Actors of the "Evening Quarter": Vladimir Zelensky, Elena Kravets, Evgeny Koshevoy

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

It is difficult to meet a person who would be unfamiliar with the work of the Kvartal-95 studio. The talent and charisma of the recognized stars of the show have delighted viewers for many years. And, probably, the most famous and favorite project of the team is the entertainment program "Evening Quarter". Its main theme is the social life of the country. The actors of the "Evening Quarter" gracefully joke on famous politicians, athletes and musicians, displaying the events taking place around them through the prism of irony and satire.

The Evening Quarter show: how it all began

"Evening Quarter" traces its history back to 2005, when the first broadcast of the show went on the air. Then the authors of the project, while still members of the KVN team "Kvartal 95", decided to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the team and move from Krivoy Rog to the capital. Together with the Inter TV channel, the artists came up with the idea of a new show and brought it to life. The performance was a success - and a new popular TV program was born, called "Evening Quarter".

Evening Quarter today

Today, as in the beginning of its existence, the show is rightfully considered the calling card of the Kvartal-95 studio. Although the authorsThe bands are in constant creative search and are always happy to pamper their fans with new interesting projects, this program remains one of the most beloved and popular.

The project positions its work as an intellectual humor, and critics call it a "political cabaret". Every week, the actors of the "Evening Quarter" gather millions of viewers at the screens. Over the past years, the program has won many prestigious awards and prizes, and today the most eminent politicians, stars of big sport and show business consider it an honor to be visiting artists. The filming process takes place in the largest concert hall in Kyiv in front of four thousand invited spectators.

Participants of the show perform not only on their stage, they are constantly invited to other channels, they take part in various concerts and festive events.

Evening Quarter team

The unity of the Evening Quarter team can be the envy of any team. The actors have been performing together for many years, since the days of KVN, and during this time they managed to truly become friends. Many of the artists over the years of filming have started families, are raising children, but their personal lives do not prevent them from remaining friends not only on stage, but also in life.

The artistic director of the studio and the leader of the Evening Quarter is its ideologue Vladimir Zelensky. Other actors have been with him since the early days of the show. So, Alexander Pikalov and Denis Manzhosov became co-authors not only of the Evening Quarter, but also of the famous KVN team. Remarkably,that most of the show's actors have been on stage since the early days and still are. This once again emphasizes the friendly and cheerful atmosphere within the team. And over the years of work in the team, new stars have also sparkled, thanks to which the performances of the Evening Quarter are becoming more interesting and popular every time.

A little about Vladimir Zelensky

As already mentioned, the undisputed leader of the "Evening Quarter" from the very premiere is the bright and charismatic Vladimir Zelensky. He became interested in KVN as a student. It was then that Vladimir created his first "brainchild" - the Homeless Theater, then the famous team "95 Quarter". In it, he became not only a captain and actor, but also the author of a large number of numbers. However, in 2003 there was a conflict between the team and the AMiK company. Then Zelensky decided to leave the club and created the Kvartal-95 studio.

The result was the birth of new projects, the most striking of which is the "Evening Quarter". In addition, Vladimir is actively involved in other shows, musicals and serials produced by the studio.

Vladimir is married to one of the participants and authors of the project - Elena Kiyashko, they are raising a son and a daughter.

The charm of the beautiful Elena

Elena Kravets is the only representative of the weaker sex in the Kvartal acting team, the general director of the team. After the show went on the air, she became everyone's favorite and probably the most charming and charismatic news announcer. All actors of "EveningQuarters" love and protect Elena, although they are always ready to play a good joke.

Her creative career, like many other project participants, began in KVN. Elena began performing with Kvartal 95 seventeen years ago, and five years later, together with the whole team, she moved to the capital. The actress participates in several popular projects, including the morning show "Ukraine, get up!", the entertainment program "Evening Kyiv", etc.

Elena is married to one of the project participants, her husband is Sergey Kravets. Their daughter Maria was born in 2003.

The soul of the company Evgeny Koshevoy and the ironic Sergey Kazanin

Evgeny Koshevoy is the youngest actor in the team. In the "Evening Quarter" he began performing in 2005 and immediately won the love of the public. Eugene's creative career began in the KVN Va-Bank team (Lugansk).

Today, the artist not only performs in the "Evening Quarter", but also participates in several other projects, for example, as a co-host in the show "Ukraine, get up!"

He is married to Xenia, one of the ballet dancers of Elena Kolyadenko Freedom. Raises two daughters: Varvara and Seraphim.

Sergey (Stepan) Kazanin is a participant in the "Evening Quarter" and several other projects of the studio, including the show "Evening Kyiv", the musical "Three Musketeers". He himself came from the Tyumen region, and he got into the team when he played in the Kyiv League of KVN as the captain of the Tapka's Children team.

Married with two sons.

Interestingfacts about the "Evening Quarter" and its participants

• One of the most beloved and famous shows ("Evening Quarter") appeared on the screens quite by accident and grew out of the team's anniversary concert and a holiday on the occasion of its move from Krivoy Rog to the capital.
• The actress of the "Evening Quarter" Elena Kravets in 2010 was recognized as one of the most beautiful Ukrainian women according to the popular magazine Viva.
• Kvartal 95 Studio was parodied three times in the program Big Difference.
• Alexander Pikalov moonlighted as a janitor at the House of Pioneers in order to have access to the rehearsal room of the Homeless Child.
• Evgeny Koshevoy is the only professional actor in the creative team.

The secret to the huge success of "Evening Quarter"

All the actors of the "Evening Quarter" are interesting in their own way. Each of the project participants brings his own spark of talent and humor to it. It should be noted that most of the stars of the show have been performing on its stage since the very first days. For example, one of the founders of the studio, Yuri Krapov, who is a co-author of not only the Evening Quarter, but also some other projects.

Perhaps, it is in this cohesion that the secret of the band's incredible popularity lies. Or maybe the show is so loved because it can find an approach to everyone, offering exactly the witty and ironic humor that the viewer needs so much. After all, it is not for nothing that many people prefer to learn about the latest events not from the news, but from the releases of their favorite "Evening Quarter".

LaughterIt's the best medicine you can think of. The most pleasant, affordable, without side effects and not addictive. And the talented, funny and charming actors of the "Evening Quarter" give us the opportunity to laugh more often and from the heart!