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SPOTLIGHT ON RUSSIAN THEATRE

The 10 Best-Known Russian Plays And Where To See T...

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10 Famous Russian Theaters Worth Visiting

Posted by Grigory Zaslavsky | Jun 14, 2018 | News, Russia | 0 |

The Spotlight on Russia showcases new developments in Russian theatre both at home and abroad. From performance reviews to interviews, streaming video to an ever-growing archive of essays, the series offers The Theatre Times' readers a window on the Russian theatre landscape.

Special! Kama Ginka's "Black Monk"

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“The Black Monk”: Dramatism And A Large Dose Of Slapstick

by Jonathan Karstadt | Mar 29, 2018 | Adaptation, Kama Ginkas Black Monk, Review, Russia | 0 |
“Provoking Theater: Kama Ginkas Directs” An Excerpt

by Kama Ginkas and John Freedman | Nov 1, 2017 | Books, Directing, Essay, Kama Ginkas Black Monk, Russia | 0 |
Kama Ginkas’ “The Black Monk”

by Sarah Clovis Bishop | Mar 22, 2017 | Kama Ginkas Black Monk, Review, Russia | 0 |

Latest News

The 10 Best-Known Russian Plays And Where To See Them In Moscow And St. Petersburg

Jun 14, 2018

10 Famous Russian Theaters Worth Visiting

Jun 14, 2018

“The Seagull” Performed By The Acting Gymnasium

Jun 7, 2018

Stage Russia Launches App For Worldwide Streaming Of Russian Theatre

May 14, 2018

5 Theater Performances That Stole The Show in Russia – Now You Have The Chance to See Them!

May 12, 2018

Russian Opera Singer Sets 2 World Records In St. Petersburg

May 7, 2018

In Memory: Mikhail Yurievich Ugarov

Apr 29, 2018

Legendary Russian Actor Oleg Tabakov Has Died. Why Was This Actor Loved by Everyone in Russia?

Mar 21, 2018

Bolshoi Sets June Dates For Return Of Controversial Ballet “Nureyev”

Mar 6, 2018

Sign Language “Three Sisters” To Hit The Silver Screen

Feb 25, 2018

FEATURED

The 10 Best-Known Russian Plays And Where To See Them In Moscow And St. Petersburg

by Grigory Zaslavsky | Jun 14, 2018 | News, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured | 0 |

From Fonvizin and Chekhov to Tolstoy, all on stage. The most famous Russian authors wrote not only...

Let Sleeping Molière Lie

by Emiliia Dementsova | May 25, 2018 | Adaptation, Essay, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured | 0 |
Arrows And Traps: A Charming Rendition Of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters”

by Tom Pandolfino | Apr 30, 2018 | London, Review, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured, Russian Theatre Abroad | 0 |
Alexei Malobrodsky: The Strong Link

by Zhanna Zaretskaya | Apr 20, 2018 | Essay, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured, Theatre and Politics | 0 |
The PUTIN Show: Kirill Serebrennikov And Russia’s Conservative Revolution

by Marina Davydova | Apr 5, 2018 | Essay, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured, Theatre and Politics | 0 |

REVIEWS

“Uncle Vanya,” Anton Chekhov’s Play, On The London Stage

Jun 3, 2018

Lev Dodin Brings To Life Grossman’s “Life And Fate” Onstage At The TRH

May 30, 2018

Arrows And Traps: A Charming Rendition Of Chekhov’s “Three Sisters”

Apr 30, 2018

“The Black Monk”: Dramatism And A Large Dose Of Slapstick

Mar 29, 2018

Serebrennikov’s “Nureyev” At Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre: Run, Rudy, Run!

Feb 24, 2018

A Stark, Beautiful “Uncle Vanya” from the Vakhtangov Theatre and Stage Russia HD

Jan 27, 2018

LACMA’s “Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage”

Jul 27, 2017

“Octavia. Trepanation” – New Opera About Russian Revolution

Jul 21, 2017

Review: Xameleon Theatre–Chekhov’s Vision Of “Love In A Nutshell”

Jul 1, 2017

“Brodsky/Baryshnikov”: The Art of Poetic Memory

Jun 27, 2017

Essays

Let Sleeping Molière Lie

by Emiliia Dementsova | May 25, 2018 | Adaptation, Essay, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured | 0 |

It is impossible to put it in writing, but to record the horror of the thing here is a black cross...

Hooligan Communism: Why Did The Bolsheviks Ban Their Very First Propaganda Performance?

by Oliver Bennett | May 22, 2018 | Essay, Russia, Theatre and Politics | 0 |
Alexei Malobrodsky: The Strong Link

by Zhanna Zaretskaya | Apr 20, 2018 | Essay, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured, Theatre and Politics | 0 |
The PUTIN Show: Kirill Serebrennikov And Russia’s Conservative Revolution

by Marina Davydova | Apr 5, 2018 | Essay, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured, Theatre and Politics | 0 |
The New Play Dramaturgy in Russia

by Pavel Rudnev | Jan 25, 2018 | Dramaturgy, Essay, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured | 1 |

Acting

Elizaveta Boyarskaya: Acting And Directing Is More Than A Job—It Is A Mission

by Irene Kukota | May 29, 2018 | Acting, Directing, Interview, Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad, Translation

Following the premiere of Vassily Grossman’s Life And Fate at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on May...

Directing

“Uncle Vanya,” Anton Chekhov’s Play, On The London Stage

by Anna Prosvetova | Jun 3, 2018 | Directing, Review, Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad

Uncle Vanya is, perhaps, one of the most hopeless plays by Anton Chekhov. Talking about...

Playwriting

“Akhmatova. Poem Without A Hero”- Akhmatova for a New Generation At Moscow’s Gogol Center

by Molly T. Blasing | Jan 9, 2018 | Playwriting, Review, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured, Theatre and Politics

Akhmatova. Poema Bez Geroia (Akhmatova. Poem Without A Hero) has been nominated for a 2017 Golden Mask award and is the third in a set of five plays in the Zvezda (“Star”) series at Moscow’s Gogol Center. The Zvezda project,...