Interview by Randy Gener[1] In his plays, as in his life and in the classroom, the American playwright Erik Ehn walks the talk of an ecstatic. He is interested in mystical moments, which he says happens to us everyday. His
“Underneath All Plays are Questions about Memory and Identity” — Interview with U.S. Playwright Chiori Miyagawa
Interview by Randy Gener* It has been traditional in Miyagawan criticism to state that the Japanese-born Asian American playwright Chiori Miyagawa can’t resist but be poetical. “Ineffably beautiful,” “delicate,” “surprising stage pictures,” “impressionistic”—these encomiums follow her work around like a
“The Playwright Must be Relevant, Proactive and at Times Pre-empt Society” — Interview with Nigerian Playwright, Director and Actor Ahmed Yerima
Interview by Dr. Ngozi Udengwu[1] Professor Ahmed Yerima is a popular Nigerian playwright, director and actor, a university lecturer and an administrator. He is a former director of the National Troupe of Nigeria and a former Director-General of the National
«L’acteur et la forme marionnettique dans le théâtre polyphonique» — Interview avec l’acteur français, marionnettiste et metteur en scène Johanny Bert
Propos recueillis par Irène Sadowska Guillon[1] ABSTRACT Actor, puppeteer and director Johanny Bert belongs to a group of young French designers who emerged in the early 2000s. In 2000, he created the Théâtre de Romette company in le Puy-en-Velay, a
“A Gleam in Her Eye: Language Theatre in the Visual Age” — Interview with U.S. Actor and Director Barbara Oliver
Interview by Lissa Tyler Renaud[1] California’s San Francisco Bay Area (U.S.) has a history of fostering women as remarkable as actor-director Barbara Oliver, many of them involved in performance. Among the best known, Isadora Duncan has been called “the mother
“The Balkans are Full of Drama” — Interview with Macedonian Playwright Dejan Dukovski
Interview by Nelko Nelkovski[1] Born in Skopje in 1969, Dejan Dukovski is one of the most important contemporary playwrights of the Republic of Macedonia. Under the guidance of playwright Goran Stefanovski, Dukovski graduated in dramaturgy from the Faculty of Dramatic
“Brave Decisions Must Develop the Artist” — Interview with Bulgarian Scenic and Costume Designer Nikola Toromanov
Interview by Emil Iliev[1] Born in December 1968, the Bulgarian scenic designer Nikola Toromanov has been a member and co-founder of the Triumviratus Art Group, a collective whose activities focus on theater, performance, literature, video art and radio. The collective’s