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At nineteen, the Royal Central student Leo Simpe-Asante can already list his work as a composer, poet, playwright, and actor on his resume. He has been writing plays and musicals for ten years and as a self-professed "nerd," he shares that without a writing project…
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LEO SIMPE-ASANTE: THE NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD UPDATING BECKETT
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Date May 27, 2026
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DESIGNER TERESA VERGHO’S NEON-HUED TROLLS AND MECHANICAL DOLLS
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Whether she is transforming actors into neon-hued trolls or mechanical dolls, the Berlin-based costume designer Teresa Vergho views the human body as a site of radical construction. Having collaborated with many of the most avant-garde directors of today—from Susanne Kennedy to Ersan Mondtag—Vergho’s work is…
Date April 30, 2026
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CUTTING, ASSEMBLING, AND BUILDING WITH SET DESIGNER SABINE THEUNISSEN
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For over two decades, the Belgian set and exhibition designer Sabine Theunissen has been the close collaborator of renowned South African artist William Kentridge. While his expansive practice wanders across film, drawing, and sculpture, it is their partnership on the stage that has produced some…
Date April 30, 2026
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01
LEO SIMPE-ASANTE: THE NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD UPDATING BECKETT
Read
At nineteen, the Royal Central student Leo Simpe-Asante can already list his work as a composer, poet, playwright, and actor on his resume. He has been writing plays and musicals for ten years and as a self-professed "nerd," he shares that without a writing project…
Date May 27, 2026
Read 5 min. read
02
DESIGNER TERESA VERGHO’S NEON-HUED TROLLS AND MECHANICAL DOLLS
Read
Whether she is transforming actors into neon-hued trolls or mechanical dolls, the Berlin-based costume designer Teresa Vergho views the human body as a site of radical construction. Having collaborated with many of the most avant-garde directors of today—from Susanne Kennedy to Ersan Mondtag—Vergho’s work is…
Date April 30, 2026
Read 5 min.
03
CUTTING, ASSEMBLING, AND BUILDING WITH SET DESIGNER SABINE THEUNISSEN
Read
For over two decades, the Belgian set and exhibition designer Sabine Theunissen has been the close collaborator of renowned South African artist William Kentridge. While his expansive practice wanders across film, drawing, and sculpture, it is their partnership on the stage that has produced some…
Date April 30, 2026
Read 6 min. read
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