| Revolutionary Theatre Contributor(s): Leach, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415032237 ISBN-13: 9780415032230 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1994 Annotation: "Revolutionary Theatre" is the first full-length study of the dynamic theatre created in Russia in the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution. Fired by social and political as well as artistic zeal, a group of directors, playwrights, actors and organizers collected around the charismatic Vsevolod Meyerhold and attempted to achieve in the theatre what Lenin and his comrades had achieved in politics: the complete overthrow of the status quo and the installation of a new, utterly different regime. Until now the efforts and influence of this idealistic and radical group of theatrical avant-gardes has been largely unacknowledged as the oppressive reign of Stalin condemned many of them to death and their work to oblivion. In this enlightening work Robert Leach reveals in fascinating detail their roots, their achievements and their legacy. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 792.094 |
| LCCN: 93035722 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.44" W x 9.22" (1.52 lbs) 252 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Revolutionary Theatre is the first full-length study of the dynamic theatre created in Russia in the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution. Fired by social and political as well as artistic zeal, a group of directors, playwrights, actors and organisers collected around the charismatic Vsevolod Meyerhold. Their aim was to achieve in the theatre what Lenin and his comrades had achieved in politics: the complete overthrow of the status quo and the installation of a radically new regime. |