... Kindles, it's not always easy to know exactly what someone is reading. But let's leave that aside. My point here is what writers wrought Sunday in Moscow. It was an astonishing turn around in a wild and often dangerous week. Please note: Poets and playwrights and novelists did this. After watching Moscow authorities beat on people, kick them when they were down, chase them up and down the city's beautiful boulevards and arrest them with no rhyme nor reason — after a week of this, thousands...

... of Kindles it's not always easy to know exactly what someone is reading. But let's leave that aside. My point here is what writers wrought Sunday in Moscow. It was an astonishing turnaround in a wild and often dangerous week. Please note: Poets and playwrights and novelists did this. After watching Moscow authorities beat on people, kick them when they were down, chase them up and down the city's beautiful boulevards and arrest them with no rhyme or reason — after a week of this, thousands...

... II of England (Dmitry Pevtsov), his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine (Inna Churikova), their sons and their French royal relatives. Lenkom Theater. 7 p.m. New The Slow Sword (Medlenny Mech): Yury Klavdiyev’s urban drama directed by Alexander Sazonov. Playwright and Director Center. 8 p.m. The Venetian Twins (Venetsianskiye Bliznetsy): Carlo Goldoni’s comedy as staged by Paolo Emilio Landi. Taganka Theater. 7 p.m. Sunday, June 3rd Between Light and Shade (Mezhdu Svetom i Tenyu): Yury Yeryomin’s...

It was in early 2011 that I heard playwright Maksym Kurochkin make a fascinating observation. He was in Austin, Texas, attending a festival of new Russian drama. At the time I was listening in on Skype. It was in early 2011 that I heard playwright Maksym...

... out Zhenya Berkovich’s new production on Thursday at the New Stage at the Moscow Art Theater. At 7 p.m. Thursday, May 24th New A Dusty Day (Pylny Den): Sasha Denisova directs her play subtitled “Six Morons in Search of Icy Freshness.” Playwright and Director Center. 8 p.m. New Aksyonov, Dovlatov, Duo (Aksyonov, Dovlatov, Dvoye): Mikhail Levitin’s stage composition based on two short stories — Vasily Aksyonov’s “The Victory” and Sergei Dovlatov’s...

... conduct a street performance earlier in the day, but I had looked all over the boulevard without seeing any trace of them. Grudovich said the schedule had been pushed back from 3 p.m. and that his group would now begin about 6 p.m. at the monument to playwright Alexander Griboyedov near the Chistiye Prudy metro station. I asked whether his wandering troupe would make it as far as where we were standing by the statue of Kunanbayev and, with a laugh, he said, "If they don't arrest me first."...

... conduct a street performance earlier in the day, but I had looked all over the boulevard, not seeing any traces of them. Grudovich said the schedule had been pushed back from 3 p.m. and that his group would now begin around 6 p.m. at the monument to playwright Alexander Griboyedov near the Chistiye Prudy metro. I asked if his wandering troupe would make it as far as where we were standing by the statue of Kunanbayev and, with a laugh, he said, "If they don't arrest me first." Ha-ha. The...