Modernism in Kyiv : Kiev/Kyïv/Kiev/Kijów/Ḳieṿ : jubilant experimentation

`Modernism in Kyiv restores the multicultural city of Kyiv to its rightful position as a major player in the dialogue and cross-pollination of ideas occurring between important modernist figures in centres such as Paris, New York, London, and Vienna. Engaging and highly readable, this collection is impressive in its scope, depth, and breadth.' The study of modernism has been largely focused on Western cultural centres such as Paris, Vienna, London, and New York. Extravagantly illustrated with over 300 photos and reproductions, Modernism in Kyiv demonstrates that the Ukrainian capital was a major centre of performing and visual arts as well as literary and cultural activity. While arguing that Kyiv's modernist impulse is most prominently displayed in the experimental work of Les Kurbas, one of the masters of the early Soviet stage, the contributors also examine the history of the city and the artistic production of diverse groups including Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, and Poles. Until now a silent presence in Western accounts of the cultural topography of modernism, multicultural Kyiv is here revealed in its historical, intellectual, and artistic complexity. Excerpts taken from the works of artists, writers, and critics as well as the numerous illustrations help give life to the exciting creativity of this period. The first book-length examination of this subject, Modernism in Kyiv is a breakthrough accomplishment that will become a standard volume in the field. Introduction : Reconnecting Modernisms / Irena R. Makaryk -- Part 1. Kyiv: 'special And Bewildering'. Les Kurbas Foreword To Victor Auburtin, Art Is Dying (excerpt) ; Modernism In Kyiv : Jubilant Experimentation / Irena R. Makaryk ; Serhy Yefremov 'how Beautiful Kyiv Is' (diary Excerpt) ; 'a Theatrical Mecca' : The Stages Of Kyiv In 1907 / Mayhill C. Fowler ; Pavlo Tychyna 'dawn' ; 'special And Bewildering' : A Portrait Of Late-imperial And Early Soviet Kyiv / Michael F. Hamm ; Legend [of] Sweet Michael And The Golden Gates ; Three Novels, Three Cities / Taras Koznarsky ; Tsar Nicholas Ii And Lev Trotsky On Film ; Film In Kyiv, 1910-1916 / Oleh Sydor-hybelynda --^ Part 2. Kyiv The Epicentre. Les Kurbas On Rhythm (diary Excerpt) ; In The Epicentre Of Abstraction : Kyiv During The Time Of Kurbas / Dmytro Horbachov ; Volodymyr Koriak 'to The Isles Electric!' (excerpt) ; The Yiddish Kultur-lige / Gennady Estraikh ; Pavlo Tychyna 'you Tell Me' ; Politics And The Ukrainian Avant-garde / Myroslav Shkandrij ; Les Kurbas On Art (diary Excerpt) ; Kyiv's Multicultural Theatrical Life, 1917-1926 / Hanna Veselovska -- Part 3. 'fire And Motion'. Pavlo Tychyna 'in The Orchestra Of The Cosmos' (excerpt) ; Towards A New Vision Of Theatre : Les Kurbas's Work At The Young Theatre In Kyiv / Virlana Tkacz ; Serge Lifar On Movement (excerpt) ; The Choreographic Avant-garde In Kyiv, 1916-1921 : Bronislava Nijinska And Her Ecole De Mouvement / Maria Ratanova ; Pavlo Tychyna 'the Highest Power' ; Kyiv, The 1920s, And Modernism In Music / Dagmara Turchyn-duvirak ; Pavlo Tychyna 'lull' (excerpt) ; Music In The Theatre Of Les Kurbas / Yana Leonenkopart --^ Part 4. The Invisible Made Visible. Bronislava Nijinska On The Theatre (notebook Excerpt) ; Les Kurbas's Early Work At The Berezil : From Bodies In Motion To Performing The Invisible / Virlana Tkacz ; Vladimir Lenin 'why Worship The New?' ; Abstraction And Ukrainian Futurist Literature / Oleh S. Ilnytzkyj ; Kliment Redko 'in Sight Of The Sun' (autobiography Excerpt) ; The Graphics Arts : From Page Design To Theatre / Myroslava M. Mudrak ; Pavlo Tychyna 'rhythm' ; Dissecting Time/space : The Scottish Play And The New Technology Of Film / Irena R. Makaryk ; Natalka Bilotserkivets 'we'll Not Die In Paris' ; On The World Stage : The Berezil In Paris And New York / Irena R. Makaryk --^ Part 5. Elegies : Reflections On The Future Past. Serhiy Zhadan 'the End Of Ukrainian Syllabotonic Verse' ; Vsevolod Meyerhold And Les Kurbas / Beatrice Picon-vallin With Veronika Gopko-pereverzeva ; Pericles 'funeral Oration Over The Athenian Dead' (excerpt) ; Les Kurbas And The Spiritual Foundations Of The Ukrainian Avant-garde / Nelli Kornienko ; Les Kurbas 'premonition' (excerpt) -- Appendices. Production List ; Kyiv, Historical Timeline. Edited By Irena R. Makaryk And Virlana Tkacz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 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Makaryk 'Les Kurbas Foreword to Victor Auburtin, Art Is Dying (excerpt). Modernism in Kyiv : Jubilant Experimentation / Irena R. Makaryk ; 'How beautiful Kyiv is' (diary excerpt) / Serhy Yefremov 'A Theatrical Mecca' : The Stages of Kyiv in 1907 / Mayhill C. Fowler ; 'Dawn' / Pavlo Tychyna 'Special and Bewildering' : A Portrait of Late-Imperial and Early Soviet Kyiv / Michael F. Hamm ; Legend [of] Sweet Michael and the Golden Gates Three Novels, Three Cities / Taras Koznarsky Tsar Nicholas II and Lev Trotsky On Film Film in Kyiv, 1910-1916 / Oleh Sydor-Hybelynda Les Kurbas On Rhythm (diary excerpt) In the Epicentre of Abstraction : Kyiv during the Time of Kurbas / Dmytro Horbachov Volodymyr Koriak 'To the Isles Electric!' (excerpt) The Yiddish Kultur-Lige Gennady Estraikh Pavlo Tychyna 'You Tell Me' Politics and the Ukrainian Avant-garde / Myroslav Shkandrij Les Kurbas On Art (Diary excerpt) Kyiv's Multicultural Theatrical Life, 1917-1926 / Hanna Veselovska ' Pavlo Tychyna 'In the Orchestra of the Cosmos' (excerpt) Towards a New Vision of Theatre : Les Kurbas's Work at the Young Theatre in Kyiv / Virlana Tkacz Serge Lifar On Movement (excerpt) The Choreographic Avant-garde in Kyiv, 1916-1921 : Bronislava Nijinska and Her Ecole de Mouvement / Maria Ratanova Pavlo Tychyna 'The Highest Power' Kyiv, the 1920s, and Modernism in Music / Dagmara Turchyn-Duvirak Pavlo Tychyna 'Lull' (excerpt) Music in the Theatre of Les Kurbas / Yana Leonenkopart Bronislava Nijinska On the Theatre (notebook excerpt) Les Kurbas's Early Work at the Berezil : From Bodies in Motion to Performing the Invisible / Virlana Tkacz Vladimir Lenin 'Why worship the new?' Abstraction and Ukrainian Futurist Literature / Oleh S. Ilnytzkyj Kliment Redko 'In sight of the sun' (autobiography excerpt) The Graphics Arts : From Page Design to Theatre / Myroslava M. Mudrak Pavlo Tychyna 'Rhythm' Dissecting Time/Space : The Scottish Play and the New Technology of Film / Irena R. Makaryk Natalka Bilotserkivets 'We'll not die in Paris' On the World Stage : The Berezil in Paris and New York / Irena R. Makaryk Serhiy Zhadan 'The End of Ukrainian Syllabotonic Verse' Vsevolod Meyerhold and Les Kurbas / Beatrice Picon-Vallin with Veronika Gopko-Pereverzeva Pericles 'Funeral Oration over the Athenian Dead' (excerpt) Les Kurbas and the Spiritual Foundations of the Ukrainian Avant-garde / Nelli Kornienko Les Kurbas 'Premonition' (excerpt)

