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2007 » Russia » National section

Curator:Inna Mirzoyan, Inna Mirzoyan
Authors of Theme:Viktor Beriozkin, Viktor Beriozkin
Designer / Architect of exhibition:Dmitry Krymov
Institution:Theatre Union of the Russian Federation, Russian Centre of OISTAT

Our Chekhov: Twenty Years Later

Twenty years ago Russia’s national thematic display, “Our Chekhov,” was shown at the PQ87. The display was awarded a Gold Medal. When the organisers of PQ07 suggested that the participant countries select the themes of their displays themselves, we decided to return to Chekhov. Of course, in the period from 2003 to 2007 our designers were coming up with interesting scenographic solutions of works of both classical and contemporary playwrights, but Chekhov’s plays still occupy aspecial place on the Russian stage, compatible with that of Shakespeare in Britain. Present-day productions of Chekhov’s plays are dramatically different from those staged two decades ago, as time itself as well as the situation that theatres exist in have been profoundly altered. Thirteen Russian stage designers present their models of stage productions. They include: S. Barkhin, S. Benediktov, D. Borovsky, S. Zograbian, M. Kitaev, A. Kondratiev, Z. Margolin, A. Orlov, M. Platonov, O. Reznichenko, O. Sheintzis. The display design was projected by Dmitry Krymov, as a lecturer at the Set Design Department of the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts, assisted by 4th year students. At the stage of consideration of the exposition, Dmitry Krymov wrote: “It’s always cold or rainy in Russia, or else it snows. Or there’s a leaking ceiling so something is constantly dripping from it. Or it falls on you. Some fluff, for example. More often it is chunks of plaster. You feel like putting on something water-tight, say, a pair of galoshes, and pick up an umbrella. I remember the days when the Mona Lisa was brought to Moscow: people were queuing to see it for up to 8 hours. They were standing in the rain, and when I saw her, I felt she was so umber or bog-coloured that she appeared like any other Russian woman. Poor thing, she was cold. The fate of all works of art in Russia that can be stupendous at times is they are created under inhuman conditions, and are then drowned or burned, or they crack or fall on the ground to be dragged to the mud. And are recreated again. As a matter of fact it is not Italy, where one can see stones and the sun. It’s dark clouds, pieces of plaster and dampness. It gives you shivers, but in some especially sad but still tender way. In a word, it’s Chekhov”. The display Our Chekhov: Twenty Years Later is dedicated to the memory of David Borovsky. An outstanding artist who had planned to attend this Prague Quadrennial together with his friends in the scenography community. He passed away April 6, 2006 in Bogota, on the eve of the opening of his personal exhibit.

Students participating in design pruject: E.Dzutseva, E.Ioshpa, V.Martynova, A.Osipova, A.Perezhogina, L.Shulyakov, K.Terentiev, M.Tregubova, M.Volskaya.

Exhibiting artists / ateliers

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  • Alexander Orlov
  • MARIA TREGUBOVA
  • VERA MARTYNOVA
  • Stanislav Benediktov
  • Stěpan Zograbjan (Stepan Zograbian)
  • Sergej Barchin (Sergei Barkhin)
  • David Borovskij (David Borovsky)
  • Oleg Sheintzis
  • Alexi Kondraťjev (Aleksei Kondratiev)
  • Mart Kitaev
  • Mikhail Platonov
  • Olga Reznichenko
  • Zinovij Margolin (Zinovy Margolin)

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