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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
The Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre Returns
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The Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre Returns

18 October 2016

Playwright Karen Malpede reflects on shows from The 23rd Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre, back from a five-year hiatus.

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Apply for the 2017 Encuentro de las Americas Festival
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Apply for the 2017 Encuentro de las Americas Festival

Celebrating Dynamic Contemporary Latinx and Latin American Theatre / Someta su solicitud para participar en el Festival Encuentro de las Américas 2017: Celebrando la dinámica del teatro contemporáne

11 October 2016

Following the success of the 2014 Encuentro, the LATC and LTC are now accepting applications to the 2017 Encuentro de las Americas (“Encuentro 2017”): Celebrating Dynamic Contemporary Latinx and Latin American Theatre, October 29-November 19, 2017.

Lecture by Bojana Kunst, Author of Artist at Work, Proximity of Art and Capitalism
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Lecture by Bojana Kunst, Author of Artist at Work, Proximity of Art and Capitalism

Monday 10 October 2016
Lublin, Poland

The 21st edition of Konfrontacje Festival in Lublin, Poland presented a lecture by Bojana Kunst, author of Artist at Work, Proximity of Art and Capitalism livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Monday 10 October at 15:00 CEST (Lublin/Berlin) / 16:00 EEST (Bucharest) / 2 p.m. BST (London) / 13:00 UTC / 9 a.m. EDT (New York). Follow @HowlRoundTV and @konfrontacje on Twitter for updates.

Performance of Parental Ctrl by Groundfloor Group (Romania)
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Performance of Parental Ctrl by Groundfloor Group (Romania)

Saturday 8 October 2016

The 21st edition of Konfrontacje Festival in Lublin, Poland presented a performance of Parental Ctrl by Groundfloor Group (Romania) livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Saturday 8 October at 18:00 CEST (Berlin) / 19:00 EEST (Bucharest) / 5 p.m. BST (London) / 16:00 UTC / 12 p.m. EDT (New York) / 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco). Follow @HowlRoundTV and @konfrontacje on Twitter for updates. 

BITEF and Cultural Diplomacy: Theatre Festivals and Geopolitics
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BITEF and Cultural Diplomacy: Theatre Festivals and Geopolitics

Saturday 1 October - Sunday 2 October 2016
Belgrade, Serbia

The Conference BITEF and Cultural Diplomacy: Theatre Festivals and Geopolitics livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Saturday 1 October and Sunday 2 October from Belgrade, Serbia. In Twitter, follow @howlroundtv@Biteffestival, and use #howlround#bitef. The conference is a collaborative project of the BITEF Festival and UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Management of the University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia.

Conversation from the V4 @ Theatre Critics Residency at the International Theatre Festival Divadelná Nitra
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Conversation from the V4 @ Theatre Critics Residency at the International Theatre Festival Divadelná Nitra

Wednesday 28 September 2016
Nitra, Slovakia

The International Theatre Festival Divadelná Nitra in Slovakia presented the V4@Theatre Critics Residency livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Wednesday 28 September 2016 at 10:00-13:00 CEST (Slovakia) / 11:00-14:00 EEST (Ukraine) / 9 a.m.-12 p.m. BST (London) / 4 a.m.-7 a.m. EDT (New York) / 08:00-11:00 UTC.

“Glitterwashing” Orientalism in Molière’s Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
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“Glitterwashing” Orientalism in Molière’s Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

21 September 2016

Catherine M. Young on Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord’s production of Molière and Lully’s Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, directed by Denis Podalydès’at the Lincoln Center Festival in New York.

Illuminated Histories and Imagined Futures
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Illuminated Histories and Imagined Futures

The 2016 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa

9 September 2016

Paul Adolphsen on the 2016 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa.

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Black Fringe
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Black Fringe

1 September 2016

Jonathan Mandell on the wealth of offerings of African-American theatre at the twentieth New York International Fringe Festival. 

Visiting Arts International Producers Breakfast 2016
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Visiting Arts International Producers Breakfast 2016

Thursday 25 August 2016
Edinburgh, Scotland

Visiting Arts and Creative Scotland presented The Visiting Arts International Producers Breakfast 2016 livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 25 August at 09:00 GMT / 10 a.m. BST (London) / 11:00 CEST (Berlin) / 12:00 EEST (Beirut) / 14:30 IST (Mumbai) / 18:00 JST (Tokyo) / 19:00 AEST (Sydney). Follow the event on Twitter @VisitingArts and share your thoughts with #VAPB2016. Additionally, follow @HowlRoundTV for updates about the livestream. Join the Facebook event page. 

The Year of Yockey at Kitchen Dog Theater
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The Year of Yockey at Kitchen Dog Theater

11 August 2016

Shelby-Allison Hibbs on Kitchen Dog Theater’s productions of Steve Yockey’s Blackberry Winter and The Thrush and the Woodpecker.

