Vitalii Malakhov | |
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 Malakhov in 2020 | |
| Born | (1954-07-19)19 July 1954 |
| Died | 4 November 2021(2021-11-04) (aged 67) |
| Alma mater | Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University |
| Occupations | Theater director, theater teacher |
| Years active | 1977–2021 |
| Children | Daria Malakhovna |
Vitalii Yukhymovych Malakhov (Ukrainian:Віта́лій Юхи́мович Мала́хов; 19 July 1954 – 4 November 2021) was a Ukrainian theatre director and artistic manager-director of theKyiv Drama Theater on Podil. He was nominated as thePeople's Artist of Ukraine in 2008.[1] He was also the laureate of theShevchenko National Prize in the field of art in 2008.[2]
Malakhov was born on 19 July 1954 inLviv, which was in theUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. His creative career began in 1977 on Ukrainian television. He worked at theLesya Ukrainka Russian Drama State Theatre of Kyiv from May 1978 to March 1979, whichTale of Monica was staged there by him.[3] Since 1979, he has been the head of the Kyiv Variety State Theatre, where he staged playsI am Kyiv,Night of Miracles,The Dawn and the Death of Pablo Neruda,Unwitting Scammer and others.[4]
From 1985 to 1987, he worked with his troupe based on the Youth Theatre of Kyiv, and in August 1987, the Kyiv Drama Theatre on Podil was created.[4] From 1987 to 2021, he was the artistic manager and director of the Kyiv academic drama theatre on Podil, with more than 60 performances to his credit.
His troupe presented thetheatre art of Ukraine in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Mexico, Costa Rica, Finland, Germany, Greece, Turkey, and other countries. TheTheatre on Podil, under the leadership of Malakhov, was granted academic status in 2006 for outstanding achievements in the development of Ukrainian dramatic art.
Malakhov died fromsepsis and COVID-19 on 4 November 2021 in the Feofania Clinical Hospital.[5][6] His farewell took place in the Theatre on Podil on 8 November.[7]
