Russian Theatres – Searching For Balance
In the last 20 years theatre has kept pace with changes in civil society in Russia. Society has...
Read MorePosted by Oxana Bondarenko and Emiliia Dementsova | 29th Oct 2017 | Essay, Russia, Russian Theatre - Featured
In the last 20 years theatre has kept pace with changes in civil society in Russia. Society has...
Read MorePosted by Yaroslav Timoféyev | 31st Oct 2014 | Review, Russia, Theatre and Opera
St. Petersburg company returns to the UK with classic works contrasting Russian characters with...
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Under Valery Gergiev’s leadership, the Mariinsky has emerged from the post-Soviet crisis to become...
Read MorePosted by Pauline Tillmann | 6th Jun 2013 | Essay, Russia, Theatre and Opera
The new Mariinsky Theatre is a site of pilgrimage in St. Petersburg. Ballet and opera enthusiasts...
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