Adolf Yakovlevich Shapiro (born July 4, 1939 , Kharkov , Ukrainian SSR ) is a Soviet, Latvian [1] and Russian director , theater teacher, playwright, professor. People's Artist of the Latvian SSR ( 1986 ), Honored Artist of the Russian Federation ( 2019 ). Laureate of the State Prize of the Latvian SSR.
| Adolf Yakovlevich Shapiro | |||||
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| Date of Birth | July 4, 1939 (aged 80) | ||||
| Place of Birth | Kharkov , Ukrainian SSR , USSR | ||||
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Russia | ||||
| Profession | theater director , teacher, playwright | ||||
| Years of activity | since 1962 | ||||
| Theatre | Riga Youth Theater; State Youth Theater of the Latvian SSR named after the Lenin Komsomol | ||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Ranks and awards
- 3 Performances
- 3.1 Riga
- 3.2 Moscow
- 3.3 Samara
- 3.4 St. Petersburg
- 3.5 Tallinn
- 3.6 Performances abroad
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
- 6 References
Biography
Adolf Shapiro graduated from the directing department of the Kharkov Theater Institute , then continued his studies in Moscow at the M. Knebel Higher Director's Laboratory. [2]
From 1962 to 1992 he worked in Latvia, where he headed the State Theater for Young Spectators of the Latvian SSR named after the Lenin Komsomol (Youth Theater). [3] Among the most significant works of A. Shapiro: “ Ivanov ” and “Leshiy” by A. Chekhov , “City at the Dawn” by A. Arbuzov , “Forest” by A. Ostrovsky , “The Golden Horse” by J. Rainis, “Per Gunt” G. Ibsen, “The Prince of Homburg” by G. Kleist , “ Fear and Despair in the Third Empire ” by B. Brecht , “And Tomorrow Was the War” by B. Vasiliev , “Democracy” by I. Brodsky and other performances.
This theater, which has two buildings and two troupes (Russian and Latvian), had a unique organizational structure and was widely known both in the country and abroad. He was a graduate of numerous international festivals, specially for him, plays were written by major Russian playwrights. [3]
In Rome at the European Festival "Theater on the Screen" received the Grand Prix and the Gold Medal for "The Invention of the Waltz" by V. Nabokov .
Adolf Shapiro taught at the Riga Conservatory, where he graduated from three acting courses and one directing.
In 1990, he was elected World President of the International Association of Theaters for Children and Youth (ASSITEZH) , since 1994 he has been President of the Russian Center for ASSITEZH. [four]
Since 1993, Adolf Shapiro has been working as an independent director and theater educator.
He taught and taught master classes in (in):
- USA - Harvard University, Carnegie Mellon University, Indianapol University, University of Chicago [3]
- Germany - Berlin, Bad Permont, Munich, Bavarian National Theater [2]
- Poland - Theater "Hunting"
- Israel - Gesher Theater, Yiddishpil Theater
- France - National Higher School of Arts and Technology of the Theater ENSATT (Lyon)
- Italy - Bi-annual Festival METHODIKA [3]
- Brazil - Theatrical Company FunArte
He works a lot in Estonia. [4] In 2003, he was elected Honorary Doctor of the Performing Arts Department of the Tallinn Theater Academy and Viljandi College of Art.
In 2007 he was appointed head of art projects of the Theater of Young Spectators. A. A. Bryantsev .
In 2011, he was elected Honorary Doctor of the Shanghai Theater Academy.
He is the author of plays in Russia and abroad and the books "Antr-Act", "How the Curtain Closed" (Prize of the magazine "Friendship of Peoples" for the best publication of the year).
