VEDOGON TEATR

Russia
Vedogon’-Theatre is the first and only professional drama
theatre established in Zelenograd, one of Moscow’s
administrative areas. The founder and the artistic director of
the theatre is Pavel Kurochkin.
“Vedogon’” is an old Slavic word, which means “a spirit of a living being”. The
Vedogon’- Theatre sees it as its principal goal to evoke and keep up creativity in
people. The repertory consists of plays by Russian and foreign classics, plays by
contemporary authors and plays for children.

The theatre started its first season in autumn 1992 with a play “Of Nice Places,
Sweet Dreams and Miserable Life” based on short s stories by P. Romanov, staged by
Pavel Kurochkin.

On 23 March 1999 the Department of Culture of Moscow gave the Vedogon’ -

Theatre the status of a state cultural institution. The company is financed from the
budget of Moscow as well as by earned income and fund-raising.
Public Supervisory Board of the Vedogon’-Theatre was set up in 2001. The current
chairman of the Board is Anatoly Smirnov, Prefect of Zelenograd. The Vedogon’-
Theatre has its own theatre venue: a stage and a house with 108 seats.

The repertory company numbers 27 actors, who are graduates

of the Shchepkin High Theatre School, the School-Studio at the
Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre, the Yaroslavl Theatre High
School.

The company has performed more than 40 plays since 1999.

The Vedogon’-Theatre has participated in numerous international theatre festivals in
Turkey, Uzbekistan, Denmark, Germany, as well as in many cities of Russia (Moscow,
St. Petersburg, Pskov, Vyshniy Volochok, Bryansk, Veliky Novgorod, Ryazan’, Vologda,
Novy Urengoy, Omsk, Vladimir).
Awards and prizes:
“Most Unusual Fairytale Performance”
Moscow International Festival of Chamber Theatres and Minimalistic Performances “The Slavic Crown for
Kids”, play “In His Shoes”, Moscow, 2006
The main prize named after A. P. Svobodin
"For deep comprehension and development of historical and architectural space by means of modern
psychological theater" and special prizes for the performance of roles (actors P. Kurochkin, V. Stuzhev, P.
Vasilyev) - IX International Theatre Festival "The Voices of History" (play "Tsar Feodor Ioannovich", Vologda,
July, 2007).
Prizes for "Best Performance" and "Best Actor" (P. Kurochkin) XVI International Festival
"Slavic Theatre Gatherings" (play "Tsar Feodor Ioannovich", Bryansk, May 2008).
Prize "The Silver Knight" (directed by A. Kuzin), Diploma "Best Actor" (P. Kurochkin) -
VI International Theatre Forum "The Golden Knight", nomination "Theatre of big form," (play "Tsar Feodor
Ioannovich" , Moscow, November 2008).
The main prize of the festival (director A. Kuzin), prizes "Audience’s Award", "Best Actor" (P.
Kurochkin) VII International Festival "Young Theaters of Russia" (play "Tsar Feodor Ioannovich" Omsk,
November 2009 )
Award "Best Performance for Children" X International Theatre “King-Festival” (play "Danish
Vanya", Veliky Novgorod, April 2009)
The Semenov Prize
“For deep comprehension and development of historical and architectural space by means of modern
psychological theater” – X International Theatre Festival "The Voices of History" (play "The Lower Depths" by
M. Gorky, Vologda, June 2010)
Artistic Director
Pavel Kurochkin (born in 1963) is one of the founders and the artistic director of
Vedogon’-Theatre, Meritorious Actor of the Russian Federation, Professor of the M.S.
Schepkin Higher Theatre School (Institute) associated with the State Academic Maly
Theatre, Moscow Mayor’s award –winner (1995).

He has staged about 20 performances, among them:

‘Shouldering Other People’s Sins’ by A. Ostrovsky
‘Squaring the Circle’ by V. Kataev
‘Angelo’ a poem by A. Pushkin
‘In His Shoes’ (a theatre phantasy based on fairy tales by H. C. Andersen)
‘Profitable Position’ by A. Ostrovsky
‘All My Sons’ by Arthur Miller
‘Beyond the Horizon’ by Eugene O’Neill
‘Absurd Person Singular’ by Sir Alan Ayckbourn
‘Talents and Admirers’ by A. Ostrovsky
‘Vanya Datsky” after B. Shergin
‘A Word Is A Word’ by Michael Ramløse
‘Without a Dowry’ by A. Ostrovsky
 Photographies belong to several plays

In 2014
Vedogon Theater
is offering On-Tour

VASSA
based on “Vassa Zheloznova”
written by Maxim Gorky in 1910