Photo of opening parade, Princess Turandot (Nivinsky)

Opening parade for Princess Turandot, by Carlo Gozzi, directed by Evgeny Vakhtangov, Moscow Art Theatre Third Studio (1922). Photo courtesy of Andrei Malaev-Babel.

From The Director's Prism: E. T. A. Hoffmann and the Russian Theatrical Avant-Garde by Dassia N. Posner

In this photograph, the cast of Princess Turandot stands on the forestage in evening dress, the curtain closed behind them, looking directly at the audience. Four commedia characters, their faces painted to look like masks, peer between them. See book: p. 104, 200, 201; figure 46
Creator(s)	Vakhtangov, Evgeny
Creator Role	director
Contributor(s)	Nivinsky, Ignaty (artist) Gozzi, Carlo (author)
Subjects	Performing Arts
Date	Premiere: February 28, 1922
Related Section	Chapter 2: Tairov-Celionati: Mime-Drama and Kaleidoscopic Commedia Epilogue: The Afterlife of a Death Jubilee
Keywords	commedia dell’arte forestage fantasy framing devices parade masks MAT Third Studio studio self-referentiality Gozzi
Content Type	photograph
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Rightsholder	Andrei Malaev-Babel
Copyright Status	in-copyright
Rights Granted	non-exclusive, one-time, world rights in all languages
Credit Line	Courtesy of Andrei Malaev-Babel
Holding Contact	Unauthorized use of this image is strictly prohibited without the prior written permission of the object and/or copyright holder.

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