Kolya Bagdasaryan

03 · Work

Mephistopheles

Exploring character through movement and stage presence.

Year
2025–26
Place
Obraztsov Puppet Theatre
Format
Choreographic production
Duration
90 min · 2 min video excerpt
Role
Lead role — Mephistopheles
The creative team rehearses with a puppet while Mephistopheles stands beside the scene.

Kolya Bagdasaryan performs the leading role of Mephistopheles in Scenes from the Life of Doctor Faust, a choreographic production at the Obraztsov Puppet Theatre. This work brings a theatrical dimension to his wider artistic practice, connecting physical expression and character with his ongoing interest in attention and presence.

Process

Working within a choreographed production, Kolya explores how a defined role can remain responsive to the present moment.

Attention to the body and timing, together with listening and a responsive relationship to other performers, connects the physical detail of the character with the shared life of the stage.

Kolya Bagdasaryan as Mephistopheles in a dark costume, holding both hands beside his face.

Media

Team

Director

Egor Druzhinin

Costume Designer

Irena Belousova

Co-Director

Maxim Kustov

Production Designer

Viktor Nikonenko

Mephistopheles

Kolya Bagdasaryan

Stage Photographs

Stage director and choreographer Egor Druzhinin in a dark shirt and round glasses.
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