Krivina, Chekhov, Stanislavsky, and the Magic of Play

Routledge eBooks 2026 Book chapter

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Authors: Bagryana Popov
DOI: 10.4324/9781003609902-4
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Abstract

Using images and quotations, I provide a sketch of the project Uncle Vanya: Scenes From Country Life in Four Acts, a site-specific, durational version of Chekhov’s play. I focus on the 2023 version performed for local people and visitors in the village of Krivina, Bulgaria, to make an argument for the centrality of Given Circumstances and the Magic If as tools of emplacement for a rich theatrical realisation.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Theatre and Performance Studies Arts and Performance Studies Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Routledge eBooks
Pages
35–49
Publication date
19 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter