Lev Dodin

Lev Abramovich Dodin (Russian: Лев Абрамович Додин, born 1944) is a modern Russian theater director, the leader of Saint Petersburg Maly Drama Theater.

Biography

Lev Dodin was born in Novokuznetsk in 1944. He first experienced theatrical production as a child at the Theater of Youth Creativity (1957-1962) directed by Matvey Dubrovin. Studied at Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinema under Boris Sohn and Georgy Tovstonogov which he graduated in 1966.

Between 1966 and 1982 he was a guest director in different theaters of Russia and abroad including Theater of Youth Creativity, Gorky Theater, MKhAT, Finnish National Theatre, Salzburg Festival, Florence Musical May festival, Milan La Scala.

In 1975 he started his work at Maly Drama Theater. In 1982 he became the artistic director of the theater and has led the theater since then.

Among Dodin' major works are:

Brothers and Sisters by Fedor Abramov - a monumental show more than 8 hours long;
The House by Fedor Abramov
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Stars in the Morning Sky by Alexander Galin
Chevengur by Andrei Platonov
The Devils by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov

and many others.

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Honours and awards

Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd and 4th classes
Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (France)
People's Artist of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation State Prize, twice (1992 and 2003).
Prize of the President of the Russian Federation
USSR State Prize
2001 Europe Theatre Prize.[1]

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References

VIII Europe Theatre Prize / Reasons Europe Theatre Prize

External links

Dodin's page on his theater site

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[1] VIII Europe Theatre Prize / Reasons Europe Theatre Prize