The study of modernism has been largely focused on Western cultural centres such as Paris, Vienna, London, and New York. Extravagantly illustrated with over 300 photos and reproductions, Modernism in Kyiv demonstrates that the Ukrainian capital was a major centre of performing and visual arts as well as literary and cultural activity. While arguing that Kyiv's modernist impulse is most prominently displayed in the experimental work of Les Kurbas, one of the masters of the early Soviet stage, the contributors also examine the history of the city and the artistic production of diverse groups including Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, and Poles.

Until now a silent presence in Western accounts of the cultural topography of modernism, multicultural Kyiv is here restored to its historical, intellectual, and artistic complexity. Excerpts taken from the works of artists, writers, and critics as well as the numerous illustrations help give life to the exciting creativity of this period. The first book-length examination of this subject, Modernism in Kyiv is a breakthrough accomplishment that will become a standard volume in the field.

The study of modernism has been largely focused on Western cultural centres such as Paris, Vienna, London, and New York. Extravagantly illustrated with over 300 photos and reproductions, Modernism in Kyiv demonstrates that the Ukrainian capital was a major centre of performing and visual arts as well as literary and cultural activity. While arguing that Kyiv's modernist impulse is most prominently displayed in the experimental work of Les Kurbas, one of the masters of the early Soviet stage, the contributors also examine the history of the city and the artistic production of diverse groups including Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, and Poles. Until now a silent presence in Western accounts of the cultural topography of modernism, multicultural Kyiv is here restored to its historical, intellectual, and artistic complexity. Excerpts taken from the works of artists, writers, and critics as well as the numerous illustrations help give life to the exciting creativity of this period. The first book-length examination of this subject, Modernism in Kyiv is a breakthrough accomplishment that will become a standard volume in the field. Until now a silent presence in Western accounts of the cultural topography of modernism, multicultural Kyiv is here revealed in its historical, intellectual, and artistic complexity. Excerpts taken from the works of artists, writers, and critics as well as the numerous illustrations help give life to the exciting creativity of this period. The first book-length examination of this subject, Modernism in Kyiv is a breakthrough accomplishment that will become a standard volume in the field. --Book Jacket