaras-korsunovas\/oskaras-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/oskaras-2.jpg?fit=580%2C387&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"580,387\" 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=\"oskaras 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Elmire et Tartuffe. Photo : Christophe Raynaud de Lage&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/oskaras-2.jpg?fit=580%2C387&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/le-tartuffe-dejante-doskaras-korsunovas\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Le Tartuffe d\u00e9jant\u00e9 d\u2019Oskaras Kor\u0161unovas<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/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\/18\/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\/18\/discovering-minsk-through-belarusian-theatre\/\" 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\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Belarus-1.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Belarus-1.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Belarus-1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"815\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/discovering-minsk-through-belarusian-theatre\/belarus-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Belarus-1.jpg?fit=700%2C465&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,465\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1516909195&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Belarus 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Mayor (Viktar Manaje\u016d) comforts Khlestakov, The (would-be) Government Inspector (Pavie\u0142 Char\u0142an\u010duk-Ju\u017eako\u016d). Photo by the National Academic &amp;#8220;Janka Kupa\u0142a&amp;#8221; Theatre&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Belarus-1.jpg?fit=700%2C465&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/discovering-minsk-through-belarusian-theatre\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Discovering Minsk through Belarusian Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-maria-zarnescu\/' title='by Maria Z\u0103rnescu' class='pt-cv-tax-by-maria-zarnescu'>by Maria Z\u0103rnescu<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/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\/18\/how-to-organize-a-bridge-between-national-and-international\/\" 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\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/mehrdad-3.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/mehrdad-3.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/mehrdad-3.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"847\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/how-to-organize-a-bridge-between-national-and-international\/mehrdad-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/mehrdad-3.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=\"mehrdad 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In Poman\u0103, two couples are moving on a quadrilateral shape like a capsule. Photo by Mihaela Marin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/mehrdad-3.jpg?fit=700%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/how-to-organize-a-bridge-between-national-and-international\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >How to Organize a Bridge between National and International<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-mehrdad-rayani-makhsous\/' title='by Mehrdad Rayani-Makhsous' class='pt-cv-tax-by-mehrdad-rayani-makhsous'>by Mehrdad Rayani-Makhsous<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/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\/18\/comment-inventer-demain\/\" 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\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Img2-3.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Img2-3.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Img2-3.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"831\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/comment-inventer-demain\/img2-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Img2-3.jpg?fit=370%2C245&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"370,245\" 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=\"Img2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Guauraangi Chopra dansLe cercueil est trop grand pour la fosse, \u00a9 Thierry Laporte&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Img2-3.jpg?fit=370%2C245&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/comment-inventer-demain\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Comment inventer demain ?<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-camille-khoury\/' title='by Camille Khoury' class='pt-cv-tax-by-camille-khoury'>by Camille Khoury<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/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\/18\/of-mothers-and-warriors\/\" 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\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/3_The-Tempest_On-The-Run.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/3_The-Tempest_On-The-Run.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/3_The-Tempest_On-The-Run.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"836\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/of-mothers-and-warriors\/the-tempest-on-the-run-2018\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/3_The-Tempest_On-The-Run.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;David Hou&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Martha Henry as Prospero and Michael Blake as Caliban in The Tempest. Photography by David Hou.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1525358214&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2018 Terms and Conditions of Photo Use: Images are the property of the Stratford Festival and shall be used for publicity and ne&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;75&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Tempest \\u2013 On The Run 2018&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Tempest \u2013 On The Run 2018\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Martha Henry as Prospero scolding Caliban (Michael Blake) in her unique interpretation of the role as both wizard and mentoring matriarch. Photo by David Hou&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/3_The-Tempest_On-The-Run.jpg?fit=700%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/of-mothers-and-warriors\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Of Mothers and Warriors<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-patricia-keeney\/' title='by Patricia Keeney' class='pt-cv-tax-by-patricia-keeney'>by Patricia Keeney<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/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\/18\/magic-mirror-on-the-wall-whos-the-mightiest-one-of-all\/\" 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\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/blacksara-27.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/blacksara-27.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/blacksara-27.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"822\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/magic-mirror-on-the-wall-whos-the-mightiest-one-of-all\/blacksara-27\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/blacksara-27.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;&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=\"blacksara 27\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The senior chorus girls of Moulin Rouge (Tiina Weckstr\u00f6m, Ulla Tapaninen, Sinikka Sokka) keep changing roles from pink pigs to hussars or valkyries. Photo by Tuomo Manninen&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/blacksara-27.jpg?fit=700%2C467&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/magic-mirror-on-the-wall-whos-the-mightiest-one-of-all\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Magic Mirror on the Wall, Who&#8217;s the Mightiest One of All?<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/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\/18\/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\/18\/mr-muhsins-memory-of-hamlet-rewrites-the-history-of-turkeys-theatre\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Muhsin2.jpg?fit=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Muhsin2.jpg?w=520&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Muhsin2.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/mr-muhsins-memory-of-hamlet-rewrites-the-history-of-turkeys-theatre\/muhsin2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Muhsin2.jpg?fit=520%2C341&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"520,341\" 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=\"Muhsin2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Muhsin (left) with his co-actors in a scene set in 1911, deciding to stage Hamlet. Photo by Kenan \u00d6zcan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/12\/Muhsin2.jpg?fit=520%2C341&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/mr-muhsins-memory-of-hamlet-rewrites-the-history-of-turkeys-theatre\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Mr. Muhsin\u2019s Memory of Hamlet Rewrites the History of Turkey\u2019s Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-eylem-ejder\/' title='by Eylem Ejder' class='pt-cv-tax-by-eylem-ejder'>by Eylem Ejder<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/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-867","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","","tg-column-two"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pam472-dZ","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":868,"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/867\/revisions\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}