Manhattan Experimental Theater Workshop

a program of the Manhattan Arts Center in Manhattan, Kansas

Tag: NExT

  • MXTW is Norway Bound!

    MXTW is Norway Bound!

    We’re taking this show on the road. It is with great delight that we announce we are close enough to our fundraising goals for the Norway exchange that we will be making the trip! We have nine students and two directors who can’t wait to go show Oslo audiences our work! We have raised over…

  • NeXT/MXTW Collaborative Piece

    NeXT/MXTW Collaborative Piece

      I apologize for the quality of the images. My main HD card died on me and all I had to work with was my 8 GB extra card, so I couldn’t shoot in RAW, only JPEG. Full resolution ones are available on our Flickr.

  • “We Are Like Lightning Forming Our Own Path. Electrified Unification.”

    “We Are Like Lightning Forming Our Own Path. Electrified Unification.”

    Exciting things are afoot for MXTW! Last summer we embarked on a new experiment as we added an international artistic and cultural exchange opportunity to our regular workshop fun. We had some friends from Norway come for a visit, and they shared with us some new works they had created in their own experimental theater…

  • All the way from Oslo!

    All the way from Oslo!

    This week we have some friends from the Norwegian Experimental Theater Workshop (NExT) coming to Kansas for a visit! Come see the special encore performance this Sunday, June 25 at 7:00 pm at the Manhattan Arts Center! This performance will include all of the work showcased in last weekend’s MXTW performances, AND two pieces created…

  • Something Extra Exciting is Happening This Summer!

    This summer we have the opportunity to offer our audiences and participants an exciting additional cultural experience.  Last year MXTW director Gwethalyn Williams and alum Megan Clark collaborated with Scenelusa Produksjoner of Oslo, Norway to help create the Norwegian Experimental Theater Workshop (NExT) which offers an experience similar to MXTW to Norwegian high school age students. This…