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SUMMARY:'Resistance and Performance'\, Dr John Freedman - Dr John Freedman
  (Writer\, Translator\, Critic\, and Scholar of Russian theatre)
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CONTACT:Victoria Lever
DESCRIPTION:'Political resistance and social commentary are deeply ingrain
 ed in the Russian theatre tradition. Rarely\, however\, have they been as 
 open and obvious as in recent years. Throughout the Soviet period (and Imp
 erial era) theatre artists "spoke the truth" by way of metaphor and implic
 ation. This tended to remain true even after the collapse of the Soviet Un
 ion\, when artists\, who achieved new freedoms\, were more intent on creat
 ing new kinds of art than on speaking about social ills. But in one of the
  biggest breaks with tradition in the history of Russian theatre\, some wr
 iters\, directors and actors are currently becoming extremely outspoken in
  their works. This discussion will focus on current developments\, putting
  them into a historical context.'\n\nIn association with the Department of
  Slavonic Studies and the Cambridge Committee for Russian and Eastern Euro
 pean Studies\, Dr John Freedman\, gives the penultimate lecture of the Res
 istance in Russia and Eastern Europe public lecture series for 2012-13.
LOCATION:Umney Theatre\, Robinson College
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