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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 (1956–1989) 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.
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. In 1933 he moved to Moscow to study acting and directing.
- Director, Writer, Actor
- September 28, 1915
- Georgi Tovstonogov
- May 23, 1989
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. During his prime Tovstonogov was considered one the best theater directors in Europe.
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 ...
Sep 19, 2017 · The Alexandrinsky Theatre’s current attention to An Optimistic Tragedy by Vsevolod Vishnevsky is no accident, because Georgy Tovstonogov’s legendary production was staged here. However, the first performance dates back to 1933, the year when the play was completed: appeared at the stage in Moscow, directed by Alexander Tairov, a founder of ...
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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 Alexandrovich managed to create in the theater such an atmosphere that allowed him to become, for many decades, perhaps the best theater in the country.
