Театральная критика

If theater around the world previously sought to destroy the fourth wall, it has recently had to deal with this wall doubling. It is increasingly difficult for the audience and the performance to meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. Theaters in many countries are closed or operating in ...  >

Theatre has survived thanks to its mobility and potential to exchange creative ideas. Since its inception, it has been open to the circulation of different practices, approaches, and conscious action. It is a platform for communication – an exchange of ideas, or partnership if you wi ...  >

This year is a special one for the Theatre Olympics. For in it’s touring, it is comprised of two mutually enriching parts: for the first time, it is held in two countries – in Russia and in Japan. In Japan, the Theatre Olympics has already ended. It was held from August 23rd to Septe ...  >

Safety is one of the basic human needs and it was in Russia’s theatrical institutions that people began to truly pay attention to this fact. Hanging up evacuation plans, designating exits from the hall with luminous signs, warning about the rules of conduct in case of emergency; the ...  >

While some theatre experts are still discussing whether there is a place for full-fledged plots and narratives in the contemporary theatre, director Jette Steckel and Thalia Theatre argue convincingly that any piece of literature, despite its volume and size, can be transformed into ...  >

The guest performance of the Olonkho Theatre from Yakutia in St. Petersburg as part of the Theatre Olympics was preceded by a funny story that became a meme in Russia. Yakut shaman Aleksandr Gabyshev had been walking to Moscow to “exorcise” the president out of the Kremlin. He had co ...  >

The Olympics is a paradoxical phenomenon. On the one hand, it lives in a spirit of competition and rivalry. On the other hand, it is a symbol of peace. Indeed, at the time of the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece, a sacred truce was established. People rested from war and strife. The I ...  >

While the guests invited to the event were slowly filling the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, one had just enough time to pore over the excellent booklet that was produced for this year’s presentation of the Yury Lyubimov Public Award, and (to be awarded for the first time eve ...  >