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Letters From Warsaw
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Letters From Warsaw

by Marta Keil, Grzegorz Reske
24 March 2021
Downtown Variety: SeoulArts Edition
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Downtown Variety: SeoulArts Edition

Bringing La MaMa's 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across distance

Friday 26 March 2021
Seoul, Korea
How Did We Get Here?
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How Did We Get Here?

The History/Future of International Presenting: The US Perspective

Monday 1 March 2021
United States
Downtown Variety: SeoulArts Edition
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CultureHub
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La MaMa
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Downtown Variety: SeoulArts Edition

Bringing La MaMa's 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across distance

Friday 26 March 2021
Seoul, Korea

La MaMa and CultureHub presented Downtown Variety: SeoulArts Edition livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 26 February 2021 at 6 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 8 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 9 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / Saturday 27 February 2021 at 10 a.m. KST (Seoul, UTC +9).

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Letters From Warsaw
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Letters From Warsaw

24 March 2021

Marta Keil and Grzegorz Reske share letters from the past and the future, from June 2020 to June 2029, detailing the changes to the theatrical landscape in their hometown of Warsaw, Poland.

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How Did We Get Here?
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HowlRound Theatre Commons
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How Did We Get Here?

The History/Future of International Presenting: The US Perspective

Monday 1 March 2021
United States

IPG International Presenters Group presented the conversation How did we get here? The History/Future of International Presenting: The US perspective livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 1 March 2021 at 4 p.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 6 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 7 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5).

Black Spatial Relics
Black Spatial Relics
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Black Spatial Relics

Celebrating and learning from the centuries-long Black freedom dialectic between the Caribbean and Philadelphia

Tuesday 23 February to Saturday 27 February 2021
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Black Spatial Relics presented their second annual convening livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Tuesday 23 February to Saturday 27 February 2021.

School of Resistance
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IIPM
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NTGent
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Akademie der Künste, Berlin
Video

School of Resistance

A film and discussion series

Wednesday 24 February to Sunday 28 February
Belgium

NTGent presented Schol of Resistance: A film and discussion series livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Wednesday 24 February to Sunday 28 February 2021.

ep. 7 Beto O'Byrne Radical Evolution
Beto O'Byrne and Radical Evolution
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Beto O'Byrne and Radical Evolution

Building Our Own Tables Episode #7

10 February 2021

For the last episode of this season's Building Our Own Tables, podcast host Yura Sapi talks with Beto O'Byrne of Radical Evolution, a multiethnic producing collective.

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International Presenting and Exchange: What Can We Champion Now and into the Future
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International Presenting and Exchange: What Can We Champion Now and into the Future

Friday 8 January 2021
New York City

Members of the International Presenters Group (IPG), a volunteer ad-hoc working group, surfaced critical issues for consideration related to the future of international presenting, from the perspective of U.S. presenters and stakeholders.

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Seuls en Scène Festival 2020 / Festival Seuls en Scène 2020
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Seuls en Scène Festival 2020 / Festival Seuls en Scène 2020

The Show Must Go On / Le spectacle doit continuer

5 January 2021

Amelia Parenteau explores the most recent Seuls en Scène Festival, which took place in September 2020 on Zoom and had a programmatic mix of video recordings of live performance, “staged” readings, one making-of documentary, and a series of docutheatre work. / Amelia Parenteau explore la dernière édition du festival Seuls en Scène, qui a eu lieu en septembre 2020 sur Zoom et qui a présenté une programmation variée, avec des captations vidéo de performances, des lectures de pièces, un documentaire sur un processus de création et une série de docu-théâtres.

Conversation: Segal Talks with Reg E Gaines and Caridad de la Luz  
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Conversation: Segal Talks with Reg E Gaines and Caridad de la Luz

 

Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Friday 18 December 2020
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Reg E Gaines and Caridad de la Luz livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 18 December 2020 at 9 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 11 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 12 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 17:00 GMT (London, UTC +01) / 18:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

Segal Talks with Soraya Broukhim, Jessica Daugherty, Brad Hamers, Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li, and shAdow  
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Segal Talks with Soraya Broukhim, Jessica Daugherty, Brad Hamers, Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li, and shAdow

 

Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Thursday 17 December 2020
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Soraya Broukhim, Jessica Daugherty, Brad Hamers, Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li, and shAdow livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 17 December 2020 at 9 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 11 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 12 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 17:00 GMT (London, UTC +01) / 18:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

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Arts & Healing: Bangsokol Virtual Festival
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Arts & Healing: Bangsokol Virtual Festival

Seeking to honor victims of violence and explore the healing, hope and resilience of survivors

Monday 14 December to Wednesday 16 December 2020
United States

ArtsEmerson presented two conversations from Arts & Healing: Bangsokol Virtual Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 14 December and Wednesday 16 December 2020.

Segal Talks with Bonnie Marranca
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Segal Talks with Bonnie Marranca

Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Wednesday 16 December 2020
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Bonnie Marranca livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 16 December 2020 at 9 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 11 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 12 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 17:00 GMT (London, UTC +01) / 18:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

Giving Voice to New Artists
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Nairobi Musical Theatre Initiative
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Giving Voice to New Artists

The Stories Women Carry: Creative Practice of African Women from the Continent

Monday 7 December 2020
United States

Tebere Arts Foundation presented the conversation Giving Voice to New Artists with The Stories Women Carry: Creative Practice of African Women from the Continent livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 7 December 2020 at 9 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 12 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 8 p.m. EAT (Nairobi, UTC +3).

