Dodin, Lev Abramovich

Lev Dodin was born in Stalin (now Novokuznetsk ), where his parents were evacuated. In 1945, the family returned to Leningrad . Since childhood, passionate about the theater, Lev Dodin, along with classmate Sergei Solovyov, studied at the Youth Creativity Theater (TUT) at the Leningrad Palace of Pioneers under the direction of Matvey Dubrovin . Immediately after school, in 1961, he entered the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography in the course of B.V. Zone ^[1] . Olga Antonova , Victor Kostetsky , Leonid Mozgovoy , Sergey Nadporozhsky , Natalya Tenyakova , Vladimir Tykke studied with the acting group here. But L. A. Dodin completed his studies a year later than his classmates in the directing department in the workshop of the Zone ^[2] .

After graduating from the institute in 1966 , Dodin made his debut as a director on the television play “First Love” based on the novel by I. S. Turgenev ^[1] . He worked in the Leningrad Youth Theater , where he staged, in particular, “ Our People — Let's Consider ” by A. N. Ostrovsky ( 1973 ) and several performances together with Zinovy ​​Korogodsky .

In 1967, Lev Dodin began to teach acting and directing at LGITMiK , brought up more than one generation of actors and directors.

In 1975-1979 he worked at the Drama and Comedy Theater at Liteiny , staged the performances "The Undergrowth " by D. I. Fonvizin , "Rose Berndt" by G. Hauptmann and others.

He staged performances on the Small Stage of the Bolshoi Theater — Oleg Konstantin ’s solo performance “The Meek” based on the novel by F. M. Dostoevsky (1981) ^[3] and in the Moscow Art Theater - “Lord Golovlev” based on the novel by M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin and Innokenty Smoktunovsky (1984), "Meek" with Oleg Borisov (1985).

In 1975, the production of the play “The Robber” based on the play by K. Chapek began the collaboration of Lev Dodin with the Maly Drama Theater . Since 1983 he is the artistic director of the theater, and since 2002 and director ^[1] .

In 1992, Lev Dodin and the theater he led were invited to join the Union of European Theaters, and in September 1998 the Maly Drama received the status of the Theater of Europe , the third, after the Odeon Theater in Paris and the Piccolo Theater of Giorgio Strelera ^[1] .

• Spouse - People's Artist of Russia Tatyana Shestakova .
• Brother - Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Corresponding Member of the RAS David Dodin ^[4] .
• Niece - Dean Dodina , Deputy Artistic Director of the Academic Maly Drama Theater - Theater of Europe.

He was married to actress Natalya Tenyakova .

Leningrad Youth Theater

• 1968 - "Our Circus" Composition and production of Z. Korogodsky, L. Dodin, V. M. Filshtinsky . Artist Z. Arshakuni
• 1969 - "Our, only ours ...". Composition and production of Z. Korogodsky, Dodin, V. Filshtinsky. Artist M. Azizyan
• 1970 - “Tales of Chukovsky” (“Our Chukovsky”). Composition and production of Z. Korogodsky, Dodin, V. Filshtinsky. Artists Z. Arshakuni, N. Polyakova, A. E. Porai-Koshits , V. Solovyova (under the direction of N. Ivanova)
• 1971 - "An open lesson." Composition and production of Z. Korogodsky, Dodin, V. Filshtinsky. Artist A. E. Porai-Kosits
• 1971 - “But what would you choose? ..” by A. Kurgatnikova. Artist M. Smirnov

