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
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Presence Before Performance at ODIN HOME
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3 March 2026
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A Performance of The Pelicot Trial: Tribute to Gisèle Pelicot
Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona
Friday 23 April 2021
United States
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Eva Mann and Washington Obwanda livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 23 April 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).
Join us for a conversation about curating, producing and presenting theatre and performance in the Time of Corona
Thursday 22 April 2021
Indonesia
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS with Melati Suryodarmo livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 22 April 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).
Episode 3: On Theatre Making (it), before and after the pandemic
Thursday 22 April 2021
South Africa
Unrehearsed Futures: The Many Lives of Red Peter livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 22 April 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).
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).
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.
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).
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.
Examining the Conditions of Global Art Production in General and the Artistic Strategies of the IIPM In Particular.
Wednesday 24 February to Sunday 28 February
Belgium
NTGent presented Schol of Resistance: A film and discussion serieslivestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Wednesday 24 February to Sunday 28 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.
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.
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.
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).
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).
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.
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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.
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).
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).
