Theater, censorship and propaganda: Russian-language dramaturgy in wartime
The Centre de Recherches Europes-Eurasie-CREE (Inalco) and the Bibliothèque universitaire des langues et civilisations (BULAC) are honored to invite you to the conference: "Theater, censorship and propaganda: Russian-language dramaturgy in wartime".
Speakers
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Elena Gordienko (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle) and Antoine Nicolle (Inalco, Université Clermont Auvergne) will present the collection Lioubimovka 2022: l'écho de l'écho.
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Alexandra Arkhipova (LAS, EHESS) will show how contemporary dramaturgy reflects the transformations of language in the context of war and censorship.
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Mikhail Kaluzhski (Radio Sakharov) will talk about the evolution of censorship in theater from the 2000s to the present day.
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With the participation of actors Cécile Geindre, Yulia Samoylenko, Polina Syrkina, Solène de Fombelle, Angelina Sheremeta.
The meeting will take place in Russian with synchronized French translation. Extracts from the play will be read successively in French and Russian.
Direct and recording on the Turgenev Library YouTube channel (link)
Scientific event summary
Since the first days of the large-scale invasion of Ukraine, censorship has very widely affected the theatrical milieu in Russia : plays were deprogrammed, theaters closed, artistic directors fired; on May 4, 2023, playwright Svetlana Petriïtchouk and director Jenia Berkovitch were arrested for "apologie du terrorisme": still imprisoned today, the two young women have become the symbol of repression in contemporary Russian theater.
Dramaturgy nevertheless remains one of the privileged mirrors of the transformations of Russian society: in exile or from Russia, sometimes anonymously, the voices of committed playwrights continue to be heard, notably thanks to the Lyubimovka festival exiled all over the world.
This evening of "Theater, censorship and propaganda" will show, through performed readings and discussions, how this new dramaturgy appropriates, stages and denounces the language of censorship and propaganda.
The Turgenev Library is an association under the law of 1901 that runs a Russian library, located in Paris's 5e arrondissement. This lending library was founded in 1875 with the help of writer Ivan Tourguenev, and has become one of the most important Russian cultural institutions in France. The library is open to the public and offers free access to its resources in a reading room, as well as exhibitions and cultural events such as lectures and readings. A non-profit association under the law of 1901, the Turgenev Library is both an important gathering place for the Russian community in Paris and a research facility for students and researchers.
Organization
- Antoine Nicolle, PhD student (CREE, Inalco)
- Elena Gordienko (Sorbonne Nouvelle)