Abram Avdalimov
Abram Avdalimov | |
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| Born | Abram Borisovich Avdalimov September 10, 1929 |
| Died | 27 January 2004 (aged 74) |
| Occupation(s) | Stage actor, folk singer, theatre director |
| Years active | 1960–2004 |
| Awards | Honored Worker of Culture of the Dagestan ASSR (1967) |
Abram Borisovich Avdalimov (Russian: Абрам Борисович Авдалимов; Hebrew: ;אברם אבדלימוב September 10, 1929 – January 27, 2004) was a Soviet, Russian folk singer, stage actor and theatre director. Honored Worker of Culture of the Dagestan ASSR (1967).[1] Co-founder of the Judeo-Tat theatre in Dagestan.[2] He made a great contribution to the development of Dagestan culture.[3]
Biography
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Abram Avdalimov was born in 1929 in the city of Derbent into a family of musicians and stage actors. His grandfather Shamay played the viola, and his father Baaz Avdalimov worked in the theater of folk art.
During his childhood, Abram Avdalimov began to get involved in singing, performing on the stage of the Judeo-Tat theatre.[4] Participated in the folklore festival in the city of Moscow.
In 1960, Abram Avdalimov got a job at the Judeo-Tat theatre as a stage actor. In 1967, he was awarded the title "Honored Worker of Culture of the Dagestan ASSR".[5]
Abram Avdalimov graduated in absentia from the directing faculty of the Derbent School of Music named after A. B. Avdalimov. During his studies, he performed and worked as a director of the Judeo-Tat theatre.[4]
Abram Avdalimov's repertoire included more than twenty performances. He staged various plays; (ru:«Увядшие цветы») - "Withered flowers", (ru:«Пери-Ханум») - "Peri-Khanum", (ru:«Ашуг-Гариб») - "Ashug Garib" and (ru:«Лейла») - "Leila", about a revolutionary who fought against capitalism.
Abram Avdalimov the author of two plays; (ru:«Я буду ждать») - "I'll be waiting" and (ru:«Он не виноват») - "It's not his fault".
In 1985, Abram Avdalimov received a diploma for performing at the "All-Union Review of Amateur Artistic Creativity", on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia. [4]
Abram Avdalimov died on January 27, 2004, in Derbent.[4]
On August 2, 2017, a memorial plaque in honor of Abram Avdalimov was unveiled and renamed in his honor a street in Derbent where he lived.[5]
References
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- ^ The name of Abram Avdalimov is immortalized in the name of the street of Derbent
- ^ Theatrical art of Mountain Jews
- ^ Makhachkala. In the Kumyk theater, openes a festival of the Mountain Jews traditional culture.
- ^ a b c d National library of the republic of dagestan
- ^ a b In Derbent was established a memorial plate of the Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Dagestan Abram Borisovich Avdalimova
Literature
[edit]- A. B. Avdalimov (1929-2004)// Dagestankaya Pravda - January 30, 2004. - p. 4.
- Bagishev E. "On the glorious path": A. B. Avdalimov // A newspaper "Communist", November 14, 1979. (Lezgian language).