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Bentonia, Mississippi

Blue Front Cafe

The oldest active juke joint in the state sustains a niche school of blues guitar.
Pelham, Tennessee

The Caverns

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.
abandoned

Podcast: Widow Jane Mine

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team December 20, 2021
Likuma Sarma, a renowned mobile theater actor, does her makeup before taking the stage.
performances

Assam’s Unique Mobile Drama Tradition Takes the Stage in a Changing World

These inventive traveling theater troupes were contending with shifting tastes even before the pandemic.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj September 13, 2021
Bergamo, Italy

Museo del Burattino

A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.
Utai-gami, the God of Singing.
Tokyo, Japan

Rokugeishin

A miniature shrine in the busy corner of Tokyo's historic Broadway, honoring a sextet of unusual entertainment gods.
abandoned

Podcast: Widow Jane Mine

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 16, 2021
A performance at Fendika Azmari Bet
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Fendika Azmari Bet

This nightlife venue and cultural center keeps a unique Ethiopian musical tradition alive in the nation’s capital, but breakneck urban development threatens to shut it down.
Entrance to the old crematorium in Wedding.
Berlin, Germany

Silent Green Kulturquartier

Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.
Pantomime Dame Kenneth Alan Taylor and his dresser Dani Kidson fuss with finishing touches backstage at a panto performance of "Jack and The Beanstalk" at Nottingham Playhouse in 2013.
holiday

How the Pandemic Is Transforming Britain's Historic Holiday Plays

It's not quite curtains for the "panto" tradition.
Jo Caird December 22, 2020
<em>Taishū engeki</em> is usually split into two distinct halves: a play that fuses Edo-period drama in the style of a soap opera, followed by bouts of dancing and music.
culture

In Japan, ‘Theater for the People’ Makes Fandom a Part of the Show

The constantly evolving form of taishū engeki bends both gender and genre.
Will Stewart October 22, 2020
Video

Reviving the Lost Art of Cambodian Shadow Puppetry

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Residents of Oberammergau during a dress rehearsal of its passion play, on May 10, 2010.
sacred spaces

The Evolution of a German Town's Centuries-Old Passion Play

The final episode of TED’s Far Flung podcast looks at Oberammergau's massive production and its history of anti-Semitism.
Anna Phelan July 24, 2020
Archaeologists think the timber structure could be the remains of gallery seats.
architecture

Have Archaeologists Found London's Lost Theater?

The Red Lion is considered to be the oldest Elizabethan playhouse—and it may have recently seen the light of day.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 16, 2020
Patrice Potier: father, falconer, showman par excellence.
flight

These French Falconers Are a Family Act

Their diverse, globetrotting work is equal parts science and spectacle.
Emily Monaco June 11, 2020
“It’s wonderful to be a musician," says Jorge Galindo. "If I didn’t do it from the heart, I’d be better off as a street sweeper or driving a truck."
music

Street Musicians Have Turned Mexico City Into One Giant Music Venue

Not everyone welcomes the performances, but they're traveling far and taking risks to get by.
Ellen Freeman June 1, 2020
performances

The History of Race, Performance, and Drag Intersect in a Rare Photo of Thomas Dilward

Dilward performed with all-white minstrel troupes that otherwise excluded black people.
Sabrina Imbler February 21, 2020
In 2017, Mexico City hosted its seventh annual International Queer Tango Festival at the Sergio Magaña Theater. Similar festivals have been held in Germany, Argentina, the United States, and several other countries.
festivals

In Buenos Aires, Queer Tango Takes a Revolutionary Dance Back to Its Roots

In traditional tango, men lead and women follow. Queer tango is creating a new paradigm.
Juan Relmucao February 12, 2020