Smirnov, Igor Valentinovich (choreographer)

In 1944 he graduated from the Moscow Choreographic School (teacher N.I. Tarasov ).

In 1944-1949 he worked as a choreographer of the Opera Studio at the Moscow Conservatory .

In 1951 he graduated from the choreography department of GITIS (course R.V. Zakharova ).

In 1953-1954 he worked as a choreographer and teacher in Romania, in 1963-1964 - in Japan, in Mongolia and Argentina.

In 1958-1960, 1962, 1964-1967 he was the main choreographer of the Musical Theater of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Petrozavodsk).

In 1960-1961 - the main choreographer of the Theater. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko .

In 1967-1989 - Professor, Head of the Choreography Department of the Moscow Institute of Culture .

The work of I.V. Smirnov is characterized by a desire for a plot-developed drama of ballet performances, a combination of classical dance choreography with national folklore.

Theatrical work

• “The Bronze Horseman ” by R. Glier (Tashkent, 1950; Bucharest, 1954) - director
• “ Masquerade ” by L. Laputin (Tashkent, 1958; Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theater, 1961; Petrozavodsk, 1965) - director
• " Sampo " G.-R. Sinisalo (Petrozavodsk, 1959) - screenwriter, director
• Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky (Petrozavodsk, 1960 ^[1] ; Tokyo, 1963) - director
• “I remember a wonderful moment” G.-R. Sinisalo (Kazan, 1962; Kharkov, 1963) - screenwriter, director
• “Stronger than love” G.-R. Sinisalo (Petrozavodsk, 1966) - director
• Giselle by A. Adana (Petrozavodsk, 1967) - director
• "Water" E. Bakirova (Kazan, 1970) - screenwriter, director
• "Kizhi legend" G.-R. Sinisalo (Petrozavodsk, 1973) - screenwriter, director

Movie Roles

• 1938 - Gorky's childhood - Lenka
• 1940 - Yakov Sverdlov - Lenka Sukhov in childhood
• 1940 - Timur and his team - Sima Simakov, talkative Timurovets

Selected Publications

• Smirnov I.V. Art of the choreographer: [Textbook. allowance for cult.-clearance. Fak. universities of culture and arts]. - M .: Education, 1986. - 190 p.
• Smirnov I.V. … dancing Karelia: Notes and reflections of the choreographer. - Petrozavodsk: Karelia, 1977 .-- 158 p. - 5,000 copies.
  • 2nd ed., Rev. and add. - Petrozavodsk: Karelia, 1981. - 190 p. - 3000 copies.

He published articles in periodicals on choreography.

• Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1959)
• State Prize of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic G. Tukai (1973) - for the production and libretto of the ballet "Water" by E. Bakirova at the Tatar State Opera and Ballet Theater named after M. Jalil
• Honored Artist of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1974)
• State Prize of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1974) - for the production and libretto of the ballet "Kizhi Legend" by Helmer Sinisalo at the Musical Theater of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
• People's Artist of the RSFSR (1978)
• State Prize of the RSFSR them. M.I. Glinka (1986)

• Khachaturian A. Poetry, music, dance // "T". - 1959. - No. 5.
• Shumekaya N. Art of the country “Kalevala” // “SM”. - 1959. - No. 11.
• Kuznetsova I. Igor Smirnov sets the ballet // "SM". - 1966. - No. 8.
• Kolosyonok S. Theater of our city. - Petrozavodsk, 1977.
• Lutskaya E. “The Kizhi legend” in Petrozavodsk // “MF”. - 1973. - No. 17.
• Gendeleva Yu. Musical Theater of Karelia: Essay on History. - Petrozavodsk, 2009.

• Igor Smirnov (neopr.) . Gabdulla Tukai is a great Tatar poet. Date of treatment February 12, 2013. Archived February 16, 2013.