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Иван Пенков и театъра (Ivan Penkov and the Theatre)

2017, ПАМЕТНИЦИ, РЕСТАВРАЦИЯ, МУЗЕИ

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide a stylistic and iconological analysis of scenic and costume design projects(mainly drawings and sketches from the Bulgarian Historical Archive and the archive of the Ivan Vazov NationalTheatre) created by Bulgarian artist Ivan Penkov (1897-1957) between 1923 and 1957. The paper investigates the artist’s collaboration with famous theater directors, including Russian director Nikolai Masalitinov (1880-1961) and Bulgarian director Hrisan Tsankov (1890-1971), who introduced in the country the impact of Russian, Austrian and German theater, mainly the innovative stage productions of Austrian-born theatre and film director Max Reinhardt and Russian theatre director Vsevolod Emilyevich Meyerhold. Furthermore, the paper investigates artwork created by Penkov in the 1940s and 1950s in the context of the political and social conditions in Bulgaria.