Anfisa KOLENKO, Head of the Department, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, associate professor

Education:

• 1995 – Dnipropetrovsk State Theater School, drama theater actress.
• 2000 – Kyiv State I. K. Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theater Arts, drama theater director.
• 2011 – Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, creative assistantship-internship.

Аuthor of more than 30 scientific works on art pedagogy, theater director, and producer of theatrical and musical projects. She worked in the creative pedagogical workshops of Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University: of honored artist Volodymyr Sudin, people’s artist of Ukraine Mykhailo Reznikovych, honored artist Leonid Ostropolsky. In 2020, she defended her PhD thesis on the topic “Formation of performance skills of future bachelors in the acting art of drama theater and cinema in professional training”. In 2021, she was awarded the academic title of associate professor. Over 15 years of scientific and pedagogical experience, she has trained many laureates of professional international and all-Ukrainian competitions and festivals, trained a galaxy of young professional actors who work in leading theaters of Kyiv and Ukraine, and also actively act in movies and television projects.

Research interests: professional pedagogy, art history.

Courses taught: Stage language, Basics of public speaking, Orthoepic norms of the Ukrainian literary language.

Lev SOMOV, Professor of the Department

Education:

• 1983 – Donetsk music school, cello class.
• 1991 – Kyiv State I. K. Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theater Arts.

People’s Artist of Ukraine, famous theater and film actor, founder, and artistic director of the independent theater project “Theatrical Exchange”. Four times, he became a laureate of the “Kyiv Pectoral” theatrical art award (1997, 2004, 2012, 2018), a laureate of the “Kyiv” art award in the field of theater art named after Amvrosy Buchma, a laureate of the Independent Critics of Ukraine “Yorik” award, a laureate of many theater festivals. From 1988 to 1995, he worked at Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater. He has been working at the Drama and Comedy Theater on the left bank of the Dnipro since 1995. He writes under the pseudonym Lev Khokhlov. The author of the plays “Bitter Romance”, “Perfect Charlie”, and scripts for the TV series “Castle Crack”, “Newcomer”. Made a plastic solution and created choreography in 15 performances, including “Cuckold” by Fernand Crommelinck (1998), “Dangerous Relationships” by Pierre Choderlot de Laclos (2007). Famous films and series: Lesia plus Roma 2005-2006, SydOrenky-SydorEnky 2019. Actor of the Kyiv State Drama and Comedy Theatre on the left bank of Dnipro River.

Research interests: professional pedagogy, art history.

Courses taught: Acting skills.

Oleksandr VASYLENKO, Professor of the Department

Education:

1982 – Pyotr Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine.

Soloist-vocalist, People’s Artist of Ukraine, since 1987 – a soloist of the Philharmonic Orchestra, since 1993 – a lead singer of the State Wind Orchestra, since 1994 – a soloist-vocalist of the National Ensemble of Soloists “Kyiv Camerata”. A regular guest of the All-Ukrainian Festival of Ukrainian Song “Song Vernissage”, a frequent winner of the “Hit of the Year” festival and the “Song of the Year” radio festival. From 2003 to 2012, the head of the jury of the international competition-festival of children’s and youth creativity “Zoryanyi Simeiz”, a member of the jury of the All-Ukrainian Music Olympiad “Voice of Ukraine”. In 1999, at the International Festival “World of Music” (Italy), he was awarded the title “Owner of a voice of unique beauty”. In 2000, at the same festival, he won the Grand Prix and once again confirmed his title “Owner of a voice of unique beauty”. Laureate of Dmytro Lutsenko International Literary and Art Award “Autumn Gold” (2002). Laureate of the Hryhorii Skovoroda International Literary and Art Award (2014). The singer’s repertoire includes works by classical composers, modern vocal music, hits of the past years, and songs of the world’s nations in the original languages; he performs with symphonic, folk, wind orchestras, and pop groups. He tours a lot in Bulgaria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Yugoslavia, Israel, Spain, Italy, France, North Korea, and the USA.

Discography: “I Will Not Forget You” (2001), “In Retro Style” (2002, К-228918 АГ), “We Love Her …” (2004, together with L. Fedoruk), “In Retro Style-2” (2004), “In Retro Style-3” (2005), “I’m Looking at the Sky” (2006), “For Happiness” (2006), “Flower of the Night Garden” (2011), “I’m Fine With You” (2011), “It’s Not Autumn Yet” (2011), “Another Spring” (2011), “Truskavets Fiesta” (2016).

Research interests: professional pedagogy, art history.

Courses taught: voice training, pop vocals, solo singing.

Viacheslav DOVZHENKO, associate professor of the Department

Education:

• 1995 – Dnipropetrovsk State Theater School, the Department of Acting.
• 2009 – Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, theater department, the Department of Directing.

Honored Artist of Ukraine, famous Ukrainian theater and film actor. Winner of the “Golden Dziga” and “Kinokol” awards for the best male role in the film “Cyborgs”. Received an award at Khmelnytskyi Film Festival for the best acting work in the film “Another Franko”, 2021. Films and TV series “Dilnichny z DVRZ”, “Cyborgs”, “Traveler”, “We are More than I (Married)”, “City of Lovers”, “Living with Wolves”, “Swingers 1 and Swingers 2”, “Native blood”,  “Love under the Microscope”, “Three Days Before Love”, “Wife for Exchange”, “The Other Me”, “Believe Me”, “Fear Your Desires”, “House of the Word”, “Exchange”, and others. Actor of the Kyiv Academic Drama Theater in Podil.

Research interests: professional pedagogy, art history.

Courses taught: Acting skills.

Anatoliy TYKHOMYROV, associate professor of the Department

Education:

• 1967 – Dnipropetrovsk State Theater School, the Department of Directing.

• 1975 – State Institute of Theater Arts, the Faculty of Acting.

Honored Artist of Ukraine, writer, director, and leading Ukrainian theater and film actor. During many years of work in the theater, he played more than 200 theatrical roles. He has extensive filmography. His famous movie role is the school director in the series “School”, seasons 1-2. The series won many awards, including the following awards: Rating “Filmed in Ukraine”, “XXL Men’s Awards”, and “Golden Like”. The critic of the Geek Journal video magazine Tyler Anderson noted the good acting performance of Anatoliy Tykhomirov (the school director). Anatoliy Yuriyovych created wonderful images in the films “Window of Life-2” – Oleksiy Ignatovych Verbytskyi (Anastasia’s father, mathematics teacher); “White Wolves-2” –  Levon Zurabovich Basaladze (general director of the plant); “SSU. Special operation” – director of the transport company; “Atonement” – Klim Stanislavovych Kazarin (pharmacist), and many others.

Research interests: professional pedagogy, art history.

Courses taught: Acting skills.

Liudmyla ARDELIAN, associate professor of the Department

Education:

• 1985 – Kyiv State I. K. Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theater Arts, specialty: theater and film actress, workshop of People’s Artist of Ukraine V. I. Zimnaya.

Honored Artist of Ukraine, famous Ukrainian theater and film actress, actress and dubbing director, and TV presenter. She appeared on TV screens in the following films and TV series: “Real Mystique”, “Doctor Kovalchuk”, “Servant of the People”, “Experts”, “You Can’t Pardon Marriage”, and others. She has been engaged in Ukrainian dubbing for over 20 years. The most famous Hollywood stars and heroines of the series “Roksolana. The Magnificent Century”, “Beverly Hills”, “X-Files”, and “Charmed” speak with her voice on big screens. As a dubbing director, she works on a project for the Netflix streaming service. Winner of the “Teletriumph” award for dubbing the TV series “The Sopranos”.

Research interests: professional pedagogy, art history.

Courses taught: Stage language, Art of dubbing.

Tetiana KRAVCHENKO, Candidate of Art Studies, associate professor

Education:

• 1997 – Kyiv State I. K. Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theater Arts, specialty: theater and film actress.
• 2003 – European School of Journalism.