The Women of Summer
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The Women of Summer

7 August 2016

Carey Purcell looks at female artistic leadership of summer companies at New York Stage and Film, the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, and Williamstown Theatre Festival.

The Neo-Futurists Present The Neo-Futurist Kitchen (a micro-festival on art & performance)
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The Neo-Futurists Present The Neo-Futurist Kitchen (a micro-festival on art & performance)

Saturday 23 July 2016
Chicago, IL, United States

The Neo-Futurists presented the The Neo-Futurist Kitchen (a micro-festival on art & performance) livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 23 July. Share your thoughts and media with hashtags #howlround in all social media platforms. Follow @neofuturists and @HowlRoundTV in Twitter for updates.  

Interview with RUST Co-Operative
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Interview with RUST Co-Operative

20 June 2016

In this first installment, Paul Adolphsen interviews Philip Rademeyer and Penny Youngelson, the co-founding members of South Africa’s Rust Co-Operative who will present two pieces at the National Arts Festival.

The Audience is Present
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The Audience is Present

An Interview with LIFT’s Mark Ball

16 June 2016

Patrick Gaughan explores audience engagement and the relative merit of the Q&A in conversation with Mark Ball, artistic director of the London International Festival of Theatre.

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Livestreaming Nashville Repertory Theatre’s Ingram New Works Festival
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Livestreaming Nashville Repertory Theatre’s Ingram New Works Festival

11 - 14 May 2016
Nashville, TN, United States

Nashville Repertory Theatre’s Ingram New Works Festival in Nashville, Tennessee presents the latest new plays born from our Ingram New Works Project’s playwrights’ lab livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on May 11, 12, 13, and 14. Tweet your questions/comments to @nashrep using #howlround to participate in the talkback immediately following each reading.

The PEN World Voices: International Play Festival 2016
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The PEN World Voices: International Play Festival 2016

Wednesday 27 April to Friday 29 April
New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented PEN World Voices: International Play Festival 2016 livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 27 April to Friday 29 April. On Twitter use #HowlRound.

Deaf Playwriting
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Deaf Playwriting

A New Art Form

7 April 2016

In this installment, Playwright and poet Sabina England shares her process for creating performances for deaf and hearing audiences.

Rajiv Joseph: Benefits of Self-Loathing 
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Rajiv Joseph: Benefits of Self-Loathing 

A Keynote Address at the 40th Humana Festival of New American Plays

Saturday 26 March 2016
Louisville, KY, United States

The 40th Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville presented Rajiv Joseph: Benefits of Self-Loathing—a keynote address livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Saturday 26 March at 7:30 a.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 9:30 a.m. CDT (Chicago) / 10:30 a.m. EDT (New York) / 14:30 GMT (London). On Twitter, use #HumanaFest and follow @ATLouisville and @HowlRoundTV.

Place Hacking, Belarus Free Theatre, and Coming Home
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Place Hacking, Belarus Free Theatre, and Coming Home

13 February 2016

verity healey is back with a report on Belarus Free Theatre’s Staging a Revolution festival that was held November, 2015 in London.

Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble’s The Art Of Luv (Part 1)
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Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble’s The Art Of Luv (Part 1)

Elliot

11 February 2016

Amauta Marston-Firmino on Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble’s The Art Of Luv (Part 1): Elliot at the Under The Radar Festival in New York City.

One World is Not Enough
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One World is Not Enough

An Interview with Meiyin Wang of Under the Radar Festival

11 January 2016

Patrick Gaughan interviews Under the Radar Festival Co-Director, Meiyin Wang.

WTF?! How necessary is clarity in the theatre?
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WTF?! How necessary is clarity in the theatre?

7 January 2016

Jonathan Mandell, unable to understand several recent plays, goes to the source to explain them, and then humorously debates how important it is for theatre to be coherent. 

Maytag Virgin, Quotidian Theatre's Sweet Success
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Maytag Virgin, Quotidian Theatre's Sweet Success

2 December 2015

Patricia Davis on the world premiere production of Audrey Cefaly’s Maytag Virgin at Quotidien Theatre in Washington, DC.

Performances in the Temps d’Images Festival / Independent Performing Arts Platform
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Performances in the Temps d’Images Festival / Independent Performing Arts Platform

Thursday 12 November - Saturday 14 November 2015
Cluj, Romania

Temps d’Images Festival / Independent Performing Arts Platform in Cluj, Romania presented She’s a Good Boy by Compania 28, Cunthate [ură] by BÉZNĂ Theatre, and Domestic Products livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 12 November to Saturday 14 November. In Twitter, use #howlround and follow @HowlRoundTV