Mayakovsky Theater
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Mayakovsky Theater is a theater in Moscow
, Russia, founded in 1920, first as Terevsat (Theater of Revolutionary Satire, 1920-1922), then Revolution Theater (1922-1943) and Drama Theater (1944-1953). In 1954 it was renamed after Vladimir Mayakovsky
.
, Eleonora Duse
, Ernst von Possart
, Jean Mounet-Sully
, Coquelin Sr.
and Coquelin Jr.
At the turn of the century the theater was known as Internationale.
Since 1920 the newly founded Theater of Revolutionary Satire (Теревсат) was based in the building. In 1922 it was reorganized and renamed into Revolution Theater (Театр революции) with Vsevolod Meyerhold
at the helm. In 1931-1942 Alexei Popov (1892-1961) was the Revolution Theater director; among the better known productions of this period were Poem of an Axe, My Friend, Romeo and Juliet, Death of a Aquadron. His successor was Nikolay Okhlopkov
(1943-1967; Young Guard, Mother, Thunderstorm, Hamlet, Death of Tarelkin among others). During this period the name has been changed twice: first into Drama Theater (1944) then in 1954 into Mayakovsky
Theater.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia, founded in 1920, first as Terevsat (Theater of Revolutionary Satire, 1920-1922), then Revolution Theater (1922-1943) and Drama Theater (1944-1953). In 1954 it was renamed after Vladimir Mayakovsky
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky was a Russian and Soviet poet and playwright, among the foremost representatives of early-20th century Russian Futurism.- Early life :...
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History
The theatre At Nikitsky (that's how it was known for a while) was built in 1886 by Konstantin Tersky specifically as a venue for famous foreign artists visiting Moscow. Among those who performed there in the late XIX century were Sarah BernhardtSarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt was a French stage and early film actress, and has been referred to as "the most famous actress the world has ever known". Bernhardt made her fame on the stages of France in the 1870s, and was soon in demand in Europe and the Americas...
, Eleonora Duse
Eleonora Duse
-Life and career:Duse was born in Vigevano, Lombardy, and began acting as a child. Both her father and her grandfather were actors, and she joined the troupe at age four. Due to poverty, she initially worked continually, traveling from city to city with whichever troupe her family was currently...
, Ernst von Possart
Ernst von Possart
Ernst von Possart was a German actor and theatre director.Possart was born in Berlin and was early an actor at Breslau, Bern, and Hamburg. Connected with the Munich Court Theatre after 1864, he became the oberregisseur in 1875...
, Jean Mounet-Sully
Jean Mounet-Sully
Mounet-Sully , a French actor, was born at Bergerac. His birth name was Jean-Sully Mounet: "Mounet-Sully" was a stage name....
, Coquelin Sr.
Benoît-Constant Coquelin
Benoît-Constant Coquelin , known as Coquelin aîné, was a French actor, "one of the greatest theatrical figures of the age."-Biography:Coquelin was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais...
and Coquelin Jr.
Ernest Alexandre Honoré Coquelin
Ernest Alexandre Honoré Coquelin was a French actor. Also called Coquelin cadet, to distinguish him from his brother, he was born at Boulogne, and entered the Conservatoire in 1864....
At the turn of the century the theater was known as Internationale.
Since 1920 the newly founded Theater of Revolutionary Satire (Теревсат) was based in the building. In 1922 it was reorganized and renamed into Revolution Theater (Театр революции) with Vsevolod Meyerhold
Vsevolod Meyerhold
Vsevolod Emilevich Meyerhold was a great Russian and Soviet theatre director, actor and theatrical producer. His provocative experiments dealing with physical being and symbolism in an unconventional theatre setting made him one of the seminal forces in modern international theatre.-Early...
at the helm. In 1931-1942 Alexei Popov (1892-1961) was the Revolution Theater director; among the better known productions of this period were Poem of an Axe, My Friend, Romeo and Juliet, Death of a Aquadron. His successor was Nikolay Okhlopkov
Nikolay Okhlopkov
Nikolay Pavlovich Okhlopkov was a Soviet actor and theatre director who patterned his work after Meyerhold.He was born in Irkutsk, Siberia and started his acting career there in 1918...
