Eugene Lavrenchuk

Eugene Lavrenchuk (Russian: Лавренчук Евгений Викторович; Ukrainian: Лавренчук Євген Вікторович; Polish: Eugeniusz Ławreńczuk)) (born June 24, 1982) is a Ukrainian,Polish and Russian theater director and teacher. Director, co-founder (2002), and artistic director of the "Polish Theatre in Moscow" and the "School of acting and directing". Directorial debut at the age of 16. One of the youngest directors in the world. Despite his age, he has staged more than 30 performances. Winner of international competitions and festivals in Europe.Makes stagings, but also carries outactive teaching activities in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Lithuania and Israel.

Born in 1982 in Lviv, where he graduated from a Polish school. In 2003 he graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (Roman Viktyuk’s workshop) as an opera director, later - higher courses of choreography at theMaria Curie-Sklodowska University (Lublin, Poland), Higher Courses for directors of feature films (Moscow).

Officially registered Independent Nonprofit Organization "Polish Theatre in Moscow under the leadership of Eugene Lavrenchuk" in 2004. The Theatrewas opened with the performance"Snow", which was Eugene Lavrenchuk's diploma performance. People's Artist of the USSR Elena Obraztsova, who was chairman of the examination board, was present at the play, andshe subsequently signed E.Lavrenchuk'sdiploma of a theatre director.

In 2004 he won the Gold Medal, the title of " Hero of the Anniversary of the Year" and "The youngest director of the year" at the exhibition “Stage ofRussia”.

In 2010, Eugene Lavrenchuk International Foundationwas founded in Warsaw.

In 2013, by thedecision of the Minister of Culture of Poland Bogdan ZdrojewskiEugene Lavrenchuk was awarded the title "For outstanding achievements in the field of culture and science", of Honored Worker of Culture of Poland, Honored Artist of Poland.

Since January 2015 is a lecturer at the Royal Academy of Business and Diplomacy (Wroclaw, Poland) - Królewska Akademia Biznesu i Dyplomacji.

9.08. 2016 The Commission of Israeli Ministry of Culture awarded Eugene Lavrenchuk with the highest title in the field of arts - "Outstanding cultural figureof Israel" ( "Mitstayen bemeyuhat be Tarbut Israeli")

Since 2018 - Chief Director of the Odesa National Opera and Ballet Theater.

He is preparing shooting of the film «Ulysses» and the short film "Narcissus" after his own script.

In April 2003,the first premier of the theater"Snow" after the play by Stanislaw Przybyszewski washeld in the theater "Et Cetera" in Moscow on Novy Arbat.

This was followed by the premieres:

• “Maria Stuart” J. Slowacki;

• "Snow" St. Przybyszewski;

• "Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy" after the play by W. Gombrowicz;

• "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare (producer);

• "Tango" based on Sl. Mrożek

• "Decline of Europe" (writer, producer)

• "Rex Sleep" (producer)

• "Abduction of Europe" after his own script

Polish Theatre in Moscow is actively contributing to the process of international theater: the theater repeatedly showed their performances at International theater festivals "Theatrical meetings" Rzeszow (Poland), twice - 2003 and 2009, the International Shakespeare Festival in Gdansk, M. Konopnicka International Festival in Przedborz (Poland). Besides, Polish Theatre in Moscow is a regular participant of theater festival in the framework of the program "Moscow - the City of the World".Theatre performances have been shown on stages not only in Moscow and other large Russian cities, but alsoin Vilnius, big cities of Poland - Warsaw, Szczecin, Kraków, Rzeszow, Wroclaw, Sopot, etc.The theater not only makes plays, but also conducts a variety of educational programs and training for actorsof Moscow theaters and students of theater schools. School of acting and directing -"Open Theater School of Eugene Lavrenchuk"- was opened within the theater. Regular training for personal growth,Polish language courses and theatrical studio for children are also held.

E. Lavrenchuk carries out active pedagogical activities in Russia and Europe. He is the founder and head of the Schoolof acting and directing - "Open Theater School of Lavrenechuka Eugene." The school education and training program is based on his own method of teaching using the new interpretation of the ideas of Michael Chekhov, Jerzy Grotowski, Antonin Artaud and Konstantin Stanislavsky. The essence of the new method underlying the teaching of acting and directing is antipsychologism as the basis of acting and directorial thinking. This radically changes the basic criteria of acting and elocution. The possibility of an effective alternative to traditional methods of teaching intheater education is proved by regular screenings, master classes and participated in international festivals. Every year, the School of Eugene Lavrenchuk conducts seasonal outreach workshops in the largest Polish cities (Warsaw, Kraków, Zakopane, Gdansk, Sopot, Wroclaw, Swinoujscie, etc.), Where, along with students from Russia and CIS countries interested students from Poland and other European countries are gathered.

• “The Chairs” Eugène Ionesco, M. Zankovetska Lviv Academic Theatre. 2004;

• "The Dragon" E.Shvarts, Lviv Youth Theatre, 2004;

• «Cavalleria Rusticana» opera by P.Mascagni, Lviv Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre (premiere did not take place because of the death of Music Director), 2005;

• "Opera Ball" J.Tuwim, Theatre Studio at the Polish Embassy in the Russian Federation, 2006;

• "Biloxi Blues" N.Simon, Tomsk Drama Theatre, 2006;

• "Amazonia" D.Glass, Tomsk Drama Theatre, 2006;

• "Twilight of the Gods" R.Fedenev, Odessa Academic Russian Drama Theatre, 2007;

• "Tanahschpiel" Odessa Academic Russian Drama Theatre, 2007;

• "The Dragon" E.Shvarts (new director's edition) Tomsk Theatre of New spectator, 2008;

• "Anna Karenina" based on Leo Tolstoy, Tomsk Theatre of New spectator, 2009;

• "Lizard, Lan, Shaman and Gabriela" based on Charles Milosh (iscenisation by Alvida Bajor), Russian Theatre in Vilnius - a joint project of Terra Humana Foundation (Warsaw) and 5 theater companies from Russia, from Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland, 2009;

• The night bienalle in Tomsk (author of the idea, performer, producer) Tomsk Theatre of New spectator, 2010;

• "The Passion According to Beckett. Waiting for Godot "(author of the idea, producer) Tomsk Theatre of New spectator, 2010;

• "Fathers and Sons: Ordinary Fascism" (author of the idea, producer) Tomsk Theatre of New spectator, 2010;

• "WORKSHOP" (artistic project leader, Producer) - cyclic project 2007-2015. - Reporting screenings, performances of students' Open Theatre School Eugene Lavrenchuk ", Moscow;

• "We play Chekhov" Open Theatre School Eugene Lavrenchuk, 2013;

• "Waiting List" by A.Mardan, Odessa Academic Russian Drama Theatre, 2015;

• "Judas and his brothers" based on the 1st Book of Maccabees, Theatre Eyhal Tarbut, Netanya (Israel) 2015;

• "Wonderful cuckold" by F.Krommelink, artistic director of the project, producer (director Olga Menshikova), Odessa Academic Russian Drama Theatre, 2016;

• "Notes of a Madman" by N. Gogol, artistic director of the project, producer (director Igor Nevedrov), Odessa Academic Russian Drama Theatre, 2016;

•"Snowstorm" Marina Tsvetaeva, artistic director of the project, producer (director Rishat Gali), Odessa Academic Russian Drama Theatre, 2016;

• "Decameron" J. Boccaccio, artistic director of the project, producer (director Vladimir Butakov), Odessa Academic Russian Drama Theatre, 2016.