The Russian Theatre after Stalin
The Russian Theatre after Stalin
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USDThis is the first book to explore the world of the theatre in Russia after Stalin. Through his work at the Moscow Art Theatre, Anatoly Smeliansky is in a key position to analyse contemporary events on the Russian stage and he combines this first-hand knowledge with valuable archival material, some published here for the first time, to tell a fascinating and important story. Smeliansky chronicles developments from 1953 and the rise of a new Soviet theatre, and moves through the next four decades, highlighting the social and political events which shaped Russian drama and performance. The book also focuses on major directors and practitioners, including Yury Lyubimov, Oleg Yefremov, and Lev Dodin, among others, and contains a chronology, glossary of names, and informative illustrations.
- The first study of contemporary Russian theatre history
- Contains previously unpublished archival material and illustrations
Reviews & endorsements
"With fascinationg insight, the writer investigates how each director worked with and/or against the Soviet system..." New Theatre Quarterly
"A `must read' for those in the field, offered by one of few people with the opportunity, intelligence, maturity and good sense to write it." Choice
"This is a story told by someone who was there in the rehearsal halls, in the meeting rooms, and the auditoria. It is often personal, often emotional, but always incisive account of those times, not so very far from the present." Essay in Theatre
"...a tremendous addition to the field of Russian theatre studies." Theatre Journal
Product details
July 1999Paperback
9780521587945
272 pages
228 × 152 × 19 mm
0.44kg
20 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- Translator's note
- Glossary
- Chronology
- Introduction
- 1. The thaw (1953–1968)
- 2. The frosts (1968–1985)
- 3. The black box (1985–1997)
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index.
