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SEGAL TALKS: Frédérique Aït-Touati

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SEGAL TALKS: Frédérique Aït-Touati

An update on the situation for theatre artists in France

Wednesday 1 July 2020

France

SEGAL TALKS: Jean-Luc Nancy

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SEGAL TALKS: Jean-Luc Nancy

An update on the situation for theatre artists in France

Wednesday 10 June 2020

France

SEGAL TALKS: Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota

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SEGAL TALKS: Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota

An update on the situation for theatre artists in France

Monday 1 June 2020

France

SEGAL TALKS: Frédérique Aït-Touati

Segal

Center

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SEGAL TALKS: Frédérique Aït-Touati

An update on the situation for theatre artists in France

Wednesday 1 July 2020

France

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Frédérique Aït-Touati livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 1 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

SEGAL TALKS: Jean-Luc Nancy

Segal

Center

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SEGAL TALKS: Jean-Luc Nancy

An update on the situation for theatre artists in France

Wednesday 10 June 2020

France

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS:Jean-Luc Nancy livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 10 June 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC+1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC+2).

SEGAL TALKS: Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota

Segal

Center

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SEGAL TALKS: Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota

An update on the situation for theatre artists in France

Monday 1 June 2020

France

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 1 June 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC+1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC+2).

keren ann and arthur_nauzyciel headshots

SEGAL TALKS: Arthur Nauzyciel & Keren Ann (France)

Segal

Center

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SEGAL TALKS: Arthur Nauzyciel & Keren Ann (France)

Daily Live Online Conversations with US and Global Theatre Artists

Thursday 23 April 2020

France

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Arthur Nauzyciel & Keren Ann (France) livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 23 April 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC+1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC+2)

two performers in red costumes with a backdrop of the moon.

"French and Yet Never French Enough"

Amelia

Parenteau

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"French and Yet Never French Enough"

Caribbean Playwrights Challenge the Monolith of French Identity

13 January 2020

Amelia Parenteau discusses the Actions Caribéennes Théâtrales festival, which brought together francophones, francophiles, and theatre folks from around the world to witness staged readings of six French Caribbean plays in English translation.

Nomadic Theatre Keeps its Traditions Alive in France / En France, la perpétuation du théâtre Sinti et nomade

Marine

Leduc

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Nomadic Theatre Keeps its Traditions Alive in France / En France, la perpétuation du théâtre Sinti et nomade

13 March 2019

Marine Leduc discusses the nomadic theatre traditions of the Hognon family, who travel southwestern France staging plays that explore their Tsigane identity. / Marine Leduc explore les traditions du théâtre nomade des Hognons, une famille qui voyage à travers le Sud-Ouest de la France et y joue des pièces qui parcourt leur identité tsigane.

Staging “the Document” at the Avignon Festival

Mona

Merhi

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Staging “the Document” at the Avignon Festival

23 January 2019

Mona Merhi reflects on four productions at France’s 2018 Avignon Festival that were created based on real-life events, people, or documentary material and questions whether staging documents is an ethical process.

Conversation about the Meet the Neighbours project

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Conversation about the Meet the Neighbours project

Who do you work for?—an international symposium on artistic practices with local communities, hosted by Labirynt Gallery and East European Performing Arts Platform (EEPAP) in Lublin, Poland

Friday 14 December 2018

Lublin, Poland

East European Performing Arts Platform (EEPAP) and Labirynt Gallery presented a livestreaming conversation about the Meet the Neighbours project during the Who do you work for? international symposium at Labirynt Gallery in Lublin, Poland on artistic practices with local communities. Livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 14 December 2018 at 14:00 UTC +1 (Berlin) / 13:00 UTC +0 (London) / 8 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5).

How Refugees Are Using Theatre to Welcome Parisians into Their Lives

verity

healey

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How Refugees Are Using Theatre to Welcome Parisians into Their Lives

13 December 2018

verity healey looks at how refugees in Paris are using theatre to create connections, break down barriers, and find community.

a group of actors carrying another actor

Bringing French Theatre to Princeton / Amener le théâtre français à Princeton

Amelia

Parenteau

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Bringing French Theatre to Princeton / Amener le théâtre français à Princeton

20 November 2018

Amelia Parenteau explores the importance of the Seuls en Scène French Theater Festival in Princeton, New Jersey, and discuses the themes and productions at this year’s festival. / Amelia Parenteau explore l’importance du festival de théâtre français Seuls en Scène de Princeton, dans le New Jersey, et discute des thèmes et des productions du festival de cette année.

