Andrey Anatolyevich Moguchy (; born November 23, 1961, in

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) is a Russian

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, primarily known for his work in drama theatre. Since 2013, Andrey Moguchy is the artistic director of the Bolshoi Drama in

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. As of 2016, Andrey Moguchy is a professor at St. Petersburg Theatre Academy.

Life and career

Andrey Moguchy has graduated from Leningrad Institute of Aerospace Instrumentation in 1984. He has then decided to pursue a career in arts and culture and obtained a degree from Leningrad Institute of Culture as a stage director, and an actor. In 1990, Moguchy has established independent theatre company ''Formal Theatre''. Since 1990, Moguchy has staged productions in many of the leading theatre in Russia, and across Europe, including

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, Finnish Theatre Academy,

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. He has staged operas, including a production with

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, and a dance gala at the

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for

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. In 2013, Moguchy has been appointed artistic director of the

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. In 2018, he developed a multimedia installation at the St. Petersburg Manege honouring hundredth anniversary of the museums in former royal residencies in

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, Pavlovsk, Peterhof and

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Europe Theatre Prize

In 2011, he was awarded the XII Europe Prize Theatrical Realities, in

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, with the following motivation:

He is a stage director. He has founded the Formalny theatre. His radical approach to the text, a daring and always unusual game with the space and the unpredictable choice of the site for each next performance, aroused bewilderment. His performances are a “territory of freedom” where any incredible experiments are possible. Moguchy’s experiments with synthesis of theater forms are inseparable from his quest of new dramaturgy, capable to indicate the “hurting points” of our time and express them in modern language.

Selected awards

* Seven Golden Mask awards as Best Director, and for the Best Production (2001, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017); *

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— Europe Prize Theatrical Realities, sponsored by

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(2011) * Edinburg

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Awards for ''House of Fools'' (2001)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moguchy, Andrey 1961 births Living people Theatre directors from Saint Petersburg Honored Workers of the Arts Industry of the Russian Federation Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class Saint-Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts alumni Soviet theatre directors Russian theatre directors Recipients of the Golden Mask