Dennikov Andrey Sergeevich - a talented actor, director, puppet master, artist, choreographer, singer and poet. He served in the legendary Puppet Theater named after S. Obraztsov.
Biography
Andrei Dennikov was born in Moscow in 1978. Once, while still a five-year-old boy, he saw on TV how Sergei Obraztsov was making a doll. He was very impressed. And in his five years he sewed his first doll. And at the age of 35, he opened his own exhibition. On it were presented sketches and dolls.
After school, A. Dennikov entered the Humanities University. But after studying there for two years, he transferred to GITIS to the directing department.
Studying in his last year, Andrei came to work at the SCATC named after S. Obraztsov. There he was an actor, director and puppet artist. Andrey is a playwright, choreographer, singer, he had a beautiful voice, he sewed costumes and made wigs.
In 2014, on his birthday, Andrei Dennikov passed away. The cause of death is a stroke. The artist was only 36 years old. He suffered his first stroke in 2005. In 2011, Andrei had an accident along with the troupe on the road on tour. After that, he was unable to recover and return to the scene. Because of this, he suffered a second stroke, after which he died.
Creation
In 2000, while still a student, Andrei came to work at the Obraztsov Puppet Theater. In the same year he staged the play "Little Tragedies." In this production, he acted as a director, artist, puppeteer and actor. He alone played all the characters in this performance.
In 2001, A. Dennikov graduated from GITIS.
The performances staged by Andrei repeatedly became laureates of various contests and festivals, including those held in other countries.
In 2008, the book “Swan Wing” was published. It included poems, drawings and sketches of Andrey's dolls. In the same year, an audio CD was released on which S. Yesenin's verses by A. Dennikov and songs from the production of “Confession of a Hooligan” were recorded.
Performances staged by A. Dennikov:
- "The Jester comedy about Thiel."
- "Little tragedies."
- “Carmen! My Carmen! ”
- "Take your greatcoat, let's go home!".
- "Nizhinsky, the crazy clown of God."
- Rigoletto.
- "Dead Souls".
- "Dog Life."
- "The Magic Flute" and others.
Many of them include the Obraztsov Puppet Theater today in their repertoire.
Favorite Role
One of the performances, which was staged by Andrei Dennikov at the S. Obraztsov Puppet Theater, is Nizhinsky, the Crazy Clown of God. He also played a major role in it. The play was created based on the diaries of V. Nezhinsky and the play by G. Blamstein. The role of this great dancer was the most beloved for A. Dennikov. The personality of Vaclav captivated the director after reading a book about him and his diaries. Andrei wanted to make a performance about this ingenious man. And A. Dennikov decided that this should not be an ordinary production, but as strange as V. Nizhinsky himself was. According to Andrei, he was an angel on earth, and therefore did not fit into the world around him, just as V. Mozart, S. Yesenin did in his time. This performance is not only about the talent and complex life of a genius. He is also about slavery. Artists always become slaves to the art they serve. And that is the problem. V. Nizhinsky was dependent on ballet and on S. Diaghilev. Wenceslas's wife depended on her love for him. And in return, she did not receive from him what she expected. But V. Nizhinsky is not to blame for the fact that she lacked his love. For him, the main thing is art. He does not live up to his wife's expectations because he is a slave to ballet and cannot give her more attention. Here everyone is to blame and at the same time no one is to blame for anything.
There is something to think about in this performance.
Awards
Andrey Dennikov was a laureate of the following contests and festivals:
- Festos.
- "Student Spring."
- "Ryazan bride."
- "Triumph".
- "White Vezha".
- The Golden Knight.
- "Gogol today" and so on.
Andrei was the owner of the Victor Rozov medal "For Contribution to Russian Culture." In 2006, he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Monument
Andrei Dennikov is buried in the Ryazan region, in the village of Konstantinovka, in the homeland of his beloved poet - S. Yesenin. So the artist himself wished. People who were indifferent to his talent donated funds for the construction and installation of the monument on his grave. Almost a million rubles were collected. The monument was erected in September 2015. It was created by sculptor Dmitry Sadov. The monument was made as requested by Andrei himself - on it lies a white marble swan.