Alexander Ilyinsky
Alexander "Sascha" Ilyinskij (born March 26, 1948 in Reichenbach im Vogtland , † April 4, 2009 in Potsdam ) was a German theater director.
life and work
Ilyinsky was born the son of a Soviet officer and a German sculptor. His father, who came from the Ukraine, was responsible for economic issues at the Russian headquarters in Reichenbach. In 1952 he was arrested and executed as a punitive action by Stalin for his relationship with a German woman. Ilyinsky grew up in Klingenthal , where his mother's relatives lived. After graduating from high school, he first studied philosophy and psychology at the University of Leipzig , but later turned to theater studies.
Between 1974 and 1979 he taught at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin . A brief engagement as a dramaturge at the National Theater in Weimar was followed by several years from 1981, during which he organized rock and pop events in Berlin. The music club in the Schauspielhaus Berlin, today's concert hall on Gendarmenmarkt , was also founded at this time . After heading the music club, Ilyiznky became chief dramaturge and deputy artistic director of the theater.
Shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall , he moved to Friedrichstadt-Palast as a dramaturge and director . He was dismissed in 1992 by his director Julian Herrey , who was installed after the fall of the Wall . However, the then Senator for Culture Ulrich Roloff-Momin brought him back to the house a year later with the support of the Friedrichstadt-Palast staff and Ilyinsky became director himself. In the eleven years in the management of the revue theater Ilyinsky managed to lead the house out of a financial and artistic crisis. Large, lavishly equipped revues such as Classics , Sterne or Cinema brought him high audience numbers.
Under him, the theater was converted into a GmbH in 1995.
Ilyinskij took part in the 2001 Buddy Bear Berlin Show .
He resigned from his post in the Friedrichstadt-Palast in the summer of 2004 and shifted the focus of his work to writing pieces. In September 2004 his revue Witches celebrated its premiere. At the suggestion of the CDU, he was a member of the Federal Assembly in 2004 .
On April 4, 2009, at the age of 61, he died of heart failure in his house in Babelsberg.
Honors
- 2003: Goldene Henne ( hen of honor for services to the new federal states)
- 2004: Order of Merit of the State of Berlin
- 2005: Heinz Bolten Baeckers Prize (from the GEMA Foundation for outstanding achievements in the field of popular music theater)
Individual evidence
- ^ Eva and Klaus Herlitz (2001): Buddy Bär Berlin Show , pp. 20-21, Neptun Verlag AG, CH-8280 Kreuzlingen, ISBN 3-85820-152-9
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ilyinsky, Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ilyinsky, Sascha (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reichenbach in Vogtland |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4, 2009 |
| Place of death | Potsdam |