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A prominent practitioner of the historically grand productions that were once fashionable at the Met, he was especially well known for his stagings of Wagner.
From Salzburg to Dijon to Paris, a German choreographer adds striking dance to the sacred oratorio.
Robert Lepage's latest play, "Faith, Money, War and Love," runs for five hours, and aims to depict Germany since the end of World War II.
In the abandoned industrial sites that serve as the festival's venues, our critic witnessed beauty struggling to be born: fitfully, clumsily and sometimes stunningly.
Robert Carsen's take on "Jedermann," a play staged at the festival every year, stands head and shoulders above other recent stagings of the work.
At this year's Theatertreffen drama festival, one production explores an incident that shocked the German theater world last year.
A quirky and joyful play based on J.R.R. Tolkien's books joined weightier works at this year's Theatertreffen drama festival.
Elfriede Jelinek's latest play deals with collective calamity and individual grief, but is let down by a chaotic production.
His avant-garde work, short on character and plot but long on verbal high jinks, could be irreverent, even goofy, but it was always intellectually serious.
"Linie 1" has been running since 1986 and just celebrated its 2,000th performance. Its cast of kooky dreamers and misfits still capture something special about Berlin.
Barrie Kosky's Berlin production of the 1975 musical adds a touch of burlesque and a dash of Bertolt Brecht.
After a year of less-than-stellar ticket sales, the German-language translation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's stage hit is closing. But it has helped diversify German musicals.
Recent premieres in the city ranged from a spare take on the recent Broadway hit "Prima Facie" to a dose of sheer artistic lunacy.
The best productions at the Ruhrtrienniale festival created a sense of unity with their unique, often vast, settings.
An adaptation of Michael Haneke's 2012 movie at the Salzburg Festival eschews cinematic realism, instead taking a highly stylized approach.
A new production of Matthew Lopez's seven-hour play was among 10 shows chosen for Theatertreffen, a celebration of the best theater from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Companies bring body horror and political statements to Berlin's FIND festival of new international drama, where the Wooster Group is the "artist in focus."
The director and star of the Volksbühne's new show, based on a play by Lord Byron, picked up another role when one of the lead actors was missing in action.
In "James Brown Wore Curlers," the French playwright tries out a more far-fetched premise than in her previous hits, and produces less satisfying satire.
Thomas Ostermeier's surprisingly traditional production of the Chekhov classic came to life via the cast's performances, and without radical interventions by the director.
Chaos also plays a role in a new play at the Volksbühne theater that delivers on its pledge of a director-free evening.
He left his mark in Hamburg, Berlin, Strasburg and elsewhere. He also directed a memorable "Ring" cycle in Bayreuth.
The choreographer Constanza Macras's new work at the Volksbühne is a chaotic revue featuring dance, slapstick, spoken dialogue, pop music and heavy-handed monologues.
The Times's three European theater critics pick their favorite productions of the year " plus a turkey apiece for the festive season.
Many Broadway blockbusters make their way to Madrid, but Banderas wants to push the envelope with serious, complex musicals that are little-known in Spain.
