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Anti-Terror Feminist Director Is in Russian Jail for “Justifying Terrorism”
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Anti-Terror Feminist Director Is in Russian Jail for “Justifying Terrorism”
by VIKTOR VILISOV
2 August 2023
The Seagull: Interrupted Flight Workshop Presentation (Russia)
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The Seagull: Interrupted Flight Workshop Presentation (Russia)
An Evening with Russian Actor and Director of Theatre and Cinema Alexander Molochnikov
Monday 24 April 2023
New York City
For Some Russian Dissident Theatremakers, the Future Is Unclear
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For Some Russian Dissident Theatremakers, the Future Is Unclear
by Daniel Mesta, Vitaly Kogut
31 January 2023
Photo from Don Quixote.
The Bolshoi Ballet at The Lincoln Center Festival
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The Bolshoi Ballet at The Lincoln Center Festival

9 September 2014

Marcina Zaccaria looks at The Bolshoi Theatre production of Don Quixote performed at the 2014 Lincoln Center Festival.

A tunnel covered in graffiti.
Postcards from Russia 4
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Postcards from Russia 4

Moscow

21 June 2013

Rounding out his time in Russia, Christopher White recounts the thriving artistic community in Moscow.

The Omsk Drama Theatre.
Postcards from Russia 3
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Postcards from Russia 3

Omsk

10 June 2013

Christopher W. White reports on his visit to the provincial city of Omsk, Russia.

Photo from a contemporary production of Hamlet.
Postcards from Russia 2
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Postcards from Russia 2

Yekaterinburg

29 May 2013

Continuing the series, Christopher W. White reflects on his time viewing the strikingly contemporary art in Yekaterinburg

Photo from the play Change.
Postcards from Russia 1
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Postcards from Russia 1

Saint Petersburg

23 May 2013

Christopher White in his quick trip to St. Petersburg- a “museum city”-found the mainstream theaters to be both devoted to Russian classics and visually immersive theatre.

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Yury Klavdiev's Strike: Two Plays at Breaking String's New Russian Drama Festival
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Yury Klavdiev's Strike: Two Plays at Breaking String's New Russian Drama Festival

Saturday 9 February 2013
Austin, TX, United States

Breaking String of Austin, Texas, presented a performance of Strike: Two plays by Yury Klavdiev directed by Graham Schmidt as well as a post-show discussion: "Klavdiev Performances in Russia and the US" livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 9 February 2013 at 6 p.m. PST (San Francisco) / 8 p.m. CST (Austin) / 9 p.m. EST (New York).

 

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Maksym Kurochkin's Vodka, Fucking and Television Live from Breaking String Theater
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Maksym Kurochkin's Vodka, Fucking and Television Live from Breaking String Theater

Saturday 8 December 2012
Austin, TX, United States

Breaking String Theater of Austin, Texas proudly presented Vodka, Fucking and Television by Russian playwright Maksym Kurochkin, directed by Liz Fisher, and translated by John J. Hanlon, livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 8 December at 6 p.m. PST (San Francisco)/ 8 p.m. CST (Austin) / 9 p.m. EST (New York) / Sunday 9 December at 02:00 GMT (London) / Sunday 9 December at 06:00 MSK (Moscow).

Postcards from Russia 
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Postcards from Russia 

Christopher W. White reflects on his participation on the Beyond Capitals project, meant to encourage connections between Russian and US theatremakers.