Content in this section focuses on theatremakers having conversations and creating work across geographical and cultural borders. There are many examples of powerful work here, but for those interested in learning more, consider starting with “Ten Transformative Ideas for Community-Building and Cross-Cultural Exchange.”
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Essay
On a Theatrical Pilgrimage to See Carolina Bianchi and Cara de Cavalo's Chapter II: The Brotherhood
by Amanda L. Andrei
6 April 2026
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Presence Before Performance at ODIN HOME
by Melvin Ningyao Yen
3 March 2026
Video
A Performance of The Pelicot Trial: Tribute to Gisèle Pelicot
An interview with Team Singapore about their experience creating theatre that crosses borders through technology and how theatre can change the audience experience through it.
With one actor playing to one audience member, Garret Jon Groenvelt sought to create a play that entices the audience member to interact with the material.
In this first installment, Talya Kingston struggles to figure out the best way to choose from all of the possible selections to see at Edinburgh Fringe.
Ana Margineanu and Tamilla Woodard talk about how Skype is changing not only the creative experience for artists but also how and where audiences participate in theatre.
Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield, Massachusetts presented "From the Dirty War and Beyond"—a conversation with Argentine Theatre Artists Carlos Uriona and Jorge Onofri livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 16 June 2013 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 11 a.m. CDT (Austin) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York) / 1 p.m. ART (Buenos Aires) / 16:00 GMT / 5 p.m. BST (London) / 6 p.m. CEST (Berlin).
Christopher White in his quick trip to St. Petersburg- a “museum city”-found the mainstream theaters to be both devoted to Russian classics and visually immersive theatre.
Breaking String of Austin, Texas, presented a performance of Strike: Two plays by Yury Klavdiev directed by Graham Schmidt as well as a post-show discussion: "Klavdiev Performances in Russia and the US" livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 9 February 2013 at 6 p.m. PST (San Francisco) / 8 p.m. CST (Austin) / 9 p.m. EST (New York).
The Internationalists World Tour—Bucharest & Berlin
8 December 2012
Groenveld explores the different interpretations of his play The Hummingbirds as the play can be cast with any age, race, and gender to bring out different nuances of the script.
The Internationalists World Tour—Mexico City, Mexico
13 October 2012
Groenveld explores the different interpretations of his play The Hummingbirds as the play can be cast with any age, race, and gender to bring out different nuances of the script.
Tuesday 18 September 2012, Wednesday 19 September.
San Francisco, CA, United States
Mugwumpin, Theatre of Yugen, hosted by Z Space, present a conversation on the parallels of creation myths and millennial propecies livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 18 September 2012, at 7 p.m. PDT / 8 p.m. MDT / 9 p.m. CDT / 10 p.m. EDT / 02:00 GMT on Wednesday 19 September.
Groenveld explores the different interpretations of his play The Hummingbirds as the play can be cast with any age, race, and gender to bring out different nuances of the script.