A performance of Mawlana

The VORTEX

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A performance of Mawlana

The VORTEX in Austin, Texas

Saturday 6 October 2018

Austin, TX, United States

Canopy Theatre, in partnership with La Scéne Theatre from Aix-en-Provence, France, and The VORTEX in Austin, Texas, presents Mawlana livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 6 October at 6 p.m. PDT (San Francisco) / 8 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 9 p.m. EDT (New York) / 20:10 GMT+1 (London).

Baldwin’s Back in France

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Baldwin’s Back in France

An Interview with Elise Vigier / Retour de Baldwin en France : Une interview avec Elise Vigier

18 February 2018

An interview with Elise Vigier who staged her adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1979 novel, Just Above My Head at the Maison des Arts de Creteil near Paris. / Une interview avec Elise Vigier, qui a monté son adaptation d’un roman de 1979 de James Baldwin, Harlem Quartet, à la Maison des Arts de Creteil, près de Paris.

A Room in India

Jonathan

Mandell

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A Room in India

If All Theatres were Demolished, Would Anybody Care?

4 January 2018

This month Jonathan Mandell looks at A Room in India by French company Théâtre du Soleil, which considers the question ‘If all theatres were demolished tomorrow, would anybody miss them, and for how long?’

Introducing the World Theatre Map Ambassadors

HowlRound

Theatre Commons

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Introducing the World Theatre Map Ambassadors

14 July 2017

The World Theatre Map beta project has engaged its first cohort of twenty-eight World Theatre Map Ambassadors from twenty-four countries to direct community organizing, outreach, and feedback gathering.

The Fatherkillers

Public Theater

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The Fatherkillers

A Debate with Five Polish Women Theatre Directors

Friday 16 December 2016

Paris, France

The Adam Mickiewicz Institute (Poland), Alternatives théâtrales: La revue du théâtre contemporain (Belgium), and Galerie Hus (France) presented The Fatherkillers—a debate with five Polish women theatre directors. Friday 16 December 2016. In Twitter, follow @HowlRoundTV and use #howlround.

A performance of WarSawSirenaF451 at Project Curie City-experimental incubator of art from Warsaw

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A performance of WarSawSirenaF451 at Project Curie City-experimental incubator of art from Warsaw

Thursday 15 December 2016

Paris, France

Project Curie City presented a performance of WarSawSirenaF451—scenes by Warsaw women—livestreamed from Paris, France on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 15 December. In Twitter, follow @HowlRoundTV and use #howlround.

Intermittence

Oscar

Lozano

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Intermittence

A Circuit of Theatrical Desires

30 September 2016

Writer and performer Oscar Lozano reports on the artistic and labor movement in France among theatre professionals and in doing so considers the public theatre, social performance, and the role of intermittents (contract and short-term creative professionals) in the global Occupy protests.

“Glitterwashing” Orientalism in Molière’s Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Catherine M.

Young

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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.

Western Europe Meets Eastern Europe

Anđela

Vidović

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Western Europe Meets Eastern Europe

Yasmina Reza’s Bella Figura in Zagreb, Croatia

19 July 2016

Anđela Vidović on the reception of Bella Figura by French Playwright Yasmina Reza in Zagreb, Croatia.

Manifesto

Miranda Rose

Hall

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Manifesto

Why Writing a Play Is Like Living in France

29 May 2016

Playwright Miranda Rose Hall considers how writing a play is like living in a foreign country.

The IETM Satellite Meeting

IETM

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The IETM Satellite Meeting

Monday 7 March and Tuesday 8 March 2016

IETM presents the Satellite Meeting in Paris livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 7 March and Tuesday 8 March.

Why I Work in Theatre

Amy

Brady

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Why I Work in Theatre

7 November 2015

On Albert Camus’s birthday, scholar Amy Brady reviews an article that was published in Theatre Arts Magazine in 1960 reflecting Camus’s reasons why he worked in theatre.

Noises Off? A Brief History of Unruly Audiences

Michael

Lueger

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Noises Off? A Brief History of Unruly Audiences

27 October 2015

In his third installment, Michael Lueger discusses the trajectory of theatre audiences from the ancient Greeks to the contemporary moment.

Regarding the Pain of Others (Part Two)

Daniel

Sack

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Regarding the Pain of Others (Part Two)

Brett Bailey's Exhibit B

1 October 2013

Daniel Sack continues his reflection on the 2013 Avignon Festival with a look at South African director Brett Bailey's installation-performance on colonial injusticies.

A man sits at a piano in front of a stage.

Regarding the Pain of Others (Part 1 of 2)

Daniel

Sack

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Regarding the Pain of Others (Part 1 of 2)

Romeo Castellucci's Schwanengesang D744

27 August 2013

Daniel Sack writes through the one-night-only performance of Romeo Catellucci's Schwanengesang D744 at the 2013 Avignon Festival, and how it turned its gaze back on the spectator.