{"product_id":"moscow-performances-john-freedman-9789057021817","title":"Moscow Performances: The New Russian Theater 1991-1996","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe reviews and features collected in John Freedman's \u003cem\u003eMoscow Performances \u003c\/em\u003ebring to life the diversity, energy, and imagination of Russian theater as few books have done before. While focusing on the work of Moscow's leading directors - Pyotr Fomenko, Kama Ginkas, Valery Fokin, Anatoly Vasilyev, Konstantin Raikin, Sergei Zhenovach, Yury Lyubimov, and many others - also included in its review are key productions by many of the renowned guests who bring their art to the Russian capital. Essays on St. Petersburg's Lev Dodin (of the Maly Drama Theatre), Lithuania's Eimuntas Nekrosius, Georgia's Robert Sturua, and Germany's Peter Stein confirm that Moscow's position as a \"theatrical mecca\" has not diminished since Anatoly Lunacharsky coined the phrase in the 1920s. \u003cbr\u003eIn addition to recording Freedman's immediate and opinionated responses to Moscow stage developments in the 1990s, \u003cem\u003eMoscow Performances\u003c\/em\u003e contains a wealth of information about the struggles and occasional triumphs of a new generation of talented but as yet unknown playwrights, the successes of the best actors, and the social and financial trends which have had such an impact on Russian theatre in the post-Soviet period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Freedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9057021811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789057021817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.63d","brand":"John Freedman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066411495679,"sku":"9789057021817","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_76be3994-44d5-4be4-b925-a5ba6b33258c.jpg?v=1768678338","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moscow-performances-john-freedman-9789057021817","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}