Tatiana BRUNI (Russian, Saint Petersburg 1902 - 2001)
Tatiana BRUNI - "Legend of the Classical Opera and Ballet Design", renowned Russian painter, theater designer and graphic artist. She made many outstanding theater settings and costumes for the famous Mariinsky and Alexandrinsky Opera and Ballet houses in St. Petersburg. She was instrumental in developing the famous Constructivist Art Movement in early days of the Soviet Union. Tatiana BRUNI was the stage designer of the Kirov Ballet for over 50 years. She also designed the costumes of the famous "Bolt Ballet" by Shostakovich. Her paintings is highly regarded in the art world. Bruni’s beautiful paintings of the world of classical ballet and opera allow visitors to see the diamond reflection of the great heritage of the Kirov Ballet and Opera House’s past with the beautiful performance and vision of The Mariinsky Ballet moving towards a brilliant future.
In 2015 in The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington a lifetime exhibition of her art work that has never been seen before. It was from the private collection of a famous Russian artist who was a friend of Tatiana BRUNI.