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SPOTLIGHT ON RUSSIAN THEATRE
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.
“Cabaret” at the Theatre of Nations: Inside and Underwear of the Third Empire
Musical drama of unlearned lessons is perhaps the most appropriate definition for Evgeny...
Boris Yukhananov – the Artistic Director of the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre, Moscow – discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the theatre community in Russia and the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre. He also shares his thoughts on the post-pandemic theatre.
Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Multicultural Multi-modal Conversations at the Conference “Theatre and Virtual Reality” in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
As part of the XXX Baltic House International Theatre Festival, the conference “Theatre and...
The Anatomy of Lost Love: Russian Culture at War
Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize two breakaway, Russian-backed republics in Ukraine on...
How Russian Theatre guru Konstantin Stanislavsky Changed the Acting Universe
Konstantin Stanislavsky’s ideas changed the face of theater as much as Albert Einstein’s theory of...
“On the Verge of Tragedy and Farce”: An Interview with Dmitry Krymov
Dmitry Krymov: artist, director, stage designer, teacher. The son of two of the great theatrical...
Mikhoels by Freud: “The Singing Windmills” by Roman Freud and the PM Theater Company
Why do we still remember theater that became history many decades ago? How do we remember plays...
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Russian Theater Beyond Time and Place. On the 25th Anniversary of the STEPS Theatre
“Time means nothing. That is, it does, but not in the way we think,” says Joseph, the protagonist...
Forbidden Longings: Two Operatic Premieres at Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg
Two productions, both under musical direction of Valery Gergiev, were put on at Mariinsky Theatre...
9 New Names in Russian Ballet That You Should Know
We have rounded up the rising stars, not only from Moscow and St. Petersburg but also from...
Mister Twister (Marshak-Jazz Cabaret): Ladies & “Trump”
If the United States again accuses Russia of interfering in the election, it will almost certainly...
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LATEST FROM RUSSIA
- “Cabaret” at the Theatre of Nations: Inside and Underwear of the Third Empire
- Russian Theater Beyond Time and Place. On the 25th Anniversary of the STEPS Theatre
- “The Cherry Orchard,” Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble
- “On the Verge of Tragedy and Farce”: An Interview with Dmitry Krymov
- Mikhoels by Freud: “The Singing Windmills” by Roman Freud and the PM Theater Company
- “Russia Is My Country, Who Better Than Me to Clean Up the Ruins of Our Humanity:” Interview with Elena Kovalskaya – Part II
- “Russia Is My Country, Who Better Than Me to Clean Up the Ruins of Our Humanity”: Interview with Elena Kovalskaya – Part I
- Dolce & Duce: “The Taming of the Shrew” at the Mossovet Theatre
- Dmitry Krymov Plumbs the Depths of Memory (part 2)
- Dmitry Krymov Plumbs the Depths of Memory (part 1)
- The Anatomy of Lost Love: Russian Culture at War
- “Cruel Games”—A Soviet Play in Post-Soviet Realities
- Stage Russia Expands Its Repertoire as It Continues to Offer Unprecedented Access to Contemporary Russian Theatre on a Big Screen
- COVID—Brevis, Ars—Longa
- “The Last Trial” Musical: There Once Was a Wizard, a Servant of Night
- Ken Reynolds: 1938–2021. A Personal and Professional Remembrance of East European Theatre’s Finest Photographer
- 9 New Names in Russian Ballet That You Should Know
- The Golden Mask Festival
- Preserving, Documenting, and Archiving Theater. An Interview with Dmitrii Rodionov, Director of the State Central Theatrical Museum in Moscow.
- “Black Dove” – Chekhov in Mexico
