Yury Muravitsky

Biography

Born in Berdichev (Ukraine).
In 1999 graduated from the acting faculty of the Voronezh State Academy of Arts, in 2006 — from the directing faculty of the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute under the Vakhtangov Theatre (course of Mikhail Borisov). Between 2006-08 trained at the department of directing there.

Since October 2014 has been a curator of the acting laboratory at the Moscow School of New Cinema.

In 2013-20 was artistic director of the theatre "18+" in Rostov-on-Don, in 2021-23 — has been chief director of Taganka Theatre in Moscow. Born in Berdichev (Ukraine).

Repertoire

Productions at Taganka Theatre:

2014 — Victory Day based on the play by M. Durnenkov
2020 — Lё Tartuffe. Comedy based on the play by J.-B. Molière
2021 — The Cherry Orchard. Comedy based on the play by A. Chekhov
2023 — Black cat, White cat based on the film by E. Kusturica (staged by Y. Muravitsky)

Productions at the theatre "18+":

2013 — Father based on the play by L. Mulmenko, The Incredible Adventures of Yulia and Natasha based on the play by G. Grekov, Y. Muravitsky
2018 — Hanana based on the play by G. Grekov

Productions at the Theatre.doc:

2008 — Rubik’s Cube (an evening of music and poetry by rapper Yegor Saiko)
2011 — Light my Fire by A. Denisova based on sketches from the life of Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix
2019 — Hand to God based on the play by R. Askins, 28 Days based on the play by O. Shilyaeva
2022 — How We Buried Joseph Vissarionovich based on the play by A. Solomonov

Productions at other theatres:

2007 — Rikotu Island based on the play by N. Moshina (the Northern Stage Theatre Association, Novy Urengoy), Turandot based on the play by C. Gozzi (the Omsk State Drama Theatre)
2008 — Meisinger based on the play by G. Grekov (the Mikhail Roschin and Alexei Kazantsev Center for Drama and Directing, Moscow)
2009 — The Third Shift based on the play by P. Pryazhko (the Savin Lysvensky Drama Theatre), The Gamblers based on the play by N. Gogol (the Omsk State Drama Theatre), ZaSada based on the text by Y. Klavdiev (the Stage-Hammer Theatre, Perm)
2010 — The Heart is not a Stone based on the play by A. Ostrovsky (the Perm Academic Theatre-Theatre)
2011 — The Flea based on the play by E. Zamyatin (the Kaliningrad Regional Drama Theatre)
2012 — Artemy Lebedev. Man.doc based on the text by V. Zabaluev (Politeatr, Moscow)
2013 — Papa part, maman ment, mémé meurt based on the play by Fabienne Yvert (Meyerhold Center)
2015 — Coup based on the texts by D. Prigov (Brusnikin Theatre, Moscow)
2016 — The Seagull I based on the play by A. Chekov (the Stanislavsky Electrotheatre)
2020 — The Dumb Waiter based on the play by H. Pinter (the Moscow Drama Theatre "Chelovek"), Twelfth Night, or Whatever based on the play by W. Shakespeare (Theatre Centre "Nikitinsky", Voronezh)
2021 — Emigranci based on the play by S. Mrożek (the International Theatre Agency "Art Partner XXI", Moscow)
2022 — Il servitore di due padroni. Russian edition based on the comedy by C. Goldoni (the Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre)

Productions at foreign theatres:

2012 — Stavanger based on the play by M. Krapivina (the Russian Theatre in Estonia, Tallin)
2017 — Ich sehe dich, ich kenne dich by V. Pecheykin (Generic Space Theatre Laboratory, Berlin)
2019 — Don't be surprised when they come to set fire to your house based on the play by P. Demirsky (the Russian Theatre in Estonia, Tallin; the Vaba Lava Theatre Centre, Narva)
2021 — Rewizor based on the play by N. Gogol (the Warsaw Drama Theatre)