Sung in Japanese, German and Ukrainian, “Natasha” tells the story of an immigrant wandering through a series of hells on Earth. The modern opera opens in Tokyo with a star-studded crosscultural team behind it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/09/stage/natasha-opera-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #newnationaltheatretokyo #opera #theater #yokotawada #kazushiono #toshiohosokawa
"The big dial on the left gives players access to the kind of reverb ... Davids experienced when set up in the control room at the nuclear facility to the enormous cooling chamber and then to the vast soundscape of the reaction chamber."
#weird #weirdnews #tech #technology #production #recording #studio #stage #music #guitar #effects #nuclear #fun
https://newatlas.com/music/cornerstone-davids-nucleo-reverb/
The National Ballet of Japan on Thursday staged its first hosted performance overseas at the Royal Opera House in London with its production of "Giselle." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/25/stage/ballet-london/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #nationalballetofjapan #london #giselle #ballet
THEATRE REVIEW: "HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD" - NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Harry Potter and friends come to life on stage in a truly magical production.
https://hotchka.com/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-review-washington-dc-national-theatre
Quatre mineurs en en formation professionnelle et une stagiaire de 19 ans sont morts au travail en moins de deux mois. La cellule investigation de Radio France rappelle que les conditions de travail des jeunes ont été assouplies depuis le décret Rebsamen en 2015 quand le PS était au pouvoir... https://www.franceinfo.fr/societe/enquete-certaines-situations-sont-delirantes-ces-questions-qui-se-posent-apres-la-mort-de-cinq-jeunes-sur-leur-lieu-de-travail-en-deux-mois_7378867.html
Roughly 6 months in and the #US is already at the ‘full blown #concentrationcamps’ #stage.
Returning to Japan for the American ballet company's first international tour since 2022, several dancers share what it means to pursue their careers overseas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/09/stage/houston-ballet-tour-japan-dancers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #ballet #houston #nagoya #stage #dance
#stage : a platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf
- French: scène
- German: die Bühne / inszenieren
- Italian: stadio/palcoscenico
- Portuguese: palco
- Spanish: escenario
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Maria Seiren, the first-ever winner of talent show competition “Japan’s Got Talent,” has what she calls “ambivoce,” a dual voice that can hit high and low notes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/28/stage/maria-seiren-japan-opera/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #mariaseiren #japan039sgottalent #noh #opera
THEATRE REVIEW: "THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW" - IRON CROW THEATRE
Baltimore's Iron Crow Theatre celebrates Pride in style.
https://hotchka.com/the-rocky-horror-show-review-baltimore-iron-crow-theatre
THEATRE REVIEW: "AIN'T TOO PROUD" - NATIONAL TOUR
'Ain't Too Proud' is a jukebox musical that still delivers the goods.
https://hotchka.com/aint-too-proud-tour-review-washington-dc-national-theatre
On July 22 Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace will take over the roles of the Emcee and Sally Bowles, respectively, for the last 13 weeks of "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club", closing the show's run on Sunday, October 19.
A futuristic South Korean musical took won big at this week's Tony Awards, which celebrated Broadway's biggest year since the start of the pandemic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/11/entertainment-news/broadway-tony-awards-stage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #tonyawards #broadway #stage #sarahsnook #coleescola #nicolescherzinger
Noir vibes aboard the Queen Anne, where cabaret meets high contrast.
The 78th Annual Tony Awards complete winners list.
https://www.hotchkaplus.com/2025/06/2025-tony-awards-winners.html
THEATRE REVIEW: "THE LITTLE MERMAID" - TOBY'S DINNER THEATRE
Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' is back and as magical as ever.
https://hotchka.com/the-little-mermaid-review-tobys-dinner-theatre
THEATRE REVIEW: "CHICAGO THE MUSICAL" - ON TOUR
'Chicago' can still razzle dazzle fifty years later.
https://hotchka.com/chicago-tour-review-baltimore-hippodrome
Kennedy Center sees ticket sales fall dramatically amid Trump intervention https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/03/kennedy-center-sales-trump #Trumpadministration #Performanceart #WashingtonDC #DonaldTrump #Culture #USnews #Stage
