Sergey Fedotov - director with a big name

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

The director, whose name is known at such international film festivals as the Golden Lion, White Drama, Young Theater, and many others, where his directorial creations have won a large number of awards (20 of them are the Grand Prix). This man is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. We are talking about Sergei Pavlovich Fedotov. The famous theater "At the Bridge" in Perm was created by his efforts.

Talent, knowledge and experience

The city of Perm has seen many important and significant people, and one of them is director Sergei Fedotov. His biography begins in 1961 from birth in Perm. In Perm, he graduated from PGIIK as a director. Already at the beginning of his professional career, Sergei Pavlovich created the Nytva youth theater studio. It also became the "first dress rehearsal" of the current theater "At the Bridge". Here, young Sergei tried various creative approaches to directing, and also staged artistic experiments. Of course, such a special approach did not remainunnoticed. Fedotov's talent was first appreciated in Perm, and later his acting skills gained popularity throughout Russia. It is not surprising that so many spectators of his performances came from different parts of the country. Even service in the army did not become a lapse in professional activity for Sergei Fedotov. Under his leadership, the first Far Eastern Army Theater was created. Demobilized, Fedotov returned to his small homeland, becoming a teacher of directing at his native university. Later, Sergei Pavlovich created the famous theater "At the Bridge", which earned the title of "the first mystical theater".

Method is the basis of everything

The concept on which U Mosta's artistic method is based combines the schools of artists such as Mikhail Chekhov and Jerzy Grotowski. Also, this method includes work with the psychophysical components of the actor and his internal energy. This model is used in Antoine Artaud's theater of cruelty. An important aspect of the nature of the mystification of the performances of the theater "At the Bridge" is that at the performances there is an opportunity to psychologically plunge into one's own consciousness. Sergei Fedotov works a lot with the actors on this aspect during rehearsals for his performances.

By nature, Sergei Pavlovich is a science fiction writer, not devoid of a share of mysticism. On the stage, under his leadership, a new style of acting is embodied, it is characterized by paradox and originality. Director Sergei Fedotov presents mysticism and darkness in his works in the style of Jerzy Grotowski andAntoine Artaud. A special manner has become synonymous with "living authentic theater", which A. Artaud speaks of in his famous collection of articles. Fedotov, at the very beginning of his activity, set the condition that his own theater would never become "conditional" and "masked", and would not simply occupy the heads of the audience and bring them together in one more session. Theater is a live conversation between the audience and the actor.

Atmosphere like life

Speaking about the work of Sergei Fedotov, I would like to say that his performances have a special logical sequence and harmony. The director gives the actor the opportunity to interact with the audience better and stronger. In addition, much attention is paid to the atmosphere, which allows you to plunge into the theatrical world. Here Sergei Pavlovich uses the concept used by Mikhail Chekhov. The atmosphere of Chekhov helps to unite the actors together in one emotional and mental sphere. Then all participants in the performance (spectators and actors) on a subconscious level empathize with each other and learn the sensual world around.

Of course, such a process is not complete without improvisation. Sergei Fedotov himself attaches great importance to her. It is improvisation, he says, that helps open the way to a joint creative path, and also reveals many different meanings of the performance. It is also worth considering the fact that rehearsals do not end after the premiere. Each performance undergoes a thorough analytical and psychological analysis. This is the peculiarity, and, perhaps, the uniqueness of the theaterBy the Bridge.

Fedotov principle

Innovation for Fedotov is one of the important principles with which he goes toe to toe. Sergey always builds a special staged procession near the actor (the main and complex element in a conversation with the audience). Without this principle, it would not be possible to create a multi-stage mechanism of interaction within the performance itself. It can be called an ensemble cast in its own way.

Speaking of Fedotov's principles, one can also speak of his unwavering hard work in building the stage world. Cultural workers often witnessed the creative work of Sergei Fedotov. The photo shows that under his leadership the actor merges with the performance, involuntarily takes on everything that he would feel for real.

Thanks to this, neither the logical structure nor the artistic environment is subject to the distorting factor. Theater "At the Bridge", despite the presence of improvisation in its productions, does not forget about the importance of the literary text. The director admits that he owes this principle to Anatoly Efros. For him, the performance is a special knowledge of sensual nature and the world that the author creates with his words and thoughts. Fedotov devotes a lot of time and his own energy during rehearsals to ensuring that the boundaries of the director's worldview remain open to the audience.