Ilya Shagalov

Ilya Yurevich Shagalov (born on December 14, 1986) Russian stage director, video artist and film director.
A feature of his work is study of media technologies in a performative environment. Working between the intersection of contemporary art, multimedia and theatre.
== Biography ==
Ilya Shagalov was born in 1986 in Krasnodar. Originally Ilya has a theatre eduction. During the study he participated in creation Video art by himself. As a student he became practice to work in Theatre.Artist Profile Page mxat.ru
From childhood, he showed interest in the fine arts and technology. Graduated a musical education in piano.
In 2008 he graduated as Actor in Krasnodar State University of Culture and Arts, the course of Vladimir Rogulchenko, whom been a student of the legendary Anatoly Vasiliev.
After graduating from the university, he entered the director's group of Kirill Serebrennikov's workshop in the Moscow Art Theatre School , from which the "Seventh Studio" subsequently grew.
In 2013 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School (the course of Kirill Serebrennikov) and joined the troupe of Gogol Center.
== Education and career ==
* 2008 Graduated from Krasnodar State University of Culture and Arts with a degree in theater and drama theater, master of the course Vladimir Rogulchenko
* 2013 Graduated from Moscow Art Theater School, specializing in direction, master of the course Kirill Serebrennikov
* Since 2013 Permanent employee of the Gogol Center
* As a lecturer director and video-artist, he works at various venues in Russia and abroad.
* Since 2004 he has been engaged in video art. As a video artist, he designed more than a dozen drama and opera productions in Russia and Europe.
* Exhibited at various museum venues
* 2020 made his debut Movie "Aquarium"
== Professional activity ==
As a director Ilya Shagalov directed "The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls" by Meg Miroshnik. On the Platform project he creates "Funny Dream". There, at Platform Project, he restored the play Fairies which they released with director David Bobée in 2011 in Moscow Art Theatre.
Since 2013, Shagalov works abroad, in France ("WE" by Yevgeny Zamyatin), Estonia (Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch), and other countries.
Since the opening of Gogol Center, Ilya Shagalov has been a regular collaborator and co-creator of Kirill Serebrennikov's productions. From dramatic productions: Voiceks in the Latvian National Theatre to opera productions of "Salome"Richard Strauss' opera Salome, directed by Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov, premiered in Stuttgart. (Staatsoper Stuttgart); Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (Komische Oper Berlin); Così fan tutte (Zürich Opera House|Opernhaus Zürich); Decameronteatral-online.ru «ДЕКАМЕРОН» ПОКАЖУТ В МОСКВЕ (Deutsches Theater (Berlin)
Ilya exploring the new language of theater in multimedia: "The Fairies" production created in 2020 during lockdown. "Kleines Requiem" for Deutsches Theater (Berlin)|Deutsches Theater Berlin; and digital performance "Hikikomori" for Jager Night Embassy
For last couple years Ilya making his debut movie. The project is frozen due to the political situation in Russia. In 2022 The director left the country.
=== Assistant ===
*2009 assistant to Katya Shagalova, at the Territory festival in Perm
*2011 assistant to David Bobée (France) performance 'Fairies' Moscow Art Theatre
*2011 assistant to Bran Pacquian [France] project 'for the first time in Russian' play 'Hotel Splendid', Chekhov Moscow Art Theater
*2013 assistant to Kirill Serebrennikov, 'Wojzeck', National Theater of Latvia
*2014 second director on David Bobée's production 'Hamlet', Gogol Center
*2015 assistant to Kirill Serebrennikov, opera 'Salome', Staatsoper Stuttgart
=== Theatre ===
* 2009 Poetic performance 'Red Line', Moscow Contemporary Art Center Winzavod
* 2012 performance 'The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls', Centre of Drama and Directing
* 2012 opera "Minotaur dreams" / episode 5 dreams', Theatre of Nations
* 2012 stage essay DOMINUS MORFIUS, Meyerhold Center
* 2012 performance FUNNY DREAM (fantasy on Dostoevsky 'Dream of a Funny Man'), Platforma Project
* 2013 stage sketch "Close to Zero" (based on the novel by Vladislav Surkov), Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz(Germany, Berlin)
* 2013 performance-concert UTESOV (with Dmitry Khoronko), Gogol Center
* 2014 presentation of the play 'Little Hero' based on the play by Valeriy Pecheykin, Gogol Center
* 2014 musical performance '90s', Meyerhold Center
* 2014 sketch of the play 'My Moscow' based on the play by Valeriy Pecheykin, Gogol Center
* 2015 performance "We" [autor Yevgeny Zamyatin], Théâtre des 2 Rives (France)
* 2016 performance "Venus in Furs" (by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch), Vene Teater (Estonia)
* 2020 Desktop performance "The Fairies" ( by Ronan Chéneau ), Gogol Center
* 2020 online performance "Kleines Requiem" (by Valeriy Pecheykin), Deutsches Theater (Berlin) Berlin
* 2021 music performance »Die Einfachen« (composer Sergej Newski), Stuttgart, Venice, Berlin
=== Video Artist ===
List of video credits
Year	Title 	Stage 	Director
2008	scenic cantata "Deus ex machina" 	Winzavod 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2008	opera ‘Station’ 	Winzavod 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2009	"Kije’’ 	Moscow Art Theatre 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2009	“Hamlet-maschine” 	Moscow Art Theatre 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2010	symphonic performance ’’Requiem’’ 	Moscow Art Theatre 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2011	‘’Almost Zero’’ 	Moskovskiy Teatr Olega Tabakova	Kirill Serebrennikov
2012	“Voiceks” 	Latvian National Theatre 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2012	‘’A Midsummer Night's Dream’’ 	‘Platforma’ project 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2013	Gogol-Center opening ‘’00:00’’ 	Gogol Center 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2014	“A Common Story” 	Gogol Center 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2015	“Harms MYR” 	Gogol Center 	Maxim Didenko
2015	opera “Salome” 	Staatsoper Stuttgartr 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2015	“My Sister, Life” 	Gogol Center 	Maxim Didenko
2016	“Müller Machine” 	Gogol Center 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2016	“Kafka” 	Gogol Center 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2016	opera “Il barbiere di Siviglia” 	Komische Oper Berlin 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2017	“The Dragon” 	Moscow Art Theatre 	Konstantin Bogomolov
2017	opera “Hänsel and Gretel” 	Staatsoper Stuttgartr 	
2018	opera “Il trionfo del tempo e disinganno”	MAMT 	Konstantin Bogomolov
2018	opera “Così fan tutte” 	Opernhaus Zürich 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2018	“Barocco” 	Gogol Center 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2019	opera “Nabucco” 	Staatsoper Hamburg 	Kirill Serebrennikov
2020	“Decameron” 	Deutsches Theater Berlin 	Kirill Serebrennikov
=== As film director ===
* ‘’The Fairies’’ (2020)
* ‘’Aquarium’’ (2023)
Category:1986 births
Category:Russian theatre directors