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Russian Culture and Theatrical Performance in America, 1891-1933 || by Valleri J. Hohman (auth.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Examining the work of impresarios, financiers, and the press as well as the artists themselves, Hohman demonstrates how a variety of Russian theatrical styles were introduced and incorporated into American theatre and dance during the beginning of the twentieth century. Between the 1890s and the 1930s, advancements in communication and travel encouraged widespread international cultural exchange, and Americans increasingly came into contact with Russian culture and theatrical performance. A number of factors, including emigration from Russia, world war, revolutionary activities in both Russia and the United States, and developments in modernism in the American theatre influenced the way those performances were received by American artists and audiences. Examining the work of impresarios, financiers, and the press as well as the artists themselves, Hohman demonstrates how a variety of Russian theatrical styles were introduced and incorporated into American theatre and dance
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Valleri J. Hohman (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780230119901
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Performing Arts, Sports
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