Baron Munchausen key visual by Andrei Kovalev: an actor poses in an elaborate powdered wig and moustache as the Baron.

Baron Munchausen

In July 2018, the Pyotr Fomenko Workshop Theatre, Moscow, asked me to make key visuals for Baron Munchausen, a play for children.

The Baron sings from sheet music while a wolf plays guitar among brass instruments and gramophones.

The Baron sings from sheet music while a wolf plays guitar among brass instruments and gramophones.

Working with actor Karen Badalov, I made a set of shots of the fairy-tale hero’s adventures.

The Baron, in a fur hat and powdered wig, sits back in a carved wooden chair.

The Baron, in a fur hat and powdered wig, sits back in a carved wooden chair.

The Baron takes tea from a samovar with a bear, as bagels fly through the air.

The Baron plays chess with a horse-headed figure as giant chess pieces float around them.

The Baron takes tea from a samovar with a bear, as bagels fly through the air.

The Baron plays chess with a horse-headed figure as giant chess pieces float around them.

The project was supported by Broncolor.

A large-format camera on a tripod stands among the theatre’s seats.

A large-format camera on a tripod stands among the theatre’s seats.

Production crew

Concept and art direction: Andrei Kovalev · Producers: Arina Ruzheynikova, Polina Efremenko · Technical director: Timur Ivanov · BTS videographer: Sergey Panferov

The Baron writes with a quill as a horse-headed figure in a brocade coat looks over his shoulder.

The Baron writes with a quill as a horse-headed figure in a brocade coat looks over his shoulder.

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