Theatre director
Farhad
Moldagali
Фархад Молдағали
Artistic director of ŞAM Theatre. He has directed every ŞAM production, from No37 to KÖSH, and was the first participant from Kazakhstan at the Chekhov International Theatre Festival.
- Profession
- Theatre director
- Additional
- Workshop leader, Zhurgenov Academy
- Born
- 27 March 1993, Kainar, Semey region
- City
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
Awards and honours
- “Best director of the Turkic world”, TURKSOY
- Laureate of the Daryn State Youth Prize
- Prize of the Foundation of the First President of Kazakhstan
- Abai anniversary medal for outstanding contribution to national culture
- Umai National Prize for best direction
- Director of the Year, International Association of Theatre Critics
- First participant from Kazakhstan at the XVI Chekhov International Theatre Festival
- Founder of the international directing laboratory Rejisser. Dramaturg. START
Education
- 2011–2016: T. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts, directing, workshop of Maman Baiserkenov
Career
- 2016–2018: stage director, S. Mukanov Kazakh Music and Drama Theatre
- Since 2017: founder and head of the StartDrama theatre laboratory
- 2018: chief director, then 2018–2020 artistic director, Mukanov Theatre
- Since 2021: director, G. Musrepov Kazakh State Academic Theatre for Children and Youth
- Since 2022: artistic director and director, ŞAM Theatre
- Since 2023: workshop leader, Faculty of Theatre Arts, Zhurgenov Academy
Selected productions outside ŞAM
- «Құлагер»
- «Мамлюк. Сұлтан Бейбарыс»
- «Қарагөз»
- «Махаббат, қызық мол жылдар»
Titles of plays and films are given in their original language.
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