EURO.TOUCH

What we did do in 2020-2021, what we didn’t do – and what we will do now…

Practitioners, companies, theatres, festivals and theatres from across the European Union, Wider Europe and all the nations of the United Kingdom gather virtually at Morecambe’s Alhambra Theatre

A Quick Touch Tour 19.08.21

Video tour (11mins) here

National Theatre of Greenland

Nunatta Isiginnaartitsisarfia (The National Theatre of Greenland) is an independent, public institution, established in 2011. It aims to produce a repertoire of high artistic quality in the performing arts that is based in Greenlandic culture and traditions. The Theatre produces 3-5 performances every year and endeavours to produce and present a diversity of artistic expression…

Teatro Griot :: Portugal

Teatro Griot is a company of actors who are focused on exploring themes that are relevant for the construction and questioning of contemporary Europe and its reflection on theatrical discourse and aesthetics. The work that the company develops arises from the tension between body and territory, collective memory and individual memory,  collective imaginary and individual imaginary. Teatro Griot operates in that…

Compagnie l’Eygurande :: France

Compagnie l’Eygurande makes transdisciplinary work around language sciences. We are currently working on pieces for children 18 months-5 years old as an artistic and cultural ’éveil’ or awakening. In our Polyphonies langagières (Linguistic Polyphonies) project we also explore the perception of sounds though bone conduction. Through this work we question the relationship between artist and spectator,…

Thespis International Monodrama Festival :: Germany

Every second year, the international monodrama festival Thespis in Kiel, northern Germany, presents a programme of contemporary solo shows, workshops, lectures, symposiums and public discussions, and is an international meeting point for monodrama professionals. The festival was founded in 1999 by the Maecenas association as a curated biennial competition for the most interesting contemporary solo…

Lubna Kerr :: Scotland

Actor, comedian and writer Lubna Kerr uses humour based around her Asian heritage to attempt to both break down and play on the stereotypes attached to her background. Her 2018 solo show The Asian Ellen DeGeneres acted as a showcase for Lubna’s talent for character comedy – characters heavily-leaden with Asian stereotypes and a rich…

Theatre Mosaique :: Algeria

Based in: Sidi Bel AbbèsFacebook: MosaictheatreContact: Hmosaic@hotmail.fr Writer/director Hichem Boussahela and actor Souad Janati on Theatre Mosaique’s response to lockdown… How was 2020-2021 for artists in Algeria? Boussahela: 2020-2021 was a different and unusual year, in which there were many questions about the virus, or rather about this epidemic and its impact on art in general…

Theatr Bara Caws :: Wales

Bara Caws (meaning ‘Bread and Cheese’ in Welsh) is a Welsh-language community theatre company who present original, relevant work to the widest possible cross-section of society, in the society, offering theatrical experiences of the highest quality, bringing entertainment and excitement, ingenuity and relevance to the hearts of the communities of Wales. Since its inception almost…

Ivanka Apostolova Baskar :: North Macedonia

The Macedonian Centre of the International Theatre Institute is an NGO for culture, theatre and the performing arts. It develops and performs international promotion of local contemporary performing arts: theatre, opera/musical theatre, dance, performance, via education, publishing and collaborative theatre productions/co-productions. Macedonian Center ITI/PRODUKCIJA Based in: SkopjeWeb: iti-worldwide.org/macedoniaFacebook: Macedonian Center of International Theater InstituteYouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCdiN20fUtY067-_TWkeJMbQ/videosContact: macedoniancenterofiti@gmail.com…

Teatro dei Borgia :: Italy

Teatro dei Borgia is a company founded by Elena Cotugno and Gianpiero Alighiero Borgia. Based in: BarlettaWeb: teatrodeiborgia.itContact: Gianpiero Borgia, co-artistic director – artisticdirection@gmail.com Artistic co-director Gianpiero Borgia on Teatro dei Borgia’s response to lockdown… How was 2020-2021 for artists in Italy? As with many professions, it was a year of crisis and opportunities –…

Rosemary Jenkinson :: Northern Ireland

Rosemary Jenkinson is a playwright and short story writer from Belfast. Plays include The Bonefire (Stewart Parker BBC Radio Award), Planet Belfast, Here Comes the Night, Michelle and Arlene, May the Road Rise Up and Lives in Translation. She was 2017 Artist-in-Residence at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast and in 2018 she received a Major Individual Artist Award from the Arts Council of Northern…

International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival :: Ireland

Based in: Dublin, IrelandWeb: www.gaytheatre.ieContact: info@gaytheatre.ie / Volunteers: volunteers@gaytheatre.ie The Dublin Gay Theatre Festival is an annual event, celebrating contribution of gay people to theatre, past and present. The festival was founded in 2004 to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Oscar Wilde, in his native city. With an emphasis on new or…

Open Space :: Georgia

Open Space / Ghia Sivrtse is an interdisciplinary hub in Tbilisi that connects artists from different fields, creating a platform for collaboration and a space for dialogue for the performing arts as well as the visual arts and music. When Open Space was founded in 2016 it didn’t have a building of it own at first,…

Trip :: Hungary

TRIP/Webszínház is a company focusing on theatre, contemporary dance/circus performances and concerts – and stream performances during lockdown… Based in: BudapestWebsite: www.weszinhaz.comContact: László Magács – laszlo.magacs@weszinhaz.com Shakespeare/37 (‘a new normal for theatre: swapping the stage for the screen’) as Trip’s response to lockdown… 37 playwrights adapting 37 of Shakespeare’s most iconic scenes to bring drama to…

Aerowaves :: Europe

Aerowaves is a hub for dance discovery in Europe. We identify twenty promising new works by emerging dance artists and then promote them through cross-border performances. Our network of partners in 33 countries enables these younger choreographers to bring brand new dance to brand new audiences. Aerowaves is currently celebrating 25 years of continuous activity…

EcocNews :: Italy

Not exactly a theatre company or practitioner, and not just Italy, but EcocNews is the first online newspaper entirely dedicated to national and European Capitals of Culture, created in the South of Italy in Matera, one of 2019’s European Capitals of Culture. Based in: Matera, ItalyWeb: www.ecocnews.comContact: info@ecocnews.com / +39 338.4299742  EcocNews is the first…