Sergei Kovalevich
Born in 1960 year.
Theatre director, methodologist of musical-dramatic theatre, pedagogue.
I do an artistic research the principles of embodiment of Tradition inmodern culture and theatre. I conduct trainings and workshops related to basic gesture of human being (”zero ritual”), word and voice as basic notion of actor’s and theatre language. The developer of methods of work with dramatic text, word, voice and song. The author of several methodological and art texts, devoted to the problems of theatre and culture, the director of the set of anthropological art-documentary films. Member of “The Academy of Guardians of Education” (Moscow, Russia).
2002 – 2010 one of the founders (together with N. Polovynka) of “Maisternia Pisni” (Lviv, Ukraine), methodologist and director of “Maisternia Pisni”;
2003 founder and developer of Art society “College Film Company”, attached to The Academy of Guardians (Moscow, Russia) and Art society “Creative”, attached to The College of Business № 11 (Moscow, Russia);
2006 editor-in-chief of scientific-art almanac “Utrennik”;
2006 – 2011 collaboration with the Grotowsky Institute in Wroclaw, Poland (“Maisternia Pisni” in frames of the promotional program of the Institute, Participation in festivals, conducting of the master-classes, work on performances);
2006 – 2013 author of idea, leader and director of International Art Resource “The song of Songs” (14 work sessions, 5small sessions in different contries: Poland (Grotowsky Institute), Ukraine, Latvia, Corsica, Turkey);
2009 art director of educational program “Poligon”, attached to The Academy of Guardians (Moscow, Russia);
2012 art director of socio-cultural space “Hectar” (Shahmatovo village, Kostroma region, Russia);
2012 co-director (together with I. Pavlow) of philosophical-methodological seminar "Quality of Border", attached to The Academy of Guardians (Moscow, Russia);
2012 – 2015 collaboration (as director and methodologist) with Theatrical Centre “Word and Voice” (Lviv, Ukraine);
2014 author of idea, leader and director of International Theater Observatory (supported by Pontigny Abbey (France), and Andrei Tarkovsky Festival of Sacred Arts (France), Academy of Guardians (Russia);