Exploring the experiences of earlyto mid-twentieth century British theatre-makers in Russia, this book imagineshow these travellers interpreted Russian realism, symbolism,constructivism, agitprop, pageantry, dance or cinema.
With some searching for analternative to the corporate West End, some for experimental techniques and others still for methods that might politically inspire their audiences,did these journeys make any differences to their practice? And how diddistinctly Russian techniques affect British theatre history?
Migrating Modernist Performance seeks to answerthese questions, reimagining the experiences and creative output of a range of,often under-researched, practitioners. What emerges is a dynamic collection ofperformances that bridge geographical, aesthetic, chronological and politicaldivides.
