Constructivist Stage Design in Soviet Theatre (1919–1932)

1. Mass spectacle designs apply Constructivism to public space

   May 1, 1921Labels: Lyubov Popova, Alexander Vesnin, Mass festivals

   • Monoskop
   • Bakhrushin

2. Exter’s dynamic stage architecture at the Kamerny Theatre

   May 17, 1921Labels: Alexandra Exter, Kamerny Theatre

   • Annely Juda
   • Tairov

3. Constructivist artists declare a break with easel painting

   Sep 1, 1921Labels: 5 5, Lyubov Popova, Varvara Stepanova

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   • Smarthistory

4. Meyerhold forms a theatre base for new methods

   Sep 6, 1921Labels: Vsevolod Meyerhold, RSFSR Theatre

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   • Bakhrushin

5. Stepanova designs The Death of Tarelkin for Meyerhold

   Jan 1, 1922Labels: Varvara Stepanova, Vsevolod Meyerhold

   • Hekman
   • Northwestern

6. Popova’s constructivist set premieres in The Magnanimous Cuckold

   Apr 25, 1922Labels: Lyubov Popova, The Magnanimous

   • Bakhrushin
   • Britannica

7. GITIS opens with Meyerhold’s “revolutionary theatre” program

   Sep 17, 1922Labels: GITIS, Vsevolod Meyerhold

   • Zrelishcha
   • Britannica

8. Eisenstein integrates film into Proletkult theatre performance

   May 21, 1923Labels: Sergei Eisenstein, Proletkult

   • Glumov s Diary

9. Popova’s death cuts short a major theatre design career

   May 25, 1924Labels: Lyubov Popova

   • Popova
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10. Rodchenko’s Workers’ Club shows Constructivism as functional environment

    Jun 1, 1925Labels: Alexander Rodchenko, Workers Club

    • Workers Club

11. Meyerhold’s The Government Inspector signals changing artistic climate

    Jan 1, 1926Labels: Vsevolod Meyerhold, The Government

    • Hekman
    • Fine Art Images

12. Meyerhold premieres Roar, China! with agitational staging

    Jan 23, 1926Labels: Meyerhold Theatre, Roar China

    • Tretyakov

13. Socialist Realism decree reorganizes the arts and ends the pluralism

    Apr 23, 1932Labels: Socialist Realism, Soviet cultural

    • Socialist realism