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Vsevolod Meyerhold

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Vsevolod Meyerhold , 1874-1940?, Russian theatrical director and producer. Meyerhold led the revolt against naturalism in the Russian theater. Working with the Moscow Art Theatre, he experimented with his own directing ideas until the outbreak of the Revolution. Meyerhold was a member of the Bolshevik party, and as head of theatrical activities for the state he directed the first theater to specialize in Soviet plays. He was among the earliest advocates of the theater of the absurd. In his avant-garde productions he employed various grotesque elements, pantomimes, and acrobatics, emphasizing the... Read more
Vsevolod Emilievich Meyerhold
Encyclopedia of World Biography Vsevolod Emilievich Meyerhold The Russian director Vsevolod Emilievich Meyerhold (1874-1940/42) is noted for his stylistic ... performances in constructivist settings. Vsevolod Meyerhold was born to German parents on Jan. 28 ... Read more
Vsevolod (Yemilyevich) Meyerhold
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... critics for his artistic individuality and opposition to Socialist Realism , he was arrested and imprisoned in 1939 and was probably executed. Vsevolod (Yemilyevich) Meyerhold Vsevolod (Yemilyevich) Meyerhold Vsevolod (Yemilyevich) Meyerhold Read more

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