Project
“Nedorosl”
Category
Best Implemented Theatre Set Design
About the project (provided by the applicant)
The scenography of the performance is designed in the spirit of a contemporary graphic novel: minimalist black-and-white transforming sets create a stylized space devoid of specific 18th-century details. The central element is an inclined platform resembling a page of a book, onto which dynamic black-and-white illustrations are projected and come to life in real time. Video graphics, stylized as engravings, and simple furniture (table, cardboard chairs) enhance the effect of a “living comic,” where the characters freeze in graphic poses or abruptly change the scenes, like frames in a music video.
Costumes, inspired by the 18th century, include modern accents: green velvet and wool contrast with Sophia’s mint-colored dress, while the loose cut of Mitrofanushka’s jacket and his glasses intentionally reference the “golden youth.” Details such as popping buttons in a fight scene emphasize the performance’s dynamism. The production maintains a historical foundation while making the characters light and easy to perceive, avoiding a “black-on-black” visual heaviness.
Location
12 Vladimirsky Prospect, Saint Petersburg, Lensovet Theatre, Russia
Project implementation year
2024
Project website
https://lensov-theatre.spb.ru/repertoire/bolshaya-scena/nedorosl/
Applicant
Darya Zditovetskaya, theatrical set designer
Graduated in 2014 from the Boris V. Ioganson Art Lyceum (School of Arts) at Repin St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (painting). She then studied at St. Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy (now RGISI) in the workshop of Honored Artist of Russia V. I. Firer, graduating in 2019 with distinction. She has worked as a set designer on over 50 productions across Russia, is a regular participant in theatre exhibitions, and is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia and the Russian Theatre Society (VTO).
Authors of the project
Director — Roman Kocherzhevsky
Set Designer — Darya Zditovetskaya
Lighting Designer — Konstantin Binkin
Video Designer — Igor Domashkevich
Photo
Lensovet Theatre
Customer
Lensovet Theatre
Status of the project
Implemented
