Culture news 'You continue living,' says Ukrainian actor as Kyiv theatre reopens After closing due to the Russian invasion, a theatre in the heart of one of Kyiv's historic neighbourhood's has returned to rapturous applause. 07/06/2022
See How does a drama school fall apart overnight? The strange case of ALRA ALRA staff and students woke on a Monday morning to find they were without a drama school. Mismanagement, lost fees, and education anxieties , this is the fallout of a failed drama school. 29/04/2022
See Actor Michel Bouquet dies aged 96: Why he so important? France's president attended a tribute to the French actor, the first since Jean Paul Belmondo, where he called the actor "a sacred monster". 28/04/2022
See Pamela Anderson rocks 'Chicago': What are the biggest celeb castings? The 'Baywatch' star begins an eight-week run as Roxie Hart this week, but what other celebs have been cast in productions to get bums on seats? 13/04/2022
Culture news Claude Vega, humourist who played female characters, dies at 91 A childhood friend of François Truffaut, he had a role, that of a disturbing strangler, in the film "Domicile marital" (1970) by the iconic filmmaker. 12/04/2022
Culture news 'Cabaret' and 'Life of Pi' win big at post-pandemic Olivier Awards The ceremony is the first in-person since theatres closed in 2020 and highlighted the importance of theatre for the UK economy and national identity. 11/04/2022
See Ballet for Peace unites Ukrainian and Russian dancers in Naples Among the stars at the event was prima ballerina Olga Smirnova, who quit the Bolshoi last month and is now dancing with the Dutch National Ballet. 05/04/2022
Hear Shakespeare with northern accents creates social media furore in York All the world's a stage, and that includes the north of England 31/03/2022
See 'If there is art, life goes on': Kyiv theatre company takes shelter Since the war began, the Pro-English theatre company, decided to stay in the basement of the theatre, where they continue to practice their art 24/03/2022
Culture news Italy ready to rebuild bombed Mariupol theatre Ukraine say the theatre was hit by a Russian airstrike on Wednesday while people sheltered there from bombardments. Russia denied striking the theatre. 18/03/2022
Culture news Creative industries put pressure on Brussels over ticket resales A group of 150 organisations representing Europe's creative industries are lobbying Brussels to clamp down on "exploitative" ticket resale market 14/03/2022
Hear K-pop's high octane energy aims to thrill London's West End audiences In a case of art imitating life, the fictional Icon boy band will be performing a farewell concert as one of their members has to go off to do his compulsory national service in the South Korean military. 12/03/2022
See Roma actress smashes stigma in Bucharest Theatre's one-woman-show Growing up Alina Serban didn't see herself represented on television, in movies or books. Shunned from the cultural mainstream, she is taking matters into her own hands. 03/02/2022
Culture news Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov makes it to Germany after ban Serebrennikov said last Friday he had "no idea" why he had been allowed travel to Hamburg after being confined to Moscow for years. 18/01/2022
Scenes The street actors spreading awareness about social issues in India "'Nukkad natak' is a very participatory process, and I think that is the beauty of it because that gives it a scope of having people's voices or diverse voices" 17/01/2022
See Molière at 400: Meet the finest playwright, actor and poet of France Regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and indeed, world literature, Euronews Culture celebrates the 400th anniversary of Molière's birth. 14/01/2022
See Molière at 400: French high school students celebrate the great poet At the Lycée Montaigne in Paris, students are re-enacting excerpts from his plays in a show highlighting violence against women, and Molière's modernity. 10/01/2022
Culture news Cancellation of London's VAULT Festival lamented by theatre community Once again, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of VAULT Festival, London's annual celebration of the performing arts. With little or no government support, artists and organisers discuss the current state of British theatre. 06/01/2022
Hear Madrid's COVID-hit 'La Boheme' replaces both casts in just 24 hours The opera encountered staggering complications when members of both cast rotations tested positive, forcing them to get creative. 04/01/2022
Culture news French cinemas to ban popcorn as COVID-19 restrictions tighten In an effort to suppress an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 numbers, French cinemas will ban food and drinks from being sold in cinemas. 30/12/2021
Opinion Culture 2021 Year in Review - The Actor: Lauryn Redding Taken out of two plays, major knee surgery, then diagnosed with PTSD. Actor and writer Lauryn Redding spent the best part of 2021 getting back on her feet. Literally. 29/12/2021
Culture news Belgium's Council of State overturns government theatre closure The slap in the face for the government came on Tuesday afternoon. 28/12/2021
Opinion Culture 2021 Year in Review - The Conductor: Classics, COVID & Cameras How have orchestras coped with shutdowns, lack of support and having to adapt to audience-free performances? Conductor Ben Glassberg tells Euronews Culture about his experience of 2021. 28/12/2021
Culture news Antony Sher: Shakespearean specialist who had stage fright dies at 72 After winning acclaim as a pillar of British theatre, Sher began to explore both his Jewish and his South African heritage. 03/12/2021
See Romanian prisoners take to the stage in annual theatre festival Every winter, inmates from Romanian jails begin rehearsals for an on-stage production performed at the 'Liberation Through Culture' festival. Organisers say it's an immense help to what they do with the rest of their sentences. 02/12/2021
See Alexis Michalik brings Broadway to Paris with 'The Producers' With famous lines like 'Springtime for Hitler and Germany...Winter for Poland and France,' how will Mel Brooks' classic go down in Paris? 02/12/2021
