V. Hohman

Russian Culture and Theatrical Performance in America, 1891-1933 (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Seitenzahl: 209
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230119901
• Artikelnr.: 46752010

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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

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'Hohman writes engagingly, and recounts many fascinating episodes in the history of Russian performance in the U.S. during the period she covers.' -Anne Winestein, Ballet Russes Cultural Partnership with Boston University, The NEP Era: Soviet Russia 1921-1928