Theatre master, life master: Leopold Sulerzhitsky and his artistic and pedagogical experience

Author(s)

Daniela Simone Terehoff Merino

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2016-12-15

Examining board members

Elena Vassina; Nair Dagostini; Noé Silva de Oliveira Queiroz Policarpo Polli

• Advisor: Elena Vassina

Abstract

The present work deals with the artistic, literary and pedagogical heritage and the Russian translation of letters, excerpts from the diaries and essays by Leopold Antônovich Sulerzhitsky (1872-1916), one of the greatest theatrical and pedagogical masters of the early twentieth century. Leopold Sulerzhitsky , an artist, educator, lithographer and director deeply connected to the artistic and cultural life of his time, participated intensively in the activities of the First Studio of the Moscow Art Theater, becoming responsible for the propagation of elements of Tolstoy tendency among the Actors he led. In addition to addressing the influence exerted by the writer Liev Tolstoy (1828-1910) within the First Studio via Leopold Sulerzhitsky , our study deepens the understanding of the fundamental role the director played in the formation of Konstantin Stanislavski\'s System (1863-1938), his incessant Search for the interconnection between aesthetics and philosophical ethics, and the connection that existed between pedagogy and creation, essential until now to the function of the theatrical director. Based on the study of the great critical and theoretical mass of important Russian theatologists such as Pavel Márkov, Konstantin Rudnitsky and above all Elena Poliakova, still unpublished in Portuguese, the aim is to introduce Russian theoretical approaches to the role played by Sulerzhitsky in the cultural life of Russia from the beginning of the Century. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 14/09080-0 - Master of theater, master of life - Leopold Sulerzhitsky and his artistic and pedagogical search
• Grantee: Daniela Simone Terehoff Merino
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master