TV presenter, theater, and film actress, experienced in scientific and pedagogical work since 2008, in 2016, she defended her PhD thesis in art history, and in 2019 she was awarded the academic title of associate professor. Tetiana Kravchenko combined work at the National Academic Theater of Russian Drama named after Lesya Ukrainka with journalism. She has been working on television for more than 20 years. And she started her career on the “New Channel”, for a long time she was a news presenter, as well as the host of the original program “With Tetiana Kravchenko” on the TV channel “NewsOne”, the actress also hosted her own political show “My Tetiana Kravchenko”. Filmography: 1991 – “Outlaw”, 1992 – “The Legend of Tsvetaeva”, 1995 – “The Island of Love”, 2000 – “Black Rada”, 2002 – “Babyn Yar”, 2004 – “Love is Blind”, “Ashes of the Phoenix”, 2015 – “Path of the Dead”, 2016 – “Agents of Justice”, 2016-2019 – “Physical evidence”, 2017 – “Artist”, “Mandrake Root”, “Honey Trap”, 2021 – “Trace”.

Research interests: art history, culture studies.

Courses taught: Stage speech, Basics of public speaking. 

Vitaliy KINO, senior lecturer of the Department

Education:

• 1988 – Dnipropetrovsk State Theater School, actor.
• 1999 – Kyiv State I. K. Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theater Arts, director of the theater.
• 2002 – Kyiv State I. K. Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theater Arts, creative assistantship-internship, teacher of higher educational institutions of art.
• 2019 – National Academy of Managers of Culture and Art, manager of socio-cultural activities.

Theater director, actor, playwright, founder, and director of the Kyiv Arts Center “New Ukrainian Theater”. He has extensive directorial practice (productions of about sixty plays in theaters of Ukraine) and many years of pedagogical practice (he has trained about two hundred actors and directors). He acts in the performances of the Theater on Mykhailivska and the Sonechko Theater.

Research interests: art history, culture studies.

Courses taught: Acting skills.

Valeria DEMCHENKO, senior lecturer of the Department

Education:

• 2006 – Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, specialty: theater director.

A production director, chief director of state projects in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: charity art project “Azovstal Voices”, “Army of Drones”, “Characternyk”, “Borsch. Marathon under the Patronage of UNESCO”, “Invite me From the War”, “Ukrainian Amazons”, the author of stage and visual solutions for many performances. Artistic director of the folk art collective Theater “Studio 5.1” in Kyiv (since 2003), chief director of the Theater Agency “TSUKOR” (since 2019). Independent theater project “Theatrical Exchange” (since 2018).

Research interests: professional pedagogy, art history.

Courses taught: Acting skills.

Artem ATAMANIUK, senior lecturer of the Department

A bright dramatic actor, and theater teacher, works at the Kyiv National Academic Youth Theater. He created bright stage images in theatrical performances: “The Whisper of a Murderer” – Sergeant Hoggard (Agatha Christie); “Ash” – Isaac (Itschokas Meras); “The Gronholm Method” – Carlos (Jordi Galseran), “Courting at Goncharivka” Tymish (Gryhoriy Kvitka-Osnovianenko); “Injection of Immortality” Hauck-Schöndorff (Karel Čapek). Enterprise works: “Happy Hunchback” – Durnonasio (Pipino de Filippo); “Woman for a Million” – Augustino (Eduardo de Filippo). As a theater teacher, he cooperates with “Gamayun theater,  London.

Education:

• 2016 – Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, creative assistantship-internship.
• 2014 – Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, actor of drama theater and cinema. Workshop of People’s Artist Bohdan Beniuk.

Research interests: art history, culture studies.

Courses taught: Acting skills.

Nazar MAIBORODA, senior lecturer of the Department

A theater and film actor, stuntman, and stunt director. Head of the NGO “League of stuntmen”. As the artistic director of the stunt course, he prepared 4 bachelor’s courses. He starred in more than 100 films and TV series as a stunt actor, stunt double, and director of stunt scenes. He is currently a stunt actor at the “Adventure and Fantasy” theater. He successfully tours with show programs in Ukraine and abroad. Conducts active concert and theater activities. Movies: Other People’s Sins 2021, Save the Faith 2021, Provincial 2021, Despite Anything 2021, Thunder in the Clear Sky 2021, Without You 2021, Strong Woman 2020, Mistakes of Youth 2020, Ringer-2 2020, Life is Beautiful 2020, Captive of the Past 2020, Diamond Crown 2020, etc.

