| has gloss | eng: The Vilna Troupe (also known as Vilner Troupe; Lithuanian: Vilniaus trupė; Romanian: Trupa din Vilna) also known as Fareyn Fun Yiddishe Dramatishe Artistn (FADO, Federation of Yiddish Dramatic Actors) and later Dramă şi Comedie ("Drama and Comedy") was an international and mostly Yiddish-speaking theatrical company, one of the most famous in the history of Yiddish theater. It was formed in and named after Vilnius (Vilna), a city which was then part of the Russian Empire and is now the capital of Lithuania. Distinctly modernist, and strongly influenced by Russian literature and by the ideas of Konstantin Stanislavski, their travels in Western Europe and later to Romania played a significant role in the dissemination of a disciplined approach to acting that continues to be influential down to the present day. |