Through inspiring keynote presentations, artist talks, and interactive discussions, this conference explores the dynamic relationship between dance and political activism, with a particular focus on disability, race, gender, and class.
When government agencies establish well-structured frameworks for environmental action, they enable the arts and culture sector to function as a central, active contributor to addressing the climate emergency and ecological crisis. Iphigenia Taxopoulou discusses the growing trend in these cultural policy collaborations paving the way for a sustainable transition.
Through their work, translators of theatre allow others to travel with them between languages, cultures, and realities. Amelia Parenteau kicks off the Translators on Theatre: In Our Own Words series with an essay on translation as an act of service that opens potent yet imperfect portals between worlds.
Villa Albertine presented the professional symposium Reciprocities: Making and Supporting Dance between France and the United States which livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network. This two-day event features artists' dialogues as well as roundtables with experts on topics such as choreographing residencies, pedagogy as performance, acts of transmission, and curatorial ecologies.
The International Event for the Development of Contemporary Circus and Outdoor Arts
20-22 September 2023
Paris, France
Artists, programmers, journalists, producers, researchers, and policymakers hailing from the contemporary circus sector and from the outdoor arts sector unite to delve into the topics of care, safety, and sustainability.
Amelia Parenteau chronicles the process of translating Eva Doumbia’s Autophagies from French to English and producing its tour in the United States, a project that unfolded across four years.
With Stéphanie Bérard (France), Daniely Francisque (Martinique), Elvia Gutiérrez (Mexico, China), Gaël Octavia, and Others
Tuesday 2 May 2023
New York City
Join us for a conversation celebrating the unique anthology and latest Segal Center Publication, New Plays from the Caribbean, a most significant and lasting part of the 2019 Caribbean Theater Project ACT (Actions Caribéennes Théâtrales)—initiated and co-organized by the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City, the theatre company SIYAJ from Guadeloupe, and Stéphanie Bérard.
A Conversation with Moïse Touré / Une Conversation avec Moïse Touré
5 July 2022
Michelle Haner interviews Moïse Touré, artistic director of Les Inachevés, about the company’s ongoing project on the theme of hospitality and the decision to reframe the company’s work as a laboratory.
A celebration of the first collection of the seven major plays by playwright Bernard-Marie Koltès in American English
Friday 8 April 2022
United States
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented Bernard-Marie Koltès: Seven Plays (France) Book Celebration livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network on Friday 8 April 2022 at 3 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 6 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
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).
An update on the situation for theatre artists in France
Monday 27 July 2020
France
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Jacques Rancière livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 27 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).
An update on the situation for theatre artists in France
Wednesday 22 July 2020
France
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Philippe Quesne livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 22 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).
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).
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).
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).
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)
Caribbean Playwrights Challenge the Monolith of French Identity / Les dramaturges caribéens disputent l’identité française monolithique
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. / Amelia Parenteau parle du festival Actions Caribéennes Théâtrales (ACT), qui a rassemblé des francophones, francophiles et gens de théâtre de partout dans le monde pour assister aux lectures publiques de six pièces franco-caribéennes traduites en anglais.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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?’
