The surname Druzhinin today is heard by almost everyone who has ever watched TV. But today we will not talk about the popular choreographer and star of the show "Dancing" on TNT, but about his father, an equally talented choreographer, director and actor Vladislav Yurievich Druzhinin.
Biography
The biography of Vladislav Druzhinin began in the hero city of Leningrad. The future choreographer was born on June 21, 1948. Vladislav showed interest in dancing from early childhood, so his desire to connect his life with them did not come as a surprise to his parents. Although they did not support this venture.
Nevertheless, Vladislav Druzhinin studied at the Leningrad Vagankovsky Choreographic School. After that, he successfully graduated from the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts. Druzhinin's teachers at LGITMiK were masters G. A. Tovstonogov and R. S. Agamirzyan.
But our hero did not stop there. He continued his studies in graduate school, studying the intricacies of stage movement and swordsmanship.
The first official place of work of Vladislav Druzhinin was his native institute,where he successfully taught stage movement to young talents. On account of the teacher Vladislav Yurievich as many as three issues.
For ten years, Vladislav Druzhinin devoted himself entirely to the Drama Theater. Komissarzhevskaya.
The creative soul longed for development. Our hero skillfully combined his work in the theater with the leadership of the Kvadrat pantomime studio. Later, in 1984, Vladislav Druzhinin organized another creative association called "Masks". Today, this team is known as "Mask Show".
Career blossoming
Druzhinin was getting crowded in his native Leningrad, and in 1985 he moved to the capital, where he lives today.
The talented choreographer and director did not remain without work in Moscow either. He was in demand both in the theater and even in cinema.
In 1986, director Alenikov Vladimir invited Vladislav Druzhinin to act as a choreographer in the film project "The Right People". The charismatic dancer even got a cameo role in the film.
In the same year, Druzhinin took part in the production of the children's musical Peace Child, co-produced by the USSR and America.
Two years later, in the concert hall "Russia" the premiere of the rock opera "Giordano", directed by our hero, took place. Vladislav Yurievich took the music of Laura Quint as a basis, and gave the main roles to such eminent performers as Larisa Dolina, Pavel Smeyan and Valery Leontiev. The production was an unprecedented success.
In the same year, Druzhinin went on an internship to America. There he adopted the experience of his colleagues in the musical genre.
Vladislav Yurievich Druzhinin, despite his venerable age, is still a sought-after director today.
His performances at the Dzhigarkhanyan Theater, at the Music Hall of St. Petersburg and in other organizations were very popular. He has a lot of chamber projects and productions on the big stage in his piggy bank.
Druzhinin is not afraid to work with children and involve them in his project. It is recognized that with young actors it is a little more difficult, but the return from children is much greater than from adults.
Filmography
Our hero was repeatedly invited to television as a choreographer. At the same time, he himself repeatedly acted as an actor. So, in the film "The Adventures of Petrov and Vasechkin …" Druzhinin played two roles at once. In addition, in this project, he starred with his son Yegor, whom he taught to tap dance for filming.
In the movie "Unlike" our hero played the role of Vladik's hairdresser. The last work in the cinema to this day was a picture called "The Smile of God, or Purely Odessa Story", which was released in 2008.
Famous son Yegor Druzhinin
Vladislav Druzhinin is a father of two children and a happy grandfather. In an interview with reporters, he admits that he was categorically against children becoming artists. However, both son and daughter took up creativity.
Egor Druzhinin today is the favorite of the public. He gained massive popularity after working in the show "Dancing" on the TNT channel.
At the age of 8-9, Vladislav tried to take his son to a choreographic class, but he categorically refused. When the boy was 14, he expressed a desire to dance. Father spread his hands, saying "It's too late to start." Everything changed Yegor's meeting with an American choreographer, who told the guy that he himself first entered the ballet class at the age of 24. So Yegor began to dance professionally.
What can I say… Apparently, you can't argue against heredity. In fairness, it should be noted that the grandchildren of Vladislav Druzhinin are also interested in dancing. But grandfather stubbornly does not involve them in his projects and hopes that his grandchildren will not become artists.
