Akram Khan, left, and Israel Galván in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738758
A scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738753
Akram Khan, right, in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738747
Akram Khan in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738745
From right: musical performer Christine Leboutte and Israel Galván in choreographers Akram Khan's (UK) and Israel Galván's (Spain) ballet Torobaka, performed at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg as part of the 6th Diaghilev P.S. International Festival of Arts.15.11.2015#2738765
Israel Galván, left, in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738750
Akram Khan, bottom, and Israel Galván in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738760
Akram Khan, left, and Israel Galván in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738757
Akram Khan, left, and Israel Galván in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738720
Musical performer Christine Leboutte in choreographers Akram Khan's (UK) and Israel Galván's (Spain) ballet Torobaka, performed at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg as part of the 6th Diaghilev P.S. International Festival of Arts.15.11.2015#2738764
Musical performers B.C. Manjunath, second left, and Christine Leboutte, right, in choreographers Akram Khan's (UK) and Israel Galván's (Spain) ballet Torobaka, performed at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg as part of the 6th Diaghilev P.S. International Festival of Arts.15.11.2015#2738767
Musical performers B.C. Manjunath, second left, and Christine Leboutte in choreographers Akram Khan's (UK) and Israel Galván's (Spain) ballet Torobaka, performed at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg as part of the 6th Diaghilev P.S. International Festival of Arts.15.11.2015#2738766
Akram Khan, right, in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738748
Akram Khan, right, in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738746
Akram Khan, right, in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738743
Akram Khan in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738744
Akram Khan in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738742
Musical performer Christine Leboutte in choreographers Akram Khan's (UK) and Israel Galván's (Spain) ballet Torobaka, performed at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg as part of the 6th Diaghilev P.S. International Festival of Arts.15.11.2015#2738762
Musical performer Christine Leboutte, middle ground, in choreographers Akram Khan's (UK) and Israel Galván's (Spain) ballet Torobaka, performed at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg as part of the 6th Diaghilev P.S. International Festival of Arts.15.11.2015#2738761
Israel Galván in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738752
Akram Khan in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738722
Akram Khan, left, and Israel Galván in a scene from the ballet Torobaka, directed by choreographers Israel Galván (Spain) and Akram Khan (UK) and featured at the 6th Diaghilev P.S. international arts festival at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg.15.11.2015#2738759
Natalya Danilova, actress of the Georgy Tovstonogov St. Petersburg Bolshoi Drama Theater, playing the part of Yelena Andreyevna, the performance "Uncle Vanya", after the play by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.01.07.1996#808536
Tovstonogov Russian State Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater. Actor Kirill Lavrov as Governor in the comedy "The Inspector-General" by Nikolai Gogol.01.02.1994#3124499
English director Peter Brook rehearsing Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" play at the Gorky Leningrad Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater.01.07.1989#782412
Leningrad Puppet Theater. A scene from The Liverpool Haven based on Rudyard Kipling's tales.07.07.1988#6591433
Modest Mussorgsky's opera "Khovanshchina" staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of USSR (now of Russia), revised and orchestrated by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and directed by Mark Ermler.24.04.1987#8585609
A scene from Act 3 of composer Modest Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov," based on the eponymous drama by Alexander Pushkin and staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, now of Russia.26.02.1987#8585306
Argentina's General San Martin Theater on tour in the USSR. Director of Bolshoi Drama Theater Gennady Sukhanov, 2nd left, and actors of General San Martín Theater.01.11.1982#6701543
The USSR (Russian) State Academic Bolshoi Theater. Photo: Episode from opera Carmen by Georges Bizet starring People's Artist of the USSR Tamara Sinyavskaya as Carmen.02.05.1982#5866472
The celebrated film director, drama teacher and theater activist Georgy Tovstonogov (1915-1989), People's Artist of the Soviet Union.25.08.1980#436473
The celebrated film director, drama teacher and theater activist Georgy Tovstonogov (1915-1989), People's Artist of the Soviet Union.25.08.1980#436153
The Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater in Leningrad (now the Russian State Academic Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater). Scene from the Television Interference play, a comedy in two parts by Karoly Szakonyi. Directed by Yevgeny Ariye, production manager: Georgy Tovstonogov. Fonda is played by actress Zhanna Vladimirskaya, Densi by actor Vladimir Maslov.30.12.1978#8807525
Kirill Lavrov as governor in Nikolai Gogol's play "The Government Inspector" at the Leningrad Gorky Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater.01.10.1978#525211
Kirill Lavrov in a dressing room before performing as city provost in Nikolai Gogol's comedy play The Government Inspector staged at the Gorky Leningrad Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater.01.10.1978#525201
Gorky Leningrad Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater (now Tovstonogov Russian State Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater). The theater's director and People's Artist of the USSR Georgy Tovstonogov, center, and actors after performing in Maxim Gorky's play "Summer guests."04.08.1977#6514999
People's Artist of the RSFSR Oleg Basilashvili as Basov in a scene from Maxim Gorky's play "Summer guests," staged by Georgy Tovstonogov at Gorky Leningrad Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater (now Tovstonogov Russian State Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater).04.08.1977#6515943
Yevgeny Lebedev, center, as Horse in the play "The story of a horse," based on Leo Tolstoy's short novel "Strider" and staged by Georgy Tovstonogov at Gorky Leningrad Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater, now Tovstonogov Russian State Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater.01.06.1977#6524048
People's Artist of the USSR Yevgeny Lebedev, center, as Sir John Falstaff and Oleg Borisov, second right, as Henry, Prince of Wales, in the stage play "Henry IV," based on the eponymous play by William Shakespeare and directed by Georgy Tovstonogov at Gorky Leningrad State Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater, currently Tovstonogov State Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater.27.10.1976#8418056
Gorky Leningrad Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater (now Tovstonogov Russian State Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater). Soviet stage director Yury Aksyonov and stage and screen actor Kirill Lavrov during a rehearsal.20.05.1973#5786631
The State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. The coronation scene from Modest Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov.01.07.1971#5607300
Alexander Vedernikov as Boris Godunov in the Boris Godunov opera by Mikhail Musorgsky for the Bolshoi Theatre.17.09.1970#5489623
Leningrad. The Gorky Bolshoi Drama Theater (today's Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater). An episode from The Price performance.05.06.1970#5670145
Ivan Petrov as Igor and Vladimir Atlantov as Vladimir Igorevich, left, in a scene from the Prince Igor opera by Alexander Borodin for the Bolshoi Theatre.04.05.1970#5489624
Yevgeny Lebedev, People's Artist of the USSR, actor of Gorky Leningrad Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater, makes wooden handicrafts in his leisure time.18.09.1969#6151203
Mazeppa opera by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, based on Alexander Pushkin's Poltava poem. Production of the USSR Bolshoi Theatre.01.07.1966#6094974
Oleg Basilashvili as Oleg and Zinaida Sharko as Olga in a scene from Anton Chekhov''s play "Three sisters," directed by Georgy Tovstonogov and staged at Leningrad Gorky Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater (now Tovstonogov Russian State Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater).11.03.1965#6028542
People's Artist of the RSFSR Vladimir Ivanovsky as Andrei Khovansky in Modest Mussorgsky's opera "Khovanshchina," staged at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, now of Russia.12.06.1963#6194970
From right: Kirill Lavrov as Larry, Georgy Semyonov as Gus, and Vladislav Strzhelchik as Kenneth in a scene from Arthur Miller's play A Memory of Two Mondays, staged at the Gorky Leningrad Academic Drama Bolshoi Theater (now the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater), 1960.01.12.1960#2326633
Moscow. Rehearsing Richard Wagner's opera The Valkyrie, the second opera from the Ring of the Nibelung tetra-logy on the stage of the Order of Lenin State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. Directed and produced by Merited Art Worker of the RSFSR Sergei Eisenstein, left. Right: Starring Natalia Shiller as Sieglinde. Photo courtesy of the Central State Literature and Art Archive of the USSR.10.04.1940#8766854
Rehearsal of Richard Wagner's opera Valkyrie (the second opera from The Ring of the Nibelung tetralogy) on the stage of the State Order of Lenin Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR in Moscow. From left to right: theater artist Pyotr Williams, director, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Sergei Eisenstein and Georgy Petrovsky. Central State Archive of Literature and Art.09.04.1940#8760398
Honored Artist of the RSFSR, director Sergei Eisenstein during a rehearsal of Richard Wagner's opera Valkyrie (the second opera from The Ring of the Nibelung tetralogy) on the stage of the State Order of Lenin Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR in Moscow. Central State Archive of Literature and Art.09.04.1940#8760391
