Spotlight Archívum - 10th Theatre Olympics

Emiliia Dementsova: 'Theatre today has a humanitarian function.'

Emiliia Dementsova is critic who is currently living in Israel, shared her experiences of her time in Hungary for the Theatre Olympics, as well as her essential thoughts on the role of theatre today.

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'A fruitful ground for new theatre projects' - interview with Tarlan Rasulov

Tarlan Rasulov is an Azerbaijan theatre director and founder of the dOM independent theatre company. We have talked about his visions of the future theater, his favourite performances, and the next festival with him.

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Savas Patsalidis: 'Cultural events like this are necessary more than ever'

Savas Patsalidis is a Greek professor who is the author of fourteen books on theatre criticism and theatre theory, and is currently editor-in-chief of Critical Stage. We talked about the 10th Theatre Olympics.

Dimitris Papaioannou - photo: Julian Mommert

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Dimitris Papaioannou talks about INK

The Greek director, choreographer, and visual artist Dimitris Papaioannou speaks exclusively about his art.

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The Journey of the Mask: a road movie

Following the handover, the mask "set off" on a European tour to visit a few of the artists participating in the Theatre Olympics.

Alessandro Serra credit Fiorenzo Niccoli

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Alessandro Serra: 'Theatre is the place where you can save your soul'

Alessandro Serra and his company are coming to Budapest to perform Shakespeare's The Tempest. We spoke with the Italian director about his Hungarian experiences, the play, and the role of the theatre.

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The journey of the mask: Athens

During the Athens stop on the journey of the mask, founder Theodoros Terzopoulos was visited by our crew in his theatre, the Attis. Video highlights of our time at the theatre of the Greek director giant.

Avtandil Varsimashvili credit Eöri Szabó Zsolt

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Avtandil Varsimashvili: ‘The magic of the theater is the acting’

Award-winning Georgian director Avtandil Varszimashvili recently presented a Brecht play at the National Theater of Hungary, and on April 26-27 he will come to the 10th Theater Olympics with two Shakespeares. We talked about making theater and what a director's greatest virtue is.

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Road movie is filmed under the auspices of the Theatre Olympics

On the occasion of World Theatre Day a traditional theatrical mask donated by Theodoros Terzopoulos to the 10th Theatre Olympics will "go on a journey" to visit some of our guest artists.

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Juliette Binoche: 'We are granted the privilege of peeking into the secret of secrets"

These are some of the questions Juliette Binoche addresses in the interview by Enikő Sepsi on her reading performance at MITEM The Matter of Light, based on the book Talking with Angels.

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Slava Polunin: 'I have always been attracted to the absurd and the grotesque'

From 16-18 June, the legendary company of Slava Polunin will be presenting SnowShow five times as part of the Theatre Olympics. We spoke to the artist about the play, which has been a huge success for three decades.

Declan Donnellan és Nick Ormerod - fotó: Johan Persson

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The Spanish Hamlet in Budapest: Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod – Creators of Life is a Dream

What makes this classic of Baroque Spanish drama topical? What is the difference between film and theatre? What makes the Theatre Olympics special? These are some of the questions we asked of the British creators of Life is a Dream, a production coming to MITEM from Madrid.

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Zoltán Rátóti: "The Madách project can launch an international discourse"

With the Madách Project, the 2023 Hungarian Theatre Olympics will pay tribute to the memory of Imre Madách, the immortal Hungarian playwright born 200 years ago this year.

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Valery Fokin: 'The theater can be a tool for reunification'

Russian director Valery Fokin, a member of the International Committee of the Theater Olympics and a regular participant of the MITEM Festivals, expressed his thoughts in an exclusive video about the following Theater Olympics hosted by Hungary in 2023.

Theodórosz Terzopulosz - fotó: Eöri Szabó Zsolt

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Theatre attracted by tradition - Theodoros Terzopoulos on the Olympic ideal

Theodoros Terzopoulos on the Olympic ideal, the capitalist interpretation of Nora and the importance of openness.

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Alessandro Serra brings his new Shakespeare adaptation to the Olympics

In the program of Theatre Olympics 2023 stage director, author, set designer and lighting technician Alessandro Serra present his new Shakespeare adaptation of The Tempest.

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Romeo Castellucci: ‘I discover myself thinking that maybe an idea is too much’

Italian theater director Romeo Castellucci insists he’s not a provocateur despite a history of generating shock and outrage. Interview by The Irish Times.

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Attila Vidnyánszky: ‘We do not have much time left”

Zsolt Szász talks to Attila Vidnyánszky About the 2023 Theatre Olympics hosted by Hungary.

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Tadashi Suzuki: “There Is Still Hope for Truly Global Communication”

In this interview, Suzuki speaks about the significance of Toga Village, the significance of artists working together on theater festivals.