The Years of Wandering of Anatoly Vasiliev
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The Years of Wandering of Anatoly Vasiliev
14.99 €
"This book isn't so much about results as it is about a gnawing, searing presence, a testimony to true creativity. It's not so much about performances or films, but about the stunning wonder that befalls you while you're watching it being done, looking at what's already been accomplished—and at the same time, you can actually discuss, debate, and admire the living work..." This book by philosophy historian, translator, and theater scholar Natalia Isaeva chronicles Anatoly Vasiliev's stage career, from his production of "Amphitryon" at the Comédie-Française (2002) to his work on Ilya Khrzhanovsky's "Dau" (2021). The renowned director spent these twenty years in a kind of creative "wandering" abroad after being stripped first of the building of the School of Dramatic Art and then of his post as artistic director of the theater. The essays collected under one cover are written from the perspective of not just a theater connoisseur but also a close friend and collaborator of the director, and therefore present a complex—at once professional and emotional—view of his work.
From Vasiliev's letter to the publisher: "This reading can be defined not only as interesting and informative, but also as scientific, methodological, and theoretical. ... I would be happy if a Russian reader, amateur or professional, suddenly discovered my life on the stage, unfamiliar to them, spanning twenty years on foreign soil."
Natalia Isaeva (1954–2022) — Doctor of Historical Sciences, historian and interpreter of Indian philosophy and religion, Sanskrit scholar, theatrical art researcher, translator of French avant-garde texts, and works by Søren Kierkegaard, Hans-Thies Lehmann, and Antonin Artaud.
From Vasiliev's letter to the publisher: "This reading can be defined not only as interesting and informative, but also as scientific, methodological, and theoretical. ... I would be happy if a Russian reader, amateur or professional, suddenly discovered my life on the stage, unfamiliar to them, spanning twenty years on foreign soil."
Natalia Isaeva (1954–2022) — Doctor of Historical Sciences, historian and interpreter of Indian philosophy and religion, Sanskrit scholar, theatrical art researcher, translator of French avant-garde texts, and works by Søren Kierkegaard, Hans-Thies Lehmann, and Antonin Artaud.
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