OLEKSANDR CHAIKA
Assistant to the Director of the Les’ Kurbas Centre, manager,
pedagogue, director, head of the Ukrainian Mime Centre, member
of the board of the European Mime Federation. Organizer of a
series of master-classes developed at the Netherlands Theatre
Institute and the Moveable Academy of Performing Arts (Amsterdam)
in Kyiv. Director of the VIRTEP virtual theatre project,
a contemporary Ukrainian theatre internet portal. Co-author
of the Free Innovative Academy’s of Art (FIAA) and the “Theatrical
Initiative” Studio’s conceptions. Author of a two-year program
in the psycho-physical development of an actor. Severe opponent
of the traditional playwright-director-actor paradigm of play
creation. Sees the future of theatre in the actor capable of
authoring a staging. As resident director of the “Zhart” theatre
(1995-1997), directed a number of original productions, among
them The Two of Us, The Wedding, and 12 (version).
Western-European festival audiences had the occasion to see
these plays in 1995-1997. Considers the actor’s radiance and
creativity as the main artistic elements of a play.
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