THEATER ON SCREEN: YURY BUTUSOV’S “THE SEAGULL”

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Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.

Captured on film before a live audience from Moscow's Satirikon theatre

Russian with English Subtitles

Yury Butusov BIO: Originally a graduate of a shipbuilding institute, Yury Butusov, worked in a variety of professions, including equestrian riding. In the early 90s, Butusov, at the age of 33 embarked on a career in theater, and immediately had a huge impact. His graduate work, "Waiting for Godot", was staged in St Petersburg and called "The event of the year". Since then, he has staged productions at the most renowned theaters in Moscow, including the Vakhtangangov Theatre, The Satirikon Theatre, The Moscow Art Theatre and the Pushkin Theatre and was artistic director at St Petersburg's Lensoviet Theatre for 7 years. Overseas, he has directed performances in South Korea, Poland, Norway and Bulgaria and is a winner of multiple directing awards.

CREATIVE TEAM
Director – Yury Butusov
Set Designer – Alexander Shishkin
Music – Faustas Latenas
Lighting Designer – Anatoly Kuznecov
Sound – Ekaterina Pavlova and Dariya Kascheeva
Stage Manager – Angelika Ramazanova