Soviet art in period of glasnost

Title

Soviet art in period of glasnost

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Music

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:49:44

Description

Feature in 2 parts on the arts in the Soviet Union in the period of glasnost. Part 1 reports on visit of UK Arts Minister Richard Luce to the USSR which the presenter went on, they visit various cultural shows including play by the National Theatre (of UK) in Georgia and speak to local artists and residents. Part 2 on effect of glasnost on the arts and it allowing freedom of expression, the part cultural exchanges can play in international relations and the differences between East and West. With input from Richard Luce; British Embassy cultural councillor Michael Sullivan; USSR Literary Gazette editor Mark Jones; MP Kenneth Baker; painter Ilio Glazinov; Thelma Holt, producer; actors Geraldine James, Michael Bryant and Brian Cox; Sergei(?) Shirokov(?), Soviet minister; National Youth Theatre director Edward Wilson; Lord Gowrie (Alexander Ruthven, or Grey Gowrie); Alistair(?) Smith, National Gallery keeper; Peter Brightman, Entertainment Corporation; critics Michael Billington and Edward Thorpe. Includes music and excerpts from shows. Female presenter not identified.

Contributors

Edward Wilson; Kenneth Baker; Richard Luce; Michael Sullivan; Mark Jones; Ilio Glazinov; Edward Thorpe; Thelma Holt; Michael Billington; Peter Brightman; Brian Cox; Geraldine James; Michael Bryant; Alistair(?) Smith; Grey Gowrie; Sergei(?) Shirokov(?)

Keywords

Theatre; National Theatre; Opera; UK; USSR; International relations; Freedom of expression; Artists; Political reform; Theatrical production; Musical theatre; Arts; Culture; Bureaucracy; Literature; Ballet; Georgia; Moscow; Cultural exhibitions; Mikhail Gorbachev; Leningrad; Painting; Cultural exchange; Theatre and society; Richard Luce; Glasnost

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