Russian Culture and Theatrical Performance in America, 1891-1933

2011
ISBN: 978-1-349-29538-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 209 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 332 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History

Examining the work of impresarios, financiers, and the press as well as the artists themselves, Hohman demonstrates how a variety of Russian theatrical styles were introduced and incorporated into American theatre and dance during the beginning of the twentieth century.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hohman, V.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: RUSSIANS IN AMERICA: THE EARLY YEARS 'Russian' in America Jacob Gordin in America The First Russian Touring Artists in America PART II: THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE Otto H. Kahn: Establishing Russian Performance in America Morris Gest: Bringing Russian Art to the Masses PART III: REVOLUTIONARY THEATRE FROM RUSSIAN TO AMERICA Experimentation in the Soviet Theatre  The Habima in America Experiments in Style in the 1920s Yiddish Theatres The Artef and Workers' Theatre in the US

Über Autor(innen)

VALLERI J. HOHMAN is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.