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Dmitry Krymov

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Dmitry Krymov
Krymov in a striped shirt and glasses, sits smiling
Krymov in 2022
Born
Dmitry Anatolyevich Krymov

(1954-10-10) October 10, 1954 (age 70)
Alma materMoscow Art Theatre School
Parents
Websitehttp://www.krymov.org/

Dmitry Anatolyevich Krymov (Russian: Дми́трий Анато́льевич Кры́мов) is a Russian artist, scenographer, teacher and theater director, 5 times laureate of the Golden Mask award.

Biography

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Family and early years

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Dmitry was born in Moscow to Anatoly Efros and Natalya Krymova [ru]. Efros was a prominent Russian director, Krymova was a well-known critic and historian. On the advice of his paternal grandfather, Dmitry was given his mother's surname because in his time the grandfather suffered for having a Jewish surname in the USSR, where anti-Semitism was widespread.[1][2][3] In 1976 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School's scenography department.[4][5]

Career

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In 1976 Krymov started working as a set designer at the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre [ru]. In collaboration with his father, Dmitry staged Shakespeare's Otello, A Month in the Countryside based on Ivan Turgenev's play, Aleksei Arbuzov's Recollection, and many more. In 1985 he switched to the Taganka Theatre, where he created set design for Svetlana Alexievich's The Unwomanly Face of War, Boris Mozhayev's A Square Meter and a Half, and Molière's The Misanthrope. By the end of the 1990s, he accumulated portfolio of more than 100 plays staged in Russia and abroad.[6][7][8]

In the 1990s, when his parents died, Krymov left the theater and dedicated himself to painting.[9] He worked as an artist, graphic designer, and made installations. His paintings were exhibited in many countries and were bought into private and museum collections. At that time he painted the portrait of Pope John Paul II. The portrait was made from a photo and later sent as a birthday gift to the Pope. As recalled by witnesses, the cardinals in the room were shocked when the painting was revealed because it was made in a surrealistic manner reminding of Modigliani's style. However, the Pope reacted positively, saying ‘Noli timere, quia ego sum’ (‘Don’t be alarmed, it is me’).[10][11][12]

In 2002 Krymov opened a new chapter in his career and tried himself as a teacher and a director. The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts invited him to its scenography department. At the same time he staged Hamlet with Valery Garkalin in the lead role. However, the critics reviewed the play coldly and wrote in the media that Krymov should better get back to designing and painting.[13][14] In the next year, Krymov staged Nedozkasky (Not a Fairy Tale).[4]

In 2004 Krymov joined the Moscow School of Dramatic Art [ru] where he established his own experimental Laboratory with a group of undergraduate students. Together they released ‘Donkiy Hot’ (2005), ‘Demon, Seen from Above’ (2006), Death of a Giraffe (2009), and several other plays that became widely acclaimed as a new breath in theater art, an outstanding visionary and multidisciplinary fusion of poetry, music, art and performance.[15][4] In 2007 Krymov's Lab was awarded the Golden Triga for best national exhibit at the Prague Quadrennial.[16][17]

In 2011 Krymov collaborated with Mikhail Baryshnikov staging Ivan Bunin's novel In Paris.[18]

In 2016 Krymov was invited to lead a master class in Yale University. With drama department students he staged a play “The Square Root of Three Sisters”, based on Chekhov’s novel.[19][20][21][22]

In 2014 Krymov signed a collective letter of Russian workers of culture that condemned the annexation of Crimea by Russia.[23] In 2018 he was forced to leave the Moscow School of Dramatic Art due to pressure from its new director Olga Sokolova who censored his plays and removed students from his Lab. By 2018, Krymov was a multiple winner of the Golden Mask and other major theater and art awards.[24] According to Head of Russian Director's League Valery Fokin, Krymov's dismissal from the Moscow School of Dramatic Art meant its inevitable decay.[25]

Emigration

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In Winter 2022 Krymov went to Philadelphia to work on his version of The Cherry Orchard, scheduled to premiere in February at the Wilma Theater.[26][27] On February 24 he condemned the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and refused to return to Russia.[28][29]

On April 20, 2022, Krymov was awarded with the Golden Mask for his ‘Mozart. Don Juan. General Repetition’ staged in the Fomenko Workshop Theatre [ru]. Krymov asked his leading actor Yevgeny Tsyganov to send the Golden Mask to Novaya Gazeta’s editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov.[30]

In September 2022, all Krymov's plays were cancelled in Moscow theaters by order of city's Department of Culture.[31] Only two — Boris Godunov and Two — remained, though under name of the producer.[32] All artists like Krymov, who openly opposed the war, became victims of state censorship.[33]

In October 2022, Krymov announced opening of his new studio Krymov Lab NYC.[34] At first rehearsals were held in a Manhattan barbershop rented by Krymov's friend, but later the studio was invited to La MaMa. There, Krymov began work on a new project, AMERICANS: 2 Hems and ⅛ O'Neill.[2]

In 2024, he presented his “Eugene Onegin” In Our Own Words at BRIC House in NY.[35]

