Showing posts with the label Theater

Nazi Amphitheaters

Apr 28, 2021

Near the summit of a large wooded hill overlooking the town of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, stands an open-air theater called a...

The Theater That Shakespeare Stole

Apr 19, 2018

On a cold, snowy December night in 1598, about a dozen men armed with swords, daggers and axes quietly broke into a recently vacated theater...

The Spectacular Sets of Early 20th Century New York Theater

Oct 13, 2017

Many theatrical set designers today follow the maxim of “less is more”, but in the old days when theaters had to compete with moving picture...

4 Ancient Roman Amphitheatres Still in Use Today

Feb 12, 2015

Two thousand years ago, when the mighty Roman emperors ruled over a significant part of the world, they built large public stadium-like ente...

Archipelago Cinema: Thailand’s Floating Movie Theater

Apr 6, 2012

German architect Ole Scheeren designed and installed a truly awe-inspiring floating movie theater for the inaugural edition of a new film f...