The theater the global artistic culture in the twentieth century

Nekrasova, in the introduction of the book whose Russian edition was published in 2008, with difficulty limited the development of theatrical culture in the twentieth century due to the many names, events, methods, and theatrical transformations during a period full of changes. The author relied only on Russian books and references in drawing or monitoring the paths and trends of the global theater movement during the twentieth century. The intended here is European and American theater, but her perspective on the history of (world theater) did not differ much from what many European or American researchers, critics, and historians who translated their books into Arabic have presented in this field. She begins with a brief overview of the history of directing in the "Art Theater" in Moscow, touching on Chekhov's contributions, whom she considers "the Shakespeare of Russian theater," then moves to Stanislavski, who is regarded as the founding father of what is known as (psychological realism theater), noting that the author of "My Life in Art," who lived from 1863 to 1938, gained international fame after his works were published in America before appearing in Russia.