The work of every actor has a harmful affect on his body. The thing is, in order to paralyze harm as much as possible, one must limit and master those same capabilities which are most impressive and without which it is impossible to perform on stage. See more
Dear Konstantin Sergeevich!
First of all - hello! From the bottom of my heart I send you the most sincere and loving greeting. Then, while looking at your portrait, I sometimes anxiously think about how you endure the chaotic events that life is full off, and I would very much like to receive news from you (even just a couple words) and about you, about Maria Petrovna and all your beloved ones. Maybe you are going to do it someday? See more
We, artists, are intolerant when it comes to our art: we are factionalists. We also have our BlackHundreders, Octoberists, Cadets, Bolsheviks and so forth. It would seem that the more movements, ways, techniques and forms there are to creativity, the better for art, which must set itself an extremely broad range of goals. After all, art is called to create “the life of the human soul”. See more
The borders of contemporary theatre and the contemporary traveling show have been lost in the perceptions of the majority of people, who have begun using the theatre not for any grand cultural mission but simply for the fulfillment of small, bourgeois goals. In this form, the theatre becomes a tool of social evil. The more dangerous it is, the greater the power of its influence.