Theatrical Architecture of Moscow. From Chekhov's Name to Gogol's Name

This book is about theaters and Moscow, about how the most social form of art lives on the capital's stages. Valentina Yatsenko, an editor who has long collaborated with Moscow theaters, describes how a theater building with its facades, columns, false windows, boxes, stucco, or ascetic brickwork not only serves as a backdrop for the actors' performances but actively engages in dialogue with everyone who steps over its threshold. Thus, the very space of the theater becomes part of the interaction with the audience.
Special attention is paid to the history of theatrical architecture from Antiquity to the present day, as well as the layout features of the largest modern theaters in Moscow: Chekhov Moscow Art Theater, Moscow Art Theatre, Estrada Theater, Melnikov Stage, and many others. Try to see the theater not only as a place for the great actors' service but also as an independent architectural wonder.