Zhanna Vinogradova (see photo below) - People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Honored Artist, Honorary Citizen of Ryazan. For 18 years, she headed the Ryazan State Regional Drama Theater. This article will describe her brief biography.
Study
Vinogradova Zhanna Vladimirovna was born in the city of Khmelnitsky in 1946. The girl’s father was a soldier. In 1963 she entered the Krupskaya Leningrad Institute. Five years later, Jeanne successfully graduated from it, having received a specialty - director, club worker.
Labor activity
From 1968 to 1977 she worked in the Ryazan House of Folk Art. She also led theatrical groups of several enterprises: DK Neftyannikov, the factory "Red Banner", DK Stankozavoda. The publication "Soviet Warrior" has repeatedly covered the performances of artists led by Zhanna Vladimirovna. In those years, Ryazan was one of the best in the country in terms of the organization of theatrical mass events. And this is a great merit of the heroine of this article. Zhanna Vinogradova organized holidays of military-patriotic songs, large-scale sporting events, city day, etc.
New job
From 1977 to 1987, the heroine of this article worked as a director in various theaters. At the same time, she received an appropriate education at the school named after Shchukin.
Since 1987, she completed an internship at the Mayakovsky Theater under the guidance of Professor Goncharov. Soon she got the post of director there.
Ryazan Theater
In 1992, Zhanna Vinogradova led the Ryazan Drama Theater. From this time began a new stage in its development. Zhanna Vladimirovna took up the search for new forms of work that would be aimed at the patriotic education of the younger generation, increasing the significance of the theater in the cultural life of the city and attracting spectators. All this became possible only thanks to the presence of vivid performances and a strong distinctive troupe. Being a bright creative personality and an undisputed leader, Zhanna Vinogradova was able to harmoniously combine her work as a stage director with pedagogy and theater management. She supported the actors in everything and helped them in the development of talent.
Major changes
Having taken the place of the head of the theater, Zhanna Vladimirovna decided to focus on staging the best examples of world drama. The performances staged by Vinogradova won the audience by the coherence of the cast and inventive directing. One of the directions of Zhanna Vladimirovna's work was the rejuvenation of the creative staff. There were no problems with this, since the heroine of this article taught an acting course at the Yaroslavl Theater Institute. From the 2008 edition, Vinogradova selected quite a few young talents for her performances. Despite the difficult economic conditions, the theater continued to work fully, participating in various festivals and releasing new productions. As a result, the popularity of the Ryazan Theater grew and even Moscow critics began to talk about it.
Death
Zhanna Vinogradova died in Rostov-on-Don in April 2013. In this city, the heroine of this article was engaged in staging the play "Masquerade" for the Gorky Theater. She was buried in Ryazan at the Grieving Cemetery.