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civic life
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cultural narratives
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documentary theatre
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freedom of expression
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Putin
Russia
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state-sponsored media
twentieth-century
twenty-first century
Product details
- ISBN 9781526165862
- Weight: 236g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 28 Jun 2022
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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As the Kremlin’s crackdown on freedom of expression continues to tighten, Russian playwrights and directors are using documentary theatre to create space for the public discussion of injustice in the civic sphere and its connections to the country’s twentieth-century past. Witness Onstage traces the history of documentary theatre’s rapid growth in twenty-first century Russia and situates the form within the socio-political setting of the Putin years. It argues that through the practice of performing documents, Russian theatre artists are creating a new type of cultural and historical archive that challenges the dominance of state-sponsored media and invites individuals to participate in a collective renegotiation of cultural narratives.
Molly Flynn is a Lecturer in Theatre and Performance at Birkbeck University of London
