SPARTACUS
Short description:
The publication of Spartacus was part of a unique joint project with Russia’s State Academic Bolshoi Theatre. A handwritten score of the ballet is accompanied by illustrations executed in a mixed technique by People’s Artist of Georgia Mamia Malazonia.
Artists:
Mamia Malazonia
Denis Lotarev
Mamia Malazonia
People’s Artist of Georgia and professor of Tbilisi Academy of Arts. Theatre artist. Worked at the Gruziya-Film movie studio. Artistic designer of more than 150 stage productions and 20 feature and animated films.
Denis Lotarev
Graphic artist, calligrapher, painter and sculptor. Participant in the 1st International Calligraphy Exhibition in Moscow in 2008 (and regularly thereafter), as well as many group and personal exhibitions in Russia and abroad. Member of the Artists’ Union of Russia.
Edition:
20 copies (15 named and 5 numbered) signed by the publisher and artists. Copy № 1 is in the collection of the State Hermitage.
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
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Year of publication:2014
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Number of pages:102
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Dimensions:380 × 500 mm
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Paper:Vélin d’Arches Rives (France), 280 g/m², handmade
Language:
Russian
Spartacus – “a historical novel on the ballet stage” – is one of the most striking and significant works by the composer Aram Khachaturian and has gained worldwide recognition. While the concept for Spartacus was under consideration, the idea arose of creating two books simultaneously with different artistic interpretations, and the publisher Piotr Suspitsyn decided to try the experiment.
An invitation to work on one of the editions was extended to Mamia Malazonia, a People’s Artist of Georgia and professor of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts. The illustrations for the other version of Spartacus were produced by the Russian artist Yuri Kuper.
The books differ in the artists’ approaches to the idea of illustration, the graphic techniques employed and the design. Mamia Malazonia’s Spartacus is closer in spirit to the first production of the ballet, staged by Leonid Yakobson, while Yuri Kuper’s was created under the influence of Yuri Grigorovich’s production. Each publication, though, is a masterfully executed work by an original artist and a fine example of contemporary book art.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Idea for the publication and financial support for the project — Roman Abramovich
Creator of the illustrations — Mamia Malazonia
Handwritten calligraphic score — Denis Lotarev
Layout — Yevgeny Bolshakov
Printing of the libretto — Sergei Yashin
Design of the cover and its metal elements — Pavel Yekushev
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
Musical consultant — Sergei Stadler
Project curator — Alexander Borodin
Idea for the publication and financial support for the project — Roman Abramovich
Creator of the illustrations — Mamia Malazonia
Handwritten calligraphic score — Denis Lotarev
Layout — Yevgeny Bolshakov
Printing of the libretto — Sergei Yashin
Design of the cover and its metal elements — Pavel Yekushev
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
Musical consultant — Sergei Stadler
Project curator — Alexander Borodin
The publication contains 40 handwritten pages of Khachaturian’s score produced by Denis Lotarev.
The source that he copied was the score in the Collected Works of Khachaturian (Vol. 11, Moscow: Muzgiz, 1982).
The text of the libretto was printed on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
The source that he copied was the score in the Collected Works of Khachaturian (Vol. 11, Moscow: Muzgiz, 1982).
The text of the libretto was printed on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
This publication includes 18 illustrations executed in a mixed technique by People’s Artist of Georgia Mamia Malazonia.
The book is bound in scarlet shagreen leather. The front cover is adorned by a cast copper relief in the form of the Roman Colosseum with a gladiator fight taking place in its arena. The studs on the back cover were made in the form of ancient coins.
On the spine there is a gladius, the battle sword of a Roman legionary, engraved with the title of the book.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
On the spine there is a gladius, the battle sword of a Roman legionary, engraved with the title of the book.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
About this edition
About this edition:
-
Year of publication:2014
-
Number of pages:102
-
Dimensions:380 × 500 mm
-
Paper:Vélin d’Arches Rives (France), 280 g/m², handmade
Language:
Russian
Spartacus – “a historical novel on the ballet stage” – is one of the most striking and significant works by the composer Aram Khachaturian and has gained worldwide recognition. While the concept for Spartacus was under consideration, the idea arose of creating two books simultaneously with different artistic interpretations, and the publisher Piotr Suspitsyn decided to try the experiment.
An invitation to work on one of the editions was extended to Mamia Malazonia, a People’s Artist of Georgia and professor of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts. The illustrations for the other version of Spartacus were produced by the Russian artist Yuri Kuper.
The books differ in the artists’ approaches to the idea of illustration, the graphic techniques employed and the design. Mamia Malazonia’s Spartacus is closer in spirit to the first production of the ballet, staged by Leonid Yakobson, while Yuri Kuper’s was created under the influence of Yuri Grigorovich’s production. Each publication, though, is a masterfully executed work by an original artist and a fine example of contemporary book art.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Idea for the publication and financial support for the project — Roman Abramovich
Creator of the illustrations — Mamia Malazonia
Handwritten calligraphic score — Denis Lotarev
Layout — Yevgeny Bolshakov
Printing of the libretto — Sergei Yashin
Design of the cover and its metal elements — Pavel Yekushev
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
Musical consultant — Sergei Stadler
Project curator — Alexander Borodin
Idea for the publication and financial support for the project — Roman Abramovich
Creator of the illustrations — Mamia Malazonia
Handwritten calligraphic score — Denis Lotarev
Layout — Yevgeny Bolshakov
Printing of the libretto — Sergei Yashin
Design of the cover and its metal elements — Pavel Yekushev
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
Musical consultant — Sergei Stadler
Project curator — Alexander Borodin
Text
The publication contains 40 handwritten pages of Khachaturian’s score produced by Denis Lotarev.
The source that he copied was the score in the Collected Works of Khachaturian (Vol. 11, Moscow: Muzgiz, 1982).
The text of the libretto was printed on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
The source that he copied was the score in the Collected Works of Khachaturian (Vol. 11, Moscow: Muzgiz, 1982).
The text of the libretto was printed on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
Illustrations
This publication includes 18 illustrations executed in a mixed technique by People’s Artist of Georgia Mamia Malazonia.
Binding
The book is bound in scarlet shagreen leather. The front cover is adorned by a cast copper relief in the form of the Roman Colosseum with a gladiator fight taking place in its arena. The studs on the back cover were made in the form of ancient coins.
On the spine there is a gladius, the battle sword of a Roman legionary, engraved with the title of the book.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
On the spine there is a gladius, the battle sword of a Roman legionary, engraved with the title of the book.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
Aram Khachaturian
SPARTACUS
A unique joint project of the publishing house and the Russia’s State Academic Bolshoi Theatre