Nikolai Viktorovich Sykov
Nikolai Wiktorowitsch Sykow ( Russian: Николай Викторович Зыков ; born May 8, 1965 in Moscow ) is a Soviet and Russian actor, director, artist, puppet designer and puppeteer .
Personal background
Nikolai Sykov was born in Moscow in 1965 into a family of engineers whose life was not focused on art. He is the son of Viktor Sykow, a physicist, inventor and candidate of science, and Tatiana Sykowa (née Smyslova), a teacher.
When Sykov was five years old, his parents sent him to the puppet theater of Sergei Obraszow , which belonged to Nikolai Sykov's great-uncle.
After training, Sykov opened his own theater in his home and made puppet shows for his parents and younger sister. His dolls were assemblies of individuals wrapped in wire.
education
- 1972–1982: Elementary and secondary school (general compulsory schooling)
- 1972–1973: Moscow Boys Choir (piano, choir, ear training)
- 1974–1979: Moscow Music School (piano, choir, solfège, music literature, music composition)
- 1977–1983: Arkadien Kowtun Puppen Studio (drawing, construction marionette, puppet making, puppet theater performance)
- 1980–1982: Tatiana Kakovkina Drama Studio (acting, poetry declamation)
- 1982–1988: Moscow State Aviation Institute - Russian Aerospace University (Construction and Design of Electro-Mechanical Systems) Received his Master of Science degree.
Professional background
Dolls
Sykov started making dolls for his puppet shows in 1977. In 1980 he made his first doll called Vignette . In 1985 he created his first solo puppet show and founded his own professional Nikolai Sykow Theater. To date, he has made more than 100 puppets ( marionettes , hand puppets , stick hand puppets , giant figures, objects, radio-controlled figures) and is still developing new technologies for them.
Sykov has been a member of the Russian Authors' Organization since 1997.
imaginations
Sykow is the author of over 20 puppet shows:
- "Nikolai Sykow presents his puppets" (1985)
- "Adults Only" (1986)
- "From prehistoric men to aliens" (1988)
- "The Magic World of Puppets" (1993)
- "The Touch on the Miracle" (1994)
- "Bird of Paradise" (1996)
- "Dinosaurs and Friends" (1998)
- "Cabaret of Metamorphoses" (2000)
- "Giant and Others" (2003)
- "Puppet Concert" (2003)
- "Exclusive Puppets" (2006)
- "Workshop of Miracles" (2007)
- "Russian Dolls" (2010)
- "Remote Controlled Puppet Show" (2011)
- "Light Puppet Show" (2012)
- "New Animation" (2012)
- "Treasures of the Orient" (2013)
- "A Puppet Concert on the Music of Bach" (2014)
watch TV
Sykov took part in many popular television shows in the USSR, Russia and abroad with his puppets. From 1994 to 1995 Sykov hosted the children's TV show "Every Day is Vacation" on Russian state television.
Tours
Sykov gave shows in more than 40 countries around the world:
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Awards
- Diplomas from several competitions and festivals in Russia
- Gold medal of the International Workers' Festival in the GDR (1984)
- Medal "For Heroic Work" for Outstanding Contributions to Culture (1986)
- "Innovation Award" of the China Shanghai International Arts Festival (2010)
- Prize from the International Congress of the International Association of Puppeteers UNIMA (2012)
- Prize from the Asia-Pacific Committee of the International Association of Puppeteers UNIMA (2014)
Web links
- Nikolai Sykow Theater - Official Website (English, Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Boris Goldovskiy "Puppets", Moscow 2004, ISBN 5-94117-095-5 , p. 171
- ↑ a b c d Nikolai Sykow Theater ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the directory of Russian theaters ( memento of the original from June 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c V. Trelina "With puppet in life", "propeller", № 57 (2914), October 5, 1984, Moscow, USSR.
- ↑ a b A. Boyarskiy, "Theater in a suitcase" in "Dengi" , № 24 (679), June 23, 2008, Moscow, Russia
- ↑ Mirar con Ojos de Títeres in "Pagina12" Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ^ Photos, Puppetry Journal ISSN 0033-443X - USA, Minneapolis, Spring 2002
- ^ Photos, Sarwat Ali, Animating The Inanimate - Pakistan, Lahore: Ferozsons, LTD, 2005 ISBN 969-0-02024-2
- ↑ a b "Arts Innovation" ( Memento of the original dated December 22, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Presentation of the 12th China Shanghai International Arts Festival and the 2nd Shanghai International Puppet Festival Golden Magnolia, 2010
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| SURNAME | Sykov, Nikolai Viktorovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Зыков, Николай Викторович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet and Russian actor, director, artist, puppet designer and puppeteer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |