1st Edition
Dodin and the Maly Drama Theatre Process to Performance
By Maria Shevstova
Copyright 2004
256 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Including a foreword by Simon Callow, a dedicated admirer of the Maly, Dodin and the Maly Drama Theatre provides both a valuable methodological model for actor training and a unique insight into the journeys taken from studio to stage.
This is the first ever full-length study of internationally-acclaimed theatre company, the Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg, and its director, Lev... Read more
List of Illustrations Foreward by Simon Callow Preface Part 1: The Maly in Context 1. From Leningrad to St Petersburg Dodin and the Maly: Journeys to the Future 2. The Working Process Improvising, Devising, Rehearsing Part 2. The Major Productions 3. Dodin's 'Theatre of Prose' 4. The Student Ensemble Gaudeamus and Claustrophobia: A Postmodernist Aesthetics 5. Chekhov in an Age of Uncertainty Part 3. Dodin at the Opera 6. Dodin Directs Opera 7. Anatomy of The Queen of Spades From Studio to Stage Bibliography
Biography
Maria Shevtsova is Professor of Theatre Arts and Director of Postgraduate Studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She is co-editor of New Theatre Quarterly.
'Routledge brought out two fascinating theatre books this year ... Shestova's book is an immaculate introduction to Dodin's work and charts his career meticulously.' - Katie Mitchell, The Guardian
