Pyotr Fomenko (1932-2012) was a well – known Soviet and Russian film and theater Director and honored teacher. His creative activity was largely associated with the position of artistic Director of the Moscow theater "Workshop of Peter Fomenko." And his professional portfolio includes six dozen theatrical productions, which were presented in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other major European cultural centers. Currently, fans of the work of this brilliant man want to know the details of the financial viability of his legacy.
Content of article
- Brief biography of Peter Fomenko
- Personal life
- How to make money on tickets
According to Forbes Life, in the capital of Russia, no theater is a self-supporting commercial organization that is able to conduct its financial Affairs without the support of the state or private capital. However, there are some institutions that earn quite well and, accordingly, can afford to spend huge amounts on productions.
Brief biography of Peter Fomenko
July 13, 1932 in the capital of our country in the most ordinary family of builders "bright future" was born the future famous Director. Since childhood, he showed others his versatile talents, including sports and music. After receiving his high school diploma, he continued his education at the Gnessin Institute. And, according to Pyotr Fomenko, his love for culture and art was brought up and developed by his mother, who, among other things, instilled in him a passion for theatrical productions.
Watching the performance on the stage, Peter deeply imbued with the theatrical atmosphere and firmly decided to devote himself to this activity in the future. And even after receiving a serious musical education and the debut of a creative career in this direction, he did not cease to dream of the theater. So soon he decides to study at the Moscow art theater school.
Here, teachers nicknamed him "gifted outcast", thereby recognizing the talent of the young man, but also ridiculing the progressive view of the novice artist, does not fit into the General conservative concept of the environment. Training was accompanied by regular conflicts and thematic disputes, as a result of which Peter Fomenko was expelled from the 3rd course "for hooliganism".
But the stigma of "uncomfortable student" did not become an obstacle to obtaining a Director's qualification in GITIS, which he combined with correspondence studies at MSPI. VI Lenin at the faculty. In the last of these schools he "gnawed granite science" together with Yuri Koval, Julius climate control and Yuriy Vizbor, which subsequently will organize the debut theatrical productions in the format of "skits".
Personal life
High level of temperament Peter Fomenko expressed not only in his creative life, but also in the romantic aspect. However, among the many Hobbies can be identified in a special category only Lali Badridze (first wife), Maya Tupikova (second wife) and Audrone Girdziusaite (mistress). And the status of the latter did not prevent her from becoming the mother of a joint son Andrews, who is the only child of a celebrity.
In late summer 2012 in Moscow P. N. Fomenko lost his life as a result of a heart attack. His body was buried at the Vagankovo cemetery.
How to make money on tickets
During its almost quarter-century history, "Peter Fomenko's Workshop" was able to form a very high reputation among the world theatrical community. This theater today is considered to be one of the most famous in the country and on the planet, and 3 theater productions were even awarded the State prize of Russia. Among the numerous awards and prizes of this monastery of Melpomene there is a mass of "Golden masks", "Crystal Turandot", "Nails of the season", "Golden knights" and other title prizes.
Since 2001, the theater is managed by Andrei Vorobyov, who was able to move it to a new building. And for the implementation of the construction project, he was awarded in the category "Architecture" the honorary title of Laureate of the Moscow prize for achievements in the field of art and literature. In addition, the opening of the theater stage was accompanied by the award of the Stanislavsky prize.
After the major reconstruction of the Old stage, the artistic Director decided to improve the financial situation of the troupe. Today, the average salary in this theater group is 81 500 rubles per month, which is one of the highest rates in the country. This was made possible mainly due to high ticket sales, the average level across the repertoire of which is over 80%. In addition, the "Workshop of Peter Fomenko" is engaged in publishing books, due to which it has the opportunity to organize a free internship of graduate courses of domestic theatrical universities.
Visitors to the theatre have noted the attentive attitude of the theater workers to their audiences, which is manifested even in such minute detail as barrier-free access for the disabled in wheelchairs, the installation of equipment for signal amplification of hearing AIDS, booklet printing in Braille, etc. According to official information the theatre in 2015, has received a grant in the amount of 207 million rubles, and in 2016 it amounted to more than 205 million rubles. At the same time, the cultural institution itself earned more than 220 million rubles in 2015, and almost 290 million rubles in 2016.
It should be noted that the salary part of the budget of the "Workshop of Peter Fomenko" is almost one and a half times the size of the state financial support. And financial assistance from private capital is used, as a rule, for the organization of new theatrical projects, material and technical equipment and social programs.
On average, the Workshop offers its audience 4-5 new performances, among which as the" Golden section " are two productions of large form and two – chamber. In addition, touring is also of great importance. The theatre usually performs 5-12 rounds a year. Moreover, the main number of trips the troupe makes at the invitation of the parties, who independently pay all the associated costs. And the fee of the theater is usually 70% of the sold-out cost of the production in the capital.