In Search of Taksu: Bridging Cultures in Balinese Performing Arts (via TheatreArtLife)
I Made Sidia is an acclaimed artist and innovator in the Balinese Performing Arts. A fourth-generation puppeteer and the Artistic Director of Sanggar Paripurna.
In Search of Taksu: Creation and Community in Balinese Performing Arts (via TheatreArtLife)
In Search of Taksu, Jack Paterson shares his insight into the creation and community in Balinese Performing Arts and the core of what art is to Balinese society. Originally published at: TheatreArtLife
In Search of Taksu: Cross Cultural Explorations in Bali (via TheatreArtLife)
Cross Cultural Explorations in Bali
The performing arts of Bali are rich, vast and complex. Virtually every form of music, dance, drama and puppetry has its origin as a function of ritual. Practices such as wayang kulit (shadow puppetry) reach back thousands of years.
Exploring Disability Arts: Theater HORA in Zurich (via TheatreArtLife)
With over 50 productions since its inception in 1993, Zurich’s Theater HORA is the only professional theatre company in Switzerland whose ensemble members all have a state recognized disability. I hopped a Flixbus to Switzerland to learn more about this unique company.
The Theatre Backpacker: Rural Art Festivals – Interview with Heads Up Festival (UK)
The work we include in the festival programme can change lives, the way people think, make life worth living.
The Theatre Backpacker: Rural Art Festivals Interview – Paint the Town Festival (UK)
When an area has a belief that they need to travel to see great quality work, it’s sometimes hard to make these same audiences recognize that high-quality work is not only being shown, but is being created in their area and on their doorstep.