Farewell to the People's Artist of Russia, one of the founders of the Koleso Theater Yevgeny Knyazev will be held on October 25
Farewell to the People's Artist of Russia
The farewell ceremony for the People's Artist of Russia, one of the founders of the Koleso Theater Yevgeny Knyazev, will be held on October 25 at 11:00 in the building of the Koleso Theater.Yevgeny Vladimirovich Knyazev died on October 20 at the age of 61 after a serious illness.
Biography of Evgeny Vladimirovich Knyazev
Yevgeny Knyazev was born on May 30, 1961 in the city of Kuibyshev (now Samara).
In 1983 he graduated from the Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography (now the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts), the acting department (workshop of Professor Grigory Kozintsev).
Since 1988 he has been the chief director of the Koleso Theater, which he founded together with Galina Volchek. Since 1995 - artistic director of the theater.
Awards and titles
People's Artist of Russia (2006).
Winner of the "Golden Mask" theater award in the nomination "Best Director" (1998, for the play "The Ugly").
Winner of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of theatrical art (2003, for the play "The Ugly").
Farewell ceremony
The farewell ceremony will be held on October 25 at 11:00 in the building of the Koleso Theater.
The address of the theater: Moscow, st. B. Spasskaya, 15.
