Andrey Moguchy

Andrey Anatolyevich Moguchy (Russian: Андрей Анатольевич Могучий; born November 23, 1961 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian theatre director, primarily known for his work in drama theatre. Since 2013, Andrey Moguchy is the artistic director of the Bolshoi Drama in St. Petersburg.[1] As of 2016, Andrey Moguchy is a professor at St. Petersburg Theatre Academy.

Andrey Moguchy
Andrey Moguchy in 2016
Born(1961-11-23)23 November 1961
Leningrad, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
OccupationTheatre director
Years active1989 – present

Life and career

Andrey Moguchy has graduated from Leningrad Institute of Aerospace Instrumentation in 1984. He has then decided to pursue a career in arts and culture, and obtained a degree from Leningrad Institute of Culture as a stage director, and an actor. In 1990, Moguchy has established independent theatre company Formal Theatre.[2]

Since 1990, Moguchy has staged productions in many of the leading theatre in Russia, and across Europe, including Alexandrinsky Theatre, Finnish Theatre Academy, Theatre of Nations. He has staged operas, including a production with Valery Gergiev, and a dance gala at the Mariinsky Theatre for Diana Vishneva.[3]

In 2013, Moguchy has been appointed artistic director of the Bolshoi Drama Theatre in St. Petersburg. In 2018, he developed a multimedia installation at the St. Petersburg Manege honouring hundredth anniversary of the museums in former royal residencies in Tsarskoe Selo, Pavlovsk, Peterhof and Gatchina.[4]

Selected awards

References
  1. "Большой драматический театр: Андрей Анатольевич Могучий".
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2016-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Diana Vishneva". www.mariinsky.ru. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  4. "'To Keep for Eternity' Joins Museum and Theater". themoscowtimes.com. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  5. "Андрей Могучий". Golden Mask. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  6. "XIV Europe Theatre Prize and XII Europe Prize New Theatrical Realities". Retrieved 2016-07-09.
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