{"product_id":"russian-futurist-theatre-robert-leach-9781474402446","title":"Russian Futurist Theatre: Theory and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA study of a key modernist form, its theory, practice and legacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do we know today about the theatrical ferment caused by the scandalous group of Russian writers, artists, musicians and theatre makers who called themselves 'Futurists'? What can we learn from their iconoclastic and exciting theatre works?\u003cbr\u003eUnderpinned by theoretical writings, manifestoes and demonstrations, \u003ci\u003eRussian Futurist Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e explores one of the most brilliant but least documented theatre explosions of the last 100 years. It is the first book to comprehensively uncover the Russian futurist theatre in all its virtuosity and diversity. Revealing a wealth of extraordinary theatre work and a barely-known group of theatre practitioners the book finds new ways to explore the interface between literature, theory and performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eExplores the development of post-Romantic epic theatre and the exploration of abstract and alogical performanceDiscusses major practitioners' working methods as well as obscure practitioners related to major figures like Vsevolod MeyerholdAnalyses how Futurist theatre was strangled by Stalinism and 'disappeared'Explores the influence of Russian Futurist theatre on significant contemporary theatre practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Leach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474402445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474402446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Robert Leach","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065621590271,"sku":"9781474402446","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0064e323-0286-4cbf-9b35-09d472c14109.jpg?v=1768676190","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/russian-futurist-theatre-robert-leach-9781474402446","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}