theatre

FEATURE theatre : Sofia's directors and playwrights boom despite barebone budgets

Sofia's directors and playwrights boom despite barebone budgets

In Bulgaria there are no cultural policy programmes and the crisis has consumed the ministry coffers. Filmmakers like Kamen Kalev, playwrights and other creative minds demand government transparency and methods to support their enterprising spirit. Part one of a five part 'EU crisis on the ground' city series

by Ariadna Matamoros Fernàndez @ // 04/01/10 - 2 votes

theatre, contemporary art, economical crisis, best of cafebabel.com, sofia, europe on the ground, art

INTERVIEW theatre : David Lescot: 'Europe is nothing more than a piggy bank for artists'

David Lescot: 'Europe is nothing more than a piggy bank for artists'

The fearless French playwright, musician and director, 38, attacks the concept of Europe in his latest show 'L’Européenne', a wacky commentary on a continent that is still seeking to find itself

by Jane Mery @ // 04/11/09

theatre, languages, european union, david lescot, multilingualism, brunch, paris

FOCUS theatre : A cultural cacophony; international festival in Germany

A cultural cacophony; international festival in Germany

'Beirut? Isn't that in the near East?' You frequently hear this question when telling European friends about the Festival of Young Artists in Bayreuth. Has anyone other than avowed Wagner admirers heard of this small town deep in the franconian province?

by Lilian Maria Pithan @ // 24/08/09 - 1 Comment

theatre, arts, palestine occupied territory, multiculturalism, classical music, israel, dance

INTERVIEW theatre : Wajdi Mouawad and the theatre: ‘I don’t feel as if I belong to this world’

Wajdi Mouawad and the theatre: ‘I don’t feel as if I belong to this world’

'Strangely, this does not make me unhappy’, he says the Quebec-Lebanese author, 40. At the 2009 Avignon Festival, he presented Cielos, adding another work to his trilogy on wars, exile and the state of the world.

by Vicenç Batalla Franch @ // 20/08/09 - 1 Comment

theatre, arts, canada, lebanon, théâtre de l'odéon, interview, france

PANORAMA theatre : European theatre tips of the summer

European theatre tips of the summer

Sam Mendes subtitled in Greek, Oscar Wilde in the open air in Regent's Park and the British Shakespeare company with Czech director Jiri Menzel in a castle in Prague - the best music, dance and theatre doses in July and August

by Álvaro Sánchez @ // 24/07/09 - 1 Comment

theatre, arts, scotland, greece, william shakespeare, barcelona, croatia

INTERVIEW theatre : Brazilian director Rui Frati on the Theatre of the Oppressed post-Augusto Boal

Brazilian director Rui Frati on the Theatre of the Oppressed post-Augusto Boal

The director of the TDO in Paris speaks over two months after the death of the theatre's founder, Augusto Boal, on 2 May

by viola fiore @ // 23/07/09

theatre, brasil, arts, paris, society, europe

REVIEW theatre : London and Berlin reviews of Mark Ravenhill's 'Over There' play

London and Berlin reviews of Mark Ravenhill's 'Over There' play

Mark Ravenhill’s unconventional play about identical twins who are reunited after growing up in east and west Germany travelled from London to Berlin this spring. Our London reviewer calls it a timely commentary on the EU’s current political troubles. Our Berlin reviewer wonders if the British director reproaches the Germans with the repression of history. Cross-reviews from the Royal Court and Schaubühne theatres

by Sandra Wickert @ , Annie Rutherford @ , sara mojtehedzadeh @ // 19/05/09 - 1 Comment

theatre, reunification, identity, integration, best of cafebabel.com, berlin wall, berlin

INTERVIEW theatre : Israeli-German theatre: the Holocaust, Nazi and Palestinian 'Third Generation'

Israeli-German theatre: the Holocaust, Nazi and Palestinian 'Third Generation'

Together with the dramaturges Amit Epstein and Irina Szodruck, Israeli director Yael Ronen ventured on an experiment with Third Generation. The theatre project has already been performed as a work in progress in Halle (Germany), Tel Aviv and Parma (Italy). A newly finished version hit the Berliner Schaubühne in early May. Review and interview

by Christiane Lötsch @ // 30/04/09 - 1 Comment - 1 vote

theatre, nationalism, palestine occupied territory, auschwitz, berlin, history, israel

