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Learning to See. ft. Dawn Chiang | OFFSTAGE Ep. 5

A Broadway lighting designer, USITT award recipient, and mentor on the craft of light, partnership, and learning to see the world differently...
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¿Te Consideras Artista?

¿Te consideras artista? Exploramos por qué nos cuesta aceptar nuestra identidad creativa, especialmente al inicio de la carrera...
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Presentando SkeneMX!

Clarisse Monde se une a Skene MX para traer historias y conversaciones de las artes escénicas a toda la comunidad hispanohablante...
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The path is never clear. But you have been doing the work.

"The path is never clear. But you have been doing the work." To every theatre student stepping into this field right now: it's go time...

5 AAPI Artists Who Changed the Performing Arts (and my Work) Forever.

Discover 5 AAPI artists who shaped the performing arts—and left an unforgettable mark on my own creative journey. Celebrate their legacy!..

Classic Plays by Black Playwrights Every Theatre Should Know.

Six foundational plays by Black playwrights that belong on every stage: from Hansberry to Parks, these are essential works of American drama...
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Reach out to your heroes. They just might say yes.

"Reach out to your heroes." One day you will be someone else's, and you will want them to reach out to you. This morning, one..

Life After Graduation: Auditions, Jobs, and Building Sustainable Momentum.

Navigate life after theatre graduation with practical guidance on auditions, survival jobs, financial planning, and sustainable momentum...
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Working on my Tenure file

Doing the work is one thing. Understanding why you do it is another. Turns out a tenure file is an unexpected invitation to reflect. There..

Nia Safarr Banks: Meaning Lives in Collective Work.

Nia Safarr Banks is a costume designer whose work translates character and inner life into clothing that tells honest, human stories...
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Prague. Montreal. Mexico City. California.

Prague. Montreal. Mexico City. California. One week at Skene looks like this. Not one place. Many places at once.Skene está llegando a México y América..
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Skene llega a Mexico!

Llevamos tiempo planeándolo. Esta semana empezamos a hacerlo realidad. Skene está llegando a México y América Latina, y queremos que seas parte de esto. Un..

Alex Peña: Worlds of Paper and Light.

Scenic and production designer Alex Peña on world building, immersive environments, and crafting story driven spaces for stage and film...

Kendall Bas: Reflections of Shared Humanity.

Kendall Bas is a Filipino scenographer whose work on La Perle and beyond treats every space as a stage where story and action meet...

PQ Symposium Flash Talks: The Page as Stage.

Josafath Reynoso PQ Symposium flash talk explores digital platforms as scenographic spaces, living archives, and sites of performance and collective memory...

Skene x ENAT: Estrategias para CV de Diseño Escénico.

Grabación del taller Estrategias para un CV en diseño escénico con SKENE, ENAT y UT Austin por el Día Mundial del Teatro 2026...

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