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Artistic Director Andy Franzkowiak talks Richmond Arts and Ideals Festival: “It’s about demonstrating how vital art in all its forms is to every day life”
The event celebrated its second edition last week, gathering artists from around the world as they explored the concept of cultural reforesting through a variety of immersive proposals. Guillermo Nazara chats with the man behind the festival’s machinery to learn more about its creation and mission to plant a better future in people’s minds. How…
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Punchdrunk Associate Artists Stephen Dobbie and Colin Nightingale talk new immersive experience ‘ORIGIN’: “We live in a world where music has become quite disposable”
Following the success of its pilot tryout in 2023, the Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival returns this month with a new showcase featuring over 50 events, celebrating both culture and community through the theme of cultural reforesting. Guillermo Nazara chats with two of the creatives behind this proposal — to learn more about its concept of…
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The 50 best shows of 2024
As this year’s last act gets ready for its grand finale, we present our annual list of the most enduring productions in both the London and UK scene. Join us, as we take a journey into the past – and reveal which ones, out of our 288 posts, have made it into our stagy wall…
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Co-director Hector Harkness talks Punchdrunk’s latest production ‘Viola’s Room’: “This show is the culmination of twenty years of work”
UK’s top immersive experience company presents its newest montage, breaking from the style of their previous shows and featuring astonishing highlights, including a full-length narration recorded by Helena Bonham Carter. Guillermo Nazara chats with one its lead creatives, to learn more about this alternative piece of storytelling, and shed some light on this haunting recount…
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Review of ‘Viola’s Room’: “It’s only a trick of the light”
The Punchdrunk company opens its latest immersive experience production, featuring walk-through staging and a follow-through narration performed by Helena Bonham Carter. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know how this slumbertime-type recount beds in with its audience. Let us play a game together. Choose somebody you trust (my words are…
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Review of ‘The Pigeon and The Mouse’: “Let your spirit start to soar”
The New York dance company Welcome to Campire presents this new experimental show playing for a strictly limited run at London’s Space Theatre. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know all the details about this stirring tale of romance and doom. Nothing has more power to create and to destroy…
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5 complementos teatrales que no puedes dejar escapar para tus planes navideños
¡Alguien se ha portado bien este año! Aunque mejor no averiguar de qué manera… Sea como fuere, ¡el espíritu navideño se ha apoderado de nosotros esta temporada! Y por eso, además de nuestro post original sobre los 12 días de teatro en Navidad, hemos preparado esta nueva entrada especial con los espectáculos más emocionantes, de…
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5 theatre additions you can’t let go of for your Christmas plans
Somebody’s been good this year! Though better not to find in which way… Whatever the case, the holiday spirit has really got into us this season! And that is why apart from our original 12 days of Christmas theatre post, we have prepared this new special entry featuring the most exciting shows – the kind…
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12 días de planes teatrales a los que no podrás decir que no estas fiestas
Las perdices y los tamborileros (y todo lo que hay en medio) pueden tomarse un descanso estas fiestas, ¡ya que sus suplentes teatrales están listos para salir a robar la escena! Tanto si le apetecen para sus seres queridos como para darse un capricho, aquí tiene las mejores opciones para incluir en la agenda de…
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12 days of Christmas theatre plans you just can’t say no to this season
The partridges and drummers (and all that lies between) can take a rest these holidays, as their theatre understudies are ready to go and steal the scene! Either if you fancy them for your loved ones or just to treat yourself, here are the best options to put on this season’s agenda – no matter…
