Theatre and Performance in Eastern Europe

The Changing Scene

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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The fall of communism throughout Eastern Europe brought about major socio-political changes towards the end of the 20th century. Dennis Barnett and Arthur Skelton explore the effects these changes had on theatre and performance in Russia, the former Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and the former Yugoslavia, while drawing clear parallels with theatre globally. This fascinating collection of articles describes the various factors contributing to the changes in theatrical performance, including the important move from government control to a capitalist, market-driven environment. The idea of art as business and a consumer product vs. art as a social prerogative or means for national dialogue is a common thread throughout the articles, many of which also look at the role of censorship during the communist era.This collection includes updated reports on vital cultural institutions such as the Moscow Art Theatre, the Bolshoi Ballet, the Sarajevo International Theatre Festival (MESS), and the Hungarian National Theatre Festival at Pécs. Also, a number of important theatre practitioners, directors, and playwrights, such as Boris Eifman, Du?an Kovacevic, Slobodan ?najder, Arpad Goncz, and Yordan Radichkov, are introduced to the Western reader. Organized according to country, the book presents both an inclusive and general overview of the subject—as well as specific in-depth examinations of the situations in each country—and includes a broad variety of perspectives: from native scholars to outside researchers, from personal memoirs to academic inquiries. The volume concludes with a bibliography, an index, and five informative appendixes listing works of some of the artists and companies discussed.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2007-12-14
Mått154 x 228 x 18 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor290
FörlagScarecrow Press
ISBN9780810860230

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Part 1 AcknowledgmentsPart 2 IntroductionPart 3 Part 1: RussiaChapter 4 1. Power as Nostalgia: The Bolshoi Ballet in the New RussiaChapter 5 2. A Little Orchestra of Hope: Sergei ArtsybashevChapter 6 3. Boris Eifman's Theatre EnigmaChapter 7 4. Oleg Tabakov at the Moscow Art Theatre: An Interview with Alexander PopovPart 8 Part 2: PolandChapter 9 5. Looking for Politics in All the Wrong Places: Teatr Wybrzee's Educational Theatre WybrazeakPart 10 Part 3: BulgariaChapter 11 6. Yordan Radichkov's Trying to Fly Against Aesthetic and Political CanonsChapter 12 7. Post-Totalitarian Bulgarian Theatre and Drama: Experimenters and Literary CinderallasPart 13 Part 4: RomaniaChapter 14 8. The (R)evolution of Romanian TheatrePart 15 Part 5: Former CzechoslovakiaChapter 16 9. The Devil and Brezhnev's Eyebrows: Czech "Anti-fascist" Theater after the Warsaw Pact InvasionChapter 17 10. Exiling Time: Czech Theatre's Post-Communist Struggle to Reconcile Legacies with ChangeChapter 18 11. Nostalgia and TechnologyPart 19 Part 6: HungaryChapter 20 12. Truth, Reality, and Illusion: Arpád Göncz and Hungarian MedeaChapter 21 13. Theatre in Hungary from Past to Pécs, 1984—2001Part 22 Part 7: Former YugoslaviaChapter 23 14. Tales from the Wild EastChapter 24 15. Old New Times: A Search for a Cultural Identity in the Countries of the Former YugoslaviaChapter 25 16. Body in Context: Slovene Theatre at the End of the TransitionChapter 26 17. Croatian Theatre and the War 1992—1994Chapter 27 18. Making a "MESS" Out of Misery: The Sarajevo International Theatre Festival Ten Years AfterChapter 28 19. From the Myth of Artistic Independence to the Myth of Artistic EngagementChapter 29 20. Between Engagement and EscapismChapter 30 21. Laughing Through the Changes: The Palliative Theatre of Du?an KovacevicChapter 31 22. The Role of the Artist in the Dark TimesPart 32 Appendix A: Selected Works of Boris EifmanPart 33 Appendix B: Playwrights of the Post-Communist Czech RepublicPart 34 Appendix C: Sarajevo International Theatre FestivalPart 35 Appendix D: The Plays of Du?an KovacevicPart 36 Appendix E: DAH Theatre PerformancesPart 37 BibliographyPart 38 About the Editors and ContributorsPart 39 Index