Viktar Shalkevich


Viktar Antonavich Shalkevich is a Belarusian actor, poet and singer-songwriter.

Biography

Shalkevich was born in 1959 in Porazava near Grodno in the Socialist Byelorussian Soviet Republic, he grew up surrounded by three cultures: the Belarusian, Polish and Yiddish. He graduated from the State Theatre Institute in 1980. Until 1991, he was an actor at the Grodno City Theatre, and since 1991, he has worked at Grodno Puppet Theater.
Shalkevich is an actor, poet and bard. Since his school days, he writes songs and performs them. He has performed in Belarus, Czech Republic, France, Lithuania, Germany, Poland and Russia. His texts have been translated into English, German, Polish, Ukrainian and Czech. He played the lead role in the films ' and '. His songs are very personal, full of sarcasm, irony and sadness over unfulfilled hopes and despite lofty themes he comes without pathos. During his performances he responds spontaneously and unpredictably.

Awards

Discography

Niewidoczny mur/Unsichtbare Mauer 1999, Concert in Minsk, together with Ales Kamocki, Szymon Zychowicz and Dieter Kalka.Prawincyja 1992.Smutny biełaruski bluz/Sad Belarusian Blues/Смутны беларускі блюз 1996.Bałady i ramansy/Балады і рамансы, „Charter 97", 1998.Dobraj ranicy/Добрай раніцы, 2002.За сто крокаў ад Вострае Брамы, 2003.Haradzieniec pryziamliusia u Minsku/Live in Minsk/Гарадзенец прызямліўся ў Менску 2006.Światy Mikałaj.Jołaczka, „BMAGroup", 2005.New songs and anecdotes, „BMAGroup", 2009.Viktar Šalkievič, “uCentry”, 2019.

Theatrical performances

  • Плач перапёлкі
  • Атрад
  • Łzy syna marnotrawnego /Сьлёзы блуднага сына
  • Słodka trucizna miłości /Салодкі яд каханьня
  • Tutejsi/ Тутэйшыя

Literature

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