Kramer, Victor Moiseevich

Born and raised in the city of Pskov . His father served as deputy commander of the Pskov Airborne Division, his mother is an actress of the Pskov Drama Theater (since 1961), Honored Artist of Russia Larisa Ivanovna Kramer. From school he was fond of music, sang, was going to become an actor. However, parents insisted that you first need to get another specialty. Kramer planned to enter the Leningrad Institute of Aviation Instrumentation, but changed his mind and began to study history and English at the Pskov Pedagogical Institute. After graduating from the institute in 1984, he voluntarily left to serve in the army, in the airborne troops. (In those days, such a phrase was incorrect.)

After the army, the director of the Pskov Drama Theater named after A.S. Pushkin Vadim Radun invited Kramer to stage fights for one of the performances. According to Kramer himself ^[1] , this was one of the reasons that prompted him to choose the theater profession. He entered the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography. N.K. Cherkasov, to the directorial workshop of G.A. Tovstonogov , which he graduated in 1991.

The first directorial work that brought Kramer success was the play “Farsi, or Medieval French Jokes” based on the farces of the XIV century, staged together with Gennady Trostyanetskoy at the Theater on Liteiny in 1991. The Arts Council was appointed at 9 am to approve the performance. Realizing that it was necessary to save the situation, Kramer decided to invite theatrical critics who did not immediately agree to come, but were surprised that the run took place at such an early hour in theatrical life. As a result, the hall was full. The performance was greeted with a bang, the Arts Council lasted only three minutes. The performance began to go on the stage of the theater. The name "Farce" then passed to the independent theater, created by Kramer in 1992.

Now the director lives in St. Petersburg. He heads the company Kramer & Co. Production, established in 1998, which specializes in organizing cultural and entertainment events.

In 2002, under the musical direction of Valery Gergiev, Kramer staged Mussorgsky’s opera Boris Godunov . Premiere at Teatro alla Scala (Milan) - April 12, at the Mariinsky Theater (St. Petersburg) - May 13. In 2003, the director staged "Ruslana and Lyudmila" Glinka at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, the premiere took place on April 23. A number of stage works were performed by Kramer & Co production.

On December 14, 2004, the premiere of the musical “Funny Guys” directed by Kramer based on the film “Funny Guys” by Grigory Alexandrov at the Vakhtangov Theater (Moscow) was held. December 9, 2005 - premiere in the Paris Chatelet Theater of the updated version of the opera Boris Godunov.

In 2013, Victor Moiseevich staged the musical “ Music of Silver Spokes ”, created based on the songs of Boris Grebenshchikov and the group “ Aquarium ”.

• 1998 - Laurence Olivier British Higher Theater Award for the play "Slava's snow show".
• 1998 - The highest international professional award of humor "Golden Ostap".
• 1999 - Award “Fringe first” (program “Fringe” of the Edinburgh Festival ) for the play “Fantasy, or Six Characters Awaiting the Wind”.
• 2001 - The main prize "Spectator Sympathy" of the International Festival "Baltic House" for the play "Stepanchikovo Village and its inhabitants" based on the novel by F. M. Dostoevsky.
• 2001 - Diploma winner of the St. Petersburg Golden Theater Prize in the nomination “Best Director of the Opera House” for the opera “Trojans” by Hector Berlioz.
• 2002 - Diploma winner of the Golden Mask National Award in the nominations for Best Director Director at the Opera House for the play Tsar Demyan (Mariinsky Theater).
• 2002 - Golden Sofit Award in the nomination "Best Opera Performance" for the play "Tsar Demyan".
• 2004 - Nomination for the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art for the preparation and conduct of anniversary events for the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg.
• 2007 - Golden Soffit Award, nomination for “Best Director's Work” for staging the performance “The Marriage of Figaro” ^[2] .