Performing Violence

Literary and Theatrical Experiments of New Russian Drama

By: Birgit Beumers, Mark Lipovetsky

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Paperback | 1 January 2009 | Edition Number 1

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The so-called “New Russian Drama” emerged at the end of the twentieth century, following a long period of decline in dramatic writing in the late Soviet and post-Soviet era. In Performing Violence, Birgit Beumers and Mark Lipovetsky examine the representation of violence in these new dramatic works by young Russian playwrights. Reflecting the disappointment in Yeltsin’s democratic reforms and Putin’s neoconservative politics, the plays focus on political and social representations of violence, its performances, and its justifications.

As the first English-language study of Russian drama and theatre in the twenty-first century, Performing Violence seeks a vantage point for the analysis of brutality in post-Soviet culture. While previous generations had preferred poetry and prose, this new breed of authors—the Presnyakov brothers, Evgeni Grishkovets, and Vasili Sigarev among them—have garnered international recognition for their fierce plays. This book investigates the violent portrayal of the identity crisis of a generation as represented in their theatrical works, and will be a key text for students and scholars of drama, Russian studies, and literature.

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"A valuable interpretive tool, providing much needed assistance in navigating the highly heterogeneous landscape of contemporary Russian theatre."--Slavonic and East European Review

--Elena Siemens, University of Alberta "Slavonic and East European Review" (4/15/2011 12:00:00 AM)

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Acknowledgments	p. 7
Note on Transliteration	p. 8
Foreword	p. 9
Preface	p. 13
Introduction: Contours and Contexts of New Drama	p. 27
The Context	p. 45
Violence in Soviet and Post-Soviet Culture	p. 47
The Precursors of New Drama	p. 69
Theatre in the Ruins of Language	p. 103
Text and Performance	p. 131
Communicating through Violence: Kurochkin, Koliada, Sigarev, Klavdiev	p. 133
Evgenii Grishkovets and Trauma	p. 177
Documentary Theatre	p. 209
Ivan Vyrypaev and the Abject	p. 239
The Presniakovs and Performing Violence	p. 271
Conclusion	p. 301
Bibliography	p. 307
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