The New Play Dramaturgy in Russia
theatre, one of change and transition, the dramaturgical function is vital. “Dramaturgs” in the German sense of the word do not exist in Russia. The Russian word dramaturg indicates the…
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The Serendipitous Path of a U.S.-Russia Theatre Ambassador: An Interview with John Freedman
…new program, the U.S.-Russian Bilateral Presidential Commission, set up by President Obama and then-Russian President Medvedev to facilitate U.S.-Russian cultural exchanges. He wondered if I had anything to suggest for…
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The PUTIN Show: Kirill Serebrennikov And Russia’s Conservative Revolution
of Russian directors, he did not graduate from an academy of drama (a diploma in directing from one of these is a kind of fetish in Russia; a director without…
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What is the Relationship Between the Spectator, Theatre, and the State?
They say in Russia: “If he beats you, it means he loves you.” This attitude, which may strike a foreigner as a bizarre one, can hardly surprise any Russian as…
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Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard” to Be Screened in London
in particular ‘is Russia!’ I was nearly ushered out of the building.” Stage Russia was created by Eddie Aronoff, an American with Russian roots. The idea of bringing Russian theatre…
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American Actor In Moscow Admires Russia’s Intellectual Side
effect will not be the same. In America, Russian plays are rarely performed. Literary culture in Russia is very strong: It is hard to imagine playwrights discussed on TV shows…
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Extending a Cherry Branch – Stage Russia HD offers up a Cultural Thaw
station.’” Aronoff, an American who moved to the Russian capital and has been teaching English there for the last eight years, began the Stage Russia project with this intercultural aspect…
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Artistic Expression Under Threat As Conservative Tide Grows In Russia
said Andrei Zvyagintsev, director of Russian Oscar nominee, Leviathan. “In Russia, the church is separated from the state and cannot interfere in affairs that are not related to its immediate…
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Kirill Serebrennikov Arrested: The First Two Days
As reported by numerous sources in Russia, director Kirill Serebrennikov was arrested on August 22 on charges of large-scale embezzlement. As of August 23, Serebrennikov has been “released under house…
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A Stark, Beautiful “Uncle Vanya” from the Vakhtangov Theatre and Stage Russia HD
…scale, Tuminas should be no stranger to Stage Russia HD audiences. His production of Eugene Onegin was showcased in Stage Russia HD’s inaugural season and features several of the same…
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Stage Russia HD Expands Its Offerings with Fourth Season
Stage Russia HD — which brings high-quality filmed performances from the Russian stage to audiences around the world — is moving into new genres and media with its fourth season….
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“I Am Me” Returns to Brooklyn After Russia
Raphael Schklowsky writes about Nicole Kontolefa, an American actress trained in Russia, who is premiering the late Russian playwright, Aleksandra Chichkanova’s experiential play, I Am Me . A Phoenix in…
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An Interview With Noah Birksted-Breen: Falling In Love With New Russian Plays
you come to the contemporary Russian theatre? I studied Russian language and literature at high school. I enjoyed it and kept going. I studied Modern Languages, Russian, and French at…
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Clean Hands And Empty Heads: Transparency International’s New Report On Russian Theatre
ethical conundrums. This willful blindness to the repressive nature of the Russian state makes Transparency International-Russia the state’s accomplice and devalues their investigation. Transparency International-Russia’s mission statement states that democracy…
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5 Theater Performances That Stole The Show in Russia – Now You Have The Chance to See Them!
There is enormous variety when it comes to Russian theatre shows. Russia Beyond has compiled a list of performances that wowed Russian and international audiences recently and will go on…
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A Closer Look: The Russia/U.S. Playwright Exchange
plays by Russian writers Mikhail Durnenkov, Rinat Tashimov, and Yulia Tupikina. While the short-term goal of this program is to create stage-worthy translations of plays from Russia, the greater aim…
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Les Misérables? Kirill Serebrennikov in Russia
…unity of the multi-national people of the Russian Federation (including deliverance of the low-class mass-culture produce); there were attempts to falsify Russian history.” On Vasiliev: “Considerable part of his creative…
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An Interview with Graham Schmidt: Bringing Russian Theatre To U.S. Audiences
of New Russian Drama in English. Then when my Russian got strong enough, I read everything I could in Russian. There was an issue of Theater in 2006 that focused…
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Russian Theatres – Searching For Balance
physically disabled people. In 2016, almost 3,000 plays were played in the Russian state theatres. It amounted to 175,452 performances, including guest (17%) and tour performances in Russia and abroad…
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TheTheatreTimes.com and Digital Theatre+ teamed up to launch IOTF: The International Online Theatre Festival. In the span of one month, IOTF streamed online and on-demand the work of 30 international…
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