Exhibition catalog
The exhibition includes six sections. The first is devoted to the period of "the Renaissance of the Jewish culture" in Russia /end of the 19th century - beginning of the 20th century/, when all the Jewish theatres appeared, including Habima Theatre and GOSET.
In the second section through the unique works of Marc Chagall and original letters his /from the funds of the A. A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum/ the authors of the exhibition treat the subject of his influence on the new artistic comprehension of the Jewish theatre.
The third section presents the history of the Habima Theatre: from the creating of the theatre-studio to the departing to Palestine.
The materials of the fourth section will talk about GOSET, its leaders Aleksey Granovsky and Solomon Mikhoels, about the tops of the theatre creativity - the performances "The Witch" /1922/, "The Travel of Veniamin III" /1927/, "King Lear" /1935/.
The sixth section is called "The Epilogue" and it presents the materials about the tragic final of GOSET, about the murder of its artistic director and chief producer Solomon Mikhoels, about the shooting of Veniamin Zuskin and the liquidation of the theatre.
Exhibition catalog
The exhibition includes six sections. The first is devoted to the period of "the Renaissance of the Jewish culture" in Russia /end of the 19th century - beginning of the 20th century/, when all the Jewish theatres appeared, including Habima Theatre and GOSET.
In the second section through the unique works of Marc Chagall and original letters his /from the funds of the A. A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum/ the authors of the exhibition treat the subject of his influence on the new artistic comprehension of the Jewish theatre.
The third section presents the history of the Habima Theatre: from the creating of the theatre-studio to the departing to Palestine.
The materials of the fourth section will talk about GOSET, its leaders Aleksey Granovsky and Solomon Mikhoels, about the tops of the theatre creativity - the performances "The Witch" /1922/, "The Travel of Veniamin III" /1927/, "King Lear" /1935/.
The sixth section is called "The Epilogue" and it presents the materials about the tragic final of GOSET, about the murder of its artistic director and chief producer Solomon Mikhoels, about the shooting of Veniamin Zuskin and the liquidation of the theatre.
