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How Russian Theatre guru Konstantin Stanislavsky Changed the Acting Universe

Posted by Valeria Paikova | 15th Feb 2021 | Acting, Essay, Russia

Konstantin Stanislavsky’s ideas changed the face of theater as much as Albert Einstein’s theory of...

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Mikhail Baryshnikov: A Dancer Whose Flight to Freedom Brought Him Cult Status

Posted by Valeria Paikova | 8th Feb 2021 | News, Russia, Theatre and Dance

Mikhail Baryshnikov is not one to go unnoticed. A true living legend of ballet, he is one of the...

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Vsevolod Meyerhold: The Revolutionary Communist Director Executed By Stalin

Posted by Valeria Paikova | 22nd Nov 2020 | Essay, Russia, Theatre and Politics

Vsevolod Meyerhold was a personality of great contradictions, and one of the movers and shakers in...

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