The surname Druzhinin today is heard by almost everyone who has watched TV at least once. But today we’ll talk not about the popular choreographer and star of the “Dancing” show on TNT, but about his father - no less talented choreographer, director and actor Vladislav Yuryevich Druzhinin.
Curriculum Vitae
The biography of Vladislav Druzhinin began in the hero city of Leningrad. The future choreographer was born on June 21, 1948. Vladislav showed interest in dances from early childhood, so his desire to connect his life with them was not a surprise for his parents. Although they did not support this venture.
Nevertheless, Vladislav Druzhinin studied at the Leningrad Vagankovsky choreographic school. After that, he successfully graduated from the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts. The teachers of Druzhinin at LGITMiK were the masters of G. A. Tovstonogov and R. S. Agamirzyan.
But our hero did not stop there. He continued his studies in graduate school, studying the intricacies of the stage movement and fencing.
The first official place of work of Vladislav Druzhinin was the native institute, where he successfully taught the young talents stage movement. On the account of the teacher Vladislav Yurievich as many as three issues.
For ten years, Vladislav Druzhinin devoted himself entirely to the Drama Theater. Komissarzhevskaya.
The creative soul longed for development. Our hero skillfully combined work in the theater with the management of the “Square” pantomime studio. Later, in 1984, Vladislav Druzhinin organized another creative association called “Masks”. Today, this team is known as the "Mask Show".
Career heyday
Druzhinin became cramped in his native Leningrad, and in 1985 he moved to the capital, where he lives today.
A talented choreographer and director in Moscow did not remain without work. He was in demand in the theater, and even in cinema.
In 1986, the director Vladimir Alenikov invited Vladislav Druzhinin to act as a choreographer in the film project "The Right People". The charismatic dancer even got a cameo role in the picture.
In the same year, Druzhinin took part in the production of the children's musical Peace Child jointly produced by the USSR and America.
Two years later, in the concert hall "Russia" the premiere of the rock opera "Giordano", directed by our hero, was held. Vladislav Yuryevich took the music of Laura Quint as the basis, and gave the main roles to such eminent performers as Larisa Dolina, Pavel Smeyan and Valery Leontyev. The production was an unprecedented success.
In the same year, Druzhinin went on an internship to America. There he adopted the experience of colleagues in the musical genre.
Vladislav Yuryevich Druzhinin, despite his venerable age, is today a sought-after director.
His performances in the Dzhigarkhanyan Theater, in the Music Hall of St. Petersburg and in other organizations were very popular. In his piggy bank there are many chamber projects and productions on a large stage.
Druzhinin is not afraid to work with children and involve them in his project. It is recognized that with young actors it is a little more difficult, but the return on children is much greater than on adults.
Filmography
Our hero was repeatedly invited to television as a choreographer. At the same time, he himself repeatedly acted as an actor. So, in the film "The Adventures of Petrov and Vasechkin …" Druzhinin played two roles at once. In addition, in this project he starred with his son Yegor, whom he taught tap dance to shoot.
In the movie "Unlike" our hero played the role of hairdresser Vladik. The last to this day work in the cinema was a picture called "The Smile of God, or Pure Odessa History", which was released in 2008.
