Cultural Shifts and Theatrical Innovation

Abstract

The first half of the 1990s was particularly marked by a series of collapses: the collapse of the Soviet Union, of coup attempts, of reforms, ideals, and economic programs. It was a time of war, corruption, and poverty. The political and ideological shifts had affected all areas of life. Ultimately, the events of the 1990s would lead to far-reaching cultural shifts and theatrical innovation that were unimaginable even a decade earlier, but by the mid-1990s the prospects looked grim.