Natalia Antonova

I am SO not watching the World Cup that it’s not even funny

Do you see me? Do you see what I’m doing right now? You don’t, so I am just going to tell you. I am NOT watching the World Cup, that is what I’m doing. I’m also not celebrating my birthday this summer, I’ve decided. So there. That is my revenge on the world. Take that,Continue reading “I am SO not watching the World Cup that it’s not even funny”

So we should only feature rape as long as everyone is on the same page?

I realize that the title of this post is a rhetorical question. Do bear with me, though. I thought the Gender Across Borders series on ‘The Theater’s Rape Culture‘ was very interesting, but this part on “Spring Awakening” in particular had me scratching my head. I agree with Kyle that rape is too often usedContinue reading “So we should only feature rape as long as everyone is on the same page?”

Some of my new theater writing & whining

Since I’ve been really struggling with Short Play #3 and Short Play #4, here is me instead on other people’s work: Teatr.Doc does a play on Sergei Magnitsky – and very nearly pulls it off (and still will, I think, once this production gains some focus) I write a kind of primer on Russia’s newContinue reading “Some of my new theater writing & whining”

Monday music: more supersonic sigh than silent sigh

Do you own clothes that, when you put them on, suddenly make you realize that “OH DEAR CHRIST, I was wearing THIS when [insert fateful event] happened”? I do. There is this tunic that I own – it’s very pretty, with a cowl neck, glittery and embroidered, and in the sort of grey-blue colour thatContinue reading “Monday music: more supersonic sigh than silent sigh”