Soila Lehtonen* A new musical play by Pirkko Saisio[1] at the Finnish National Theatre Music by Jussi Tuurna, Director: Pirkko Saisio. Scenography: Kati Lukka. Costumes: Tarja Simonen. Choreography: Jouni Prittinen. Sound: Ville Leppilahti, Jussi Matikainen. Lights: Matti Tiilama. Makeup, hair:
La Tempête, un dialogue interculturel entre Shakespeare et Oh Tae-Suk
Hyun-Sook Shin* La Tempête de Shakespeare, mise en scène par Oh Tae-Suk, a été jouée au Théâtre des Arts Daehangno, Seoul, du 15 au 25, décembre, 2011. Oh Tae-Suk est un dramaturge et metteur en scène coréen. La Tempête a
Fragments of a Revolutionary Discourse
Sergio Lo Gatto[1] Fatzer Fragment/Getting Lost Faster, by Bertolt Brecht, directed by Fabrizio Arcuri. Production Teatro Stabile di Torino, Turin and Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg Platz, Berlin. Kill Your Darlings! [The Streets of Berladelphia], by René Pollesch, directed by René Pollesch.
Congre et homard de Gaël Octavia : un exercice de haute-école
Congre et homard de Gaël Octavia, directed by Dominik Bernard, seen in Avignon, July 2011. Selim Lander[1] Abstract Congre et homard (The Eel and the Lobster) is not the first foray into dramatic writing by Martinican Gaël Octavia, but it
Andrei Serban is Reshaping the Classics
Oltita Cintec[1] Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Andrei Şerban. Premiere in Romania Cluj Napoca Hungarian Theatre, January 2012. Hedda Gabler a était mise en scène en janvier 2012, par Andrei Şerban au Théâtre Hongrois de Cluj Napoca, l’une
Baltic Theatre Seeks to Define Rather than Depict History
Mark Brown* and Matti Linnavuori** Sight 2011, an annual Baltic theatre showcase, November 2011, in Riga, Latvia. The three Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania take turns in organizing an annual showcase of their theatres. Each country is invited
A Hungarian Hamlet of What ifs
Judit Csáki[1] Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the Hungarian National Theatre, directed by Robert Alföldi. Premiere March 19, 2012. What if we give Hamlet – this undoubtedly hyper-canonized drama – an unusual look? What if we try to look at it as
Madeleine et la Chine
Hervé Guay* JE PENSE À YU, texte de Carole Fréchette ; mise en scène de Marie Gignac ; scénographie de Jean Bard ; costumes de Cynthia Saint-Gelais ; éclairages d’André Rioux ; environnement sonore de Philippe Brault ; accessoire de
Folk Tales and Puppetry Techniques Mingle in Baku
Aydin Talibzadeh[1] The First Baku International Puppet Festival, November 2011. Children perceive the world through fairy tales; they grow up, little by little, on these tales. There is nothing conditional, fictional or false for them: everything is true, real—as real