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CINDY SIBILSKY


Cindy Sibilsky is a prolific writer, reviewer, panelist and moderator with a focus on global cultural exchange. Her hundreds of articles, reviews, special features, interviews and photo galleries about arts & culture (theater, dance, film, music, opera, visual and culinary Arts) and travel can be seen in many publications -- including internationally -- and have been translated into Arabic, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. She is a regular staff contributor for Broadway World, StageBiz and Anime News Network, among others, including The Beirut Times, JRock News, Arab Voices, Bostonese and has a bi-lingual column in The Panama Good Times newspaper. Cindy is also working on international features for American Theater Magazine, European Stages, Inspiring Lives Magazine and is developing a book and documentary series on contemporary and traditional expressions in performing arts worldwide. She was named as an important "Global Theatre Influencer" in Metropolitan Magazine's Influencers Issue (June 2019). Her work and travels have been sponsored by notable cultural and government foundations, hotels & airlines, and Ministries of Tourism. Cindy Sibilsky has regularly acted as a panelist and moderator for multiple arts and cultural events. Some of the topics she has led panels on are: Broadway, Producing, Arts Journalism, Commercial Theatre vs. Non-Profit Theatre in the USA and Beyond, Artist and Company Management, Touring, Global Theatre Expressions, The International Marketplace, Japanese Contemporary Theatre and Anime & Manga Onstage. She has moderated large U.S. and international panels that have spanned from Asian Pop Stars (Anisong World Matsuri) to Refugees (for Amnesty International USA), among others.

Author links: www.broadwayworld.com/author/Cindy-Sibilsky
                    www.stagebiz.com/author/csibilsky

AMERICAN THEATRE MAGAZINE SPECIAL EDITION ON JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY THEATRE: 
In 2019 Cindy Sibilsky acted as guest editor, curator and main features writer for an exclusive international edition of the magazine showcasing Japanese contemporary performing arts in the 21st century with partner Shin Kurokawa as translator/transcriber. The pair conducted over 35 interviews and saw more than 25 shows in six major cities in Japan as part of their research. This extensive coverage of Japanese theatre today was considered unprecedented in history and scope and was sponsored and supported by The Japan Foundation. A documentary series on Japanese culture and performing arts is in the works from the exclusive footage and interviews with some of Japan's top industry professionals. For the online version of the complete special edition: AMERICAN THEATRE | Theatre in Japan

For the magazine's launch, in May 2019 she led a panel at the prestigious CUNY Martin E. Segal Theatre Center focused on Japanese Contemporary Performing Arts that featured other esteemed colleagues in the field who were selected as contributors for the special edition: Yoko Shioya from Japan Society, Professor Kyoko Iwaki from Waseda University and Professor Peter Eckersall from CUNY (City University of New York). click here for video 

 
 
     
         

THEATRE: 

HAMNET Explores the Complexities of a Famous Father Through the Eyes of a Child at Next Wave 2019 

BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES Showcases Salons as a Beacon of Hope for Contemporary Black Men 

A STRANGE LOOP Raises The Bar For Queer Black Representation And Sets A New Standard For Musicals Today 

BEETLEJUICE The Musical On Broadway

Mobile Unit’s THE TEMPEST At The Public Theater 

PLACE Examines One's Role in Gentrification Through Soaring Soundscapes and Potent Poetry 
The Power of the Stories We Tell Ourselves and Others: One Thousand Nights and One Day at A.R.T/New York Theatres 

MUSIC: 

Kylie Minogue Introduces 'Golden' Album with Some Surprise Treats for NYC Fans at Bowery Ballroom 

THE DEAD SOUTH Charms North America and Europe With Bluegrass, Banjo, Guitar and Grit

• 4 acts that rocked Japan Night NYC 2019: HYDE, WagakkiBand, MISIA, Puffy AmiYumi, and Yoshihiro Kai

THE WAILERS at Sony Hall

Interview: MIYAVI, The Responsible Rockstar

Diana Garnet: an American Performer in Japan

• TRUE, The Ever-Evolving Anisong Artist

• Superstar Rock Band JAM Project

• Guilty Kiss, A Love Live! Sensation & Fan-Made Obsession

DANCE:

COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet 25th Anniversary Celebration at the Joyce is a Spectrum of Perfection

THE HARD NUT is Kitschy, Campy and Exquisite

LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO Returns to Ruffle Feathers at The Joyce Theater This Holiday Season

SLEEPING BEAUTY DREAMS at The Beacon Theatre is a High-Tech Futuristic Fantasy

ERYC TAYLOR DANCE'S Immersive EARTH Breaks New Ground at Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

Mark Stuart Dance Theatre's When Change Comes is a Revelation for a Revolution

FILM:

The Creative Team Behind Netflix's Sound & Fury

SIX CHEFS FIND A PALATABLE PARADISE IN PANAMA in PANGA IBERICA

HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL 2018 Brings Fresh Perspectives and Hot Talent to Harlem

Hayao Miyazaki: Never Ending Man

BLEACH (Live-Action 2018)

HURRICANE BIANCA: FROM RUSSIA WITH HATE at SVA Theatre

BATMAN NINJA By Warner Bros. Japan, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment On Digital, DVD and Blue-Ray

ANIME & POP CULTURE:

PRETTY GUARDIAN SAILOR MOON THE SUPER LIVE Launches the 2.5D Phenomenon

Anime NYC 2018: Anisong World Matsuri Q&A Report

Event Report: Lantis Matsuri at AnimeNYC

Another Look At New York Comic-Con 2019

Convention Report: Anime NYC 2018

Interview: The English Cast of Fairy Tail

Interview: Cosplay Drag Diva Oriana Perón

Report: AniBiz: Anime Business Conference at Japan Society

OPERA:

ORLANDO: A Revolutionary, Radical New Opera Blends Art With Activism at Vienna State Opera

Folkoperan and Cirkus Cirkör's Astounding Production of Satyagraha Lifts Philip Glass' Opera to New Heights

4:48 PSYCHOSIS Explores The Sounds Of Despair, Rage And Hopelessness At Prototype Festival

CABARET:

SHAKINA NAYFACK: MANIFEST PUSSY at Joe's Pub is a Heroine's Journey

AWARD SHOWS / GALAS:

Chita Rivera Awards 2018 At NYU Skirball Center

Chita Rivera Awards 2019: A Colorful Celebration of Dance & Diversity

DANCERS FOR GOOD BENEFIT FOR THE ACTORS FUND at Guild Hall East Hampton

DANCERS FOR GOOD 2019 Outdoes Itself Again!

INTERNATIONAL:

CIRCUS ABYSSINIA Ethiopian Dreams Come True in NYC

The Authentic African Experience Explodes Onstage with PULA! Botswana on Broadway

UNDER THE RADAR: FEOS & THE SHADOW WHOSE PREY THE HUNTER BECOMES at The Public Theater

SEVEN SOULS IN THE SKULL CASTLE (DOKUROJO NO SHICHININ) at IHI Stage Around Tokyo

Vangeline of THE NEW YORK BUTOH INSTITUTE FESTIVAL 2018 at Theater For The New City

PANAMA The Musical, The First Original English Musical With An All Panamanian Cast!

GRUPO CORPO's BACH & GIRA Brings Inexhaustible Ecstatic Exuberance to BAM

FJK DANCE Offers A Physical Vocabulary That Elevates and Unites

From The Horse’s Mouth: A Celebration Of Egyptian Dance In All Its Forms And Traditions

La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival: “Les Choses Dernières” & “To Catch A Terrorist”

India's Independence Celebrates With Lady Liberty At Sunset For Battery Dance Festival

 
 
   
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