It is with great pleasure we invite you to “All the world's a stage": Chagall, Tyshler And Our Own Fantasies from October 4-6 in San Mateo.
For Facebook page of the event click HERE
Event schedule:
OCTOBER 4, Friday:
18:30: Open Reception - champagne, wine and light snacks
19:00: Tour in Russian
19:30: Musical break featuring pieces by Shchedrin, Gavrilin (duet Yulia Garamova), and Mussorgsky - Irina Behrendt, piano
OCTOBER 5, Saturday:
2:00 PM: Tyshler and Chagall for children “Let’s Look At Art” (in English) with Natasha Makarenko
3:30–4:15 PM: Tour in Russian , Yulia Garamova
4:30–4:50 PM: Musical performance by students, laureates of international competitions: Camille Quinard, Yesenia Stankevich (composer), Eric Gabrilovich, piano
6:00–6:20 PM: Stage monologues from plays by Shakespeare, Mayakovsky and Chekhov, for which Tyshler created the scenery - Val Konovitch, actor and director in Theater You.
OCTOBER 6, Sunday:
2:00 PM: Tyshler and Chagall for children “Let’s Look At Art” (in English) with Natasha Makarenko
15:30 - 16:15: Tour in Russian , Yulia Garamova
16:30 - 16:50: Musical performance by students, laureates of international competitions: Melanie Clark, Daniel Strebulaev (Film Composer, formerly Youth Cultural Ambassador for San Mateo County), piano
Experience the magic of:
7 authentic graphic works by Alexander Tyshler
An authentic auto lithograph by Marc Chagall
And works by 23 California artists
While Marc Chagall needs no introduction, Alexander Tyshler, unfortunately, remains less known to many.
Tyshler's journey began with five years at the Kiev Art School, followed by the legendary VKHUTEMAS, under the guidance of masters like Exter and Favorsky. He later became a key figure in the “Society of Easel Artists” alongside friends Deineka and Pimenov. In Kyiv, he formed close friendships with Mandelstam and Ehrenburg, and in Moscow, with Mayakovsky, Yesenin, and Bagritsky.
Robert Falk praised Tyshler as a “sweet storyteller” and acclaimed his graphics for their perfection akin to Japanese calligraphy.
Anna Akhmatova treasured her portraits by Tyshler as among the most heartfelt.
A fascinating story involves Marc Chagall. In his early years, Tyshler was an ardent admirer of Chagall’s work. Yet, when Chagall visited Moscow in 1973, Tyshler did not rush to meet him, despite having saved Chagall’s panels after the destruction of the State Jewish Theater and donating them to the Tretyakov Gallery. Chagall wrote him a note with a drawing (a face):
“Moscow 1973
Dear Alek. Tyshler
Sweet artist, we are sending you — a thank you. I don’t know how to draw now, because I am excited — Marc Chagall.”
In 2017, the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts held a retrospective exhibition of Alexander Tyshler.
We seek to continue this tradition of theater, acting, and surrealism. We invited all artists who are ready to support this “phantasmagoric” theme with their works to participate.