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stages of the world at our home - a list of free streamings

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Theatre Altıdan Sonra Tiyatro (live broadcast every wednesday and saturday between 8.30-10pm [gtm+3] - in turkish) Andrew Lloyd Webber   (a musical every friday for 48 hours - in english) Ant Hampton   (performances from the archive - in english) Belarus Free Theatre   (p erformances from the archive  - every play for a certain period of time as stated on the website - in russian, some with english subtitles) Berliner Ensemble   (a play every friday for one week -  in german ) Berliner Festspiele   (six of the 10 plays invited to Berliner Theatertreffen 2020 between 1st-8th may - in german) BGST ( Karşılaşmalar  - in turkish) Burgtheater Wien   (a play every wednesday and friday for 24 hours - in german) Bühnenwelt ( a wide selection of plays - in german) Cheek by Jowl   (p erformances from the archive  -  every play for a certain period of time as stated on the website - in english ) Comédie de Caen  (p erformances from the archive - in french ) Comédie F

conversations in ten questions 12 : Meggy Rustamova

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In this series of interviews we try to get to know the artists who were the guests at the Arter’s Performance Programme in Autumn 2019. Our next guest is Meggy Rustamova. Ayse Draz, Art Unlimited Performing Arts Editor & Mehmet Kerem Ozel, Writer [The Turkish translation of this interview is published on  art.unlimited ] Photo: Tomek Dersu Aaron What is the spirit performance in your opinion? How do you define contemporary performance today? Where performance in the ‘60 and ‘70 used to be about experimenting with body, fluids, and extreme human endurance, the focus has been shifting towards politics, ecology and experiments with other media like dance, video and music. I personally try to create installation performances where the audience has the liberty to walk throughout and interact with the artist, the objects, the sound and the photographs. It’s an opportunity to bring a certain sensitive concentration and establish a visual dialogue with the audience. Are there