Education:

• 1985 – Drama Studio at the Kyiv Academic Drama Theater named after Ivan Franko.
• 1992 – Kyiv State I. K. Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theater Arts, Theater Department, drama theater and film actor.

Research interests: professional pedagogy, art history.

Courses taught: Stage movements, Stage fighting, Fencing, Stunt training.

Oleksandr PRYSIAZHNIUK, senior lecturer

Education:

• 1985 – Kyiv State I. K. Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theater Arts.
• 1996 – Kyiv University of Physical Culture.

actor-stuntman, understudy-stuntman, and director of fights on stage and in the cinema. Over many years of his scientific and pedagogical work, he has trained many stunt actors who successfully work in theater and cinema. Oleksandr Vasyliovych is an oriental martial arts instructor, he is also fond of martial hopak and introduces its elements into the educational process at acting courses.

Research interests: art history.

Courses taught: Stage movements, Stage fighting, Fencing.

Mariia SOROKA, lecturer of the Department

Education:

• 2015 – Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, Theater Department, Yu. Mazhuga’s workshop.

 Theater and film actress. She acts in the performances of the Academic Theater in Pechersk: “Natalka Poltavka.doc”, “Pinocchio, or The Story of How to Become a Man”, “My Hamlet. Vysotskyi”, “Alyosha”, “On Holy Night”, “Our Christmas” and in many performances “Olena Lazovich’s Workshops”. Movies: 2017 – “When Trees Fall” directed by Marysia Nikityuk, 2018 – “Sniffer” directed by A. Lytvynenko, 2019 – “My thoughts are quiet” directed by A. Lukich, 2020 – “Serf” directed by Felix Herchikov, 2021 – “TATA” directed by Anna Malizhevska.

Research interests: art history.

Courses taught: Acting skills.

Iryna BILOUS, lecturer of the Department

Education:

• 1999 – Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, Theater Department.
• 1994 – Poltava Music School named after M.V. Lysenko, solo singing.

Actress of Kyiv National Academic “Young Theater” and the Ukrainian Small Drama Theater. The author and performer of one of the roles of the musical fairy tale “Tsap-ka-tsap”, performed on the stage of the Young Theater. Children’s poet and dramatist under the creative pseudonym MaloLita.

Research interests: art history.

Courses taught: Voice training, Pop singing, Solo singing.

Nataliia SOBOLEVA, lecturer of the Department

Education:

• 1993 – Kyiv State I. K. Karpenko-Kary Institute of Theater Arts, specialty – film and television director, (workshop of V. Dovgan and V. Gres).
• 1982 – Donetsk music school, Jazz Department.

A film director, screenwriter, journalist, public figure, film director of the film “I’m not a boy anymore, I’m a Soviet plane”, which received the Grand Prix at the “Prologue” festival, a diploma of the Youth International Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand (France), a scholarship holder of the foundation named after Ivan Mykolaichuk. In 2010, she translated Andrei Tarkovsky’s book “Engraved Time” into Ukrainian, adapted it as a textbook on film directing, and published it. Since 2005, she has been the director of the “Kinopanorama” cinema.

Research interests: art history.

Courses taught: History of theater and cinema, Theory of drama, Philosophy of arts.

Diana  KARPENKO, assistant teacher of the department

Education:

• 2013 - National Academy of Managers of Culture and of Arts, specialty "Choreography", choreographer-teacher folk dance ensemble.
• 2015 - National Academy of Cultural Managers and Arts, specialty "Choreography"; theorist of choreographic art, teacher.

Areas of scientific activity: art history, cultural studies.

Teaches the discipline: classical dance, folk dance.

