Meyerhold Speaks/Meyerhold Rehearse

by V.E. Meyerhold, Aleksandr Gladkov

Overview

Russian theatre director, Vsevolod Meyerhold, has been called the Picasso of modern theatre. A ceaseless experimenter with new forms and techniques and the leader of an aesthetic revolution, he left no body of theoretical writings. What takes their place are the reminiscences and confessions made in conversations with pupils and friends, some of which were recorded by Aleksandr Gladkov during his years of close association with Meyerhold. This book aims to capture the essence of Meyerhold's personality and temperament as revealed in the director's own informal comments about his rich, varied experiences. His notes, made at rehersals, present Meyerhold in action.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789057020452
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/1998
Series:	Russian Theatre Archive Series
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x 0.59(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

V.E. Meierkhol'd (Author) , Aleksandr Gladkov (Author), Alma Law (Translated by)

Table of Contents

With Meyerhold, Meyerhold speaks: About myself, On the Art of the Actor, on the Art of the Director, On Pushkin, Gogol, Lermontov, Dostoevsky; On Tolstoy, Chekhov, Blok and Mayakovsky; On Stanislasky; On Lensky, Komissarzhevskaya, Duse, Moissi and Others; On Opera and Cahliapin; On Self-retsriction, Improvisation, Rhythm, Associations; On Miscellaneous Subjects. Myerhold rehearses.

Editorial Reviews

Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of modern theater and the fate of the Russian Avant-garde....A remarkable summary of the director's rich career....Pithy, brilliant reflections on the theater with informative explanatory notes by the editor....[A] pure pleasure with read....The book brings to light many of the details of Meyerhold's death, which until recently have remained obscure....Meyerhold Speaks, Meyerhold Rehearses demonstrates that his art is still very much alive.

Moscow Times