Festivals

Festivals, often organized within a specific geographic community or around a theme, are a great way for different works to be in conversation with each other. Content in this section primarily focuses around recapping theatre festivals and analyzing multiple works that were featured.

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Meet Amleta

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Meet Amleta

Join us for a livestream discussion with Amleta founder, Monica Faggiani

Friday 3 May 2024

A Speculative Love Performance in the Margins

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A Speculative Love Performance in the Margins

by Yaşam Özlem Gülseven, Davit Khorbaladze

12 April 2024

The Set of Practices We Call Home

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The Set of Practices We Call Home

by Kaneza Schaal

11 April 2024

Conversations from the Santiago a Mil International Festival 2018

Santiago A Mil Festival

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Conversations from the Santiago a Mil International Festival 2018

Wednesday 17 January and Friday 19 January 2018

Santiago, Chile

Santiago a Mil International Festival 2018 in Santiago, Chile presented three livestreaming conversations during its presenter's week on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Wednesday and Friday 17 and 19 January 2018. On Twitter, follow @HowlRound and @fundteatroamil, and use hashtags #STGOaMIL and #howlround.

Coming Full Circle

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Coming Full Circle

The 2017 LTC International Convening

21 December 2017

Carla Della Gatta and Marci R. McMahon look back on the 2017 Encuentro de las Américas International Theatre Festival that took place 2-12 November at the Latino Theatre Center in Los Angeles, California.

How to Launch a Latinx New Play Festival

Maria Patrice

Amon

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How to Launch a Latinx New Play Festival

20 December 2017

Maria Patrice Amon describes how she developed and produced San Diego Repertory Theatre’s first Latinx New Play Festival.

The Context and Environment of Hungarian Theatre-Making—a panel discussion

dunaPart

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The Context and Environment of Hungarian Theatre-Making—a panel discussion

Friday 1 December 2017

Budapest, Hungary

Trafó House of Contemporary Arts in Budapest, Hungary presented The Context and Environment of Hungarian Theatre-Making— a panel discussion at dunaPart – Platform of Hungarian Performing Arts livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 1 December 2017 at 10:30 CET (Berlin, UTC +1) / 4:30 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 9:30 a.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 11:30 EET (Bucharest, UTC +2) / 17:30 SGT (Singapore, UTC +8) / 8:30 p.m. AEDT (Sydney, UTC +11). In Twitter, follow @HowlRound for updates, and use #howlround.

Theatre and Power—a panel discussion

dunaPart

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Theatre and Power—a panel discussion

Thursday 30 November 2017

Budapest, Hungary

Trafó House of Contemporary Arts in Budapest, Hungary presented Theatre and Power— a panel discussion at dunaPart – Platform of Hungarian Performing Arts livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 30 November 2017 at 10:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1) / 4:00 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 9:00 a.m. GMT (London, UTC +0) / 11:00 EET (Bucharest, UTC +2) / 17:00 SGT (Singapore, UTC +8) / 8:00 p.m. AEDT (Sydney, UTC +11). In Twitter, follow @HowlRound for updates, and use #howlround.

Will Future Storytelling Include Live Theatre?

Jonathan

Mandell

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Will Future Storytelling Include Live Theatre?

15 November 2017

Jonathan Mandell looks at the Future of Storytelling festival in Staten Island, New York, which featured exhibits, productions, and performances using virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality techniques and technology.

Williams and Shakespeare

Derek

McCormack

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Williams and Shakespeare

The 12th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival

5 November 2017

Williams and Shakespeare at The 12th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival.

What is forbidden? About political theatre and politicisation of theatre in Poland

Dialog-Wrocław International Theatre Festival

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What is forbidden? About political theatre and politicisation of theatre in Poland

A debate about the dangers to artistic freedom

Friday 20 October 2017

The Dialog-Wrocław International Theatre Festival in Poland presented the debate What is forbidden? About political theatre and politicisation of theatre in Poland livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 20 October at 16:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2) / 17:00 EEST (Beirut, UTC +3) / 3 p.m. BST (London, UTC +1) / 14:00 UTC +0 / 10 a.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4). In Twitter, follow @howlround for updates and use #howlround.

Why do we need theatre?

Dialog-Wrocław International Theatre Festival

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Why do we need theatre?

A debate about cultural institutions in tae world where the freedom of creation is endangered.

Thursday 19 October 2017

Poland

The Dialog-Wrocław International Theatre Festival in Poland presented the debate Why do we need theatre? livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 19 October at 16:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2) / 17:00 EEST (Beirut, UTC +3) / 3 p.m. BST (London, UTC +1) / 14:00 UTC +0 / 10 a.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4). In Twitter, follow @howlround for updates and use #howlround.

