"Golden Sofit" (prize): nominees and laureates
The first award ceremony for the mostsignificant and brilliant achievements in theatrical art was carried out in the distant nineties. Since that time, the honorable jury has been defining worthy prize winners every year.
History of creation
In 1995, anothertheatrical award - "Golden Sofit". Competitions in the theatrical world take place annually. This award is designed to recognize and appreciate the merits of each outstanding theater, director or stage worker in the theatrical field of St. Petersburg.
Initially, the award was awarded on the basis of not one, but two seasons, beginning in 1993/1994 and 1994/1995.
The award ceremony in 1995 was held inThe Alexandrinsky Theater. The Council of the festival represented to the awards actors, actresses, directors, stage decorators, directors, conductors, choreographers, the productions themselves and scenarios.
Among the first applicants for this award were Alisa Freindlich and Gennady Bogachev, the best performance in the genre of drama was the production of Maria Stuart.
Nominations
Organizers of the Golden Sofit Award are trying to cover all spheres of theatrical art. For the convenience of the evaluation, the competition was divided into three parts:
drama theatre;
theater of music;
puppetry theater.
In each of these categories severalnominations. Organizers can expand their number. For example, in the department of "Drama" in 1995 there were nominations "The best role of an actress", "The best role of an actor", "The best production of a director", "Best performance".
In the department of "Musical Actions" the award was giventhe first ballerinas, the elite performers of male roles in ballet, male singers of vocal parts, female performers of vocal parts, ballet and opera productions, conductors, directors, artists, debutants and debutante.
In the category of "Puppet Art", actresses and actors who voiced the characters of the play, as well as stage directors were awarded.
Later, the actors were added to the nominees and actresses of the second plan, performances of small and large forms, troupes and so on.
Today the nominations have become much larger. The whole theatrical life is estimated with the help of the Golden Sofit. Regardless of what exactly a person creates for a performance, he can be awarded a bonus if he does it with great skill and love.
The awarding party
Each of the nominees for the award is chosen by the jury. The commission varies from year to year. In the "Golden Sofit" ceremony, the prize can be awarded to one person several times. Judges operate within the same category and submit their proposals only in closed voting.
The expert jury should remain completely unbiased. That's why the new generation changes with the more respectable.
Just before the ceremony, another meeting of the authoritative council takes place. During it, winners are determined in their nominations.
Council of the award
The council consists of:
Organizing Committee of the "Golden Glow", he performs the basic functions for the ceremony,
council of theaters,
nomination jury,
Board of the Union of Theater Workers in Russia(branch in St. Petersburg), which expresses its authoritative opinion about the candidates for the Golden Sofit, the prize finds its winners largely due to their common decision.
The Council also determines annually the number of nominations for the competition.
The head of the organization department of the award has been the People's Artist of the Russian Federation Nikolai Burov for a long time.
Location of the ceremony
The first place of the award was in 1995, the Alexandrinsky Theater. Later, he was returned several times to the ceremony: in 1997, 2003 and 2004.
Once the award was also held at the Musical Comedy Theater in 2002.
Nevertheless, most often it opened its doorsnamely BDT named after GA. Tovstonogova, which has become almost home to the winners and guests of the Golden Sofit. The prize was awarded in this institution more than six times.
In recent years, starting in 2012, the solemn presentation of prizes takes place at the Theater of the Young Spectator Bryantsev.
Traditionally, the awarding ceremony falls on one of the autumn months.
Main objectives
The most elite award in the field of theater has its own goals and objectives. The organizers of the Golden Sofitel direct all their efforts to:
to preserve and develop urban theatrical institutions,
Identify and demonstrate to the general public outstanding talents,
To define fashionable trends in the theatrical business,
support novice directors and collectives, as it was, in particular, during the presentation of the Golden Soffit - 2014, nominees for the prize are already considered winners.
Ceremony
The Organizing Committee of "Golden Sofit" chooses the place, as well as the time of the solemn event. Each of the winners is notified in advance about where the ceremony will take place.
The main event of the last year was held on November 10. Guests were waiting for the Bolshoi Theater. Bryantsev.
Figurines are transferred to the irretrievable possession of the winners.
Sponsors can add to these awards and their own, having agreed upon everything with the organization of the competition.
Financing
According to the official status of the Golden Sofit, the main source of funding for the project is the St. Petersburg Art Center itself, as well as the Russian Federation.
The public organizations of St. Petersburg, which are interested in supporting and further developing the theatrical world, also help with financing.
The Organizing Committee of the Golden Sofit is in charge of all resources at its own discretion.
"Golden Sofit" - 2014
The Gold Soffit Award - 2014 announced its list of nominees in August of the same year. And in November ceremonial statuettes were presented.
As a result of the outgoing theatrical season, it wasespecially difficult to choose the most worthy, because the contenders became all the beloved residents of the Melpomene church. They have already won the ceremony for the Golden Sofit 2014 ceremony. The laureates of this present ceremony are considered to be masters of their work, recognized throughout the world.
In the opinion of the Golden Sofit Committee, the best director of this season is Lev Dodin. His original production "The Cherry Orchard" deserved universal respect and honor.
"Garden" was awarded in another nomination - asthe most worthy among the performances of 2013-2014. The whole production earned three awards. Unfortunately, the director himself was absent in the country at that time, so he instructed his deputy to receive prizes, as well as to express his warmest thanks.
In the category "Dramatic theaters" honoredmagnificent A. Freindlich as the best among actresses. She was recognized as the winner due to the role of Alice in the play directed by Andrei Moguchy. For her, this is not the first award from the Golden Sofit. It was Freundlich who won the first prize at the contest in 1995.
The actress made a very touching speech aboutthe activities of the "Golden Sofit" ceremony - 2014. The laureates enthusiastically welcomed her. She shared her feelings about the future of the modern theater and expressed her hope that theatrical art will live forever.
Sergei Peregudov, when he was given the main male role in the production "We Are All Fine People," did not exactly expect to be awarded the title of "The actor who performed his party superbly."
For several years in a row, O. Ryazantsev, who played in the "Cherry Orchard" by Pyotr Sergeevich Trofimov, receives the prize for a secondary role.
A separate award "For Contribution to Theater City Art" was awarded to two great actresses: Tatyana Shchuko and Gabriel Komlev.
The musical performance "Not only love", but also the ballet with the title "Vain Precaution" are recognized as winners in the category "Musical Art". It was they who got the Golden Sofit.
Award 2014, whose laureates were among non-governmental institutions, very pleased with absolutely all the guests. Theater-innovator "Behind the Black River" took the prize for the play "Storm" by Ivan Stavsky.
The creative duet of Anna Vartanyan and Sergei Bysgu became the first among the "Best acting tandems". The actors played together in the play "Grafoman".
The number one was acknowledged by Annette Kurtz, and the best lighting artist was Mark Van Deness, who designed the play "Macbeth".
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