Aleksandr Chepurov

Moderator

Chairman of the department of Theatre Arts, Russian State Institute of Performing Arts.

Russia

From 1974 to 1979 he studied at the Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography. N. K. Cherkasova (now RGISI). From 1989 to 2004 — Dean of the Faculty of Theater Studies of St. Petersburg State University of Economics, later Professor at the Department of Russian Theater of the Russian State Institute of Artists and Artists.

Since joining the Alexandrinsky Theater to the post of artistic director, Valery Fokin, Chepurov led research work in the oldest Russian theater as the head of the creative research section. During his work in this position at the Alexandrinsky Theater, a unique Museum of Russian Drama was created, which combined and structured the richest historical collection on the history of the Alexandrinsky Theater. Today A. A. Chepurov is an adviser to the artistic director of the Alexandrinsky Theater.

Since 2011, he served as rector of the St. Petersburg State Academy of Theater Arts, in 2014–2017 — Rector of RGISI.

Executive editor of the book series "Library of the Alexandrinsky Theater", which published twelve books on the history of Russian theater. Editor-compiler of publications: "Alexandrinsky" Examiner "Valery Fokin" (2005) and "V. Fokin. Conversations about the profession" (2006).

Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and Laureate of the Stanislavsky Prize.