New Russian Drama

Author : Maksim Hanukai,Susanna Weygandt
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780231545846

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New Russian Drama by Maksim Hanukai,Susanna Weygandt Pdf

New Russian Drama took shape at the turn of the new millennium—a time of turbulent social change in Russia and the former Soviet republics. Emerging from small playwriting festivals, provincial theaters, and converted basements, it evolved into a major artistic movement that startled audiences with hypernaturalistic portrayals of sex and violence, daring use of non-normative language, and thrilling experiments with genre and form. The movement’s commitment to investigating contemporary reality helped revitalize Russian theater. It also provoked confrontations with traditionalists in society and places of power, making theater once again Russia’s most politicized art form. This anthology offers an introduction to New Russian Drama through plays that illustrate the versatility and global relevance of this exciting movement. Many of them address pressing social issues, such as ethnic tensions and political disillusionment; others engage with Russia’s rich cultural legacy by reimagining traditional genres and canons. Among them are a family drama about Anton Chekhov, a modern production play in which factory workers compose haiku, and a satirical verse play about the treatment of migrant workers, as well a documentary play about a terrorist school siege and a postdramatic “text” that is only two sentences long. Both politically and aesthetically uncompromising, they chart new paths for performance in the twenty-first century. Acquainting English-language readers with these vital works, New Russian Drama challenges us to reflect on the status and mission of the theater.

Author : J.A.E. Curtis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350142480

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New Drama in Russian by J.A.E. Curtis Pdf

How and why does the stage, and those who perform upon it, play such a significant role in the social makeup of modern Russia, Ukraine and Belarus? In New Drama in Russian, Julie Curtis brings together an international team of leading scholars and practitioners to tackle this complex question. New Drama, which draws heavily on techniques of documentary and verbatim writing, is a key means of protest in the Russian-speaking world; since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, theatres, dramatists, and critics have collaborated in using the genre as a lens through which to explore a wide range of topics from human rights and state oppression to sexuality and racism. Yet surprisingly little has been written on this important theatrical movement. New Drama in Russian rectifies this. Through providing analytical surveys of this outspoken transnational genre alongside case-studies of plays and interviews with playwrights, this volume sheds much-needed light on the key issues of performance, politics, and protest in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Meticulously researched and elegantly argued, this book will be of immense value to scholars of Russian cultural history and post-Soviet literary studies.

Author : J.A.E. Curtis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350142473

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New Drama in Russian by J.A.E. Curtis Pdf

How and why does the stage, and those who perform upon it, play such a significant role in the social makeup of modern Russia, Ukraine and Belarus? In New Drama in Russian, Julie Curtis brings together an international team of leading scholars and practitioners to tackle this complex question. New Drama, which draws heavily on techniques of documentary and verbatim writing, is a key means of protest in the Russian-speaking world; since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, theatres, dramatists, and critics have collaborated in using the genre as a lens through which to explore a wide range of topics from human rights and state oppression to sexuality and racism. Yet surprisingly little has been written on this important theatrical movement. New Drama in Russian rectifies this. Through providing analytical surveys of this outspoken transnational genre alongside case-studies of plays and interviews with playwrights, this volume sheds much-needed light on the key issues of performance, politics, and protest in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Meticulously researched and elegantly argued, this book will be of immense value to scholars of Russian cultural history and post-Soviet literary studies.

Author : Michele A. Berdy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Russian drama
ISBN : 5717201257

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Russian Drama by Michele A. Berdy Pdf

First-ever publication of modern drama by and about young female Russians who are some of the best dramatists today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : New Acdemia+ORM
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780990447177

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Real and Phantom Pains by Anonim Pdf

An anthology of ten plays embodying the Russian literary movement that began in the late twentieth century. The plays selected for this anthology reflect the issues and styles typical of the new wave of dramatic writing in Russia. New drama flourished (almost) exclusively in small spaces, often in dingy basements that employed and accommodated small numbers of people. The big theaters largely turned a blind eye to what was happening on small stages and in backrooms in playhouses, libraries, and community centers in a few chosen hot spots around Russia: primarily Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Togliatti. In many cases, they took actively hostile stances toward it. This would change, however. And by the beginning of the century’s second decade, new drama was threatening to become a mainstream phenomenon. Not every theater staged plays associated with new drama, but almost every one began staging plays influenced by the themes, methods, and language of the new drama movement. Featuring work from Yury Klavdiev, Olga Mukhina, Pavel Pryazhko, Vasily Sigarev, Maksym Kurochkin, Mikhail Durnenkov, Vyacheslav Durnenkov, Yaroslava Pulinovich, Yelena Gremina, and Maxim Osipov. “Few people know more about what is happening on the Moscow scene than John Freedman (including few Russians). As Moscow Times theater critic throughout the post-Soviet period John could well have seen more theatrical productions in Russia than anyone else. I can’t imagine anyone who would do a better job.” —Blair A. Ruble, Director, Program on Global Sustainability & Resilience, Woodrow Wilson Center “While other existing volumes focus on 18th, 19th, and early 20th century Russian drama, Freedman’s edition would present the unique and important contributions of the new generation of Russian writers portraying the realities and experiences of a post-Soviet generation. John has carefully selected a representative cohort of ten of the most visible, productive, and influential of these writers for the volume.” —Thomas J. Garza, University Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Author : John Freedman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0991504763

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Real and Phantom Pains by John Freedman Pdf

The plays selected for this anthology reflect the issues and styles typical of the new wave of dramatic writing in Russia. New drama flourished (almost) exclusively in small spaces, often in dingy basements that employed and accommodated small numbers of people. The big theaters largely turned a blind eye to what was happening on small stages and in backrooms in playhouses, libraries and community centers in a few chosen hot spots around Russia - primarily Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Togliatti. In many cases, they took actively hostile stances toward it. This would change, however. And by the beginning of the century's second decade, new drama was threatening to become a mainstream phenomenon. Not every theater staged plays associated with new drama, but almost every one began staging plays influenced by the themes, methods and language of the new drama movement. "Few people know more about what is happening on the Moscow scene than John Freedman (including few Russians). As Moscow Times theater critic throughout the post-Soviet period John could well have seen more theatrical productions in Russia than anyone else. I can't imagine anyone who would do a better job." Blair A. Ruble, Director, Program on Global Sustainability & Resilience, Woodrow Wilson Center. "The relevance of this anthology is not limited to art or the Fine Arts. New Drama has an implicit politics that should be of interest to political scientists, social historians, and cultural anthropologists of the postSoviet period. As Freedman points out here and elsewhere, the plays provide a 'unique generational perspective' on Russia after the collapse of communism." Caryl Emerson, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Princeton University. "While other existing volumes focus on 18th, 19th, and early 20th century Russian drama, Freedman's edition would present the unique and important contributions of the new generation of Russian writers portraying the realities and experiences of a post-Soviet generation. John has carefully selected a representative cohort of ten of the most visible, productive, and influential of these writers for the volume." Thomas J. Garza, University Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin. "Real and Phantom Pains would be of great utility for American theater directors and departments and faculty and students of Russian literature and culture. The anthology is designed with both sets of reader/users in mind, the more so because Freedman is not only an excellent American-English translator of Russian drama, but also a theater professional, having overseen productions of new Russian dramas in the United States." Beth Holmgren, Professor and Chair, Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Duke University. "Freedman's anthology of New Russian drama will be a valuable addition to the marketplace, as so little of Russian drama is produced in the States. The English translations available are often only in British English, with enough strange idioms for American ears that make them less desirable to American theater producers. Having a collection of excellent New Russian drama available will be welcomed amongst the American theatrical community." Preston Whiteway, Executive Director, The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.

Author : J. A. E. Curtis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1350142492

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New Drama in Russian by J. A. E. Curtis Pdf

The birth of a post-Maidan fringe -- 'Ukrainian New Drama' -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 10 The playwright overlooked -- Olena Apchel and 'decolonizing the actor' -- Teatr Lesi -- Bad Roads -- Moscow's Teatr.doc tour to PostPlay Theatre, November 2018 -- Ukrainian independent theatre -- 'Zaporizhzhian New Drama' -- 11 A new 'dawn' in Ukrainian theatre -- Note -- 12 Stages of change -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 13 'Ne skvernoslov', otets moy' ['Curse not, my son'] -- Anna Iablonskaia and transnational contexts.

Author : Birgit Beumers,Mark Naumovich Lipovet︠s︡kiĭ
Publisher : Intellect (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Russian drama
ISBN : 1841502693

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Performing Violence by Birgit Beumers,Mark Naumovich Lipovet︠s︡kiĭ Pdf

The so-called "New Russian Drama" emerged at the end of the twentieth century, following a long period of decline in dramatic writing in the late Soviet and post-Soviet era. In Performing Violence, Birgit Beumers and Mark Lipovetsky examine the representation of violence in these new dramatic works by young Russian playwrights. Reflecting the disappointment in Yeltsin's democratic reforms and Putin's neoconservative politics, the plays focus on political and social representations of violence, its performances, and its justifications. As the first English-language study of Russian drama and theatre in the twenty-first century, Performing Violence seeks a vantage point for the analysis of brutality in post-Soviet culture. While previous generations had preferred poetry and prose, this new breed of authors--the Presnyakov brothers, Evgeni Grishkovets, and Vasili Sigarev among them--have garnered international recognition for their fierce plays. This book investigates the violent portrayal of the identity crisis of a generation as represented in their theatrical works, and will be a key text for students and scholars of drama, Russian studies, and literature.

Author : Robert Russell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1988-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781349097210

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Russian Drama of the Revolutionary Period by Robert Russell Pdf

The period between the Revolution of 1917 and Stalin's coming to power in the early 1930s was one of the most exciting for all branches of the arts in Russia. This study tries to show how the diversity of the Soviet arts of the 1920s continued the major trends of the pre-Revolutionary years.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : English drama
ISBN : UOM:39015002318841

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Contemporary Russian Drama by Anonim Pdf

Author : Roman Kozyrchikov,Andrey Rodionov,Ekaterina Troepolskaya,Valery Pecheykin,Natalya Milantyeva,Olzhas Zhanaydarov,Elizaveta Letter,Vladimir Zaytsev
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350203792

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Contemporary Queer Plays by Russian Playwrights by Roman Kozyrchikov,Andrey Rodionov,Ekaterina Troepolskaya,Valery Pecheykin,Natalya Milantyeva,Olzhas Zhanaydarov,Elizaveta Letter,Vladimir Zaytsev Pdf

Contemporary Queer Plays by Russian Playwrights is the first anthology of LGBTQ-themed plays written by Russian queer authors and straight allies in the 21st century. The book features plays by established and emergent playwrights of the Russian drama scene, including Roman Kozyrchikov, Andrey Rodionov and Ekaterina Troepolskaya, Valery Pecheykin, Natalya Milanteva, Olzhas Zhanaydarov, Vladimir Zaytsev, and Elizaveta Letter. Writing for children, teenagers, and adults, these authors explore gay, lesbian, trans, and other queer lives in prose and in verse. From a confession-style solo play to poetic satire on contemporary Russia; from a play for children to love dramas that have been staged for adult-only audiences in Moscow and other cities, this important anthology features work that was written around or after 2013-the year when the law on the prohibition of “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors” was passed by the Russian government. These plays are universal stories of humanity that spread a message of tolerance, acceptance, and love and make clear that a queer scenario does not necessarily have to end in a tragedy just because it was imagined and set in Russia. They show that breathing, growing old, falling in love, falling out of love, and falling in love again can be just as challenging and rewarding in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia as it can be in New York, Tokyo, Johannesburg, or Buenos Aires.

Author : Lena Jonson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781317542995

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Art and Protest in Putin's Russia by Lena Jonson Pdf

The Pussy Riot protest, and the subsequent heavy handed treatment of the protestors, grabbed the headlines, but this was not an isolated instance of art being noticeably critical of the regime. As this book, based on extensive original research, shows, there has been gradually emerging over recent decades a significant counter-culture in the art world which satirises and ridicules the regime and the values it represents, at the same time putting forward, through art, alternative values. The book traces the development of art and protest in recent decades, discusses how art of this kind engages in political and social protest, and provides many illustrations as examples of art as protest. The book concludes by discussing how important art has been in facilitating new social values and in prompting political protests.

Author : Andy Byford,Connor Doak,Stephen Hutchings
Publisher : Transnational Modern Languages
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-30
Category : National characteristics, Russian
ISBN : 9781789620870

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Transnational Russian Studies by Andy Byford,Connor Doak,Stephen Hutchings Pdf

Transnational Russian Studies offers an approach to understanding Russia based on the idea that language, society and culture do not neatly coincide, but should be seen as flows of meaning across ever-shifting boundaries. Our book moves beyond static conceptions of Russia as a discrete nation with a singular language, culture, and history. Instead, we understand it as a multinational society that has perpetually redefined Russianness in reaction to the wider world. We treat Russian culture as an expanding field, whose sphere of influence transcends the geopolitical boundaries of the Russian Federation, reaching as far as London, Cape Town, and Tehran. Our transnational approach to Russian Studies generates new perspectives on the history of Russian culture and its engagements with, and transformation by, other cultures. The volume thereby simultaneously illuminates broader conceptions of the transnational from the perspective of Russian Studies. Over twenty chapters, we provide case studies based on original research, treating topics that include Russia's imperial and postcolonial entanglements; the paradoxical role that language plays in both defining culture in national terms, and facilitating transnational communication; the life of things 'Russian' in the global arena; and Russia's positioning in the contemporary globalized world. Our volume is aimed primarily at students and researchers in Russian Studies, but it will also be relevant to all Modern Linguists, and to those who employ transnational paradigms within the broader humanities.

Author : Victor Terras
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0300048688

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Handbook of Russian Literature by Victor Terras Pdf

Profiles the careers of Russian authors, scholars, and critics and discusses the history of the Russian treatment of literary genres such as drama, fiction, and essays

Author : Sandra Lewis Nisbet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:30000088476639

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An Inquiry Into America's Critical Reaction to Russian Drama on the New York Professional Stage by Sandra Lewis Nisbet Pdf