Vsevolod Meyerhold

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Vsevolod Meyerhold was a pioneering Russian and Soviet theatre director and theorist known for his avant-garde staging and development of the biomechanics acting system, which profoundly influenced modern performance and film directors.


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instanceOf Russian Empire person
Soviet citizen
human
stage actor
theatre director
theatre theorist
arrestedBy NKVD
birthName Vsevolod Emilevich Meyerhold
causeOfDeath execution by shooting
citizenship Russian Empire
Soviet Union
convertedFrom Lutheranism
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfDeath Soviet Union
dateOfBirth 1874-02-09
dateOfDeath 1940-02-02
educatedAt Moscow Art Theatre
ethnicOrigin German
Russian
familyName Meyerhold
fieldOfWork acting theory
stage design innovation
theatre directing
givenName Vsevolod
influenced film directors
modern theatre directors
language Russian
mannerOfDeath state execution
movement Russian avant-garde
avant-garde theatre
name Vsevolod Meyerhold
notableFor development of biomechanics acting system
innovative theatrical staging
notableWork production of "Mystery-Bouffe"
production of "The Government Inspector" (1926)
production of "The Magnanimous Cuckold"
occupation stage actor
theatre director
theatre theorist
placeOfBirth Penza
placeOfDeath Moscow
religion Russian Orthodox Church
spouse Zinaida Reich
theory biomechanics acting system
constructivist staging principles
victimOf Great Purge
workedAt Imperial Theatres of St. Petersburg
Meyerhold Theatre
Moscow Art Theatre
yearOfArrest 1939

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Vsevolod Meyerhold ("Vsevolod Emilevich Meyerhold")
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Vsevolod Meyerhold ("Meyerhold")
familyName
Sergei Eisenstein
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Vsevolod Meyerhold
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