Mikhail Butkevich
Mikhail Mikhailovich Butkevich (
Russian Academy of Theatre Arts
(GITIS).
Born in
Prokhladny, North Caucasus. His mother, Maria Rafailovna Butkevich, was born into an aristocratic Russian family. In 1937, his parents were arrested as part of the Great Purge; Mikhail was sent to an orphanage and then a "colony" where the "children of the enemies of the people would be re-educated." He was drafted into the Russian Army in 1945 and left four years later.[2]
After Stalin's death in 1953, Butkevich sent an official inquiry into the fate of his parents. Six months later, Butkevich, who was living
Alexei Popov.[2]
He became the teacher of many award-winning contemporary Russian directors and actors and an author of a recently published book on the methodology of theatre education titled Towards the Theatre of Play. As a theorist of theatrical production, Butkevich advocated respect for the author, clear identification of the central conflict, nuanced interpretation of the author's intentions, while striving for a new, fresh imagining of the work.[3]
References
- ^ "Михаил Буткевич". Кино Театр. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b Butkevich, Mikhail Mikhailovich. "Об авторе этой книги". litresp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Harley Erdman, Susan Paun de García (eds.): Remaking the Comedia: Spanish Classical Theater in Adaptation
External links
- "Mikhail Butkevich: the bridge to the contemporary Russian avant-garde", in Stanislavski Studies: Practice, Legacy, and Contemporary Theater, Volume 4, 2016 - Issue 2
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