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Cross-cultural Exchange and Cultural Mobility

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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On a Theatrical Pilgrimage to See Carolina Bianchi and Cara de Cavalo's Chapter II: The Brotherhood
by Amanda L. Andrei
6 April 2026
Essay
Presence Before Performance at ODIN HOME
by Melvin Ningyao Yen
3 March 2026
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A Performance of The Pelicot Trial: Tribute to Gisèle Pelicot
A Scenic Oratorio by Milo Rau and Servane Dècle 
Sunday 29 March 2026
New York City
headshots of  Abhishek Thapar & Rinku Kalsy.
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Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Thursday 17 June 2021
Netherlands

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Abhishek Thapar & Rinku Kalsy (Netherlands) livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 17 June 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

headshots of Penda Diouf & Marine Bachelot Nguyen.
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Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Friday 11 June 2021
France

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Penda Diouf and Marine Bachelot Nguyen (France) livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 11 June 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

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Friday 11 June 2021
United States

The International Presenting Commons (IPC) in partnership with Global Pillow and HowlRound Theatre Commons presents Festivals for a New Age: Models of Responsiveness, Flexibility and Resistance livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 11 June 2021 at 9:30-11:00 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12:30-2:00 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

headshots of Manuel Moran, Claudia Orenstein and Paulette Richards.
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Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Thursday 10 June 2021
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Manuel Moran, Claudia Orenstein, and Paulette Richards livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 10 June 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

event poster with text for unrehearsed futures episode ten.
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Episode 10: Have we lost the moment?

Thursday 10 June 2021
South Africa

Presenting Unrehearsed Futures: Planetarity in the Pandemic livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 10 June 2021 at 4 a.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 9 a.m. BST (London, UTC +1) / 10 a.m. SAST (Cape Town, UTC +2) / 1:30 p.m. IST (Mumbai, UTC +5:30) / 6 p.m. AEST (Hobart, UTC +10).

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

Wednesday 9 June 2021
Bangkok

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Sasapin Siriwanij (Bangkok) livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 9 June 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

Two teenage theatre artists sitting together.
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Young Europe Festival To:gather | The Week of New European Drama

Monday 7 June 2021
Europe

The European Theatre Convention presented the panel New Formats & Spaces for Young Audiences happening within the context of Young Europe Festival To:gather and The Week of New European Drama. This panel will livestream for the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network on Monday 7 June at 10 a.m. CEST (Berlin, UTC +2) / 11 a.m. EEST (Bucharest, UTC +3) / 9 a.m. BST (London, UTC +1).

portraits of Övül Ö. Durmusoglu and joanna warsza.
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Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Friday 4 June 2021
Germany

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Joanna Warsza and Övül Ö. Durmusoglu​ (Germany) livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 4 June 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

headshots of emily mann and carol martin.
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Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Thursday 3 June 2021
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Emily Mann and Carol Martin (US) livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 3 June 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

event poster with text details for unrehearsed futures episode nine.
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Episode 9: Women Teaching Physical Theatre

Thursday 3 June 2021
South Africa

Unrehearsed Futures: MASTER-LESS livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 3 June 2021 at 4 a.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 9 a.m. BST (London, UTC +1) / 10 a.m. SAST (Cape Town, UTC +2) / 1:30 p.m. IST (Mumbai, UTC +5:30) / 6 p.m. AEST (Hobart, UTC +10).

Left: Three actors in black with two of them sitting on the ground and looking down. The actor in the center looks up and sits on a higher level. Right: Three actors standing side-by-side.
Essay
3 June 2021

The International Presenting Commons shares a statement on how and why arts presenters and creative independent producers have come together to sustain and evolve a commitment to international cultural exchange and engagement.

portrait of fergus linehan in a suit.
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Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Wednesday 2 June 2021
Scotland

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Fergus Linehan (Scotland) livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 2 June 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

black and white portrait of david gothard.
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Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Friday 28 May 2021
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with David Gothard livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 28 May 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

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

Thursday 27 May 2021
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Carol Martin livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 27 May 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

event poster for this session of unrehearsed futures.
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Episode 8: Notes on Intercultural Practice

Thursday 27 May 2021
South Africa

Unrehearsed Futures: After the Fall livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 27 May 2021 at 5 a.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 10 a.m. BST (London, UTC +1) / 11 a.m. SAST (Cape Town, UTC +2) / 2:30 p.m. IST (Mumbai, UTC +5:30) / 7 p.m. AEST (Hobart, UTC +10).

headshots of Shane Baker, Allen Lewis Rickman, and Yelena Shmulenson.
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Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Wednesday 26 May 2021
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Shane Baker, Allen Lewis Rickman, and Yelena Shmulenson livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 26 May 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

headshots of Marco Layera and Martin Valdés-Stauber.
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Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Friday 21 May 2021
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Marco Layera and Martin Valdés-Stauber livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 21 May 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

red and white poster with event information for school of resistance episode fourteen.
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How Can We Use Artistic Tools to Create a Common, Global Language of Progress and Change?

Thursday 20 May 2021
Ghent, Belgium

NTGent presented School of Resistance, Episode Fourteen: Revolution Today livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 20 May 2021 at 18:00 CEST (Brussels, Cairo, UTC +2) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, Santiago de Chile, UTC -4) / 9 a.m. PDT (Los Angeles, UTC -7).

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

Thursday 20 May 2021
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Carey Perloff (USA) livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 20 May 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

event poster with artist headshots for unrehearsed futures episode 7.
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Episode 7: Thoughts on Theatrical Interventions in/from the Global South

Thursday 20 May 2021
South Africa

Unrehearsed Futures: After the Fall livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 20 May 2021 at 4 a.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 9 a.m. BST (London, UTC +1) / 10 a.m. SAST (Cape Town, UTC +2) / 1:30 p.m. IST (Mumbai, UTC +5:30) / 6 p.m. AEST (Hobart, UTC +10).

photo portraits of Ana Ablamonova and Dr. Goraparasit (Lithuania).
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Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Wednesday 19 May 2021
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Ana Ablamonova and Dr. Goraparasit (Lithuania) livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 19 May 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

portraits of Bettina Milz, Stefan Schmidtke & Olaf Kröck.
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Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Thursday 13 May 2021
Germany

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Bettina Milz, Stefan Schmidtke & Olaf Kröck​ (Germany) livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 13 May 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

headshot of Abhishek Majumdar in blue shirt.
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Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Wednesday 12 May 2021
India

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Abhishek Majumdar (India) livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 12 May 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

headshot of Kirill Serebrennikov wearing sunglasses and beanie.
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Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona

Friday 7 May 2021
United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Kirill Serebrennikov livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 7 May 2021 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4).

on a stage, two people look forward while a person in a white dress looks at them.
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Making the best Russian theatre more accessible than ever

Friday 23 April 2021
Russia

The Center for International Theatre Development (CITD) presented Reflections on Moscow’s Golden Mask Festival livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 23 April 2021 at 10 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 1 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 8 p.m. MSK (Moscow, UTC+3).

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