Russian Theatre Archives Archives

Avignon 2019: “Outside” – Between Testimony and Political Provocation

by Yana Meerzon | Aug 8, 2019 | Avignon 2019, Festivals, France, Review, Russia, Theatre and Politics | 0

Provocation – artistic, political, personal – is the signature style of the Russian theatre...

Probing Tom Stoppard on Russia: Part of The Legacy of Theater Critic and Educator J. Cooper Robb

by Henrik Eger | Aug 4, 2019 | Czech Republic, Documentary Theatre, Dramaturgy, Interview, News, Russia | 0

Cooper Robb, an immensely knowledgeable and prolific American theater critic, who recently passed...

“Three Sisters.” Maly Drama Theatre of St Petersburg. Vaudeville Theatre

by Duška Radosavljević | Jun 22, 2019 | Review, Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad, United Kingdom | 0

Three Sisters was the last play Chekhov wrote in 1900, in his dacha in Yalta, and in the final...

Backstage Costume Magic Of The Bolshoi’s Little Brother (Photos)

by Alexandra Guzeva - Russia Beyond the Headlines | Jun 18, 2019 | Design, News, Russia | 0

The Bolshoi Theater is known all over the world, whereas the Maly Theater, which is located...

Moscow Theatre Prompter Talks About Her ‘Dying’ Job

by Alexandra Guzeva - Russia Beyond the Headlines | Jun 17, 2019 | News, Russia | 0

Nowadays, most theaters have stopped using prompters, but the Maly Theater cherishes this...

Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” at the Almeida Theatre

by Mert Dilek | May 24, 2019 | Adaptation, London, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad, United Kingdom | 0

“I’m bored, bored, bored.” The refrain, occasionally spoken but frequently felt, is at the heart...

Why Is Rudolf Nureyev So Popular Worldwide Even 26 Years After His Death?

by Alexandra Guzeva - Russia Beyond the Headlines | May 1, 2019 | Essay, LGBTQ Theatre, Russia, Theatre and Dance | 0

He was first in every sense: the first Soviet performer to refuse to return from an international...

This Russian Beauty Does Some Pretty Bizarre Performance Art

by Alexandra Guzeva - Russia Beyond the Headlines | Apr 6, 2019 | Review, Russia | 0

With Third Wave Feminism’s meteoric rise, we’re not even sure we can call a woman...

A Conversation with Composer Ilya Demutsky: “I’m Excited”

by Sergey Elkin | Mar 26, 2019 | Interview, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured, Theatre and Dance | 0

Sergey Elkin interviews composer Ilya Demutsky about the Joffrey’s new ballet of Anna Karenina

Without Language: Marius Ivaškevičius’s “Exile” at Moscow’s Vl. Mayakovsky Theatre

by Pavel Rudnev | Mar 22, 2019 | Review, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured | 0

Pavel Rudnev reviews “Exile” at the Mayakovsky Theatre in Moscow.

The 10 Craziest Russian Art Performances

by Alexandra Guzeva - Russia Beyond the Headlines | Mar 14, 2019 | Essay, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured, Theatre and Politics | 0

While acclaimed American performance artist Marina Abramovic was exploring her own body, Russian contemporary artists were doing insane things that she couldn’t even dream of. Artistic events in Russia, unlike many other...

Russian Theatre: The Century of Violence

by Pavel Rudnev | Feb 28, 2019 | Essay, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured, Theatre and Politics | 0

In the year 2017 Russian society passed through the jubilee of the Bolshevik Revolution. It would...

Gripping, Contemporary Take On Brecht: “The Good Person Of Szechwan” (Dir. Yury Butusov), At The Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre At The Barbican, London

by Katalin Trencsényi | Feb 25, 2019 | Directing, Review, Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad, Transcultural Collaborations | 0

It was long overdue for a British audience to be given the opportunity to see another work by the...

Russian Actor Aleksei Guskov: An Actor Without A Stereotype

by Sergey Elkin | Feb 24, 2019 | Acting, Interview, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured | 0

Sergey Elkin interviews Russian actor of stage and screen Aleksei Guskov, who stars in Stage Russia HD’s filmed version of “Smile Upon Us, Lord” at Moscow’s Vakhtangov Theatre.