Fw: The International Chekhov's Fund

[Anton Wagner]

Date: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 3:53 PM
Subject: The International Chekhov's Fund


>Dear Colleagues,
>
>Some information about me:
>
>The fields of my professional activity are the following:
>- member of the Chekhov's committee (The Russian academy of
>science),
>- stage director,
>- theatre science specialist,
>- theatre & cinema critic.
>
>I have written and published a lot of articles and researches about Chekhov
>(for example - "Chekhov and Einstein", "Chekhov and Bekket", "Chekhov and
>Ionesko", "Man & Woman in the Strindberg's and Chekhov's plays", "The
>features of finals in Chekhov's plays" etc.).
>
>My last theatre performances in Moscow are:
>- "Warsaw's melody" by Zorin,
>- "Happy days" by Bekket,
>- "The Dance of Death" by Strindberg.
>
>At the moment I organize the International Chekhov's Fund (including
>Chekhov's Lab and Chekhov's magazine). I would like to give you a snapshot
>of these projects (see below).
>
>
>Regards,
>Victor Goultchenko
>
>Contacts: Please feel free to contact with us for any questions & offers:
>Fax: 007 095 197 17 45
>E-mail: vgoultchenko at mtu-net.ru
>
>
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>Announcement Nr.1: The International Chekhov's Fund
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>The International Chekhov's Fund (ICF) is in process of its foundation
>under recommendations of the Council of world culture history (Russian
>Academy of Sciences), and Chekhov's commission (Russian Academy of
>Sciences).
>
>
>Main ICF activities:
>
>- Realization of international conferences, symposiums, festivals (Such as:
>International conference "Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov and "new drama" of XX
>Century; International Treplev's festival with general idea of new forms
>search; International festival of one Chekhov's play - "Uncle Vanya", "The
>Cherry Orchard, etc.).
>
>- Organization of master-classes, creative labs (Such as: organization of
>Chekhov's Lab a) in Moscow, b) abroad, c) in a Chekhov's tour "Moscow
>(Sadovaya-Kydrinskaya) - Melikhovo - Taganrog - Yalta - Sakhalin"; special
>master-classes for actors, producers, stage directors in Russia together
>with foreign theatre practicals).
>
>- Own scenic activity or theatre co-production (Such as: performance
>co-production; consulting and other kinds of support in Chekhov's
>performance preparation). Main targets are a) producers' and actors'
>qualification development directly in practical process, and b) academic
>methods of work under Chekhov's materials.
>
>- Publishing activity (Such as: "Chekhov's magazine" production including
>some other historical & archives appendixes; Russian edition of foreign
>Chekhov's researchers and vice versa).
>
>- Target aid to Chekhov's museums in Russia and Deutschland.
>
>
>Legal destination of the International Chekhov's Fund is Deutschland.
>
>Regional branch of the International Chekhov's Fund is Moscow, Russia.
>
>Organizations mentioned below agreed to join the International Chekhov's
>Fund:
>- State Theatre of Nations (Moscow)
>- Radio of Russia (Moscow)
>- Alexandrinsky Theatre (St. Petersburg)
>
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>Announcement Nr.2:  Chekhov's magazine
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>Publisher: International Chekhov's Fund.
>
>Periodicity: Quarterly bilingual edition (in Russian & English) including
>historical & archive appendixes (in Russian).
>
>Orientation: Prose / drama / theatre.
>
>Audience: Chekhov's works specialists, "the new drama of XX century"
>specialists, philologists, theatre & drama specialists, stage directors,
>actors, stage-designers, lecturers & students of philological & theatre
>departments, literary & theatrical community.
>
>Content:
>
>- The most important aspects of Chekhov's (and Chekhov's followers)
>heritage - articles, reports, surveys.
>
>- Republication of old materials (some of which have not been published
>before - in some languages, in some countries), simultaneously with
>publication of modern theorists' researches, together with articles of
>modern stage directors & actors.
>
>- Panorama of international culture life, associated with Anton Chekhov's
>name and works.
>
>- Headlines and full information about new books, articles, dissertations,
>international symposiums & conferences, being devoted to the Chekhov's
>work.
>
>- Headlines and full information about new stage performances (drama,
>opera, and ballet) based on Chekhov's materials.
>
>- Illustrations of experience of modern stage-designers.
>
>- Chekhov's exchange - offers, demands, etc.
>
>
>Editorial board: Famous prose & drama theorists, together with practical
>specialists over-the-world. Permanent address & board membership will be
>detailed in the nearest future.
>
>Current actions: The pilot bilingual version of the magazine (including
>appendixes) is in process for the press.
>
>Distribution: The magazine can be delivered under subscription. At the same
>time the magazine will be distributed via specialized bookstores.
>
>
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>Announcement Nr.3: Chekhov's Lab
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>The Chekhov's Lab is aimed to deep an audience into the poetic world of
>Chekhov's plays using organic combination of theoretical and practical
>studies.
>
>Methodology:
>
>The following methodology of studies seems to be the optimal:
>a) theoretical thesis-ground
>b) practical development of the mentioned thesis using a sketch method with
>actor's participation
>c) further search-improvisation and discussion on found variants
>d) summing up of found results, fixing of material either in play
>fragments, or in fantasies based on the play subject, or in complex
>performance
>
>Main subjects:
>1) Tourgenev - Chekhov - Gorky
>2) Chekhov and Gogol
>3) Ibsen - Strindberg - Chekhov
>4) Chekhov and Moscow Art Theatre
>5) Experience of Stanislavsky, Nemirovich-Danchenko and other producers in
>Chekhov's plays: starting from "theatre of feeling" to "theatre of
>performance"
>6) Chekhov in the culture of XX Century
>7) Chekhov and "new drama" of XX Century
>8) Chekhov and "theatre of absurd"
>9) Base of Chekhov's theatre
>10) "Space" and "time" in Chekhov's plays. Chekhov and Einstein.
>11) Sense of stage direction in Chekhov's plays
>12) Function of pause in Chekhov's plays
>13) Features of final in Chekhov's plays
>14) "Through" and "fluctuating" characters in Chekhov's plays
>15) Russian Eros in Chekhov's plays
>16) Chekhov's characters up to the end of XX Century: who'll see "the sky
>in diamonds"? :
>17) Chekhov in the East and the West cultures : Etc.
>
>Audience:
>- An audience of Chekhov's Labs may be formed with participation of actors,
>producers, theatre researchers, Slavonic philologists, students and
>postgraduates of theatre institutes or faculties.
>- An optimal group quantity is from 30 up to 50 peoples for every study.
>
>Studies organization:
>- Minimal duration of Chekhov's Lab is 2 weeks.
>- Maximal duration is 8-12 weeks.
>
>Set of themes and material richness will be based on the Lab duration and
>group professional features.
>
>Play's fragments, study or commercial performances may be prepared as a
>result of Lab studies.
>
>Abilities:
>- Chekhov's Lab studies may be held in memorial Chekhov's buildings
>(Moscow, Melikhovo, Yalta, Gurzuf, etc.), or in native countries of
>interested groups.