Theatre and Democracy: Institutional Practices in Polish Theatre

Konfrontacje Festival

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Theatre and Democracy: Institutional Practices in Polish Theatre

The Polish Theatre Journal

Friday 13 October 2017

Lublin, Poland

The 22nd edition of Konfrontacje Festival in Lublin, Poland presented the discussion Theatre and Democracy: Institutional Practices in Polish Theatre with the Polish Theatre Journal livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 13 October at 17:00 CEST (Lublin/Berlin) / 18:00 EEST (Bucharest) / 4 p.m. BST (London) / 15:00 UTC / 11 a.m. EDT (New York) / 8 a.m. PDT (Los Angeles). Follow @HowlRoundTV and @konfrontacje on Twitter for updates.

Impacts of Raleigh’s Women’s Theatre Festival, One Year Later

Katy

Koop

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Impacts of Raleigh’s Women’s Theatre Festival, One Year Later

25 September 2017

North Carolina based theatremaker Katy Koop reflects on the impact of the Women’s Theatre Festival on Raleigh’s theatre community since its launch in 2016.

Reimagining the Classics at the Minnesota Fringe

Robert

Hubbard

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Reimagining the Classics at the Minnesota Fringe

10 September 2017

Robert Hubbard reports on reimagining Shakespeare at the Minnesota Fringe Festival.

AsiaTOPA

Cynthia P.

Schneider

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AsiaTOPA

Redefining Performing Arts Festivals

30 August 2017

Ambassador Cynthia P. Schneider, who attended the AsiaTOPA Performance Festival in Australia, reflects how as the United States devalues diversity and imposes restrictions on immigration, Australia recognizes the value of its relationship with its Asian neighbors, and of its own diverse population.

How a Commons Becomes a Selection Committee

Abigail

Vega

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How a Commons Becomes a Selection Committee

2017 Encuentro de las Américas / Cómo un 'Commons' se convierte en un comité de selección: 2017 Encuentro de las Américas

1 August 2017

Abigail Vega writes about the process for choosing shows for the 2017 Encuentro de las Américas festival. / Abigail Vega escribe sobre el proceso de selección de obras para el festival Encuentro de las Américas 2017.

Seventy Years of Fringe Festivals

Holly

Lombardo

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Seventy Years of Fringe Festivals

6 July 2017

World Fringe Day is July 11, 2017.

Performance and Panel Discussions from TESZT 2017 at the Euroregional Theatre Festival 

TESZT

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Performance and Panel Discussions from TESZT 2017 at the Euroregional Theatre Festival

Friday 26 May 2017

Timișoara, Romania

The Euroregional Theatre Festival Timișoara — TESZT presented the livestreaming of a performance and video archives of panel discussions from Timișoara, Romania on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 26 May 2017. In Twitter, follow @howlround for updates.

Competitive Air Guitar on Stage at Humana

Allie

Fireel

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Competitive Air Guitar on Stage at Humana

13 May 2017

Airness uses air guitar to ask what is real. The answer: the families we make.

“How was Romania?”

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“How was Romania?”

Reflections on the Temps D’Image Festival in Cluj

2 April 2017

A report on the Temps D’Image Festival in Cluj, Romania, from the perspectives of “Surfing” fellows Sydonia Lucchesi, Sam Silbiger, and Taysha Canales.

Encountering Eastern Europe

Jamie

Gahlon

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Encountering Eastern Europe

4 March 2017

Jamie Gahlon, Senior Creative Producer of HowlRound, reports on a trip she took in fall 2016 to explore, deepen, and build partnerships with theatremakers and organizations in Eastern Europe.

The Latin America Today Conversations 

Santiago A Mil Festival

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The Latin America Today Conversations

Tuesday 17 January and Thursday 19 January 2017

Santiago, Chile

Santiago a Mil International Festival 2017 in Santiago, Chile presented two conversations during its presenters' week with the theme of Latin America Today livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Tuesday 17 January and Thursday 19 January. On Twitter, follow @HowlRoundTV and @fundteatroamil, and use hashtags #STGOaMIL, #cafeonda, and #howlround.

2016 NOW AFRICA Playwrights Festival

Cherry Lou

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2016 NOW AFRICA Playwrights Festival

12 January 2017

Cherry Lou Sy reports on the first day of 2016 NOW AFRICA Playwrights Festival, which included a panel discussion and performances addressing connection across the African Diaspora.

The Professional Symposium from the 2017 Under the Radar Series

Public Theater

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The Professional Symposium from the 2017 Under the Radar Series

Thursday 5 January 2017

New York City, NY, United States

The 2017 Under the Radar Festival at the Public Theater in New York City presented the festival's Professional Symposium livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at HowlRound.TV Thursday 5 January at 7:00 a.m. PST (San Francisco) / 10:00 a.m. EST (New York) / 15:00 GMT (London).