(1943-1967; Young Guard, Mother, Thunderstorm, Hamlet, Death of Tarelkin among others). During this period the name has been changed twice: first into Drama Theater (1944) then in 1954 into Mayakovsky
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky was a Russian and Soviet poet and playwright, among the foremost representatives of early-20th century Russian Futurism.- Early life :...
Theater.
Best known actors of the past
- Maria Babanova (1900-1983)
- Zinaida ReichZinaida ReichZinaida Nikolayevna Reich was a Russian actress and became one of the main stars of the Meyerhold Theatre until it was closed under Joseph Stalin. Reich married the poet Sergey Yesenin and had two children with him. After their divorce, she married the director Vsevolod Meyerhold...
(1894-1939) - Aleksei Bondi (1892-1952)
- Aleksei PopovAleksei PopovAleksei Vladislavovich Popov is a Russian and Kazakhstani footballer currently playing for Amkar.In 2010, he took Kazakhstani citizenship to play for the national team.-External links:...
(1892-1961) - Mark BernesMark BernesMark Naumovich Bernes was a Soviet actor and singer of Jewish ancestry , who performed some of the most poignant songs to come out of the World War II, including Tyomnaya noch and Zhuravli...
(1911-1969) - Zoya FyodorovaZoya FyodorovaZoya Alekseyevna Fyodorova was a Russian film star who had an affair with American Navy captain Jackson Tate in 1945 and bore a child, Victoria Fyodorova in January 1946. As a result of the affair, she was imprisoned in Siberia by Joseph Stalin for eight years...
(1907-1981) - Sergey MartinsonSergey MartinsonSergey Alexandrovich Martinson was a Russian eccentric comic actor, the master of pantomime, buffoonery and grotesque. He became People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1964....
(1899-1984) - Faina RanevskayaFaina RanevskayaFaina Georgievna Ranevskaya is recognized as one of the greatest Soviet Russian actors in both tragedy and comedy. She was also famous for her aphorisms....
(1896-1984) - Rostislav PlyattRostislav PlyattRostislav Plyatt is a famous Russian actor. He appeared in numerous films from 1939 to 1987 including Makes the Whole World Kin, Seventeen Moments of Spring, Going Inside a Storm, and Zoya. He won the People's Artist of the USSR in 1961 and State Prize winner of the USSR in 1982. He was born in...
(1908-1989) - Nikolay OkhlopkovNikolay OkhlopkovNikolay Pavlovich Okhlopkov was a Soviet actor and theatre director who patterned his work after Meyerhold.He was born in Irkutsk, Siberia and started his acting career there in 1918...
(1900-1967) - Yevgeny SamoylovYevgeny SamoylovYevgeny Valerianovich Samoilov was a Soviet actor who gained prominence in youthful heroic parts and was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1974. He is the father of Tatiana Samoilova....
(1912-2006) - Alla Balter (1939-2000)
- Nikolay Volkov (1934-2003)
- Natalya Gundareva (1948-2005)
- Alexander LazarevAlexander Lazarev (actor)Alexander Sergeevich Lazarev was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor. In 1977 Alexander Lazarev was assignated People's Artist of Russia and received the USSR State Prize, for his work in Moscow Mayakovsky Theater. Throughout his career spanning fifty years he's had more than 50 roles...
(1938-2011) - Nina Ter-Osipyan (1925-2002)
- Alexander Fatyushin (1951-2003)
People's Artists of Russia
- Yevgenya Simonova
- Svetlana Nemolyayeva
- Igor Kashintsev
- Igor KostolevskyIgor KostolevskyIgor Matveyevich Kostolevsky is a prominent Russian movie and stage actor. He has won the People's Artist of Russia title which is the highest honor for any actor/actress in the USSR and then the Russian Federation...
- Mikhail Filippov
Meritorious Artists of Russia
- Galina Belyaeva
- Olga Prokofieva
- Lyudmila Ivanilova
- Viktor Vlasov