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Yevgeny (Eugene) Bagrationovich Vakhtangov (February 13,1883-May 29,1922) was a renowned Russian director who founded the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. He was a pupil of Konstantin Stanislavski, and a mentor of Mikhail Chekhov.

Vakhtangov was born to Armenian parents in Vladikavkaz. He joined the Moscow Art Theatre in 1911 and rose in the ranks, so that by 1920 he was in charge of his own studio. Four years after his death, the studio was named Vakhtangov Theatre in his honor. Vakhtangov was greatly influenced by the theatrical style of Vsevolod Meyerhold, but managed to blend this with the more naturalistic techniques of Stanislavski. His productions incorporated masks, music, dance, abstract costume, and avantgarde sets. His most distinctive production was that of Princess Turandot by Carlo Gozzi, which has been run at the Vakhtangov Theatre ever since 1922.

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