Eduard Butenko
Eduard Butenko - Russian actor, theatre director, teacher, theatre theoretic.
Biography
On 1959 Eduard Butenko began his theatre career as an actor in "Kiev Russian Drama Theatre" when he was 18.After graduating from the University of Shevchenko with a BA in Philology/Slavic Languages and the National University of Theatre, Film and TV in Kiev with a BA in Drama Theatre Stage Directing, Butenko has directed over 70 drama performances, musicals, various show programs, TV and radio plays.
Since 1987 E. Butenko lectured in Russian Academy of Theatre Arts and in "Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute".
On 2004 Butenko created "Russian Drama School" where he taught his own system. Butenko is the author of stage transformation theory, stated and published in the books "Imitation Theory of Stage Transformation" and "Stage Transformation, Theory and Practice".
Stage productions as theatre director
Dnipropetrovsk Russian Drama Theatre
- 1971 – diploma spectacle
Ryazan Oblast Drama Theatre
- 1980 "Pelageya i Al'ka" «»
- 1981 "The [Barber of Seville (play)|The Barber of Seville]"
- 1982 "Monsieur Amilcar"
Altai Krai Drama Theatre
- 1984 "Vagonchik" «»
Moscow Variety Theatre
- 1987 "Thee questions"
- 1988 "Kruglaya luna" «»
Mossovet Theatre (Moscow)
- 1993 "Francesco d'Assisi " Opera teatrale in 3 atti.
University of Pittsburgh Theatre (U.S.A)
- 2005 – "Pericles, Prince of Tyre"