Theatre of Europe
Where outstanding directors from the continent work with British creatives to stage new European productions in the UK.
Theatre of Europe commissions leading theatre directors from the continent with British creatives to premiere European work for a UK audience. Our aim is to widen access to continental European theatre practise within mainstream British theatre and we are working with some of the most exciting artists across the continent and in the UK to achieve this. Each project is developed over several years of research to build long-term relationships with the UK performing arts, to facilitate a return for the directors from continental Europe with new projects in the future and to open doors to working on the continent for participating British artists.
Theatre of Europe has raised over £100,000 since forming in May 2013 in order to support research and development work, core company costs and a Doctoral Research project starting in Autumn 2015. We are proud of the institutions associated with Theatre of Europe which include the European Commission, the European Union National Institutes for Culture, Arts Council England, Institut Français, Goethe Institut, Romanian Cultural Institute, Embassy of Denmark, Italian Cultural Institute and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Their unwavering support in Theatre of Europe’s vision from the outset has been integral to getting each project started and to instilling confidence in the making of full-scale productions. Over the last two years Theatre of Europe has put together an ambitious programme of artists from six different European countries in partnership with leading theatres across the UK.
More information and news:
www.theatreofeurope.org.uk
http://theatreofeurope.blogspot.co.uk/
March 2013
Theatre of Europe's first residency took place in March 2013 led by a Cypriot theatre director, Athina Kasiou. Athina is Artistic Director of OPEN ARTS where she directes and produces pioneering big scale site-specific productions in Cyprus. She is also regularly invited to direct for the National Theatre of Cyprus where she collaborates with acclaimed international artists. For Theatre of Europe Athina is developing a new site-specific adaptation of the classic play by Pirandello, SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR in which she will involve members of the audience arriving in cars and characters hitch-hiking their way into the story.
Read Athina Kasiou Interview
September 2013
In September 2013 Theatre of Europe hosted a theatre director and playwright Stéphane Olry and choreographer Corine Miret from France. CH(OSE) / HIC SUNT LEONES, or CH(OSE)/HERE BE LIONS if we use the working title in English, was created for the 2012 Festival d’Avignon following two years (on and off) in residence at the only hospice for multi-handicapped children in France, l’hôpital de La Roche-Guyon. Out of this experience came two very complementary and uplifting creations. For Theatre of Europe, Neil Bartlett is developing the translation of this piece and the creative team behind it came to London over a week in September 2013 to research and develop the project. Their powerful, moving and visceral creation will travel to London as part of Theatre of Europe, translated to English, with a London-based actress and singer.
Read interview with Stephane Olry, Corine Miret and Bernadette Marthelot
June 2014
Theatre of Europe invited Radu Afrim for a 1-week residency in London in June 2014. Radu is an emblematic figure and an enfant terrible of a new generation of Romanian theatre directors- as described by Randy Gener for American Theatre magazine. He is one of the most talked-about directors on the Continent, Radu Afrim has gained international recognition and his bold and sometimes controversial work has been hosted by some of Europe’s most renowned theatres. He is also intrumental in presenting writers such as Dea Loher, Vassily Sigarev, Hanoch Levin, Jon Fosse and David Greig to the Romanian public.
Read more about Radu Afrim here
Theatre of Europe commissions leading theatre directors from the continent with British creatives to premiere European work for a UK audience. Our aim is to widen access to continental European theatre practise within mainstream British theatre and we are working with some of the most exciting artists across the continent and in the UK to achieve this. Each project is developed over several years of research to build long-term relationships with the UK performing arts, to facilitate a return for the directors from continental Europe with new projects in the future and to open doors to working on the continent for participating British artists.
Theatre of Europe has raised over £100,000 since forming in May 2013 in order to support research and development work, core company costs and a Doctoral Research project starting in Autumn 2015. We are proud of the institutions associated with Theatre of Europe which include the European Commission, the European Union National Institutes for Culture, Arts Council England, Institut Français, Goethe Institut, Romanian Cultural Institute, Embassy of Denmark, Italian Cultural Institute and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Their unwavering support in Theatre of Europe’s vision from the outset has been integral to getting each project started and to instilling confidence in the making of full-scale productions. Over the last two years Theatre of Europe has put together an ambitious programme of artists from six different European countries in partnership with leading theatres across the UK.
More information and news:
www.theatreofeurope.org.uk
http://theatreofeurope.blogspot.co.uk/
March 2013
Theatre of Europe's first residency took place in March 2013 led by a Cypriot theatre director, Athina Kasiou. Athina is Artistic Director of OPEN ARTS where she directes and produces pioneering big scale site-specific productions in Cyprus. She is also regularly invited to direct for the National Theatre of Cyprus where she collaborates with acclaimed international artists. For Theatre of Europe Athina is developing a new site-specific adaptation of the classic play by Pirandello, SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR in which she will involve members of the audience arriving in cars and characters hitch-hiking their way into the story.
Read Athina Kasiou Interview
September 2013
In September 2013 Theatre of Europe hosted a theatre director and playwright Stéphane Olry and choreographer Corine Miret from France. CH(OSE) / HIC SUNT LEONES, or CH(OSE)/HERE BE LIONS if we use the working title in English, was created for the 2012 Festival d’Avignon following two years (on and off) in residence at the only hospice for multi-handicapped children in France, l’hôpital de La Roche-Guyon. Out of this experience came two very complementary and uplifting creations. For Theatre of Europe, Neil Bartlett is developing the translation of this piece and the creative team behind it came to London over a week in September 2013 to research and develop the project. Their powerful, moving and visceral creation will travel to London as part of Theatre of Europe, translated to English, with a London-based actress and singer.
Read interview with Stephane Olry, Corine Miret and Bernadette Marthelot
June 2014
Theatre of Europe invited Radu Afrim for a 1-week residency in London in June 2014. Radu is an emblematic figure and an enfant terrible of a new generation of Romanian theatre directors- as described by Randy Gener for American Theatre magazine. He is one of the most talked-about directors on the Continent, Radu Afrim has gained international recognition and his bold and sometimes controversial work has been hosted by some of Europe’s most renowned theatres. He is also intrumental in presenting writers such as Dea Loher, Vassily Sigarev, Hanoch Levin, Jon Fosse and David Greig to the Romanian public.
Read more about Radu Afrim here