Many people know Vladimir Pankov. The artistic director of the Center for Drama and Directing and SounDrama Studios is known both as an actor who has played in more than 25 plays and 15 films, and as a director who has over 20 productions and several prestigious theater awards. But not everyone is familiar with his biography and how he reached these heights. Personal life, awards, filmography - you will read more about this and the other.
Biography
Vladimir Nikolaevich Pankov was born on July 4, 1975. From childhood, he was distinguished by creative abilities, choosing traditional Russian music as his hobby. He took part in folklore expeditions.
In his youth, he chose acting as a specialization and in 1999 he graduated from the RATI GITIS. At first, after completing his studies, he worked at the Moscow State Variety Theater. Friendship with Gennady Khazanov, who took the young artist under guardianship, is connected with this theater.
As for music, the love for it did not disappear even when Vladimir seriously took up acting. He created the Pan-Quartet music group, which was later transformed into SounDrama. The project was founded in 2005. SounDrama combines many directions: acting and music, choreography, various theater productions.
Currently, the studio team is a close-knit team aimed at the result. Responsibilities are distributed so that Pankov has time for creativity, and leadership activities take up a small percentage of the working day.
In his directorial work, Pankov combines many genres, believes that the theater should reflect modern reality. Actors in the understanding of Pankov should be jugglers, experts in various fields of art.
In addition to performances, Vladimir Pankov also creates television projects. She has been working at the TVC since 2004 and is conducting the program “No Rehearsals” on the TV channel.
Since 2016, he has been appointed director of the Center for Drama and Director, once popular in the 2000s.
Youth
Moscow is indicated as the birthplace of Vladimir Pankov, but from the age of 12 he traveled to the hinterland and collected folklore. Communication with the older generation, old-timers of villages helped to better understand folk art, became the basis for the formation of spiritual and creative values.
While studying folklore, in his youth he met many interesting people. Vladimir Pankov likes to recall the village of Plekhovo, located in the Kursk region. He believes that the people living there have become true teachers for him, and communication with them is a kind of school of life. It was there that ordinary villagers revealed the essence of the song to him. They said that the song should keep up to date, not jump out, but at the same time not to lag behind. True wisdom among the people, but not every modern person wants to return to the village. Pankov in his plays and films develops the idea of ​​continuity of generations, emphasizes the fact that elders need to be carefully listened to. Even if it seems like they are saying common truths.
At the age of 15-16, Pankov traveled to France to visit George Milchberg, who is known for the song “Flight of the Condor”. He had his own studio in the mountains, in a cave. He also built a house so that musicians and composers could come to him: to create and work in a cozy and friendly atmosphere. And a similar idea pleased the young Vladimir. It is so important to be together and still be free.
Later, at a more mature age, the director Vladimir Pankov had a desire to build houses for his own artists. For Pankov, his musical theater SounDrama is a whole world, and the acting collective is a real family. Like any creative person, he does not think life without art. He recalls that they began to record in a home studio when there was no normal equipment. Later, their own premises appeared thanks to the assistance provided by the Theater of Nations.
Personal life of Vladimir Pankov
He does not like to spread about personal life, but an attentive viewer can understand his views on life and moral beliefs through creativity: performances, films, music. Vladimir is a public person, but at the same time a “thing in himself”. He believes that the director should be on the other side of the ramp, treat each artist as a musical instrument and be able to find a dialogue with him. The setting succeeds only when no one pulls the blanket over himself. And the process of preparing for the play turns into collective co-creation.
He also expresses his attitude to love through performances. A vivid example of this is the directorial version of Romeo and Juliet. Pankov does not focus on the love of men and women, believing that this feeling is sometimes destructive. Especially when a person is fixated on his beloved and is ready to strangle him with his care.
Punkov and his studio SounDrama are inseparable. And the actors involved in the performances have long become his reliable and trusted friends.
FILMOGRAPHY:
- 2002 - Kamenskaya-2;
- 2003 - "Fireworks";
- 2004 - "Children of the Arbat";
- 2004 - "Forest Princess";
- 2005 - "Adventurer";
- 2006 - "Krom";
- 2006 - “Nobody knows about sex”;
- 2007 - "Adventure";
- 2007 - "Treasure";
- 2010 - “Victim”;
- 2012 - “Doctor”;
- 2014 - Cold Calculation;
- 2015 - "Adult Daughters".
"Doctor"
“Doctor” is the debut work of Vladimir Pankov in the cinema, created with the support of Vladimir Menshov. Based on the play of the talented screenwriter Elena Isaeva. The plot focuses on the surgeon Andrei, who has gone from a young specialist to a true professional in medicine. His life is a constant solution to problems in a regular Russian hospital: lack of drugs, outdated equipment, which makes it difficult to establish a diagnosis ...
But he does not give up and continues to fight. Andrei considers himself ordinary, but at the same time, every day, helping the sick, demonstrates the stamina and strength of the human spirit. The main idea of ​​the film is to remain a person even in difficult life circumstances.
For his debut, he received an award at the Chelyabinsk festival "Full Arthouse" in 2013. This is one of the many awards of Vladimir Pankov.
Cold Calculation
Cold Calculation is a film with a complicated and intriguing plot. The once-famous singer named Marta and her roommate Sergey are developing a cunning and vile enrichment plan, deciding to substitute one of her fans. Martha agrees, albeit not immediately, but she has feelings for Igor. But her old admirer finds out about the insidious plans, changes her appearance and escapes. Now Martha and Sergey will have to get nervous.
"Adventuress"
Tatyana Savicheva loves racing cars, speed, risk and danger. She is sure that nothing bad can happen, but young people tend to make mistakes. The recklessness of the younger generation can not always help in solving life's difficulties.
"Forest Princess"
This is a fairy tale film based on Russian folklore. The main characters Ivan and Forest Princess Mary together overcome many difficulties. Ivan embodies the best features of the heroes of Russian fairy tales and is ready to do everything for his beloved. Even fight evil spirits.
Here is such a fascinating biography of Vladimir Pankov. The filmography is so diverse that each viewer will find a genre for himself.