Galina Borisovna Volchek (Russian: Ð"Ð°Ð»Ð¸Ì Ð½Ð° Ð'Ð¾Ñ€Ð¸Ì Ñ Ð¾Ð²Ð½Ð°
Ð'Ð¾Ì Ð»Ñ‡ÐµÐº; December 19, 1933 â€" December 26, 2019) was a Soviet
and Russian theater and film director, actress and teacher.Galina
Volchek was a daughter of the cameraman and director Boris Volchek.
After finishing the Moscow Art Theatre School (1955, Karev course) she
co-founded the Sovremennik Theatre, together with Igor Kvasha, Oleg
Tabakov, Oleg Yefremov and Yevgeny Yevstigneyev. Since 1972 she was
the chief director of the theater, and since 1989 its artistic
director. Volchek directed over thirty productions. Among them were
Russian and world classics, works of contemporary domestic and foreign
authors.She was repeatedly invited to productions in theaters in
Germany, Finland, Ireland, the US, Hungary, Poland and other
countries. She was engaged many times in theater pedagogy activities
abroad.Volchek was elected a deputy into the State Duma in 1995, where
she became a member of the Committee on Culture. In 1999, Volchek left
the parliament.
Ð'Ð¾Ì Ð»Ñ‡ÐµÐº; December 19, 1933 â€" December 26, 2019) was a Soviet
and Russian theater and film director, actress and teacher.Galina
Volchek was a daughter of the cameraman and director Boris Volchek.
After finishing the Moscow Art Theatre School (1955, Karev course) she
co-founded the Sovremennik Theatre, together with Igor Kvasha, Oleg
Tabakov, Oleg Yefremov and Yevgeny Yevstigneyev. Since 1972 she was
the chief director of the theater, and since 1989 its artistic
director. Volchek directed over thirty productions. Among them were
Russian and world classics, works of contemporary domestic and foreign
authors.She was repeatedly invited to productions in theaters in
Germany, Finland, Ireland, the US, Hungary, Poland and other
countries. She was engaged many times in theater pedagogy activities
abroad.Volchek was elected a deputy into the State Duma in 1995, where
she became a member of the Committee on Culture. In 1999, Volchek left
the parliament.
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