FACULTY
Anatoly Smeliansky
MATS PROGRAM DIRECTOR/RUSSIAN THEATER HISTORY
Russia's foremost biographer of Stanislavsky and a leading Russian Theater writer, scholar and critic, Dr. Smeliansky is the Associate Artistic Director of the Moscow Art Theatre and the Dean of the Moscow Art Theatre School (MXAT). He is Editor-in-Chief of Complete Works by Stanislavsky and The Moscow Art Theatre: 100 Years. His books include Is Comrade Bulgakov Dead? and Russian Theater after Stalin, published by Cambridge University Press. Dr. Smeliansky has lectured on Russian Theater in the United States at Columbia, Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, Harvard, Princeton and Yale, as well as at the Sorbonne in France and Cambridge and Oxford in England. He is the Associate Director of Harvard University's Institute for Advanced Theater Training.
Galina Aksenova
HISTORY OF CINEMA
Theater and film historian, critic, author and producer; studied at the Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography in St. Petersburg and received her PhD at Moscow’s State Institute of Theater Art. Associate Professor of Cinema at MXAT.
Larisa Dmitrieva
DANCE
Prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre. Graduated from the Moscow Choreographic College at the Bolshoi Theatre. A leading member of the faculty of the Moscow Art Theatre School, teaching dance disciplines including rhythm, historical, classical, folk, and dances of different nations.
Andrei Droznin
MOVEMENT
One of Russia’s most distinguished movement teachers. His unique system of training, which combines Meyerhold's Biomechanics and Stanislavsky's Method, has become an essential part of theatre training programs throughout the world. Head of Movement for Harvard’s Institute for Advanced Theatre Training. A founding member of the Tabakov Studio in Moscow and the Stanislavsky Summer School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Recipient of the title Distinguished Artsmaker of Russia in 1998.
Natalia Fedorova
MOVEMENT
Studied at the Vakhtangov Theatre with Andrei Droznin. Movement teacher at MXAT; choreographer for many Russian theatres. Workshops draw on the traditions of Stanislavsky, Meyerhold and Vakhtangov.
Elena Lisina
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
Faculty of the Moscow Art Theatre School since 2001 teaching Russian language to the foreign students.
Mikhail Lobanov
ACTING
Professor, Moscow Art Theatre School, his class focuses on technique aimed at awakening the actor's imagination, emotional memory and stage awareness. Combines Stanislavsky System with Michael Chekhov research. Oleg Schentzis Design Chair of the production Department at the Moscow Art Theatre School, he is the Chief Set Designer for the Lenkom Theatre, and a leading designer in Russia and Europe.
Eleonora Maklakova
DESIGN
MXAT Professor, Department of Production Design Technology. Developed costume design program for MXAT. A leading designer for the Novaya Opera.
Vladimir Petrov
ACTING
MXAT Faculty and theater director. Has directed many productions at MXAT and at theaters in Russian and abroad.
Alexander Rezalin
ACTING
Actor of Russian TV and cinema.
Victor Rishakov
ACTING
MXAT Faculty.
Vladimir Sazhin
MOVEMENT
MXAT Faculty. Actor of Stanislavsky theater, director of plastic performances.
Marina Smirnova
SINGING
Faculty member at Moscow Art Theatre School. A leading teacher of voice and singing for more than 20 years.
Sergei Zemstov
ACTING
Dean of the Acting Department, Moscow Art Theatre School. Has taught acting in Paris at Ecole du Passage. Graduate of the Moscow Art Theatre School, 1983 and has performed throughout Russia.
Igor Zolotovitsky
ACTING
MXAT Faculty. Has taught acting in Paris, Italy, Spain. Actor at the Moscow Art Theater; actor of Russian TV and cinema.
Due to professional obligations, faculty may vary each semester.
MATS PROGRAM STAFF
Marianna Gerro
HEAD ADMINISTRATOR
Colleen Lucey
HEAD COORDINATOR
Shawna Lucey
PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Artistic Director of the Moscow Art Theater: Oleg Tabakov
Associate Artistic Director of the Moscow Art Theater/Head of MXAT: Anatoly Smeliansky
Founded: 1898 by Konstantin Stanislavsky and V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko
