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Russian Futurist Theatre exploresis the first book to comprehensively uncover the Russian futurist theatre in all its virtuosity and diversity.

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A study of a key modernist form, its theory, practice and legacyWhat do we know today about the theatrical ferment caused by the scandalous group of Russian writers, artists, musicians and theatre makers who called themselves 'Futurists'? What can we learn from their iconoclastic and exciting theatre works?Underpinned by theoretical writings, manifestoes and demonstrations, Russian Futurist Theatre explores one of the most brilliant but least documented theatre explosions of the last 100 years. It is the first book to comprehensively uncover the Russian futurist theatre in all its virtuosity and diversity. Revealing a wealth of extraordinary theatre work and a barely-known group of theatre practitioners the book finds new ways to explore the interface between literature, theory and performance.Key FeaturesExplores the development of post-Romantic epic theatre and theexploration of abstract and alogical performanceDiscusses major practitioners' working methods as well as obscure practitioners related to major figures like Vsevolod MeyerholdAnalyses how Futurist theatre was strangled by Stalinism and 'disappeared'Explores the influence of Russian Futurist theatre on significant contemporary theatre practice

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''Written with characteristic verve and clarity, Robert Leach's Russian Futurist Theatre is sure to become the definitive study on Futurism for historians and practitioners alike. Complex cultural and political histories are laid out with enviable simplicity; a period of such electric creativity sparks off the page.'Jonathan Pitches, University of LeedsA study of a key modernist form, its theory, practice and legacyWhat do we know today about the theatrical ferment caused by the scandalous group of Russian writers, artists, musicians and theatre makers who called themselves 'Futurists'? What can we learn from their iconoclastic and exciting theatre works?Underpinned by theoretical writings, manifestoes and demonstrations, Russian Futurist Theatre explores one of the most brilliant but least documented theatre explosions of the last 100 years. It is the first book to comprehensively uncover the Russian futurist theatre in all its virtuosity and diversity. Revealing a wealth of extraordinary theatre work and a barely-known group of theatre practitioners, the book finds new ways to explore the interface between literature, theory and performance.Robert Leach is a prize-winning poet, theatre director and academic. He directed the Russian premiere of I Want a Baby by Sergei Tretyakov in Moscow, and created The Lichfield Mysteries, a day-long presentation of medieval mystery plays based around 'the Lichfield Fragments'.Cover image: Vladimir Mayakovsky, costume design for The Priest in Mystery Bouffe, which was not usedCover design:[EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.comISBN 978-1-4744-0244-6Barcode

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''Written with characteristic verve and clarity, Robert Leach's Russian Futurist Theatre is sure to become the definitive study on Futurism for historians and practitioners alike. Complex cultural and political histories are laid out with enviable simplicity; a period of such electric creativity sparks off the page.'Jonathan Pitches, University of LeedsA study of a key modernist form, its theory, practice and legacyWhat do we know today about the theatrical ferment caused by the scandalous group of Russian writers, artists, musicians and theatre makers who called themselves 'Futurists'? What can we learn from their iconoclastic and exciting theatre works?Underpinned by theoretical writings, manifestoes and demonstrations, Russian Futurist Theatre explores one of the most brilliant but least documented theatre explosions of the last 100 years. It is the first book to comprehensively uncover the Russian futurist theatre in all its virtuosity and diversity. Revealing a wealth of extraordinary theatre work and a barely-known group of theatre practitioners, the book finds new ways to explore the interface between literature, theory and performance.Robert Leach is a prize-winning poet, theatre director and academic. He directed the Russian premiere of I Want a Baby by Sergei Tretyakov in Moscow, and created The Lichfield Mysteries, a day-long presentation of medieval mystery plays based around 'the Lichfield Fragments'.Cover image: Vladimir Mayakovsky, costume design for The Priest in Mystery Bouffe, which was not usedCover design:[EUP logo]edinburghuniversitypress.comISBN 978-1-4744-0244-6Barcode

