Moscow Theatres for Young People: A Cultural History of Ideological Coercion and Artistic Innovation, 1917-2000 (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History)

Moscow Theatres for Young People shows how the totalitarian ideology of the Soviet period shaped the practices of Soviet theatre for youth, as exemplified by the two oldest theatres for children and youth in Moscow: the Central Children's Theatre/RAMT and the Moscow Tiuz. Weaving together politics, economics, pedagogy, and aesthetics the author paints a vivid picture of the theatrical developments in Soviet/Russian theatre for young people from its inception in 1917 up to the new millennium, revealing the complex intersections between theatre and its socio-historical conditions. Moscow's Theatres For Young People Shows How The Totalitarian Ideology Of The Soviet Period Shaped The Practices Of Soviet Theatre For Youth, As Exemplified By The Two Oldest Theatres For Children And Youth In Moscow : The Central Children's Theatre/ramt And The Moscow Tiuz. Weaving Together Politics, Economics, Pedagogy, And Aesthetics The Author Paints A Picture Of The Theatrical Developments In Soviet/russian Theatre For Young People From Its Inception In 1917 Up To The New Millennium, Revealing The Complex Intersections Between Theatre And Its Socio-historical Conditions.--jacket. From Marxism-leninism To Perestroika And Glasnost -- Historical Role And Cultural Function Of Russian Theatre For Young Audiences -- Thaw And Freeze -- Change In Cultural Function With Glasnost And Perestroika -- Central Children's Theatre -- Moscow Theatre Of The Young Spectator -- Cultural Shifts And Theatrical Innovation -- Shaking The Past -- Provoking Assumptions. Manon Van De Water. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [267]-292) And Index. This book shows how the totalitarian ideology of the Soviet period shaped the practices of Soviet theatre for youth. It weaves together politics, pedagogy and aesthetics to reveal the complex intersections between theatre and its socio-historical conditions. It paints a picture of the theatrical developments from 1917 through to the new millennium. The first publication on Russian theatre for children and youth in English, this book reveals the complex and important role of theatre for youth throughout the history of twentieth-century Russia