Performances of Violence. Literary and theatrical experiments of the new drama

"Performances of violence" Mark Lipovetsky and Birgit Boymers - the first book about the most important phenomenon of the Russian culture of the last decade - "new drama". Detailed analysis of the drama and productions of such well-known representatives of this area as E. Grishkovets, M. Korroskin, Yu.Klavdiev, Brothers of Durenkov, M.Uugarov and E. Geremina, N. Kolyada, V.Sigarev, Brothers Presnyakov, I.Srypaev, Combined in the book with the theoretical approach. The authors see the meaning of "new drama" not only in updating the modern theater and drama, but also in the fact that in the play and performances of this destination the special state of society was expressed when violence - physical, psychological or discursive - became one of the main forms of social communication, Absoring and subordinate all other social languages. The "New Drama" allows you to understand the logic, rituals and deadlocks of this state, intensively looking for ways out of it