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SPOTLIGHT ON RUSSIAN THEATRE

Good Theatre Surpasses Language: An Interview with...

Posted by Liisi Aibel | Aug 5, 2018 | Acting, Estonia, Interview, Russia | 0 |

Actor Cures Stroke After Setting Up Theater At Psy...

Posted by Anna Sorokina - Russia Beyond Headlines | Aug 2, 2018 | Acting, News, Russia, Theatre and Disability | 0 |

Longread. Katie Mitchell On Chekhov, Stanislavsky,...

Posted by Yulia Savikovskaya | Jul 9, 2018 | Directing, Interview, Russia, United Kingdom | 0 |

Bolshoi Ballet Backstage: 10 Photos You’ve N...

Posted by Alexandra Guzeva - Russia Beyond the Headlines | Jul 5, 2018 | Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad, Theatre and Dance | 0 |

From Poet To Protagonist: Shedding Light On Mayako...

Posted by Yulia Shamporova | Jul 4, 2018 | Acting, Essay, Russia | 0 |

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

Posted by Grigory Zaslavsky | Jun 14, 2018 | News, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured | 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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by Stage Russia | Mar 30, 2018 | Kama Ginkas Black Monk | 3 |

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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

Actor Cures Stroke After Setting Up Theater At Psychiatric Hospital

Actor Cures Stroke After Setting Up Theater At Psychiatric Hospital

Aug 2, 2018

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

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

10 Famous Russian Theaters Worth Visiting

Jun 14, 2018

“The Seagull” Performed By The Acting Gymnasium

“The Seagull” Performed By The Acting Gymnasium

Jun 7, 2018

Stage Russia Launches App For Worldwide Streaming Of Russian Theatre

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!

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

Russian Opera Singer Sets 2 World Records In St. Petersburg

May 7, 2018

In Memory: Mikhail Yurievich Ugarov

In Memory: Mikhail Yurievich Ugarov

Apr 29, 2018

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

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”

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

Mar 6, 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

“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

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”

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

Apr 30, 2018

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

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

Mar 29, 2018

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

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

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

Jan 27, 2018

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

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

Jan 9, 2018

Subjects For Some Short Stories: Acting Character In Postdramatic Chekhov

Subjects For Some Short Stories: Acting Character In Postdramatic Chekhov

Jan 6, 2018

LACMA’s “Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage”

LACMA’s “Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage”

Jul 27, 2017

“Octavia. Trepanation” – New Opera About Russian Revolution

“Octavia. Trepanation” – New Opera About Russian Revolution

Jul 21, 2017

Essays

From Poet To Protagonist: Shedding Light On Mayakovsky’s Unknown Career As A Movie Star

by Yulia Shamporova | Jul 4, 2018 | Acting, Essay, Russia | 0 |

Though Mayakovsky turns 125 this year, his words continue to resonate with our lives today....

Let Sleeping Molière Lie

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

Acting

Good Theatre Surpasses Language: An Interview with Mari-Liis Lill, Estonian Actress

by Liisi Aibel | Aug 5, 2018 | Acting, Estonia, Interview, Russia

Interviewers: Liisi Aibel, Heidi Aadma In our small country, the Estonian and Russian theatre...

Directing

Longread. Katie Mitchell On Chekhov, Stanislavsky, And Characters Of Flesh And Blood

by Yulia Savikovskaya | Jul 9, 2018 | Directing, Interview, Russia, United Kingdom

Katie, or rather, Katrina Jane Mitchell, is a leading British theatre director whose creative...

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...

Russian Theatre Abroad

“Remembering Stanislavsky”: A Tribute To The Great Russian Master At The University Of Macerata

by Maria Pia Pagani | Aug 7, 2018 | Directing, Italy, News, Russian Theatre Abroad | 0 |

August 7 marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Konstantin Stanislavsky (1938–2018). As a...

