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РусскийAnna Akhmatova, Life and Destiny. A one-woman show by Zhanna Vladimirskaya, New DVD
April 4, 2010 - 08:24
This one-woman show “Anna Akhmatova, Life and Destiny”, premiered in Washington DC in 2008 and traveled triumphantly to Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Cleveland, New York and other cities.
For those who have not had a chance to see the show or else would like to treasure a more tangible memory of it, ZAL Production has recorded the show on DVD (Anna Akhmatova, Life and Destiny. A one-woman show by Zhanna Vladimirskaya. DVD, 1 h 25 min, NTSC, 4:3, ZAL Production, 2010. $15.99)
Vladimirskaya’s new masterpiece is the first and one-of-a-kind attempt to create a theatrical representation of not only the personality of a great Russian poet, but the story of her whole generation.
“It is hard to believe that the rendition of the tragic destiny of one of the greatest Rissian poets of the twentieth century could go in sync with the sparks of a brilliant humor,” says a reviewer in the New York magazine Russian Bazaar. “But that particular talent of Akmatova has been also masterfully ingrained in the new show.”
“This actress possesses among her other amazing features a singular gift of totally commanding the audience for those two hours that the audience gives her.” - these are words from yet another review. “If you ever have a chance to attend her show, give up any attempt at guessing what to expect.”
Plays by Bernard Shaw, Tennessee Williams, Jean Cocteau, Alexey Arbuzov, Vassily Shukshin, a musical show of Russian bards, literary readings of Nadezhda Mandelstam at the Voice of America (for which she still gets letters of appreciation from listeners), recordings of Josef Brodsky’s Naitivity Poems or Old Russian Romances – whatever Zhanna Vladimirskaya performs is always dramatic theatre in its best presentation.
Those who are interested in a more detailed biography of the actress are invited to visit her website www.zal.us. where they can find numerous reviews, recordings and photos from movie and theatre pproductions.
On this site, in the Recording section you can also find DVD Anna Akhmatova, Life and Destiny available for purchase.
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