Russian Theatre in Practice

Amidst the turmoil of political revolution, the stage directors of twentieth-century Russia rewrote the rules of theatre making. From realism to the avant-garde, politics to postmodernism, and revolution to repression, these practitioners shaped perceptions of theatre direction across the world.

This edited volume introduces students and practitioners alike to the innovations o...

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Amidst the turmoil of political revolution, the stage directors of twentieth-century Russia rewrote the rules of theatre making. From realism to the avant-garde, politics to postmodernism, and revolution to repression, these practitioners shaped perceptions of theatre direction across the world.

This edited volume introduces students and practitioners alike to the innovations of Russia's directors, from Konstantin Stanislavsky and Vsevolod Meyerhold to Anatoly Efros, Oleg Efremov and Genrietta Ianovskaia. Strongly practical in its approach, Russian Theatre in Practice: The Director's Guide equips readers with an understanding of the varying approaches of each director, as well as the opportunity to participate and explore their ideas in practice.

The full range of the director's role is covered, including work on text, rehearsal technique, space and proxemics, audience theory and characterization. Each chapter focuses on one director, exploring their historical context, and combining an examination of their directing theory and technique with practical exercises for use in classroom or rehearsal settings.

Through their ground-breaking ideas and techniques, Russia's directors still demand our attention, and in this volume they come to life as a powerful resource for today's theatre makers.

List of illustrations
Notes on contributors
Note on transliteration and Russian terms
Introduction
Amy Skinner
1. Innovative Practices: Stanislavsky directs Chekhov and Gorky
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List of illustrations
Notes on contributors
Note on transliteration and Russian terms
Introduction
Amy Skinner
1. Innovative Practices: Stanislavsky directs Chekhov and Gorky
Maria Shevtsova
2. Meyerhold and the Visual Arts: Creating an Interdisciplinary Mise en Scène
Amy Skinner
3. Nina Simonovich-Efimova: Theatre as Sculpture in Motion
Dassia Posner
4.Yevgeny Vakhtangov: The Future Head of the Russian Theatre
Andrei Malaev-Babel
5. Alexander Tairov: Theatricalizing the Theatre
Claire Warden
6. Michael Chekhov: Directing an Actors' Theatre
Tom Cornford
7. Alexandra Remizova: A Dialogue with Time
Andrei Malaev-Babel
8. Natalia Sats: A Soviet Life in the Theatre
Manon van de Water
9. Mar Sulimov's School of Directing: A Case Study of the Production Shoo, Death, Shoo!
Sergei Tcherkasski
10. Anatoly Efros' Principles of Acting and Directing: Psychological Truth, Active Analysis, Adaptations-'Zigzags', and Thematic Modernity
James Thomas
11. Oleg Efremov: The Heir to Stanislavsky
Jesse Gardiner
12. Interviews with Genrietta Ianovskaia
Manon van de Water
Conclusion
Amy Skinner
Postscript: Where to next?
Amy Skinner
Bibliography
Notes
Index
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