Overview
- Extends significantly the history of British and Russian cultural exchange
- Foregrounds the work of under-researched figures and performers as well as well known figures within the field
- Re-imagines performance as both an on-stage event and an everyday experience of travellers
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Russian theatre practitioners
- British theatre practitioners
- transnational modernism
- intercultural exchange
- theatrical realism
- migratory modernists
- émigré Russians
- Ballet Russes
- Salute to the Red Army
- Constantin Stanislavsky
- Huntly Carter
- Michael Chekhov
- first-hand experience
- modernist avant-garde
- agitprop
About this book
Exploring the experiences of early to mid-twentieth century British theatre-makers in Russia, this book imagines how these travellers interpreted Russian realism, symbolism, constructivism, agitprop, pageantry, dance or cinema.
With some searching for an alternative to the corporate West End, some for experimental techniques and others still for methods that might politically inspire their audiences, did these journeys make any differences to their practice? And how did distinctly Russian techniques affect British theatre history?
Migrating Modernist Performance seeks to answer these questions, reimagining the experiences and creative output of a range of, often under-researched, practitioners. What emerges is a dynamic collection of performances that bridge geographical, aesthetic, chronological and political divides.
Reviews
“This book promises to extend significantly the history of British and Russian cultural exchange, spanning theatre, film and dance and extending the parameters of modernist studies and performance studies. Primary sources, archival sources and secondary, critical sources are woven together expertly and with vibrancy. Recommended reading for all Russophiles working in theatre, performance and modernism.” (Jonathan Pitches, Chair in Theatre and Performance, University of Leeds, UK)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Claire Warden is Reader in Drama at De Montfort University, UK. She is the author of British Avant-Garde Theatre (2012) and Modernist and Avant-Garde Performance: an introduction (2015).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Migrating Modernist Performance
Book Subtitle: British Theatrical Travels Through Russia
Authors: Claire Warden
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-38570-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-38569-7Published: 24 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-67812-9Published: 04 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-38570-3Published: 13 October 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 223
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Theatre and Performance Studies, Performing Arts, British Culture, Russian, Soviet, and East European History, History of Britain and Ireland