Belarusian theatre and the 2020 pro-democracy protests: documenting the resistance

This book highlights the important creative work of Belarusian theatre and filmmakers seeking to raise awareness of the Pro-democracy movement and human rights abuses in Belarus and to build communities of care and mourning following the fraudulent 2020 presidential elections in Belarus. Examining t...

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Main Author: Robinson, Valleri J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Anthem Press 2024
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Summary:This book highlights the important creative work of Belarusian theatre and filmmakers seeking to raise awareness of the Pro-democracy movement and human rights abuses in Belarus and to build communities of care and mourning following the fraudulent 2020 presidential elections in Belarus. Examining the work of the Belarus Free Theatre, Andrei Kureichik, and the Kupalautsy Theatre, it demonstrates how documentary theatre, adaptation, and digital theatre have enabled displaced, dissident artists to form international communities to support Belarusian dissidents in these fraught times
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Cover -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. In Their Own Words: Andrei Kureichik's Documentary Impulse -- 2. A Time for Theatre: Courage and the Belarus Free Theatre -- An Interlude: Interview with Vladimir Shcherban, Cofounder Hunch Theatre -- 3. Performing Resistance Virtually: The Digital Home of the Free Kupalautsy -- Toward a Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 81 Seiten)
ISBN:9781839987977

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