Belarusian Theatre and the 2020 Pro-Democracy Protests

Valleri Robinson, Department Head and Associate Professor of Illinois Theatre, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, writes and teaches about documentary theatre, 21st-century dramaturgies, and Eastern European diasporic performance. Robinson is author of Russian Culture and Theatrical Performance in America, 1891-1933 (2011).

• List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. In Their Own Words: Andrei Kureichik’s Documentary Impulse; 2. A Time for Theatre: Courage and the Belarus Free Theatre; 3.Performing Resistance Virtually: The Digital Home of the Free Kupalautsy; Toward a Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

“An important and comprehensive overview of independent Belarusian theatre of resistance. An inspiring guide to what theatre can really be.”—Vladimir Shcherban, Theatre Director