Russians in Britain
Subtitle: British theatre and the Russian tradition of actor training
By: edited by Jonathan Pitches
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780415590990; 9780415591003; 9780203146590
Subjects: Civilization; Acting; Study and teaching; Theater; Russians; Russian influences; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the mechanics of tradition-making / Jonathan Pitches; title: A tradition in transition: Komisarjevsky's seduction of the British theatre / Jonathan Pitches; title: Stanislavsky's passage into the British Conservatoire / David Shirley; title: Michael Chekhov and the studio in Dartington: the re-membering of a tradition / Jerri Daboo; title: Riding the waves: uncovering biomechanics in Britain / Amy Skinner; title: 'Who is Skivvy?' : the Russian influence on theatre workshop / Robert Leach; title: Shared utopias? : Lev Dodin, Alan Lyddiard and the Northern Stage Ensemble / Duka Radosavljevic; title: Re-visioned directions: Stanislavsky in the 21st century / Bella Merlin and Katya Kamotskaya; title: Conclusion: a common theatre history? the Russian tradition in Britain today: Declan Donnellan, Katie Mitchell and Michael Boyd / Jonathan Pitches.