ARTS & THEATRE

The Matter of Plexus Polaire’s Moby Dick

There is a well-trotted story that Herman Melville, as he was writing Moby Dick from his study in the Berkshires,…

2 years ago

How to Find the Way in Executive Search for Arts Organizations

Build the Reason for the TripA good journey requires a good amount of planning, and each theatre organization I work…

2 years ago

Islam, Migration, and Storytelling | HowlRound Theatre Commons

When Islam was first professed on the Arabian continent nearly 1,500 years ago, it drew ire. The staunchly monotheistic belief…

2 years ago

I Designed a Series of Workshops to take back my body

Being a Muslim and an artist are two things that go hand in hand for me. Becoming an artist has…

2 years ago

The Moor I Want to Love

Othello breaks my heart. Every. Single. Time.Unlike many—scholars, directors, actors—who have given up on the Moor of Venice, I find…

2 years ago

The Beauty of Being Lost Is Like Honey on Watermelon

Thereafter, I got a job marketing theatre to the East African community. I thought, “I already spend so much time…

2 years ago

Nubian Theatre | HowlRound Theatre Commons

Nabra Nelson: Salam Alaikum, welcome to Kunafa and Shay, a podcast produced for HowlRound Theatre Commons, a free and open…

2 years ago

Ibn Daniyal and Puppetry  | HowlRound Theatre Commons

Nabra Nelson: Salam Alaikum. Welcome to Kunafa and Shay, a podcast produced for HowlRound Theatre Commons, a free and open…

2 years ago

A Designer-Director-Dramaturg Dalliance | HowlRound Theatre Commons

Over four days we created a concept that empowered inclusivity and unbounded creativity. It also allowed us, for a short…

2 years ago

Ottoman Theatre | HowlRound Theatre Commons

Marina: The third and final form of traditional theatre that we’ll talk about today is Meddah, which translates simply to…

2 years ago