Mikhail Butkevich

Mikhail Butkevich (1926-1995) was a Soviet and Russian theatre director and professor of drama in the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS). Mikhail Butkevich was the teacher of many award-winning contemporary Russian directors and actors and an author of a recently published book on the methodology of theatre education titled Towards the Theatre of Play. As a theorist of theatrical production, Butkevich advocated respect for the author, clear identification of the central conflict, nuanced interpretation of the author's intentions, while striving for a new, fresh imagining of the work.