Theatre

It was cheeky, even slightly provocative, of the Goethe Institut to organise an event that dealt with trauma, that bookended 9/11, but that did not have a single mention of the destruction of New York’s Twin Towers. Instead, the five-day Über(w)unden conference (Johannesburg, 7–11 September) presented artists, writers and activists from Sudan, DRC, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Europe who discussed ways in which art can deal with trauma in countries that have experienced extreme conflicts.More ...

For the 48th time, the Berlin Theatre Meeting presented in May 2011 the “ten most notable performances” of the season from German-speaking countries, selected by a jury of critics.More ...

In print media it is given less and less space, while at the same time the internet is accelerating theatre criticism to an undreamt of degree.More ...

Christoph Schlingensief has left a very rich body of work, of which we shall be seeing and hearing much.More ...

Drama for Life is Africa’s premier drama, theatre and performance programme, encompassing groundbreaking postgraduate studies, festivals, conferences, original productions and collaborative work.More ...