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[PRE-SCHOOL PERFORMANCE ON INDUSTRIALISATION] Smotr gigantov SSSR. Muzlitmontazh dlia shkol'nikov [i.e. Show of Giants of the USSR. The Musical and Literary Montage] / A. Shenberg, K. Nazarevich

Moscow: Muzizdat, 1931. Item #754

24 pp. 25,5x18 cm. In original constructivist style wrappers. In very good condition.

First and only edition. One of 10 000 copies. Very rare.
This is an unprecedented screenplay for the children’s celebration of the 14th Anniversary of the October Revolution. It should be performed by children on the stage together with spectators. The topic of this event was the major achievements of industrialization including Donbas coal mining region, Stalingrad tractor plant and Dnieper hydroelectric station. The performance meant that all of these points were visited by a selected group of children who checked the progress of industrial development.
The screenplay contains three acts connected with eight songs (all sheet music are printed at the end of this book, except ‘The Internationale’ anthem which ends the show). The notes for pedagogue are published, including advice what music should be played and how to organize the decorations like the moving and fixed tractors, railway station, etc.

Not in the Worldcat.

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