Sergey MATYASH

Education:

• 1977 – T.G. Shevchenko National University, specialty "Political science, sociology", "teacher" qualification.
• 1980 – postgraduate course, Institute of Philosophy, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

For a long time he managed television production and concert and tour activities. Producer of national and international programs "Miss World", "Miss Universe" (1991-2015), "Miss Europe" (1996). The founder of the national contest "Miss Ukraine" and "Miss Kyiv".

Areas of scientific activity: the author of more than 40 scientific publications on the topic of sociology of culture, sociology of mass information, sociology of public opinion, sociology of the city, methods of collecting and processing sociological information.

Teaches the discipline: Production.

• 1988 – Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir;
• 1994 - Kyiv State Institute of Culture
• 2016 – National Academy of Managers of Culture and Arts (master's degree);
• 2020 – post-graduate studies at the National Academy of Government Managerial Staff of Culture and Arts

Mykola MIKHEYEV, Associate Professor

Education:

• 1983- Kyiv State Choreographic School.
• 1998- Kyiv State Institute of Theater Arts. IK Karpenko-Kary.

People's Artist of Ukraine, included in the encyclopedia of modern Ukraine, ballet artist, ballet master-reheaptor from the class of ballet class of the National Opera of Ukraine. TG Shevchenko, Kyiv, Lauriate of the VII International Ballet Lifar Ballet Competition, received a diploma of the Kiev Pectoral Theater Prize. In creative work, all the main parties in the ballet of the National Opera and Ballet Theater: Prince Siegfried, Rottbart, Prince-Lucunchik, Mouse King, Gray Wolf, Cat in Boots (Swan Lake, Nutcracker, P. Tikikovsky) , Hose, Esamillo ("Carmen-Suite" by J. Bise-R. Shchedrin), Espadio ("Don Quixote" by L. Minkus), Alan ("Vain Western" by L. Herald), Ivan Tsarevich ("Firebird" and . As a part of the creative team, he toured in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, USA, Portugal, Latin America, Mexico, Japan, other countries, gave numerous workshops in Japan ballet schools.

Areas of scientific activity: art.

He teaches discipline: "Classical Dance".

Vadym KRYSHCHENKO, University Professor, Honorary Professor of the Department

Education:

• Educational and Scientific Institute of Journalism of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Ukrainian poet-songwriter, author of more than 50 poetry collections and about 1,000 songs, Honored Artist of Ukraine (1995), People’s Artist of Ukraine (2007), honored cultural worker (1985), member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine (1972), laureate of many literary art awards. Chevalier of many state awards. Famous songs to the words of Vadym Kryshchenko are: Let’s pour, brothers (music by V. Lisovol) – Quartet “Yavir”, Family (music by O. Zlotnyk) – N. Yaremchuk, And I’m afraid (music by V. Shabashevych) – A. Kudlai, Hey you, Cossacks (music by H. Tatarchenko) – N. Yaremchuk; D. Hnatiuk, Souls are not the same (music by O. Pliachenko) – I. Bobul, Forget (music by O. Havrysh) – N. Yaremchuk, Fern Flower (music by Yu. Isarova) – N. Yaremchuk, Swans of Love (music by Ya. Boruta) – duet “Swans of Love”, Matthiolas (music by M. Mozgovyi) – O. Mozgov, Breath of the native land (music by O. Zlotnyk) – V. Bilonozko, Call me (music by O. Plyachenko) – L. Sandulesa, You say, speak/ Willow catkins/ (music by O. Zlotnyk) – vocal-instrumental ensemble “Hello song”; trio Marenych.

Volodymyr HRYSHKO

Education:

1982 Kyiv Music School named after R. M. Gliera

1989 National Academy of Music named after P. I. Tchaikovsky

People's Artist of Ukraine, professor, laureate of the National Prize of Ukraine named after T.G. Shevchenko, awarded the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise of the 5th century. full knight of the Order of Merit, soloist of the Metropolitan Opera (New York), soloist of the Mariinsky Theater from 1996 to 2006 (St. Petersburg). Andriy Kimach is among the graduates of V. Hryshka. In 2018, he founded the private educational institution "Volodymyr Hryshka Academy of Arts"

During his musical career, Volodymyr Hryshko recorded more than 30 albums, which were released all over the world. These albums include duets with Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballe, Alessandro Safina, Demis Roussos, Rikki e Poveri, Boni M, Amici Forever, Andrea Bocelli, Tamara Gverdtsiteli.

