"Lord Golovlevs": a program of self-destruction
In the poster of the Maly Theater appeared a potential hit. “Lords of the Golovlevs”, one of the most hopeless books of Russian literature, was staged by the director and artistic director of the Novosibirsk “Red Torch” Andrei Prikotenko. Accurately following the chosen artistic program (rethinking textbook texts in order to study Russian identity), he offered a radically new look at the well-known chronicle of the disintegration of the noble family of the Golovlevs. The dysfunctional family and toxic relationships are shown in horrific detail, as are the causes and consequences of these phenomena, which are not indicated in the novel. That's the exemplary transgressive theater in action.
In the poster of the Maly Theater appeared a potential hit. “Lords of the Golovlevs”, one of the most hopeless books of Russian literature, was staged by the director and artistic director of the Novosibirsk “Red Torch” Andrei Prikotenko. Accurately following the chosen artistic program (rethinking textbook texts in order to study Russian identity), he offered a radically new look at the well-known chronicle of the disintegration of the noble family of the Golovlevs. The dysfunctional family and toxic relationships are shown in horrific detail, as are the causes and consequences of these phenomena, which are not indicated in the novel. That's the exemplary transgressive theater in action.
