A History of Russian Theatre
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 11/29/1999
EAN 9780521432207, ISBN10: 0521432200
Hardcover, 464 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm
Language: English
Written by an international team of experts, this book brings together the fruits of recent research into all areas of Russian theatre history. Of particular interest are the chapters written by senior Russian academics, who not only reveal previously unpublished documentation but also offer alternative insights into their subjects. The History covers the whole range of Russian dramatic experience, from puppet theatre to ballet and grand opera, but its emphasis is on the practice of theatre, especially acting, and the final chapter puts Russian theatre into the wider context of Western performance and the stage. The History begins with the earliest endeavours, with rituals and entertainments, and moves through to the emergence of established drama in the eighteenth century. The history of twentieth-century Russian theatre is a special feature of the volume, with chapters following the progress of drama and performance from the revolution, through communism, up until recent years.
List of illustrations
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
Russian theatre in world theatre Robert Leach
Russian theatre in Russian culture Victor Borovsky
1. The origins of the Russian theatre Catriona Kelly
2. The organisation of the Russian theatre, 1645–1763 Victor Borovsky
3. The emergence of the Russian theatre, 1763–1800 Victor Borovsky
4. Writers and repertoires, 1800–1850 A. D. P. Briggs
5. Actors and acting, 1820–1850 Anatoly Altschuller
6. Popular, provincial and amateur theatres, 1820–1900 Catriona Kelly
7. Realism in the Russian theatre, 1850–1882 Cynthia Marsh
8. Aleksandr Ostrovsky - dramatist and director Kate Sealey Rahman
9. The Russian Imperial Ballet Andy Adamson
10. Russian opera John Warrack
11. Imperial and private theatres, 1882–1905 Arkady Ostrovsky
12. Stanislavsky and the Moscow Art Theatre, 1898–1938 Jean Benedetti
13. The Silver Age, 1905–1917 Spencer Golub
14. Revolutionary theatre, 1917–1930 Robert Leach
15. The Theatre and Socialist Realism, 1929–1953 Inna Solovyova
16. The 'thaw' and after, 1953–1986 Birgit Beumers
17. Russian theatre in the post-communist era Anatoly Smeliansky
18. Russian theatre and Western theatres Robert Leach
Select bibliography
Index.