Areas of scientific activity: Art studies.

Teaches the discipline: "Pop singing", "Solo singing".

Mikhail BRUNSKY, Honorary Doctor of KNUTD, professor of the Department

Education:

• 2005 - Rivne Music School at the Rivne State Humanitarian University.
• 2008 - Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts.

Honored Artist of Ukraine, composer. Owner of a unique tenor altino voice. The author of the world's first electro-rock opera "Orpheus and Eurydice Forever". Winner of the "Cup of the President of Ukraine" in the field of art. Collaborates with the famous poets Vadim Krishchenko, Vladimir Matvienko, composer Alexander Zlotnik and other artists. Master of Music with a degree in vocals.

Research interests: art history.

Courses taught: Voice training, Pop singing, Solo singing.

Education:

• 1998 – Kyiv State Institute of Theater Arts, film expert.

A leading Ukrainian casting director, film expert, actress, and presenter of master classes on casting management. Alla Samoilenko has been familiar with cinematography for quite some time. She started with acting experience at the age of 17-19, she played 4 main roles in movies, having received the education of a film expert at the Karpenko-Kary Institute. She worked on the series of films “This is love ...” – a series of 12 feature and documentary short films, commissioned by Derzhkino at the time. Her first full-time work was the film “Contact” by Andriy Novoselov, Alla was engaged in the series “Sniffer” – a quality product of Ukrainian film production, which was the first to be released on foreign markets, participated in the creation of the film “Foxter and Max”, and many other popular films.

Serhii DEREVIANKO, guest speaker on the disciplines of work in films

Education:

1998 – Dnipropetrovsk State Theater School, the Department of Acting.

A leading Ukrainian theater and film actor, starring in the series “On the Line of Life” (Ihor Matveev), “Line of Light” (Pavlo), “There Are No Random Meetings” (Olexander Vorokhtin), “Doctor Kovalchuk” (Maxim Zakrevsky), “Mentovsky Wars. Kyiv” (Vitaly Suprun). He also starred in the films of 2020 – Mother of the Apostles (Semen); 2019 – Brothers by Blood (Andriy Kireiev), Who is Looking into the Distance (Leonid Gromov); 2016 – Citizen Nobody (Ruslan Chernov, operative), When the Past is Ahead (Oleg Fistashkin), Ask Autumn (Gorban, mayor); 2014 – Dangerous Love (Phil Melekhov, member of Ivan’s gang); 2013 – Dark Labyrinths of the Past (Serhii Markov April); 2012 – Witness (Aleksii, police major); 2010 – 108 minutes (Yuriy Gagarin); 2008 – Adrenaline (Оleksii Darenkov).

Mykhailo SLAVHORODSKYI, guest speaker on the disciplines of work in films

Education:

2005 – Zaporizhzhia National University. International journalism.

An experienced Ukrainian cinematographer of a high professional level, with vast experience working with various video and film equipment, works with Steadycam, GladeCam, slider, dolly, quadrocopter, video editing Final Cut X, Adobe Premier Pro, Edius. Mykhailo Slavhorodskyi is a cameraman with many years of practical experience in film and television and has experience in extreme filming. He works at SFERA FILM, StarLightMedia, and FILM.UA Group, also he worked as an operator at 1 + 1, STB, and the TV channel “Ukraine”. His famous film projects are “Agents of Justice”, “Real Mystique”, TV films “Storm over Tykhorechie” and “Refugee”, reality show “Blindly Married”, was a TV cameraman for the project “Morning with Ukraine”, the program “Beauty for 12 hours 2 – “1 + 1”, STB, operator of the show “X-Factor 4”.