Vladimir Urin
Vladimir Georgievich Urin (Template:Lang-ru) is a People's Artists of Russia and a Bolshoi Ballet director.[1]
Biography
Urin began his theatre career in 1973. In 1981 he moved to Moscow where he became in charge of the Youth and Puppet Theatres Department in Theater Union of Russia. Four years later, he graduated from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts and from 1987 to 1996 was the secretary at the Theater Union of Russia where also worked as deputy President. Prior to it, in 1991, he became First Deputy President there, but all of the rankings ended for him in 1996. In 1994 he behind the creation of the Golden Mask award as a National Theatre Award.[2] In 1995 he became general manager of Musical Theatre of Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko[3] and two years later held the same position at the International Festival of Contemporary Dance. In 2013, after the scandals inside the Bolshoi theatre and the attack on Artistic Director Sergei Filin, he was appointed as General Director of the Bolshoi Ballet, replacing Anatoly Iksanov.[2][4][5]
References
- ^ "Vladimir Urin appointed Director General of Bolshoi theatre". ITAR-TASS. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ a b "Vladimir Urin". Bolshoi Ballet. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ Arkhipov, Ilya (July 9, 2013). "Vladimir Urin Named as Bolshoi Director, Iksanov Removed". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "Vladimir Urin: theatre visionary with nerves of steel". GlobalPost. July 9, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ Ellen Barry and Sophia Kishkovsky (July 9, 2013). "Latest Twist at Bolshoi: Director Is Pushed Out". The New York Times. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
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