Simonova, Nika

• The author of the play “Frida. Life in color ”, dedicated to the life and work of the famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo . Since April 8, 2018 the play “Frida. Life is in color ” ^[1] goes on the Simonov stage ^{[2] of the} State Academic Theater named after Evgenia Vakhtangova , Director Leyla Abu al-Kishek, performer of the role of Frida - Adeline Gizatullina.
• The author of the play “Nizhinsky. Dance of the Sun ”, dedicated to the life and work of the famous Russian dancer Vaclav Nizhinsky . Premiere of the play “Nizhinsky. A brilliant idiot ”based on the play by Nika Simonova“ Nizhinsky. Dance of the Sun ” ^[3] - March 13-14, 2019 at the State Academic Theater named after Eugene Vakhtangov .
• The author of verses of the holographic musical "Sasha | Alex" ^[4] . The premiere took place on January 2, 2019 in Izvestia.hall, directed by Alexei Sechenov.
• The author of the poetry of the musical on ice by Tatyana Navka “The Scarlet Flower” ^[5] . Premiere - December 25, 2018, directed by Alexei Sechenov .
• Winner of the show of young poets "Pushkin's Grandmother" ^[6] on the channel " Moscow-24 ", 2014.
• In 2018, Nika Simonova’s poems were included in the publication “Living Poets” by the exmo publishing house ^[7] along with other poets ( Diana Arbenina , Dmitry Vodennikov , Ilya Chert , Boris Grebenshchikov ).
• He is a teacher of creative workshops for young people, including a meeting of young poets at the Moscow House of Nationalities ^[8] , his own program as part of further education at the Pushkin Institute ^[9] , and the social project “Poetry for Students” at the Bashkir Academy of Public Administration and Management under To the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan ^[10] , master classes at the Fast and the Furious forum ^[11] .
• Leading at the All-Russian competition of youth copyright projects and projects in the field of education in 2015 at the RANEPA ^[12] .
• Lecturer at the Republican competition of professional television journalists “Prime Time” in Ufa ^[13] .
• Member of the jury of the Tenth International Multimedia Contest “Living Word” in Boldino in 2015 ^[14] , the chairman of the jury is Zakhar Prilepin .
• Nika Simonova is one of five poets ^[15] who read their poems on October 21, 2017 at the Bolshoi stadium in Sochi at the close of the World Festival of Youth and Students ^[16] . In 1985, when the World Festival was held in the USSR, poets also addressed the thousands of foreign guests at the stadium: Robert Rozhdestvensky , Evgeny Yevtushenko , Bulat Okudzhava , Sheimas Heaney , Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan were invited.

• Husband Nikolai Vasiliev, TV journalist, producer
• Daughter of Rad Vasiliev (born in 2016)
• Son Peter Vasiliev (2018 year of birth)

In 2015 she graduated from the poetry department of the Literary Institute. A. M. Gorky .

1. Metro newspaper about Nika Simonova, winner of the Pushkin Grandmother project https://m.metronews.ru/novosti/moscow/reviews/babushkoy-pushkina-stala-molodaya-poetessa-1144963/
2. An article about the upcoming play “Frida. Life in color » http://worldrusnews.ru/?p=16804
3. Review of the play “Frida. Life in color ”based on the play by Nika Simonova http://www.rewizor.ru/theatre/catalog/teatr-im-vahtangova/frida-jizn-v-tsvete/retsenzii/ty-vsegda-budesh-myatejnoy-zarey/
4. Top 5 performances of May 2018 according to Plugged In https://pluggedin.ru/open/kuda-poyti-v-teatr-v-mae-5-samyh-interesnyh-spektakley-moskva-10652
5. Komsomolskaya Pravda about the project "Grandma Pushkin" https://www.chel.kp.ru/daily/26193.2/3080684/