Alexander Tairov (1885 - 1950)

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bulletFounded the Kamerny (Chamber) Theatre in Moscow (1914)
bulletSaw no relationship between art and life
bulletBelieved theatre to be a sacred dance
bulletViewed the script to be an excuse for creativity not dominant and unalterable
bulletTheatre as ritual
bulletCommissioned Alexander Exter to design sets and costumes after "Last Futurist Exhibiton of Pictures 0.10"
bullet"Synthetic Theatre"
bulletThe integration of set, costume, actor and gesture
bulletFurther experimentation with theories of audience participation