ANDREY MOGUCHY: FROM THE GREAT IDEAS TO THE BOLSHOY DRAMA THEATRE. THE CONCISE OVERVIEW OF THE ARTISTIC METHOD DEVELOPMENT.

Abstract

The article presents the analysis of Andrey Moguchy’s artistic biography from the early beginning of his theatrical activity to the moment when he was invited as a head of the Tovstonogov Bolshoy Drama Theatre. The aim of this research is to identify the basic elements of his directing method. At the center of the research is an aesthetic conflict: the Moguchy, ranked by criticism exclusively as avant-garde art, begins to create performances on the traditional academic stage of the repertory theatre, which is initially perceived as a deviation from the path chosen by him. However, in the course of the analysis of his productions, it turns out that the performative and dramatic principles, equally inherent in the creative method, allow the Director to reveal his individuality both in the project activity and in the drama theatre. Moreover, his performances are fundamentally based on a combination of performative and dramatic elements that creates a theatrical event. The article gives an overview of the critical reviews about the work of the Moguchy; in the analysis of the scenic structures of his productions the methodological approaches of modern performative theories are used.