Vsevolod Meyerhold. Visionary of the Stage

Vsevolod Meyerhold is a figure from whom the counting of a new theatrical era begins. His forty years of creative activity were spent in unrelenting search. The audience could not keep up with the rapid flight of his ideas, while... critics endlessly debated: for some, he was a genius visionary, for others - a daring subverter of traditions.
This book is an engaging account of how the innovatory ideas of the Master were embodied and what an astonishing impression his performances made. Renowned theater critic K. L. Rudnitsky meticulously reconstructs the legendary productions, revealing the secrets of Meyerhold's directorial method.
The publication is a shortened version of the fundamental monograph "Director Meyerhold" (the series "Life in Art," 1981) and highlights key moments of the great reformer's creative path.