Chekov Surfaces In The Okanagan In A Sterling Shaw Festival Premiere

by Jamie Portman | Jul 5, 2018 | Canada, Festivals, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad | 0 |
Bolshoi Ballet Backstage: 10 Photos You’ve Never Seen Before

by Alexandra Guzeva - Russia Beyond the Headlines | Jul 5, 2018 | Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad, Theatre and Dance | 0 |
Vanyamachine: Mallory Catlett’s “This Was The End”

by Jessica Rizzo | Jun 15, 2018 | New York, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad, Transmedia, United States of America | 0 |
“The Seagull” Performed By The Acting Gymnasium

by Tom Pandolfino | Jun 7, 2018 | News, Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad | 0 |

Interviews

Good Theatre Surpasses Language: An Interview with Mari-Liis Lill, Estonian Actress

Good Theatre Surpasses Language: An Interview with Mari-Liis Lill, Estonian Actress

Aug 5, 2018

Longread. Katie Mitchell On Chekhov, Stanislavsky, And Characters Of Flesh And Blood

Longread. Katie Mitchell On Chekhov, Stanislavsky, And Characters Of Flesh And Blood

Jul 9, 2018

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

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

May 29, 2018

Sergey Kuryshev: This Means Figuring Out Our Life And Presenting It On The Basis Of The Classic Text

Sergey Kuryshev: This Means Figuring Out Our Life And Presenting It On The Basis Of The Classic Text

May 24, 2018

How Immersive Theater Makes You Look At Yourself In A New Light

How Immersive Theater Makes You Look At Yourself In A New Light

May 13, 2018

Backstage Stories From The Mariinsky Theater Told By A Photographer

Backstage Stories From The Mariinsky Theater Told By A Photographer

May 9, 2018

Theater KroogII Brings Artistic Enrichment And Inclusion To Moscow’s Aspiring Disabled Artists

Theater KroogII Brings Artistic Enrichment And Inclusion To Moscow’s Aspiring Disabled Artists

Dec 30, 2017

An Interview With Noah Birksted-Breen: Falling In Love With New Russian Plays

An Interview With Noah Birksted-Breen: Falling In Love With New Russian Plays

Dec 2, 2017

The Serendipitous Path of a U.S.-Russia Theatre Ambassador: An Interview with John Freedman

The Serendipitous Path of a U.S.-Russia Theatre Ambassador: An Interview with John Freedman

Nov 30, 2017

A Closer Look: The Russia/U.S. Playwright Exchange

A Closer Look: The Russia/U.S. Playwright Exchange

Oct 31, 2017

Opera

Russian Opera Singer Sets 2 World Records In St. Petersburg

by Russia Beyond | May 7, 2018 | News, Russia, Theatre and Opera

Soprano sang highest ever note by a human, and also the most notes in a single second. On April 11...

Creating New Russian Opera For US Audiences: “A Ten-Course Dinner On An Alien Planet”

by Jessica Hinds-Bond | Dec 7, 2017 | Essay, Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad, Theatre and Opera
“Octavia. Trepanation” – New Opera About Russian Revolution

by Constant Meijers | Jul 21, 2017 | Review, Russia, Theatre and Opera

Dance

Bolshoi Ballet Backstage: 10 Photos You’ve Never Seen Before

by Alexandra Guzeva - Russia Beyond the Headlines | Jul 5, 2018 | Russia, Russian Theatre Abroad, Theatre and Dance

Photographer Sasha Gusov, whose lens has captured celebrities ranging from George Clooney to Boris...

Backstage Stories From The Mariinsky Theater Told By A Photographer

by Elena Bobrova | May 9, 2018 | Interview, Russia, Theatre and Dance
Ballets Russes: Who Made The Russian Ballet World-Famous?

by Yulia Shamporova | Apr 30, 2018 | Russia, Theatre and Dance

Puppetry

Russian Puppetry

by Julia Rybina and Anastasiya Karagodina for Russia Beyond Headlines | May 1, 2017 | Essay, Puppetry, Russia

It is natural for humans to animate and anthropomorphize anything they touch. Puppetry is a...

Moscow’s Oddest Puppet Theater: Ambulances, Shakespeare Menus, And Lilikans

by Dmitriy Romendik | Jan 6, 2015 | Puppetry, Review, Russia
Gabriadze’s Puppet Theatre Showed Love And Death In Moscow

by Nikolai Berman | Nov 14, 2012 | News, Puppetry, Russia

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