"To be different from everyone else is a sign of talent": Artistic Director of the Theater "Near Stanislavsky's House" Yury Pogrebniczko celebrates his anniversary

The outstanding theater director Yury Pogrebniczko celebrates his 75th birthday.

The Artistic Director of the Theater "Near Stanislavsky's House", Honored Artist of Russia, laureate of the RF Government Prize in the field of culture Yury Pogrebniczko turned 75 years old on August 19. His unusual theater is known not only within the country but also beyond its borders. The performances staged by Pogrebniczko have repeatedly become laureates and diploma winners of prestigious theatrical awards.

An outstanding theater director of our time

Yury Pogrebniczko was born on August 19, 1947, in the village of Gremyachka, Lipetsk Region. In 1973, he graduated from the acting department of the GITIS, and in 1988 - from the directing department of GITIS. Since 1989, he has been the Artistic Director of the Moscow Regional Theater "Near Stanislavsky's House" (until 1991 - the Moscow Regional Drama Theater named after A. Ostrovsky).

Among his productions are "The Inspector General" by N. Gogol, "Uncle Vanya" by A. Chekhov, "The Seagull" by B. Akunin, "The Master and Margarita" by M. Bulgakov, "The Cherry Orchard" by A. Chekhov, "Chapaev and Void" by V. Pelevin, "The Man from Podolsk" by D. Danilov, "The Seagull" by A. Chekhov, "The Cherry Orchard" by A. Chekhov, "The Brothers Karamazov" by F. Dostoevsky, and others. In 2019, for his great contribution to the development of theatrical art, Yury Pogrebniczko was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

In 2022, the theater under the direction of Yury Pogrebniczko became a laureate of the RF Government Prize in the field of culture for its great contribution to the development of theatrical art.