The Cambridge Companion to Chekhov

The Cambridge Companion to Chekhov
Author: Vera Gottlieb
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2000-11-04
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1139825658

This volume of specially commissioned essays explores the world of Anton Chekhov - one of the most important dramatists in the repertoire - and the creation, performance and interpretation of his works. The Companion, first published in 2000, begins with an examination of Chekhov's life, his Russia, and the original productions of his plays at the Moscow Art Theatre. Later film versions and adaptations of Chekhov's works are analysed, with valuable insights also offered on acting Chekhov, by Ian McKellen, and directing Chekhov, by Trevor Nunn and Leonid Heifetz. The volume also provides essays on 'special topics' such as Chekhov as writer, Chekhov and women, and the Chekhov comedies and stories. Key plays, such as The Cherry Orchard and The Seagull, receive dedicated chapters while lesser-known works and genres are also brought to light. The volume concludes with appendices of primary sources, lists of works, and a select bibliography.

Anton Chekhov at the Moscow Art Theatre

Anton Chekhov at the Moscow Art Theatre
Author: and translated by Vera Gottlieb
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2010-06-15
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1134286899

The Moscow Art Theatre is still recognized as having more impact on modern theatre than any company in the world. This lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced facsimile edition of a Russian journal from 1914 documents, photographically, the premieres of all of Anton Chekhov's plays produced by the Moscow Art Theatre, including: *The Seagull, *Three Sisters *Uncle Vanya *Cherry Orchard *Ivanov. Edited by renowned theatre historian Vera Gottlieb, the volume also reproduces - for the first time in an English translation - introductions by Stanislavsky's collaborators Nemirovich-Danchenko and Efros. With 175 unique photographs, this is a significant contribution to our understanding of the origins of today's theatre.

Three Sisters

Three Sisters
Author: Anton Chekhov
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2017-12-11
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

The play focuses on the lives of three sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina, young women of the Russian gentry who try to fill their days in order to construct a life that feels meaningful while surrounded by an array of military men, servants, husbands, suitors, and lovers, all of whom constitute a distractions from the passage of time and from the sisters' desire to return to their beloved Moscow.

Anton Chekhov at the Moscow Art Theatre

Anton Chekhov at the Moscow Art Theatre
Author: and translated by Vera Gottlieb
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2010-06-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1134286902

Moscow Art Theatre is recognized as having more impact on modern theatre, than any other company. This facsimile edition of a Russian journal documents, photographically, the premieres of all of Anton Chekhov's plays produced by the MAT.

Moscow Tales

Moscow Tales
Author: Ivan Alekseevich Bunin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2013-10-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0199559899

Fifteen tales from Russia's mysterious capital city provide an absorbing and many-sided portrait in fiction for readers who love travelling, armchair travellers, lovers of Russian literature, as well as those who love Moscow.

Chekhov on Theatre

Chekhov on Theatre
Author: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher:
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2013-04-23
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9781623160319

Chekhov started writing about theatre in newspaper articles and in his own letters even before he began writing plays. Collected here in translation, these writings reveal Chekhov's instinctive curiosity about the way theatre works-- and his concerns about how best to realize his own intentions as a playwright.--Publisher.

Chekhov for the Stage

Chekhov for the Stage
Author: Anton Chekhov
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1992-12-09
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780810110489

While the influence of Chekhov in modern theater worldwide, and especially in America, has been immense, translations into English have tended to be too literary and have not communicated the full emotional power and precise attention to detail of Chekhov's Russian. Milton Ehre began translating Chekhov's plays to provide professional theaters with performance texts that capture the feel and rhythms of spoken, rather than written, language. Chekhov for the Stage is the first publication of his revised versions of The Three Sisters, Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, and The Sea Gull. Ehre's sensitive renderings of these classics make this volume the translation of choice for performers and directors, teachers, and the general reading public.

Young Chekhov

Young Chekhov
Author: Anton Chekhov
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2015-09-29
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0571313035

Young Chekhov contains a trilogy of plays by the Russian writer Anton Chekhov, written as he emerged as the greatest playwright of the late nineteenth century. The three works, Platanov, Ivanov and The Seagull, in contemporary adaptations by David Hare, will be staged at the Chichester Festival Theatre in the summer of 2015.

To the Actor

To the Actor
Author: Michael Chekhov
Publisher: Ravenio Books
Total Pages: 226
Release:
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

In this practical guide, renowned actor and director Michael Chekhov shares his innovative approach to the craft of acting. Drawing on his extensive experience in the theater and his unique understanding of the actor's creative process, Chekhov presents a comprehensive system of techniques designed to help actors develop their physical, mental, and emotional abilities. Through a series of exercises and principles, actors can learn to create compelling, truthful performances that captivate audiences and bring characters to life on stage and screen.

Creating a Role

Creating a Role
Author: Konstantin Stanislavsky
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1989
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780878309818

This third volume examines the development of a character from the viewpoint of three widely contrasting plays.