Russian Theatre

The course aims to provide knowledge and create skills related to the history of Russian theatre and the analysis of the dramatic text. The course is reserved for students of the three-year Degree Course in Foreign Languages and Literatures (starting from the second year), the Master's Degree Course in European and non-European Languages and Literatures, and the Master's Degree in Music and Performance Science. After an introductory stage in which the main lines of the Russian theatre development will be described, from the origins to the end of the nineteenth century, special attention will be paid to key-texts and figures of the Russian theatre of the twentieth century.

Knowledge: at the end of modules A and B the student will know the main lines of development of the history of Russian theatre from the origins to the end of the nineteenth century. He will have in-depth knowledge of the main acting systems and theories of Russian masters of theatrical directing. At the end of module C the student will be acquainted with some of the main re-readings of Russian theatrical heritage given by Russian and Italian directors in recent years.
Skills: the student will acquire the ability to analyze the dramatic text and the staging. He will be able to place over time authors, currents and major works of the studied period; he will be able to highlight the similarities and differences between the texts read, placing them in relation with their historical and social context.