Iosef Yusupov working on the train model for the 2014 Olympic Opening Ceremony

Iosef Yusupov is an American set designer who was one of the scenic designers for the

George Tsypin George Tsypin is an American stage designer, sculptor and architect. He was an artistic director, production designer and coauthor of the script for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014. Early life and education Tsypin was b ...

creative team of the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in

Sochi, Russia Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...

. Currently living in the

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, he has designed many shows (plays, operas and TV) in

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and has worked motion pictures as a

scenic artist A charge artist (or charge scenic artist and also head scenic artist) leads and oversees the painting of stage, film or television scenery. In the United States such individuals are typically members of the United Scenic Artists union. The charge a ...

. His sets that he builds create an illusion of 3-dimensions, with 2-dimensional material.

Biography

Yusupov was the eldest son of five, born in

Samarcand fa, سمرقند , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from the top:Registan square, Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, view inside Shah-i-Zinda, ...

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

to Ifraim Cohen-Yusupov, a descendant of Moroccan-born Rabbi Yosef ben Moshe Mammon (Maimon) Maravi. After Yusupov graduated from the

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Institute of Theater, Music, and Cinematography, he went on to design sets in

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eight ...

and

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. He received the State Prize of the USSR for the Arts for help in the production of ''

Oedipus Rex ''Oedipus Rex'', also known by its Greek title, ''Oedipus Tyrannus'' ( grc, Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, ), or ''Oedipus the King'', is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed around 429 BC. Originally, to the ancient Gr ...

'' at the Tadzhik Lakhuti Academic Drama Theater. When he moved to the United States, he met

and has worked for him intermittently as an assistant since the early 1990s. Yusupov has also worked with directors Yefim Maizel, Rosemary Andress and Andrew Paul.

Theatrical Productions

* ''Rat in the Skull'' by Ron Hutchinson - Set Designer. October 1991. 29 Repertopy Theater Co, NY * ''

Hansel and Gretel "Hansel and Gretel" (; german: Hänsel und Gretel ) is a German fairy tale collected by the German Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (KHM 15). It is also known as Little Step Brother and Little Step Sister. Hansel ...

'' by

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- Set Designer. November 1991. Queens Theater in the Park, NY * ''Shpinnen un Shpinnen'' by Beverly Taylor - Set Designer. June 1995.

Theater for the New City Theater for the New City, founded in 1971 and known familiarly as "TNC", is one of New York City's leading off-off-Broadway theaters, known for radical political plays and community commitment. Productions at TNC have won 43 Obie Awards and the ...

, NYC * ''The Singer of His Majesty'' by Ilyas Mallaeva - Set Designer. February 2003. Queens Theater in the Park, NY * ''

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

- Set Designer. April 2007.

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at Stephen Foster Memorial, Oakland, PA * '' Point Park's

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'' by

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- Set Designer. Dec 2008.

Pittsburgh Playhouse Pittsburgh Playhouse is Point Park University's performing arts center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It houses three performance spaces and is home to The Rep, Point Park's resident professional theatre company, as well as three student co ...

, Oakland, PA

References

External links

Artists website
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