Author Biography

Robert Leach is an independent scholar. From 2005-2008 he was Head of Drama in the School of Media and Performing Arts at the University of Cumbria. He is the author of Partners of the Imagination: the Lives, Art and Struggles of John Arden and Margaretta D'Arcy (Indigo Dreams Publishing, 2012), Theatre Workshop: Joan Littlewood and the Making of Modern British Theatre (Exeter University Press, 2006; shortlisted for Theatre Book of the Year), Stanislavsky and Meyerhold (Peter Lang AG, 2003), A History of Russian Theatre (Cambridge University Press, 1999 (contributing editor, with Victor Borovsky), Revolutionary Theatre (Routledge, 1994), Vsevolod Meyerhold (Cambridge University Press, 1989), The Punch and Judy Show: History, Tradition and Meaning (Batsford, 1985). He has also written two successful textbooks, Theatre Studies: the Basics (Routledge, 2008; 2nd edition, 2013) and Makers of Modern Theatre (Routledge, 2004).

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Note; Introduction; 1.Manifestoes and Meanings; 2.Theatricalising Futurism; 3.Futurism and Revolution; 4.Transrational Drama; 5.Futurist Acting; 6.The Montage of Attractions; 7.From Where to Where?; 8.The Case Is Closed; Chronology; Bibliography; Index.

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Written with characteristic verve and clarity, Robert Leach's Russian Futurist Theatre is sure to become the definitive study on Futurism for historians and practitioners alike. Complex cultural and political histories are laid out with enviable simplicity; a period of such electric creativity sparks off the page.-- "Jonathan Pitches, University of Leeds"

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Written with characteristic verve and clarity, Robert Leach's Russian Futurist Theatre is sure to become the definitive study on Futurism for historians and practitioners alike. Complex cultural and political histories are laid out with enviable simplicity; a period of such electric creativity sparks off the page.

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A study of a key modernist form, its theory, practice and legacy.

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A study of a key modernist form, its theory, practice and legacy What do we know today about the theatrical ferment caused by the scandalous group of Russian writers, artists, musicians and theatre makers who called themselves 'Futurists'? What can we learn from their iconoclastic and exciting theatre works? Underpinned by theoretical writings, manifestoes and demonstrations, Russian Futurist Theatre explores one of the most brilliant but least documented theatre explosions of the last 100 years. It is the first book to comprehensively uncover the Russian futurist theatre in all its virtuosity and diversity. Revealing a wealth of extraordinary theatre work and a barely-known group of theatre practitioners the book finds new ways to explore the interface between literature, theory and performance. Key Features Explores the development of post-Romantic epic theatre and the exploration of abstract and alogical performance Discusses major practitioners' working methods as well as obscure practitioners related to major figures like Vsevolod Meyerhold Analyses how Futurist theatre was strangled by Stalinism and 'disappeared' Explores the influence of Russian Futurist theatre on significant contemporary theatre practice

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Key Features Explores the development of post-Romantic epic theatre and the exploration of abstract and alogical performance Discusses major practitioners' working methods as well as obscure practitioners related to major figures like Vsevolod Meyerhold Analyses how Futurist theatre was strangled by Stalinism and 'disappeared' Explores the influence of Russian Futurist theatre on significant contemporary theatre practice

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Key Features Explores the development of post-Romantic epic theatre and the exploration of abstract and alogical performance Discusses major practitioners' working methods as well as obscure practitioners related to major figures like Vsevolod Meyerhold Analyses how Futurist theatre was strangled by Stalinism and 'disappeared' Explores the influence of Russian Futurist theatre on significant contemporary theatre practice

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Modernism, Modernist Theatre, Modernist Drama, Drama and Performance, The European Avant-Garde, Twentieth-Century Russian Studies, Performing Arts, Theatre Arts, Cultural Studies.

Details ISBN1474454879 Author Robert Leach Pages 256 Publisher Edinburgh University Press ISBN-10 1474454879 ISBN-13 9781474454872 Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-11-30 Short Title Russian Futurist Theatre Language English Format Paperback Subtitle Theory and Practice DEWEY 792.094709041 UK Release Date 2019-11-30 Imprint Edinburgh University Press Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2019-11-30 Illustrations 49 colour illustrations Series Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernism, Drama and Performance Audience General AU Release Date 2020-03-04 We've got this

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