Matvey Dubrovin
| Matvey Dubrovin | |
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| Born |
July 12, 1911 Saratov, Russian Empire |
| Died | October 22, 1974 (aged 63) Leningrad |
| Residence |
Russian Empire → Soviet Union
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| Occupation | Theater director educator |
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Matvey Dubrovin (Matvey Grigor'evich Dubrovin) (Russian: Матве́й Григо́рьевич Дубро́вин; IPA: [matveˈj grigoˈrjevich dubroˈvin]; born September 27, 1936) July 12, 1911 was born in Saratov, Russian Empire – died October 22, 1974 in Leningrad, USSR). He is the founder of the Theater of Youth Creativity (or TYUT for short) in Leningrad (1956). Honored Cultural Worker of the RSFSR. He developed the theory of integrated education of children through theatrical art. Matvey Dubrovin's method was based on education of a person through the use of theater.
Matvey Dubrovin created an educational system that teaches children by means of theatrical art. An author of various articles and methodological developments on aesthetic education, Matvey used the Theatre of Youth Creativity to educate the universe of now well-known figures of Russian theater and cinema, including Evgeny Sazonov, Lev Dodin, Sergei Solovyov, Aleksandr Galibin, Andrey Krasko.
Matvey Dubrovin was born in Saratov. His father was a tailor, and he was the fourth son. In 1923, twelve year old Matvey organized a drama club in Saratov called "Revolutionary Theater" and staged his first production "Robin Hood". In the early years of 1930 Dubrovin spent time in Leningrad. For a while he studied at the Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University. Then he entered the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts to major in directing. Before the war he was an assistant director of Vsevolod Meyerhold for the production of "The Queen of Spades" in the Small State Opera House. Starting from 1939, Dubrovin helped the war effort for Russia during war. At the beginning of Finnish War he directed the propaganda team. After severe concussion he was sent to the evacuation city of Khorog, located on the "top of the world" (Pamir Mountains). There he organized the first Musical Theatre in Tajikistan. It was during this time he developed the idea of a theater in which "everyone would be happy ...", that later he embodied in TYUT.
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