PANORAMA theatre : Theatre: Balkans’ not dead, from Paris to Skopje via Pristina

Theatre: Balkans’ not dead, from Paris to Skopje via Pristina

The Theatre de Syldavie company presents a sparse play in which the muslims and christians of Macedonia attempt to understand one another: - 'Blood Wedding’, or the re-writing of a great Balkan classic

by Léa Khayata @ // 16/03/09 - 2 Comment - 1 vote

theatre, kosovo, balkans, macedonia, paris, culture

FOCUS theatre : Austrian tabloids make global headlines with Joseph Fritzl, incest father

Austrian tabloids make global headlines with Joseph Fritzl, incest father

Shortly before the incest trial begins on 16 March, the Vienna theatre production of 'Pension F.' is bringing the oppressive atmosphere surrounding the Fritzl case onto the stage, meaning it is not only 'the man on the street’s paper' who is discussing what happened in that cellar

by Annamaria Szanto @ // 10/03/09 - 3 Comment - 1 vote

theatre, presse, media, european media, austria

MULTIMEDIA theatre : Theatre: Auschwitz meets the French Auvergne

Theatre: Auschwitz meets the French Auvergne

For the International Short Film Festival 2009, director Fabrice Dubusset is working with amateur performers for the group's first Fassbinder play. The revival of the German director's 'Just a Slice of Bread' brings critical themes to the European arena

by Ezequiel Scagnetti @ , Katharina Kloss @ // 02/02/09 - 9 Comment

theatre, reiner werner fassbinder, holocaust memorial day, clermont-ferrand, holocaust, culture calendar, france

PANORAMA theatre : Venice, Edinburgh, Perpignan - a festival for everyone

Venice, Edinburgh, Perpignan - a festival for everyone

Italy's 'La Mostra', Scotland's Fringe, photojournalism in the south of France - it’s not too late to recover your cultural health before the end of summer. Monthly guide to the best culture picks in Europe

by Benjamin Lasry @ // 08/08/08

theatre, venezia, london, cinema, biennale, mostra, portobello film festival

PORTRAIT

Stuttgart's Lokstoff: taking theatre to the city

No curtains, no stage. No cushioned rows of seats, no peep-show principle. The Stuttgart theatre group perform outside in urban spaces, right where the action is - be it in an airport, train station, underground station or buses driving their daily routes

by yvonne pöppelbaum // 05/03/08 - 1 Comment

theatre, stuttgart, germany, europe, culture

theatre : Venice – alternative student Biennale

Venice – alternative student Biennale

Breaking with the usual traditions of contemporary art found at the Venice Biennale, Italian and German art students have ‘improvised’ scenes using Venetian passers-by

by Anna Castellari @ // 21/09/07

theatre, italy, youth, western eu, culture

FEATURE theatre : Sofia – Paris elephant truckers

Sofia – Paris elephant truckers

For years, the convoys of lorries on European motorways have been becoming longer and longer. Stefan Kaegi and Jörg Karrenbauer relate their European-style road movie in Paris with theatre production 'Cargo Sofia-Paris'

by Katharina Kloss @ // 13/09/07

theatre, the streets of europe, france, europe, culture

FOCUS theatre : The musical: a phoenix from the flames

The musical: a phoenix from the flames

With new stories, new audiences and the latest in technology, the musical is back with a bang in Europe’s big cities

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 05/09/07

theatre, music, society, europe, culture

theatre : Free Theatre of Minsk: onstage resistance

Free Theatre of Minsk: onstage resistance

The Belarusian independent theatre company uses black humour and underground performances to protest against 'Europe's last dictatorship'

by Prune Antoine @ // 22/05/07

theatre, dance, post-soviet states, belarus, minsk, alexander lukashenko, festivals

Free Theatre of Minsk in images

Extracts from 'Breathing Technquies In A Place Without Air' and 'Being Harold Pinter,' by artists-in-residence the Free Theatre of Minsk at the Alfortville studio theatre, Paris, May 2007

by pa // 17/05/07 - 1 Comment

theatre, western eu, paris, france, culture

PANORAMA theatre : New wave in theatre

New wave in theatre

Free from the shackles of Communist oppression, Czech theatre has discovered its own identity, lying somewhere between pop culture and experimental drama. Presenting three portraits of this new generation

by stéphane pocidalo // 15/05/07

theatre, central and eastern europe, czech republic, prag, youth, culture

theatre : Ivan Rajmont - from Kundera to Stoppard

Ivan Rajmont - from Kundera to Stoppard

The Czech stage director explains why 'European theatre' doesn't fit snugly into one box

by vitek nejedlo // 09/02/07

theatre, brunch, germany, czech republic, prag, austria, europe

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