Maly Drama Theater

• 1974 - The Robber K. Chapek . Design by E. Kochergin , costumes by I. Gabay
• 1977 - The Tattooed Rose by T. Williams . Design by M. Kataev, costumes by I. Gabay
• 1978 - “Appointment” by A. Volodin . Artist M. Kitaev
• 1979 - " Live and Remember " according to the story of V. Rasputin . Design by E. Kochergin, costumes by I. Gabay
• 1980 - “House” based on the novel by F. Abramov . Design by E. Kochergin, costumes by I. Gabay
• 1984 - “Bench” by A. Gelman . Director E. Arie . Artist D. A. Krymov (artistic director of the production)
• 1985 - “ Brothers and Sisters ” according to the trilogy of F. Abramov “Pryaslins”. Design by E. Kochergin, costumes by I. Gabay
• 1986 - "Lord of the Flies" based on the novel by W. Golding . Artist D. L. Borovsky
• 1987 - “Towards the Sun” based on one-act plays by A. Volodin . Artist M. Kitaev
• 1987 - “Stars in the morning sky” A. Galina . Director T. Shestakova. Artist A. E. Porai-Kosits (artistic director of the production)
• 1988 - “The Old Man” based on the novel by Yu. Trifonov . Design by E. Kochergin, costumes by I. Gabay
• 1988 - “Returned Pages” (literary evening). Staged by Dodin. Director V. Galendeev. Artist A. E. Porai-Kosits
• 1990 - “Gaudeamus” based on the novel by S. Kaledin “Stroybat”. Artist A. E. Porai-Kosits
• 1991 - “ Demons ” by F. M. Dostoevsky. Design by E. Kochergin, costumes by I. Gabay
• 1992 - “The Broken Pitcher” by G. von Kleist . Director V. Filshtinsky. Design by A. Orlov, costumes by O. Savarenskaya (artistic director of the production)
• 1994 - “Love under the Elms” by J. O'Neill . Design by E. Kochergin, costumes by I. Gabay
• 1994 - The Cherry Orchard by A.P. Chekhov. Design by E. Kochergin, costumes by I. Gabay
• 1994 - “Claustrophobia” based on contemporary Russian prose. Artist A. E. Porai-Kosits
• 1997 - “A play without a name ” by A.P. Chekhov. Design by A. E. Porai-Koshits , costumes by I. Tsvetkova
• 1999 - " Chevengur " by A.P. Platonov. Artist A. E. Porai-Kosits
• 2000 - "Molly Sweeney" B. Friel. Artist D. L. Borovsky
• 2001 - The Seagull by A.P. Chekhov. Artist A. E. Porai-Kosits
• 2002 - The Moscow Choir by L. Petrushevskaya (artistic director of the production
• 2003 - “ Uncle Vanya ” by A.P. Chekhov. Artist D. L. Borovsky
• 2006 - King Lear by W. Shakespeare. Artist D. L. Borovsky
• 2007 - “ Life and Fate ” according to V. S. Grossman , staged by L. Dodin.
• 2007 - “Warsaw Melody” by L. Zorin (artistic director of the production) The idea of ​​scenography by D. L. Borovsky ; Artist A.E. Porai-Kosice .
• 2008 - “A Long Journey into the Night” by J. O'Neill
• 2008 - The Fruitless Efforts of Love by W. Shakespeare
• 2009 - “Lord of the Flies” by W. Golding. Scenography and costumes D. L. Borovsky ; implementation of scenography by A. E. Porai-Kosits .
• 2009 - “Beautiful Sunday for a Broken Heart” by T. Williams. Artist Alexander Borovsky.
• 2010 - “ Three Sisters ” by A.P. Chekhov.
• 2011 - “Portrait with the Rain” according to the script of A. Volodin . Artist A. Borovsky
• 2012 - " Cunning and love " by F. Schiller . Artist A. Borovsky
• 2013 - “The Enemy of the People ” by G. Ibsen
• 2014 - The Cherry Orchard by A.P. Chekhov

Other theaters

• 1975 - The Rose of Bernd by G. Hauptmann . Artist L. Mikhailov. - Leningrad Regional Drama and Comedy Theater .
• 1977 - The Undergrowth by D. Fonvizin . Design by E. Kochergin, costumes by I. Gabay. - Leningrad Regional Drama and Comedy Theater.
• 1980 - “Continuation of Don Juan” by E. Radzinsky . Design by M. Kitaev, costumes by O. Savarenskaya. - Leningrad Comedy Theater .
• 1981 - " Meek " by F. M. Dostoevsky . Design by E. Kochergin, costumes by I. Gabay. - Leningrad Bolshoi Drama Theater. M. Gorky .
• 1984 - “ Lord Golovlev ” according to M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin . Design by E. Kochergin, costumes by I. Gabay. Moscow Art Theater M. Gorky .
• 1985 - "Meek" by F. M. Dostoevsky. Design by E. Kochergin , costumes by I. Gabay. - Moscow Art Theater. M. Gorky
• 2017 - The Queen of Spades by P.I. Tchaikovsky . Conductor M. Yurovsky . Artist D. Borovsky . - Bolshoi Theater , Moscow ^[5]

Foreign productions

• 1986 - “Bankrupt” (“Our People — Let's Count!”) By A. N. Ostrovsky. Design by E. Kochergin, costumes by I. Gabay. - National Theater, Helsinki, Finland.
• 1995 - "Electra" by R. Strauss . Conductor K. Abbado . Artist D.L. Borovsky . - Salzburg Easter Festival.
• 1996 - "Electra" R. Strauss. Conductor K. Abbado. Artist D.L. Borovsky . - Theater Communal, Florentine Musical May.
• 1998 - “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk County” by D. D. Shostakovich . Conductor S. Bychkov. Artist D.L. Borovsky . - Theater Communal, Florentine Musical May.
• 1998 - The Queen of Spades by P. I. Tchaikovsky. Conductor S. Bychkov. Artist D.L. Borovsky . - Netherlands Opera ( Stopera ), Amsterdam.

