In this episode of the StageLync Podcast, I had the absolute privilege of sitting down with Abramz Tekya. To the world, he’s a veteran hip-hop artist and b-boy, but to his community in Uganda, he is a lifeline. Abramz’s story is one of the most powerful I’ve heard—from losing both parents to HIV/AIDS at a

Circus arts and classical music – Circus Roncalli recognized early on that these two elements could complement each other perfectly. From 2002 until the 2010s, the company presented the “Circus meets Classic” series, first at the Dortmund Concert Hall, and later in other cities. The fact that the Berlin Tempodrom, where the Roncalli Christmas Circus

In this episode of the StageLync Podcast, I had the absolute privilege of sitting down with Abramz Tekya. To the world, he’s a veteran hip-hop artist and b-boy, but to his community in Uganda, he is a lifeline. Abramz’s story is one of the most powerful I’ve heard—from losing both parents to HIV/AIDS at a

In this preview of next week’s StageLync Podcast, Anna Robb sits down with Dr. Dorita Hannah—design scholar, practitioner, and consultant working at the intersection of architecture, performance, and space. Their conversation moves from a simple but powerful starting point (“What is the space?”) into a bigger question: how do we design experiences where environments, audiences,

The Foundation for Stage Managers Board of Directors is launching  our annual individual fundraising campaign to underwrite new grants.  The campaign will begin Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2026, and end on  March 15, 2026. During those 30 days you have the opportunity to show  some love to the Stage Managers in our industry.  The Foundation,

A joyful, contemporary new musical with romance on its own terms, Polly: A 21st Century Love Story lands at The Other Palace Studio for a spectacular one-night showcase this February. Part romantic comedy, part act of rebellion, this exciting new musical asks who gets to feel “appropriate” in family spaces, and what happens when queer