By Jeannette Andersen Augsburg Theater is one of the smaller regional theatres in Germany — and right now its ballet company is one of the most innovative. Spurred on by past lockdowns due to COVID-19, the company’s introduction to digital forms, including virtual reality, was speeded up. Last season, Ballet Augsburg created two ballets filmed
By Carla Escoda This is a precarious time for Hong Kong dance artists. Massive anti-government protests in 2019 and the subsequent crackdown on freedom of expression followed by COVID lockdowns have created enormous uncertainty. But the art that comes out of crisis can be liberating, as a new series of powerful dance films, poised to
By Silvia Poletti The second Summer of COVID gave Italians the hope (or the illusion) of a return to a certain normality. After dark months bound to home TV or computer screens watching streaming events, at last, at the end of May, theatre doors cautiously opened to limited capacity audiences. By summer, which in Italy