• Honored Artist of the RSFSR ( 1986 )
• People's Artist of the Russian Federation ( October 26, 1993 ) - for great merits in the field of theatrical art ^[6]
• USSR State Prize (1986) - for the performances "House" and "Brothers and Sisters" based on the works of F. A. Abramov at the Maly Drama Theater
• The State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art of 1992 ( December 25, 1992 ) - for the play “We have been given young years for fun” based on the novel by S. Kaledin “Stroybat” at the Maly Drama Theater, St. Petersburg ^[7]
• The State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art of 2002 ( June 5, 2003 ) - for the performance of the Academic Maly Drama Theater - Theater of Europe "Moscow Choir" ^[8]
• State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art of 2015 ( June 9, 2016 ) - for its contribution to the development of domestic and world theater art ^[9]
• Prize of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art of 2000 ( April 25, 2001 ) ^[10]
• Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of culture ( December 17, 2014 ) - for the creation of the play "Cunning and Love" based on the tragedy of F. Schiller ^[11]
• Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” III degree ( March 24, 2009 ) - for his great contribution to the development of domestic theater art and many years of creative activity ^[12]
• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree ( May 9, 2004 ) - for his great contribution to the development of theatrical art ^[13]
• Order of Honor ( February 3, 2015 ) - for great merits in the development of national culture and art, broadcasting, the press and many years of fruitful activity ^[14]
• Officer of the Order of Arts and Literature ( France , 1994) - for his enormous contribution to the cooperation of Russian and French cultures
• Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy ( Italy , December 12, 2016 ) ^{[15] [16]}
• European Theater Award (2000)
• George Tovstonogov Prize (2002)
• Honorary Doctor SPbGUP (2006)
• Prize of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia “Person of the Year” (2007)
• Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts ^[17]
• Honorary President of the Union of European Theaters (2012)
• Theater prize "Golden Spotlights" (2013) ^{[18] [19]}

• Dodin L.A. A journey without end. Immersion in the worlds. “Three Sisters” / Recording of rehearsals and compilation by Anna Ogibina. - St. Petersburg: Baltic Seasons, 2011 .-- 408 p. - ISBN 978-5-903368-59-4
• Dodin L.A. A journey without end. Immersion in the worlds. Chekhov / Recording of rehearsals and compilation by Anna Ogibina. - SPb .: Baltic seasons. 2010. - ISBN 978-5-903368-45-7
• Dodin L.A. A journey without end. Immersion in Worlds / Recording of rehearsals and compilation by Anna Ogibina. - St. Petersburg: Baltic Seasons, 2009 .-- 432 p. - 48 ill. - ISBN 978-5-903368-28-0
• Dodin L.A. A journey without end. Dialogues with the world / Comp. A. Ogibina. - SPb. : The Baltic Seasons, 2009 .-- 546 p. - ISBN 978-5-903368-19-8
• Dodin L. A. Rehearsals of a play without a title / Lit. recording rehearsals A. Ogibina. - SPb. : The Baltic Seasons, 2004 .-- 480 p. - ISBN 5-902675-01-4
• Lev Dodin. Journey Without End. Reflections and Memoirs. Platonov Observed: Rehearsal Notes / Foreword by Peter Brook. London: Tantalus Books, 2005.
• Dodin L.A. Immersion in the worlds. “Cherry Orchard” / Recording of rehearsals and comp. A. Ogibina. - SPb .: Baltic seasons. - 2016 .-- 476 p.

• Galendeev V.N. Method and school of L. Dodin. SPb., 2004;
• Shevtsova M. Dodin and the Maly Drama Theater: process to performance. L., 2004.

• Transmission "Difiramb": Lev Dodin
• The official biography on the website of the Maly Drama Theater .
• The latest story. Lev Dodin (Sobaka.ru)