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Georgy Aleksandrovich Tovstonogov (Russian: Георгий Александрович Товстоногов, 28 September [O.S. 15 September] 1915 – 23 May 1989) was a Russian-Georgian theatre director. He was the leader of the Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater which was renamed after him in 1992.
Georgy Tovstonogov was the artistic director of the theater since 1956 until his death in 1989. During his prime Tovstonogov was considered one of the best theater directors of Europe and the theater was one of the best in the Soviet Union .
Georgy Tovstonogov staged performances that became the glorified masterpieces of theatrical culture. “The Idiot” (1957), “Philistines” (1966), “Hanuma” (1972), “Story of a Horse” (1975), “Uncle Vanya” (1982) and others are among his best productions.
Georgi Tovstonogov. Director: Ezop. Georgi Aleksandrovich Tovstonogov was born on September 28, 1915, in Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia). Young Tovstonogov was fond of theatre and started acting on stage while at high school.
- Director, Writer, Actor
- September 28, 1915
- Georgi Tovstonogov
- May 23, 1989
A new pleiad of artists and directors appeared here, who mainly staged plays by their contemporaries. In 1956, when the BDT was preparing for its 37th birthday, a new director, Georgy Tovstonogov, appeared in the theater, from which a new era began in his life.
Georgy Tovstonogov. (1915—1989) Quick Reference. (1915–89) Soviet/Russian director. Appointed artistic director of the Bolshoi Drama Theatre in Leningrad in 1957, Tovstonogov merged the approaches of Stanislavsky and Meyerhold, mixing figurative stylization with psychological analysis. Relying ...
May 26, 1989 · Georgi Tovstonogov, one of the best-known theatrical producers in the Soviet Union, died Wednesday in Leningrad, the Soviet press agency Tass reported. He was 75 years old. Leningrad television...
