Ivan Vyrypaev: the facets of creativity

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Vyrypaev Ivan Alexandrovich - actor, screenwriter, film director, producer. He positions himself primarily as a playwright. Complex, deep, incomprehensible to someone, he knows how to surprise and seeks to share his inner world with the viewer. Today he is the hero of our story.

Biography of an aspiring actor

Vyrypaev Ivan Alexandrovich comes from the northern region of Russia. He was born in August 1974 in distant Irkutsk. Ivan's father, Alexander Nikolaevich Vyrypaev, is a teacher at the Irkutsk Pedagogical College, his mother is a trade worker.

Ivan Vyrypaev received his acting education at the theater school of his hometown. In 1995, after graduation, the young man went to the cold Magadan, where he learned the basics of the profession on the stage of the city theater. In parallel with his work, Vyrypaev taught stage movement at the Magadan Art School. A year later, he left for Kamchatka, where he worked for two years at the Drama and Comedy Theater. However, homesickness haunted him, and, having gained some acting experience, the aspiring artist returned to Irkutsk. Ivan is hereAlexandrovich created his own theater studio "Space of the Game", on the stage of which in 1999 the premiere of his play "Dreams" took place. By the way, Ivan Vyrypaev himself was the author of the performance. The plays of the playwright were later presented to the theater audience in the productions of The City Where I Am (2000), Valentine's Day (2001), Oxygen (2002), Genesis 2 (2004), July (2006).

In addition to working in the theater, Vyrypaev took part in several television films. For example, in 2002 he played the role of Ivan Azov in the film "The Killer's Diary", in 2006 - Gvidon in the film "The Bunker, or Scientists Underground".

Director's activity. And not only…

Ivan Alexandrovich did not stop developing in the profession, but he wanted to go beyond acting. This required knowledge, and in 1998 he entered the Shchukin school at the directing department. During his studies, the playwright continued to stage performances on the stage of the studio. He also taught acting to students. And in 2001, fate gave Vyrypaev a happy chance - he was invited to Moscow to direct productions at the Center of the new play "Teatr. Doc". The first success was not long in coming. In 2002, the metropolitan intelligentsia loudly discussed the play "Oxygen", the author of which was the novice director Ivan Vyrypaev. This period can be called the starting point in the activities of this multifaceted and uniquely talented person. Then there was a lot of interesting work that required endurance, knowledge, experience.

Today IvanAlexandrovich heads the Kislorod Movement agency for creative projects, whose functions include helping talented young people interested in art, in particular artists. The performances of the playwright Vyrypaev are known in European countries - his productions are of interest to the audience in England, the Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, and France. He is popular among the student youth of GITIS, the Warsaw Academy of Theater Arts, and the Moscow Art Theater School. Since 2013, Vyrypaev has been the artistic director of the Praktika Theater.

Praktika Theater

"Practice" is a special theater, not like a temple of art in the classical sense of the word. Created in 2005 by Eduard Boyakov, Praktika has its own format. This means that there are some postulates in accordance with which the theater lives. In particular, only a modern play is played on the stage of the "Practice", the theater does not have its own troupe. And this is justified by the fact that the performances that are staged on the theater stage are very diverse. According to artistic director Vyrypaev, sometimes it is very problematic to get the required character from the actor of the troupe in the role. There are situations when certain actors, outsiders are required to stage a play.

Ivan Aleksandrovich already directed the theater in 2006. However, later he decided to leave the post and go to free bread. In his own words, leading, in principle, is very difficult, this requires talent. Vyrypaev frankly declares that building relationships with people, in particular with the troupetheater is a difficult task, and he does it poorly. When in 2013 he received an offer to head the "Practice", he hesitated for a long time. But nevertheless he accepted the offer of cooperation, since the theater is very dear to him, the very idea of \u200b\u200bPractice is close. Vyrypaev is not going to change anything in the theater format, but will only continue to develop established traditions.

Squeeze out a slave

Speaking of modern theater as a kind of institution, Ivan Aleksandrovich Vyrypaev claims that people need theater today - it has the function of education. And the key in this matter is the way of expressing the educational function from the stage, the method of influencing the viewer. This is a very fine line that is important to feel and should not be crossed. According to Vyrypaev, his mission as a director and director is to create performances that will open the world to the viewer as it is, whether someone likes it or not. You can dislike or dislike things, but you can't deny them.

The key task on the way of knowing the world and living in harmony with it, Vyrypaev considers the complete emancipation of man, his openness to the new. This must be learned. The playwright argues that it is necessary to strive to be free and try to squeeze a slave out of oneself - a habit of living in fear, planted in the memory of the ancestors, which is passed down from generation to generation as an inheritance. The secret of success is to learn to live in harmony: not only to take, but also to give, to smile at yourself and others, to exist according to the laws of the universe, to open your heart. It is important to recognizeothers by others, try to understand and hear each other. And in this endeavor, art is a powerful weapon.

The film "Salvation" is a nominee for "Kinotavr"

The works of Ivan Vyrypaev were repeatedly awarded at international festivals ("Kinotavr", "Golden Lion Cub"). He repeatedly became the winner of various awards ("Golden Mask", "Triumph"). Ivan Alexandrovich was recognized in 2009 as the best playwright in Germany.

Vyrypaev's most recent work - the film "Salvation" - in June 2015 became a laureate of the Russian film festival "Kinotavr". According to the playwright and film director himself, the festival is a great opportunity to be noticed by the audience. Vyrypaev is glad that all his films (except for "Dance of Delhi") participated in "Kinotavr". The latest work of the director, the picture "Salvation", is very unusual. The idea for the film arose when Vyrypaev learned that there was a temple in the mountains of Tibet, where services were conducted by a Catholic priest, and the parishioners were Tibetans. It turned out that this is a common Catholic practice - she has missions all over the world.

An unprofessional actress Polina Grishina, brought up in an Orthodox monastery, was chosen for the role of the main character of the film (the nun). The essence of the film is that the balance in the modern world can only be achieved through the acquaintance of cultures with each other and their mutual penetration. According to the author of the picture, the film is dedicated to those people for whom the spiritual path is daily work, and the purpose of their existence is to reach the end.

It's paradoxical, but Ivan himselfVyrypaev, whose films have been recognized by a wide audience, does not consider himself a full-fledged film director, because the main occupation for him is dramaturgy. Cinema, according to Ivan Alexandrovich, is just a way to appeal to the viewer and establish contact with a huge number of people. His paintings "Euphoria", "Oxygen", "Supergoper", "Delhi Dance" resonated with many.

About love for Russia

Today more and more people want to leave Russia. Vyrypaev, on the contrary, plans to stay here and raise the culture of his native state. He says that he loves Russia very much, and although many things are unpleasant for him, he is not going to leave this beautiful, in his words, country.

Of course, like many others, it is difficult for Vyrypaev to put up with bureaucracy, rudeness, and rudeness. However, if you do not work on the problem, nothing will change. According to the playwright, only creation, not destruction, can change the situation.

Vyrypaev is sure that you just need to open up to the world as much as possible, everything else will come gradually by itself. No need to look to the West, you need to try to keep your mentality. It is important to develop self-awareness, to respect what you have. According to Ivan Alexandrovich, only in the event of force majeure circumstances that threaten the safety of his relatives, he will leave the country. In the meantime…

He creates, expresses himself, shares his soul. And most importantly, Vyrypaev himself answered the question of who he is. The playwright realized that theater for him was his teacher and his life. HeI used to argue with this, but now I gratefully accept it.