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Russian Theatre in Practice: The Director's Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781474284417)
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xAmidst 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.
Author: Amy Skinner
ISBN-10: 1474284418
ISBN-13: 9781474284417
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Language: English
Published: 04/18/2019
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.80d
Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2019
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.
Author: Amy Skinner
ISBN-10: 1474284418
ISBN-13: 9781474284417
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Language: English
Published: 04/18/2019
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.80d
Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2019
By Amy Skinner
xDr Amy Skinner is Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Practice at the University of Hull, UK. Her work focuses on the reception of Soviet Drama and Theatre in contemporary Britain, using both theoretical and practical models to explore points of connection between the two cultures. She is a contributor to Russians in Britain (2011) and Encountering Ensemble (Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2013).
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