References

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  1. ^ Kannone 2008, p. 106-108.
  2. ^ a b Bilefsky, Dan; Fassler, Jeremy (2023-04-07). "Amid Exile and Fire, a Revered Russian Theater Director Is Reborn". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  3. ^ "Сквозь прощальные слёзы" [Tears of goodbye] (in Russian). Novaya Gazeta. 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  4. ^ a b c Giurgea, A. (2009-01-01). "When Designer and Actor Are One" (in Russian). American Theater. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  5. ^ Thomas 2011, p. 340.
  6. ^ "Художник жеста" [A Gesture Artist] (in Russian). Kommersant. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  7. ^ "Дмитрий Крымов" [Dmitry Krymov] (in Russian). Golden Mask Award. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  8. ^ "Дмитрий Крымов" [Dmitry Krymov] (in Russian). Moscow Art Theatre School. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  9. ^ John Freedman (2016-07-15). "Dmitry Krymov". Bomb Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  10. ^ "Упавший жираф Дмитрия Крымова" [Dmitry Krymov's Fallen Giraffe] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  11. ^ "Дмитрий Крымов" [Dmitry Krymov] (in Russian). Daily Afisha. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  12. ^ kan, A. (2014-06-25). ""Лаборатория" Дмитрия Крымова о евреях и Шостаковиче" [Dmitry Krymov's Lab on Jews and Shostakovich] (in Russian). BBC News. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  13. ^ Sokolyansky (2002-10-28). "Одним Гамлетом больше" [OneMore Hamlet] (in Russian). Vremya Novostey. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  14. ^ "Stage Russia Presents: Dmitry Krymov's 'Boris' Online Screening + Q&A with Producer and Actor". Pushkin's House. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  15. ^ John o’Mahony (2014-05-05). "Dmitry Krymov on creating Opus No 7: 'Chaos is a magnet'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  16. ^ "Режиссер и сценограф Дмитрий Крымов: "Нужно родить ребенка здесь и сейчас"" [Director and Set Designer Dmitry Krymov: ‘A baby must be born immediately’] (in Russian). Izvestiya. 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  17. ^ "50 Years of Prague Quadrennial" (PDF). Prague Quadrennial. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  18. ^ Charles Isherwood (2012-08-05). "Two Solitary Souls, Adrift Far From Home". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  19. ^ "The International Festival of Arts & Ideas". Yale University. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  20. ^ Lutz, Philip (2016-06-17). "Searching for Rhythm in a Director's Complex Universe". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  21. ^ Sorokina, A. (2016-06-25). "A Chekhov-Inspired Play Tops The Line-Up At Yale Theater Festival". The Theatre Times. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  22. ^ Donald Brown (2016-07-27). "Multiplied by Itself". New Heaven Review. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  23. ^ "Обращение инициативной группы по проведению Конгресса интеллигенции "Против войны, против самоизоляции России, против реставрации тоталитаризма" и письмо деятелей культуры в поддержку позиции Владимира Путина по Украине и Крыму" (in Russian). Novaya Gazeta. 2014-03-13. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  24. ^ Колганова, В. (2019-07-08). ""Ветер свободы — колючий, но это мощное чувство"" (in Russian). Коммерсант. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  25. ^ Frantceva, M. (2018-09-01). "Валерий Фокин: С уходом Крымова разрушается замечательный театр. Это безобразие!" [Valery Fokin: ‘Krymov's dismissal is a shame, a wonderful theater will be ruined’] (in Russian). O Teatre. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  26. ^ Zinman, Toby (2022-04-22). "Home Is Gone: Dmitry Krymov's 'Cherry Orchard' at the Wilma". The American Theatre. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  27. ^ Marks, P. (2022-04-17). "A Russian director's 'Cherry Orchard' shakes a theater to its roots". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  28. ^ Aldasheva, E. (2022-04-18). "Дмитрий Крымов остался в Америке" [Dmitry Krymov Stays in USA] (in Russian). O Teatre. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  29. ^ Sarah L. Kaufman (2022-04-01). "What it's like to be a Russian artist now". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  30. ^ "Режиссер Дмитрий Крымов, ставший лауреатом "Золотой Маски", попросил передать свою награду главреду "Новой газеты" Дмитрию Муратову" [Golden Mask Laureate Dmitry Krymov Sends his Award to Dmitry Muratov] (in Russian). Novaya Gazeta. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  31. ^ Ovchinnikov, A. (2022-09-02). "В Москве отменяют спектакли Крымова" [Krymov's plays cancelled in Moscow] (in Russian). O Teatre Info. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  32. ^ Elkin, S. (2022-07-03). ""On the Verge of Tragedy and Farce": An Interview with Dmitry Krymov" (in Russian). The Theatre Times. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  33. ^ Zhilyaeva, A. (2022-09-02). "Культуру "заказали": как в российских театрах и музеях вводят цензурные ограничения" [Culture by order: censorship in Russian museums and theaters]. Forbes (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  34. ^ "Журнал Театр. • Дмитрий Крымов открыл театральную лабораторию в Нью-Йорке". Журнал Театр. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  35. ^ Stewart, Zachary (2024-01-11). "Review: Under the Radar 2024: Pushkin "Eugene Onegin" In Our Own Words". TheaterMania. Retrieved 2024-03-31.

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