Jamaican Playwrights Answer George Bernard Shaw (Part 1)
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Jamaican Playwrights Answer George Bernard Shaw (Part 1)

10 Weeks In Jamaica: Theater Conversations from Jamaica to The World!

Sunday 6 December 2020
Jamaica

Akiba Abaka Arts presented the conversation Jamaican Playwrights Answer George Bernard Shaw (Part 1) as a part of the 10 Weeks in Jamaica series livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 6 December 2020 at 1 p.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 3 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 4 p.m. EST (Kingston, UTC -5).

Evren Odcikin and Nora el Samahy
NO SUMMARY with Evren Odcikin and Nora el Samahy
Golden Thread
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NO SUMMARY with Evren Odcikin and Nora el Samahy

Online conversations with artists that don’t fit in a box

Friday 4 December 2020
United States

Golden Thread Productions presented NO SUMMARY with Evren Odcikin and Nora el Samahy livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 4 December 2020 at 3 p.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 5 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 6 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5).

Segal Talks with Bertie Ferdman
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Segal Talks with Bertie Ferdman

Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Friday 4 December 2020
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Bertie Ferdman livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 4 December 2020 at 9 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 11 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 12 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 17:00 GMT (London, UTC +01) / 18:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

Segal Talks with Helen Shaw
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Segal Talks with Helen Shaw

Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Thursday 3 December 2020
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Helen Shaw livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 3 December 2020 at 9 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 11 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 12 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 17:00 GMT (London, UTC +01) / 18:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

Segal Talks with Samuel Buggeln
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Segal Talks with Samuel Buggeln

Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Wednesday 2 December 2020
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Samuel Buggeln livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 2 December 2020 at 9 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 11 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 12 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 17:00 GMT (London, UTC +01) / 18:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

Collaborative Theatre-Making
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Nairobi Musical Theatre Initiative
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Collaborative Theatre-Making

The Stories Women Carry: Creative Practice of African Women from the Continent

Monday 30 November 2020
Kenya

Tebere Arts Foundation presented the conversation Collaborative Theatre-Makingwith The Stories Women Carry: Creative Practice of African Women from the Continent livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 30 November 2020 at 9 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 12 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 8 p.m. EAT (Nairobi, UTC +3).

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The Colombia Outside My Apartment / La Colombia afuera de mi apartamento
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The Colombia Outside My Apartment / La Colombia afuera de mi apartamento

What I Learned From the Quarantine / Lo que aprendí de la cuarentena

30 November 2020

In the intro article to the Colombia series, Carl(os) Roa, a Latinx artist from Philadelphia who made art in Bogotá last year, poses the question “What are the ways in which Colombia’s arts communities are just as fragmented as those in the United States” and shares how uplifting it has been to watch artists in the Bogotanx theatre community adapt to new realities brought on by the pandemic.

Dancehall Reggae and the Nettleford Effect
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Dancehall Reggae and the Nettleford Effect

10 Weeks In Jamaica: Theater Conversations from Jamaica to The World!

Sunday 29 November 2020
United States

Akiba Abaka Arts presented the conversation Dancehall Reggae and the Nettleford Effect as a part of the 10 Weeks in Jamaica series livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 29 November 2020 at 1 p.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 3 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 4 p.m. EST (Kingston, UTC -5).

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Aurea Porta’s 12th Schaeffera's Era, The Boguslaw Schaeffer Livestream Project
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Ghost Road Company
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Aurea Porta’s 12th Schaeffera's Era, The Boguslaw Schaeffer Livestream Project

A Simultaneous Warsaw-Los Angeles Theatre Performance Event

Monday 23 November 2020
Warsaw, Poland and Los Angeles, United States

Ghost Road Company (Los Angeles) and Warsaw Bauhaus Foundation (Warsaw) presented an international real-time collaboration: original works of dance, theatre and film, created to respond to the work of maverick Polish composer and playwright Boguslaw Schaeffer at 12 p.m. PST (Los Angeles, UTC -8) / 3 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 20:00 GMT (London, UTC +0) / 21:00 CET (Warsaw, UTC +1).

Talkin’ Theatre and Justice: Global Theatremakers, Thinkers, and Their Practice
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Talkin’ Theatre and Justice: Global Theatremakers, Thinkers, and Their Practice

Led by fellows Jasmin Cardenas (USA), Lloyd Nyikadzino (Zimbabwe), and Hector Flores Komatsu (Mexico)

Monday 23 November 2020
United States

The Fellows at the Georgetown Lab for Global Performance and Politics presented a conversation Talkin’ Theatre and Justice: Global Theatremakers, Thinkers, and Their Practice livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 23 November at 7 a.m. PST (United States, UTC -8) / 9 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -6) / 10 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) .

Segal Talks with Peter Eckersall (NYC)
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Segal Talks with Peter Eckersall (NYC)

Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Friday 20 November 2020
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS withPeter Eckersall (NYC) livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 20 November 2020 at 9 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 11 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 12 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 17:00 GMT (London, UTC +01) / 18:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).

Segal Talks with Anne Cattaneo and Sydne Mahone (US)
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Segal Talks with Anne Cattaneo and Sydne Mahone (US)

Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Thursday 19 November 2020
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Anne Cattaneo and Sydne Mahone (US) livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 19 November 2020 at 9 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 11 a.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 12 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5) / 17:00 GMT (London, UTC +01) / 18:00 CET (Berlin, UTC +1).