Video Archive

On 29 June 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with the Obie Award winning creator/director Mallory Catlett. She is Co-Artistic Director of Mabou Mines and Artistic Director of Restless NYC.

What might applied playwriting actually look like, and what might it do that neither applied theatre nor conventional playwriting can do alone?

Watch Me Work, facilitated by Suzan-Lori Parks, is a virtual communal work session for nurturing creativity. Hosted by the Public Theater, these Zoom and HowlRound livestream sessions are accessible worldwide, allowing participants to join from home, school, or anywhere with internet access.

On 22 June 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with the glorious award-winning theatre artist and Patron Saint of Hybridity, Taylor Mac.

Applied theatre has always been about people: whom it's for, whom it's with. How do these questions transform when the work moves from the field to the page?

Playwrights Corinna Schulenburg, Jason Tseng, Greg T. Nanni, and Iraisa Ann Reilly discuss their unique approaches to writing personal work and navigating the intersection of autobiography and fiction. Moderated by Johnny G. Lloyd.

Spanning contemporary dance, music, theater, spoken word poetry, and interdisciplinary practice, the evening highlights the depth and dynamism of Native Hawaiian creative expression grounded in indigeneity, cultural practice, and innovation.

IETM Oulu Plenary Meeting 2026 livestreams the opening session which confronts the power structures embedded in arts funding as well as livestreams the "pitchorama".

On 15 June 2026, TORCHES continues with a conversation with composer and performer Kamala Sankaram, who moves freely between the worlds of experimental music, sound installation, and contemporary opera.

When we can no longer enter the field, how do we grapple with the ethical layers to our decisions about the real-world contexts our texts address?