Archiving the Future

This publication consists of interviews, conversations, reviews and manifestos of Boris Yukhananov and participants in his experimental theatre projects from the mid-1980s to the 1990s. Included are his Theatre Theatre, The Misanthrope, The Observer by Alexei Shipenko, and Octavia, based on the play by Seneca and essays by Lev Trotsky. The reader will discover the fascinating history of Russian underground culture, provided with detailed documentation in the form of program texts and accompanied by unique photo and video materials that bring to life old productions, performances, games, and art objects. "In this paradoxical mix the picture of a brief but very rich creative stage is revealed along with the atmosphere of a specific theatrical and historical time with all its guile, freedom and its confusion before this very freedom. This is evident both in the visual reflections and in the language of the texts that are presented." (Leda Timofeeva, editor-composer of From Theatre Theatre to The Garden.)

Launch of Boris Yukhananov’s personal website
This new site will collect the complete archive of theoretical and practical activities conducted by director Boris Yukhananov over more than thirty years of intense, extremely diverse work in the arts.
The site was conceived and developed by Andrei Bezukladnikov.
It is edited by Leda Timofeeva, Anna Pavlenko, Olga Makarova and others.
The editor of the video archive is Konstantin Smirnov.

Screenings of Boris Yukhananov’s films Theatre Theatre (37 minutes) and the premiere of The Mansion (1 hour, 15 minutes).
Theatre Theatre consists of rare video materials that were accumulated during the staging of such productions as Mon Repos (1986), The Misanthrope (1986), The Observer (1988), and Octavia (1989). The Mansion (1986) is the first chapter in the 1,000-cassette video novel called The Mad Prince.