| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiv, 461 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Russian library
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Russian library (Columbia University. Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Richard Schechner -- Introduction / by Maksim Hanukai and Susanna Weygandt -- A chronology of new Russian drama -- Plasticine / by Vassily Sigarev -- Playing the victim / by the Presnyakov Brothers -- September.doc / by Elena Gremina and Mikhail Ugarov -- The Brothers Ch. / by Elena Gremina -- The blue machinist / by Mikhail Durnenkov -- The locked door / by Pavel Pryazhko -- The soldier / by Pavel Pryazhko -- Summer wasps sting in November, too / by Ivan Vyrypaev -- Somnambulism / by Yaroslava Pulinovich -- Project "Swan" / by Andrey Rodionov and Ekaterina Troepolskaya. |
| Summary |
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.-- Provided by publisher. |
| Biography |
Maksim Hanukai is assistant professor of Russian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Susanna Weygandt is visiting assistant professor of Russian at Sewanee: The University of the South. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Russian drama -- 20th century -- Translations into English.
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Russian drama. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Translations.
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Drama.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Hanukai, Maksim, editor.
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Weygandt, Susanna, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: New Russian drama. New York : Columbia University Press, [2019] 9780231185103 (DLC) 2018052747 (OCoLC)1063764592 |
| ISBN |
9780231545846 (electronic book) |
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0231545843 (electronic book) |
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9780231185103 (hardcover) |
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0231185103 (hardcover) |
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9780231185110 (paperback) |
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0231185111 (paperback) |
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