The artistic director of the Volkov Theater in Yaroslavl was appointed to replace the deceased Puskepalis
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People’s Artist of Russia, actor and director Valery Kirillov has been appointed Artistic Director of the Fyodor Volkov Russian State Academic Drama Theater in Yaroslavl. About it informs press service of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova offered Mr. Kirillov the post of artistic director. The artist accepted the offer, noting that almost his entire creative life is connected with the Volkov Theater: he has been serving here since 1989. Valery Kirillov will replace Sergei Puskepalis, who died in an accident in the Yaroslavl region on September 20.
“In the Volkovsky Theater, Valery Yuryevich is absolutely his own person. Thanks to his talent and many years of loyalty to the theater, he earned great prestige among his colleagues. I am sure that it will help to cope with managerial tasks. Under the leadership of Sergei Vytauto, the oldest drama theater in Russia has achieved incredible success. I hope that the vector of development of the theater set by him will be continued under the new artistic director,” said Ms. Lyubimova.
Valery Kirillov was born on December 9, 1965. In 1989 he graduated from the Yaroslavl State Theater Institute (YaGTI), in 2001 – the Higher School of Performing Arts of the RATI (State Institute of Theater Arts). From 1990 to 2005 he taught acting skills at YAGTI, from 2001 to 2005 he was the artistic director of the course at the Fyodor Volkov Theater. Since 1994 he has been a member of the Union of Theater Workers of the Russian Federation.
The Volkov Theater is the first Russian professional theatre, founded in Yaroslavl in 1750.
Sergey Puskepalis died on the 201st kilometer of the M8 Kholmogory highway in the Rostov region, driving an armored car for the needs of Donbass. The Ford Transit, in which the artist was traveling, drove into the oncoming lane, where he collided with a truck. Together with Sergey Puskepalis, the driver of the armored car Alexander Sinitsyn died.
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