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OverviewExamining 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: V. HohmanPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.410kg ISBN: 9780230113688ISBN 10: 0230113680 Pages: 209 Publication Date: 12 July 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPART 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 USReviews'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 Author InformationVALLERI J. HOHMAN is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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