Alexander Akimovich Sanin (Russian: Ð Ð»ÐµÐºÑ Ð°Ð½Ð´Ñ€
Ркимович Санин, né Shoenberg, ШÑ'нберг; 15 April
[O.S. 3 April] 1869 â€" 8 May 1956) was a Russian actor, director and
acting teacher. He was a founder member of the Moscow Art Theatre and
during his career directed plays, operas, and films.Born in Berdichev,
Alexander Shoenberg studied history and philology at the Moscow
University. After meeting Konstantin Stanislavski, who was to become
the major artistic influence in his life, he made his stage debut in
1887 with Stanislavski's Society of Art and Literature, with whom he
also directed crowd scenes in the Meiningen manner. In 1898, he joined
the newly founded Moscow Art Theatre company, at which point he
adopted the stage name "Sanin." It was there that he gave his first
critically acclaimed performance, as Lup-Kleshnin in Tsar Fyodor
Ioannovich by A.K. Tolstoy. In tandem with Stanislavski, Sanin also
co-directed Tsar Ioannovich, along with several other productions with
the fledgling company, including The Sunken Bell by Gerhart Hauptmann
(1898), The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1898), Men
Above the Law by Alexey Pisemsky (1898), The Death of Ivan the
Terrible by A.K. Tolstoy (1899), Snegurochka by Alexander Ostrovsky
(1900), and The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen (1901).In 1902, he married
Lika Mizinova, a woman with whom Anton Chekhov had once been
romantically involved and who served as a prototype for Nina
Zarechnaya in The Seagull. That same year, following a disagreement
with Stanislavski over the re-organization of the company (which had
also prompted the departure of Vsevolod Meyerhold), Sanin moved to the
Alexandrinsky Theatre. He remained there until 1907, working as an
actor, director, and acting teacher, during which time he sought to
propagate Stanislavski's ideas within that company. He directed a
number of plays by Alexander Ostrovsky with the Alexandrinsky,
including The False Dmitry and Vasily Shuysky, An Ardent Heart and
Stay in Your Own Sled.In 1907, Sanin left the Alexandrinsky to join
Sergey Dyagilev's European troupe. There, now working mainly as an
opera director, he concentrated on the classics of Russian music and
staged several successive opera productions, including Boris Godunov
at the Grand Opera in Paris, with Fyodor Chalyapin in the lead. In
1913, Sanin joined the newly formed Mardzhanov's Free Theatre and in
1914â€"1915 he was the stage director of the Moscow Drama Theatre.
Ркимович Санин, né Shoenberg, ШÑ'нберг; 15 April
[O.S. 3 April] 1869 â€" 8 May 1956) was a Russian actor, director and
acting teacher. He was a founder member of the Moscow Art Theatre and
during his career directed plays, operas, and films.Born in Berdichev,
Alexander Shoenberg studied history and philology at the Moscow
University. After meeting Konstantin Stanislavski, who was to become
the major artistic influence in his life, he made his stage debut in
1887 with Stanislavski's Society of Art and Literature, with whom he
also directed crowd scenes in the Meiningen manner. In 1898, he joined
the newly founded Moscow Art Theatre company, at which point he
adopted the stage name "Sanin." It was there that he gave his first
critically acclaimed performance, as Lup-Kleshnin in Tsar Fyodor
Ioannovich by A.K. Tolstoy. In tandem with Stanislavski, Sanin also
co-directed Tsar Ioannovich, along with several other productions with
the fledgling company, including The Sunken Bell by Gerhart Hauptmann
(1898), The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1898), Men
Above the Law by Alexey Pisemsky (1898), The Death of Ivan the
Terrible by A.K. Tolstoy (1899), Snegurochka by Alexander Ostrovsky
(1900), and The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen (1901).In 1902, he married
Lika Mizinova, a woman with whom Anton Chekhov had once been
romantically involved and who served as a prototype for Nina
Zarechnaya in The Seagull. That same year, following a disagreement
with Stanislavski over the re-organization of the company (which had
also prompted the departure of Vsevolod Meyerhold), Sanin moved to the
Alexandrinsky Theatre. He remained there until 1907, working as an
actor, director, and acting teacher, during which time he sought to
propagate Stanislavski's ideas within that company. He directed a
number of plays by Alexander Ostrovsky with the Alexandrinsky,
including The False Dmitry and Vasily Shuysky, An Ardent Heart and
Stay in Your Own Sled.In 1907, Sanin left the Alexandrinsky to join
Sergey Dyagilev's European troupe. There, now working mainly as an
opera director, he concentrated on the classics of Russian music and
staged several successive opera productions, including Boris Godunov
at the Grand Opera in Paris, with Fyodor Chalyapin in the lead. In
1913, Sanin joined the newly formed Mardzhanov's Free Theatre and in
1914â€"1915 he was the stage director of the Moscow Drama Theatre.
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