Sirens take the stage

For Florentina Holzinger, ballet isn’t delicate, and opera isn’t sacred. In the ‘Holzinger system’, bodies, stunts, and machinery collide in a form of expertly, artistically crafted spectacle exploring pleasure, pain, and power. Anna Leon looks back on ten years of Florentina Holzinger, one stunt at a time.

Anna Leon

essay 02.12.2024

Sottobosco – Chiara Bersani

A Mellow Marsh

In Sottobosco, Chiara Bersani guides our gaze to the life we overlook—crawling, contorting, and flourishing close to the ground. Together with Elena Sgarbossa, she unravels the hierarchies of life, imploring our minds to explore our bodies in relation to space.

Ugnė Noreikė

review 28.11.2024

How to Be a Lousy Dramaturg: An Introduction

What does it mean to teach the fragile, ever-shifting art of dramaturgy? Without easy formulas, Petar Sarjanović, dramaturg of Football Echoes by Ahilan Ratnamohan, dives into the messy, rewarding dance of guiding performance.

Petar Sarjanović

essay 12.11.2024

‘In fact, you have to direct both your child and your performance at the same time.’

Parental burnout: almost every week there seem to be reports about it in the press. A lot of families crack under the combined pressure of work and family. So it is strange that in the (performing) arts, not much is being said on this topic, especially given the irregular hours and tours. Ciska Hoet talked with artists caring for one or more children. ‘We’ve been talking about inclusion for years already, but we seem to have forgotten that young parents also deserve extra care.’

Ciska Hoet

conversation 21.10.2024

Werken en dagen – FC Bergman

Technopositivism to salvation

FC Bergman, a group of mastermind theatre makers, come back with yet another prop-saturated and tech-savvy play. Werken en dagen, similarly to their previous work The Sheep Song is a commentary on society and its workings. Werken en dagen focuses, however, on the community instead of the individual.  

Ugnė Noreikė

review 07.10.2024

Liefhebbers: Kamal Kaosara

Our series Liefhebbers shines a spotlight on dedicated theatergoers. What draws them to the theater? Where does their passion come from? Who are these people, whose loyal presence breathes life into the audience? Today, we feature: Kamal Kaosara.

Leonore Spee

interview 04.10.2024

Tour Diaries

Reflections on motherhood, freelancing and arts

Kinga Jaczewska

diary 25.09.2024