Soviet theatre
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Soviet theatre was a state-driven theatrical tradition in the Soviet Union known for its innovative staging, political propaganda, and influential directors such as Vsevolod Meyerhold and Konstantin Stanislavski.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet theatre canonical | 1 |
Statements (86)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
performing arts movement
ⓘ
theatrical tradition ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endTime | 1991 ⓘ |
| faced |
closure of experimental theatres
ⓘ
ideological purges ⓘ political repression of artists ⓘ |
| fundedBy | state subsidies ⓘ |
| goal |
educate the masses
ⓘ
mobilize support for state policies ⓘ promote socialist values ⓘ shape Soviet identity ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
censorship
ⓘ
collectivist orientation ⓘ didactic function ⓘ emphasis on ensemble acting ⓘ ideological control ⓘ innovative staging ⓘ politicized ⓘ propaganda function ⓘ state-driven ⓘ use of biomechanics in acting ⓘ use of montage techniques ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Bolshoi Theatre (dramatic productions context)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lenkom Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Meyerhold Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Moscow Art Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Sovremennik Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Taganka Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Vakhtangov Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
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proletarian culture ⓘ socialist realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bertolt Brecht
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ⓘ
Eastern Bloc theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ political theatre worldwide ⓘ postwar European directors ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexander Tairov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Konstantin Stanislavski NERFINISHED ⓘ Proletkult movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Vsevolod Meyerhold NERFINISHED ⓘ avant-garde theatre ⓘ constructivism ⓘ futurism ⓘ |
| language |
Russian
ⓘ
various Soviet national languages ⓘ |
| location | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class struggle
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collectivization ⓘ heroization of workers and peasants ⓘ industrialization ⓘ revolutionary history ⓘ |
| notableDirector |
Alexander Tairov
NERFINISHED
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Georgy Tovstonogov NERFINISHED ⓘ Konstantin Stanislavski NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikhail Bulgakov NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Eisenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Vsevolod Meyerhold NERFINISHED ⓘ Yevgeny Vakhtangov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlaywright |
Alexander Afinogenov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mikhail Bulgakov NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikhail Shatrov NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Pogodin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Mayakovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
Stalinist socialist realism phase
ⓘ
early revolutionary avant-garde phase ⓘ late Soviet stagnation period ⓘ post-Stalin thaw period ⓘ |
| startTime | 1922 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Agitprop department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glavlit NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Communist Party of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingInstitution |
GITIS
NERFINISHED
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Moscow Art Theatre School NERFINISHED ⓘ VGIK (for directing and acting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalGenre |
agitprop theatre
ⓘ
collective farm plays ⓘ production drama ⓘ socialist realist drama ⓘ war drama ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
Red Army theatres
ⓘ
factory clubs ⓘ proscenium stage ⓘ street theatre ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.