Evgeny Sazonov

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Born (1936-09-27) 27 September 1936 (age 89)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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Evgeny Sazonov
Евгений Сазонов
Sazonov in 2016
Born (1936-09-27) 27 September 1936 (age 89)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupations
AwardsHonored Cultural Worker of the RSFSR

Evgeny Yuryevich Sazonov (Russian: Евгений Юрьевич Сазонов, IPA: [evgeˈnij sazoˈnov] ; born 27 September 1936) is a Soviet and Russian theater director, teacher and artistic director of Theater of Youth Creativity (TYUT), Honored Cultural Worker of the RSFSR.

Evgeny's first degree was in Pediatrics. He graduated from Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University and for several years worked as a pediatrician.

In 1951, he enrolled in a drama club led by Matvey Dubrovin and that determined his subsequent life and career.

He graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, majoring in directing for drama in Boris Zakhava's group.

In 1974, after the death of the founder of Theater of Youth Creativity Matvey Dubrovin, he became the artistic director of TYUT.

Among the students of Evgeny Sazonov, pupils of Theater of Youth Creativity consist of many prominent people, such as Nikolay Fomenko, Alexei Devotchenko, Roman Trakhtenberg, and many other theater workers and alumni of different professions.

He is an honorable winner of the "Golden Sofit" (2016) - with a golden sign "For the dedicated work of many years on the education of new generations of theater for the Russian Theater".[1][2]

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