The Crystal Turandot Awards are Russian theatre awards created in 1991. They are awarded at the

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, where the winner receives a crystal figurine of Princess Turandot, the main character of ''

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'', a play first staged at the theatre in 1922. It has been described as the highest theatre prize of Moscow.

Past winners

*In 1993, dancers

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and Vladimir Vasiliev won the award for theatre arts. Theatre and film director

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won an award. *In 1997/8, Dmitry Nazarov was awarded Best Actor, for playing Satin in the play '' TSATRA''. *In 2008, Boris Messerer won a Crystal Turandot. * In 2010, Armenian actor

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won the award. *In 2012, Vakhtangov Theatre's oldest actress, 96-year-old Galina Konovalova, was honoured with the award in the Honour and Dignity category. Actor

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also received an award. *In 2016, Vladimir Simonov was awarded the prize.

References

{{reflist Russian theatre awards