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Harumi Hirata: Whose Stories do we Tell?

Japanese costume designer and cultural advocate whose research-driven practice interrogates representation, identity, and the history carried in cloth...

The longer I put this off, the harder it got to start.

On the anxiety of climbing back up the mountain after time away, and why resting never means you lost the ground you gained...

Alexandre Corazzola: Kinetic Scenography.

German scenic designer whose kinetic scenography builds sets that move with the story, rooted in dramaturgy, collaboration, and a childhood wonder...

Verónica Albarrán Rendón: The Collective Encounter.

Mexican cultural worker, director, and playwright whose practice is rooted in collective encounter, critical thinking, and the transformative power of poetry...
source: Nathana Reboucas.

Public Domain Plays: Powerful Works, Zero Royalties.

Classic plays for community theatre: Shakespeare, Greek tragedies, Chekhov—masterpieces with zero royalties. Powerful work, proven...

Scrappy & Courageous ft. Canada PQ27 Team | OFFSTAGE Ep. 9

The Canada PQ 2027 team on The Seventh Fire, matriarchal curation, and building a sound-first exhibition for the Prague Quadrennial...

Edwin Tovar: Bach in My Mind.

Edwin Tovar is a Mexican composer and percussionist whose work spans classical music, contemporary composition, and sound design for the stage...

Hector Cruz: The Texture of Everyday Life.

Hector Cruz is a Mexican projection and scenic designer whose practice builds community through digital media, live performance, and trust...

Distilling the Gothic: An interview with Jiaying Zhang.

Set designer Jiaying Zhang on the single white wall behind Heartbeat Opera's Vanessa, and designing through abstraction and distillation...

Christopher Scott Murillo: Spaces Worth Believing In.

Scenic designer and educator at UC Riverside whose work spans theatre and television, rooted in storytelling, immersive worlds, and the audience...

Jack Golden: When a Moment Sings.

Scenic designer Jack Golden reflects on collaboration, instinct, and making strange and meaningful theatre through design and teaching...

Ruth Robles: The Stage is a Space of Truth.

Ruth Robles is a Mexican singer and vocal director whose work moves between performance and creation, and always toward emotional truth...

Josué Cerón: Opportunities Do Not Come Back.

Josué Cerón is a Mexican opera singer whose career spans the stages of Mexico and Italy, rooted in discipline, preparation, and artistic generosity...

Strangers in a Strange Land. ft Tina Torbey | OFFSTAGE Ep. 8

Lebanese scenic designer Tina Torbey on migration, identity, motherhood, and building a theatre career far from home. OFFSTAGE Episode 8...

The Politics of Football: Four Plays Exploring the Sport.

Four contemporary plays that use football as metaphor for politics, identity, and social struggle from Belfast to England...

Emilio Bastré: Fragile Enough for a Strong Connection.

Emilio Bastré is a Mexican actor and member of the Compañía Nacional de Teatro whose work lives at the intersection of freedom and craft...

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