In connection with the 70th anniversary, he received a congratulation from the President of Russia. [5]
Ranks and Awards
- People's Artist of the Latvian SSR (1986)
- Laureate of the State Prize of Latvia [3]
- Laureate of the International Prize. K.S. Stanislavsky
- Laureate of the Moscow City Hall Prize in the field of literature and art (the play "The Last" by M. Gorky Theater Studio n / r O. P. Tabakova)
- Laureate of the Baltic House Festival (best directorial work, the performance The Three Stern Opera by B. Brecht, Linnate Theater, Tallinn) [6]
- Winner of the Prize of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia “ Nail of the Season ” - Grand Prix (performance of the Maly Theater of Russia “Children of the Sun” by M. Gorky)
- Literary prize of the magazine "Friendship of Peoples" for the best publication of the year (the book "How the curtain closed").
- Order of the Terra Mariana Pro for contribution to the culture of the state of Estonia (2002) [2]
- National Theater Award “Golden Mask” (2010) - opera “Lucia di Lammermur” G. Donetsetti ( Musical Theater named after KS Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko ) - the best opera performance
- Order of Friendship ( February 24, 2011 ) - for merits in the development of domestic culture and art, many years of fruitful activity [7] .
- The Order of Three Stars of the III degree for contribution to the culture of the state of Latvia (2011).
- Prize of Speedol.
- Laureate of the audience’s prize “Live Theater” in the nomination “Director: masters” (2012).
- Honored Artist of the Russian Federation ( June 13, 2019 ) - for his great contribution to the development of national culture and art, many years of fruitful activity [8] .
Performances
Riga
- “Twenty Years Later” by M. A. Svetlova (1964)
- The City at Dawn by A. Arbuzov (1970)
- "Chukokkala" (based on the works of K. I. Chukovsky , 1971)
- 1972 - “A man who looks like himself” Zinovy Paperny - Riga Youth Theater
- The Prince of Homburg by G. Kleist (1980)
- “The Winner” A. Arbuzova (1982)
- The Torn Cloak by S. Benelli (1984)
- The Forest by A. N. Ostrovsky (1984)
- “Tomorrow was a war” according to B. Vasiliev (1986)
- "Ivanov" A. Chekhov
- "Leshy" A. Chekhov
- “Democracy!” By I. Brodsky (1991)
In Latvian:
- The Golden Horse by J. Rainis
- "Snow Mountains" G. Pryde
- Peer Gynt by G. Ibsen
- "Living Water" Pour
- “Fear and Despair of the Third Empire” by B. Brecht
Moscow
Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov
- 1988 - “The Cabal of the Holy ” by M. Bulgakov
- 2004 - The Cherry Orchard by A. P. Chekhov [9] [10]
- 2010 - The Cliff by I. Goncharov; [3] performance - nominee of the national theater prize "Golden Mask". Golden Mask for Best Actress - O. Yakovleva (Grandmother)
- 2015 - Mephisto based on Klaus Mann’s novel Mephistopheles
State Academic Theater named after E. Vakhtangov
- The Boar by V. Rozov
- 1994 - Sweet Liar by Jerome Kilti
Russian Academic Youth Theater
- "Princess of Dreams" E. Rostan
- 2011 - “Rock`n`roll” by T. Stoppard
Moscow Theater "Et Cetera"
- 2007 - Ray Bradbury 's 451 degrees Fahrenheit
- 2018 - “It is (if you think so)”, Luigi Pirandello .
Bolshoi Theater of Russia
- 2016 - opera Manon Lesko by Giacomo Puccini . The part of Manon Lesko was performed by Anna Netrebko .
Other theaters
- "The Last" by M. Gorky ( Studio Theater under the direction of Oleg Tabakov , 1995) - nominee of the national theater award and the Golden Mask festival. The Golden Mask - the best female role - O. Yakovleva (Sofya Kolomiytseva), the special jury prize - O. Tabakov (for playing the role of Ivan Kolomiytsev).
- “At the bar of a Tokyo hotel” by T. Williams ( Vl. Mayakovsky Theater , 1996)
- “ At the Bottom ” by M. Gorky ( Studio Theater under the direction of Oleg Tabakov , 2000) - nominee of the Golden Mask National Theater Award.
