Sister beatrice meyerhold biography

Vsevolod Emielevich Meyerhold, considered one of 20th century greatest theatrical innovators, was born on February 10, 1874 in the Russian town of Penza.

He was originally born into a Lutheran German-Jewish family with the name Karl Theodore Kasmir Meyergold. In 1895 he took the name Vsevolod Emievich Meyerhold after converting to the Russian Orthourdox Church. Meyerhold studied Law at Moscow University for two terms.

He became fascinated with the art of theatre and as his interest increased he registered for an acting class at the Moscow Art School.

Between 1898 and 1902, he worked at the Moscow Art Theatre where he was an actor in a wide range of productions including; The Seagull and The Death of Ivan the Terrible among others.

Born in in Penza into a Russian German family and endowed with a solid musical education (he played violin) Meyerhold, who had take part in amateur theatre.

The article aims to trace the ways of transfer of the medieval Dutch story about Sister Beatrice (Beatrijs) into Russia and its reception by.

Maeterlinck's Sister Beatrice was introduced to the Russian public in , when Komissarzhevskaia and Meyerhold transfixed audiences with their.

Dark Genius: A Biography of Vsevolod Meyerhold (New York, ); this The relief stage used in Sister Beatrice is now passe, yet the principle of.

Act Two aï Sister Beatrice with Komissarzhevskaya as Beatrice ().

Meyerhold’s career as a stage director began in 1902 and lasted 37 years. He is said to have directed more than 290 productions. His earliest work was characterized by an interest in realism. However, in a series