Adam Levy is a London-based theatre photographer who, for this series of images, turns his attention to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009 and a one-woman rendition of August Strindberg’s play The Stronger. The production is directed by Caroline Devlin and performed by Laura Pradelska. This short one-act play unfolds in a “ladies’ cafe” between two female characters Miss X and Miss Y, only one of whom speaks. The Stronger runs until the 31st of August at Jury’s Inn in Edinburgh. All images © copyright of Adam Levy.
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The first series of photos to launch the new Theatre in Pictures project is by Alan Eglinton, a Paris-based freelance photographer. The subject is the Japanese Butoh company, Sankai Juku, and their celebrated work Unetsu – The Egg stands out of Curiosity, first performed in 1986. The two kanji that form the word ‘Unetsu’ (卵熱) translate as egg/ovum and heat/fever. The company was founded in 1975 by Amagatsu Ushio and the name ‘Sankai Juku’ translates as ’studio/school between mountain and sea’. Sankai Juku’s work is an important component of the ‘Second Wave’ of Butoh since it began in the 1960s. The photos included here are of a 2006 production at the Vaison-la-Romaine Dance Festival, France. All images are © copyright of Alan Eglinton.
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Welcome to Theatre in Pictures, a project developed and curated by London Theatre Blog to offer graphic insight into the world of theatre. For the past three years, London Theatre Blog has run a flickr photo group called ‘Theatre on Photo‘. Its membership now stands at over 300 photographers and a collection of over 3000 images documenting aspects of theatre from around the world.
A little over a year ago, the Boston Globe Online newspaper launched a site called The Big Picture. The concept was simple, to present news stories from around the globe in large format photographs. As a result the site has showcased some of the most compelling photo journalism on the Web and sparked some of the most engaging reader discussions around the issues evoked through images.
Theatre in Pictures draws inspiration from both of these online resources. The project presents large format photographs that highlight unique aspects of theatre practice from around the world. The project is by no means restricted to covering performers on stage. All aspects of theatre will be considered and the following themes provide a brief overview to the range of possibilities: space, architecture, costume, design, light, audience, rehearsals, masks, movement, festivals, transport, posters, history etc.
The project welcomes open submissions from photographers worldwide. If you are interested in contributing a series of images, please get in touch via the submission page. Details of dimensions and general guidelines for submission are included there. Please also get in touch with any queries or suggestions you may have via the contact page. Happy viewing!