- “Children of the Sun” by M. Gorky ( Maly Theater of Russia , 2008) - STD RF Prize “Nail of the Season” Grand Prix.
- “Lucia di Lammermoor” by G. Donetsetti ( Musical Theater named after KS Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko , 2009) - “Golden Mask” - for the best opera performance.
Samara
- “Bumbarash” musical by Yu. Kim and V. Dashkevich ( Samara Theater of Young Spectators “SamArt” , 1997), the performance is a nominee of the national theater award and the Golden Mask festival. Award for the best work of the artist - Y. Kharikov
- “ Mother Courage ” by B. Brecht ( Samara Theater of Young Spectators “SamArt” , 2001), the performance is a nominee of the national theater award and the Golden Mask festival. Award for the best work of the artist - Y. Kharikov
St. Petersburg
- “The Cherry Orchard” by A. Chekhov ( Bolshoi Theater named after Tovstonogov )
- "Forest" A. Ostrovsky ( Bolshoi Theater named after Tovstonogov ) [4]
- "King Lear" by V. Shakespeare ( Theater of Young Spectators named after A. A. Bryantsev ) - "Golden Spotlight" for Best Actor - Sergey Dreyden - Lear
- “Dandelion Wine, or Freeze” (Theater of Young Spectators named after A. A. Bryantsev)
Tallinn
- The Cherry Orchard A. Chekhov ( State Theater for Young Spectators of the Estonian SSR )
- “Three Sisters” A. Chekhov ( Tallinn State Academic Drama Theater named after V. Kingisepp )
- “Living Corpse” L. Tolstoy (Tallinn State Academic Drama Theater named after V. Kingisepp)
- “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf” E. Olby ( Pärnu Drama Theater named after Lydia Koidula )
- Three-Penny Opera B. Brecht ( Tallinn Linnate Theater ) - Laureate of the Baltic House Festival, award for best directing, 1998. [6]
- “Fathers and Sons” I. Turgenev, (Tallinn Linnate Theater, 2003) - Estonian Culture Foundation Prize for the best performance
- “This is so, if it seems so to you” L.Pirandello (Tallinn Linnate Theater, 2006)
- “Return to the Father” M. Kõiv (Tallinn Linnate Theater, 2015) [11]
Performances abroad
- Venezuela - The Examiner, N. Gogol
- Nicaragua - The Cherry Orchard, A. Chekhov [2]
- USA - “Three Sisters”, A. Chekhov
- Poland - “Danish History” based on G. H. Andersen
- Israel - The Three-Penny Opera, B. Brecht, Last Love, I. B. Singer
- France - “The actor’s work on himself”, K. Stanislavsky, “This is so, if it seems so to you”, L. Pirandello
- Brazil - Chekhov's Space
- Greece - The Rose, M. Sherman
Notes
- ↑ Šapiro: Atjaunots taisnīgums pret Jaunatnes teātri 11/22/2011 Vita Krauja
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Adolf Shapiro on the site of the theater "Et cetera"
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adolf Shapiro on the Moscow Art Theater website Chekhov
- ↑ 1 2 3 Adolf Shapiro on the website of the Youth Theater named after Bryantseva
- ↑ Medvedev congratulated Shapiro on his anniversary (inaccessible link)
- ↑ 1 2 Touring | City Theater . www.linnateater.ee. Date of treatment March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of February 24, 2011 No. 228 “On Awarding with State Prizes of the Russian Federation”
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated June 13, 2019 No. 274 “On Awarding with State Prizes of the Russian Federation”
- ↑ - “The Cherry Orchard” - program, press
- ↑ - “The Cherry Orchard” - press
- ↑ Return to Father | City theater
Literature
- Krymova N.A. Adolf Shapiro // Portraits of directors. Issue 4. - M .: "Art", 1986. - S. 99-133 .