Destination Moscow -- History as carnival -- Starting over -- The hermitage: proceed with caution -- Zhivago in the suburbs -- Scenes from the Putsch -- Back to Versailles -- The jump -- Theatre goes to the museum -- The big picture -- Dark origins -- The last Mohican -- From Meyerhold to now -- Shakespeare on Sretenka -- Three Chekhovs -- Is it art? -- Show time -- MXAT on the rocks -- Posing with idols -- Adventure -- Tverskoy Boulevard in winter -- Birthday in Moscow -- Summertime -- Sentimental favourite -- Impossible is nothing
Summary
Theatre in Passing explores spaces of performance in contemporary Moscow. Inspired by French philosopher Michel de Certeau's model of a 'second, poetic geography' in which the walker - the everyday practitioner - invents the space observed by the voyeur, this book takes the reader on a tour of spaces of performance in contemporary Moscow. Through text and photography, the city's 'theatrical geography' is uncovered, from the Bolshoi Theater in Theater Square to hidden gems like the recently restored Kuskovo estate. With additional sections on street theater and other public gatherings, Theatre
