In Performance: I TRY by A. Papatheodorou (New York)
I TRY : a performance on Athens and politics by Anastasia Papatheodorou A city that is experiencing cultural and political upheavals requires new ways of living and thinking. Through a filmic tour along…
Interview: JACKIE by Elfriede Jelinek (NYC)
It is rare that NYC audiences get a chance to experience the intricate, idiosyncratic writing of Austrian Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek – best known from M. Haneke’s film The Piano Teacher….
First Person: Alarme (Athens, Greece)
Alarme, currently playing in the historic Attis Theater in Athens, is a devised performance inspired by the correspondence between Queen Elizabeth and Mary Stuart. It is “a highly visual creation of artistic…
In Performance: Minassa, Platform for today’s Arab Theater (Beirut, Lebanon)
“The much debated concept of the audience’s participation in the theatrical act must be reversed. It is the artists who must take part in the act of the spectator, question theater, put themselves…
Opportunities: The Onassis Cultural Center in Athens (Greece)
The new Onassis Cultural Center in Athens (opened in 2010) is emerging as one of Greece’s largest and most respected cultural establishments with an eclectic programming of local and international artists, lectures, and…
Interview: Lina Abiad (Beirut, Lebanon)
A couple of weeks ago, acclaimed Lebanese director Lina Abiad was in New York City to present her new work I.D. as part of Between the Seas Festival of Mediterranean Performing Arts. Written…
Opportunities: Open Call for Portal 9, Journal Of Critical Writing About The City (Beirut, Lebanon)
*Portal 9*, a new Arabic-English journal of stories and critical writing about the city, seeks proposals for its spring 2013 issue, “The Square.” Deadline: September 1, 2012 portal9journal.org *Portal 9* is a journal…
Featured: The Athens-Epidaurus Festival (Greece)
The Athens-Epidaurus Festival in Greece, founded in 1955, has grown into a major cultural force in Europe since 2006 when the visionary Artistic Director Yorgos Loukos took the leadership ( a good overview…
