Yevgeny Vakhtangov

Yevgeny Vakhtangov
Russian: Евге́ний Вахта́нгов Armenian: Եվգենի Վախթանգով
Born
Yevgeny Bagrationovich Vakhtangov

(1883-02-01)1 February 1883
Vladikavkaz, Terek Oblast, Russian Empire
Died29 May 1922(1922-05-29) (aged 39)
Moscow, Russian SFSR
Occupations
  • Actor
  • theatre director
Years active1911–1922

Yevgeny Bagrationovich Vakhtangov (also spelled Evgeny or Eugene; Russian: Евге́ний Багратио́нович Вахта́нгов; 13 February 1883 – 29 May 1922) was a Russian actor and theatre director who founded the Vakhtangov Theatre.[1] He was a friend and mentor of Michael Chekhov.[2] He is known for his distinctive style of theatre, his most notable production being Princess Turandot in 1922.

  1. ^ "About The Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow". Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  2. ^ Martin Banham. The Cambridge guide to theatre, Cambridge University Press, 1995, p. 1157:"Armenian born, Vakhtangov studied law at Moscow University before enrolling at A. I. Adashev’s drama school, where he was taught by, among others, Leopold Sulerzhitsky."