The exhibition is devoted to Nikolai Pavlovich Akimov, a prominent theatrical figures, led by famous one of the most unique theaters in Leningrad and the Soviet Union 1930-60's - Comedy Theatre

St. Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music, May 6 - 6 June 2011

Today in Saint-Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music (pl. Ostrowski, 6) opens to the public exhibition "The Way Akimov. From buffoonery to tragedy ».

exhibition is devoted to Nikolai Pavlovich Akimov , a prominent theatrical figures, led by famous one of the most unique theaters in Leningrad and the Soviet Union 1930-60's - Comedy Theatre.

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The exhibition was first presented works Akimova from different repositories in Moscow and St. Petersburg, created over many years and reveal the artistic world in all its fullness and diversity. As an artist, he worked in film, many theaters designed productions in Leningrad and Moscow. His directorial ideas, innovative for its time, especially relevant in the context of contemporary culture and the theater, mixing genres, styles, and age. Akimov work in theater and film have become a symbol of Leningrad - St. Petersburg, in many ways defined his artistic image and place in contemporary culture.

The exhibition presents works from the collections of the Museum of Theatre and Music as well as exhibits of the State Russian Museum, the State Central Theatre Museum Bakhrushin, museums Comedy Theatre. Akimov, Theater. Eug. Vakhtangov Moscow Art Theatre. Anton Chekhov, BDT, Theater. Leningrad City Council, St. Petersburg State Theatre Library, and from the family archive Akimov and E. Junger. The exhibition takes part fund it. Akimov.

Among the exhibits you can see sketches of scenery and costumes for plays and movies, book graphics, director of development, kinoeskizy, theatrical portraits. Of particular interest are models of the performances of avant-garde period, such as "Armored 14-69 (1927) and" Rift "(1927). And of course, models of the most famous performances Comedy Theatre "Shade" (1953) and "Ordinary Miracle" (1956).

special emphasis on the performances of the early period of Akimov, in particular play "Hamlet" (1932) - his first directorial work, one of the brightest pages of our theatrical history and interpretations of Shakespeare. The exhibition presents the Queen's costume, made specifically for this performance based on sketches Akimov at the Academy of Dramatic Art. A kind of parade, which will be submitted to the suit, included in the theatrical programs in the exhibition.

The exhibition demonstrates the 40-minute film, which is a montage of fragments from the movies, and shot on film performances, in which Ivan spoke in various guises: a writer, artist and filmmaker. On such masterpieces as "Kashchei immortal" and "Cinderella" 1940 brought several generations of Soviet people. And fragments of silent films 1920, taken with the participation of Akimov, demonstrates modern national audience for the first time.

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the first time will show a slide show of photographic portraits Akimova different years, as well as their own photographs depicting friends friends, contemporaries, and photos of the best performances created Akimov as an artist and director in various theaters in Russia.

represented in the exhibition Portraits of actors, theater people, intellectuals are a particular layer of the biography of the artist - director, as well as a panorama of artistic life in Leningrad 1930-60-ies. Posters Akimov, gathered at the exhibition, determine the background for expanded biography of the Master. Sketches for productions, pictures, director of development, documents, models, photographs, portraits of the artist recreates the atmosphere, the theatrical environment in which his art lives today. Assumed performances of theater people dedicated to the memory Akimova.

curator of the exhibition - Alexander Tuchinskaya.

Source: theatremuseum.ru