Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00005076
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Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus
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Language
Belarusian English Russian
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Language of Subtitles
English
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Published
United States : Sackler, Madeleine
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Physical Description
Blu-Ray (76 min.)
Contents Summary
Creating provocative theater carries great personal risks: emotional, financial and artistic. For the members of the Belarus Free Theatre, there are additional risks: censorship, imprisonment, and exile. When authorities forbid critical examinations of politics, suicide, sexuality, and alcoholism, the Free Theatre responds by injecting these taboos into performances that are staged underground. But flaunting government censorship and repression comes at some considerable risk. Members of the company have been beaten, fired from other jobs, and threatened with rape. Even being an audience member requires some serious subterfuge. Comprised of smuggled footage and uncensored interviews, the film goes behind the scenes with the acclaimed troupe of imaginative and subversive performers. The documentary picks up the story in 2010, with the state crackdown on dissenters sixteen years after Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko takes power. In the aftermath of a dubious presidential election in 2012, the state secret services continue to target the Free Theatre, forcing its members to make a desperate choice: flee the country and continue to create work in exile, or stay and risk imprisonment.
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Verzio Film Festival Submission
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Copyright by Dogwoof
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Verzio Film Festival Submission
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| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLU-RAY | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | - | - | - | - |
| DIGIFILM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | FL Record 3402 | - | Audio Visual | Access Copy, MP4 format |
Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00005076
Moving ImageGeneral Information
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Original Title
Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus
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Language
Belarusian English Russian
General Information
Language of Subtitles
English
General Information
Published
United States : Sackler, Madeleine
General Information
Physical Description
Blu-Ray (76 min.)
Contents Summary
Creating provocative theater carries great personal risks: emotional, financial and artistic. For the members of the Belarus Free Theatre, there are additional risks: censorship, imprisonment, and exile. When authorities forbid critical examinations of politics, suicide, sexuality, and alcoholism, the Free Theatre responds by injecting these taboos into performances that are staged underground. But flaunting government censorship and repression comes at some considerable risk. Members of the company have been beaten, fired from other jobs, and threatened with rape. Even being an audience member requires some serious subterfuge. Comprised of smuggled footage and uncensored interviews, the film goes behind the scenes with the acclaimed troupe of imaginative and subversive performers. The documentary picks up the story in 2010, with the state crackdown on dissenters sixteen years after Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko takes power. In the aftermath of a dubious presidential election in 2012, the state secret services continue to target the Free Theatre, forcing its members to make a desperate choice: flee the country and continue to create work in exile, or stay and risk imprisonment.
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Bibliographic Information
Note
Verzio Film Festival Submission
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Copyright Status
Copyright by Dogwoof
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
Blu-Ray Disc
Item Type
Blu-Ray Disc
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Current Location
OSA Film Library
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