User:Yuri Kostanyan

Biography

Yuri Kostanyan was born in 1947. 1965-1970 entered and graduated from Yerevan State University in the faculty of Economic Cybernetics. 1984-1988 entered and graduated from Yerevan State University of Fine Arts and Theatre – with the specialization of director-producer. 1970-1971 worked in Yerevan Scientific Research Institute of Automatic Management of Systems as scientific researcher. 1971-1972 worked in Lithuania State Pantomime Theatre as an actor. 1973-1974 worked in Moscow Music Hall as an artist. 1975-1976 worked in the TV theater of Drama programs of Armenian Television as an expert. 1979-1987 worked in Yerevan State Youth Theatre as an actor, and since 1987 up to 1994 worked in the same theatre already as a director. 1980-1985 in a parallel way worked also in the Aesthetic Centre as an art director of the theatric group of Plastic Drama. 1993 was assigned as an art director and the director of the theatre of Yerevan state Pantomime theatre up to 1998, and since 1998 up to 2011 worked as a director. 2011 was assigned as the director of Yerevan State pantomime Theatre. 1997-2008 in a parallel way worked in Sevan Spiritual School of Mother See of Saint Edchmiatsin as an educational supervisor. Since 2005 works in Yerevan State Institute of Film and Theatre, gives lectures of mastery. Since 2008 gives lectures in the Dance chamber of Yerevan State Pedagogical Academy. 2007 has got the honorary title of Honored Artist of Republic of Armenia. 2010 by the decision of the Mayer of Yerevan was honored by “Emblem of Yerevan” medal. Fulfilled more than two dozens of roles in theater, cinema, as well as on TV and on radio. Among them are “Illusion” by director Dmitri Qyosayants, the role of Komitas in “Crucifix” and the role of Khor in “Helmet without tail” by director Khachik Chalikyan, in different TV theatres by Grigor Chalikyan, played the role of the father in Aram Shahbazyan’s film “The Nothing”, and again the role of the father in American director’s film “Here”, also played the role of Grigor Lusavorich in Vigen Chaldranyan’s “ The Priestess”, etc. Played and directed some plays according to his sceneries, among which are “Unsleeping Dream”, “Metamorphose”, “Gens”, “The Evil”, “Out of Scope”. Also directed several playas written by famous drama writers, among which are Edward Albee’s “The Zoo Story”, Dostoyevsky’s “Notes from Underground”, Maurice Maeterlinck’s “The Miracle of Saint Antony”, etc.