Pavel
Mikhailovich Kaplevich

Russia • né en 1953

Biographie et informations

He graduated from actor's faculty of School-Studio of Moscow art theatre. VL.And.Nemirovich-Danchenko in 1980. Some time worked as an actor Leningrad youth theatre. He has started to draw, by his own admission, at the age of 23. Formal art education is not received, that did not stop him at the turn of the 1990-ies and actively integrate into the theatrical life of Moscow and in a few years become one of the most fashionable designers of the capital. In 1990-e years there is an active collaboration of the artist with avant-garde Director V. Mirzoev. With him Kaplevich working on plays Khlestakov (the government Inspector) N. In.Gogol in the Theater. K. S. Stanislavsky, the Amphitryon of molière in the theater. EVG.Vakhtangov, Two women (a month in the country) by I. S. Turgenev in the Lenkom Theatre (costume design), twelfth night (in collaboration with E. Panfilova) the taming of the shrew Shakespeare in the theater. K. S. Stanislavskogo, a Collection of Pinter (entreprise "Art-Bridge"), Millionaire (with A. Kozhenkova) Shaw (entreprise "Independent theatre project"), Cyrano de Bergerac (costume designer) in the Theater. EVG.Vakhtangov. In the early 1990-ies Kaplevich participated as an artist in two productions of Salome – then acclaimed theatrical projects Independent of the troupe of A. Sigalova and Theatre, "OK", as well as no less high-profile draft N (Nijinsky) Agency "Bogis". Worked as a costume designer in the theater of them. City Council Caligula (directed by P. Fomenko). Author of costumes for the play of the theater "Contemporary" Three comrades by E. M. Remarque (Director G. Volchek). The author of scenography for the Theater to them. K. S. Stanislavsky Masquerade by M. Y. Lermontov (Director V. Semiramis). Working on the costume, Kaplevich, usually do not pay much attention to the identity of the characters in the play of a particular era and social environment, fantasizes (mainly in collaboration with the Director Mirzoyev) own silhouettes and designs reminiscent of the dresses of modern style, the robes of Buddhist monks, the outfits courtly salons. The artist often works at the crossroads of theatrical costume and clothes for the catwalk. No wonder the early 1990's, he decided to create his own house models called "Pasha house" (1999, "Design Studio of P. Kaplevich"), which could take place, according to him, theater costumes, and types. If the Cherry orchard and especially in the Three friends of the theater "Contemporary" costumes of the artist for all their luxury styling still hinted at the time and place of action, in mitevski productions they absolutely deny traditionally theatrical appearance of the characters a textbook of plays. Kaplevich likes to use nylon, purple silk, cream lace, loves to dress men in long dresses, often uses the robes of colors "very" reminiscent of the Tibetan clergy. In the scenery it is also far from traditionalism. In Woe from wit ("Partnership 814", staged by Oleg Menshikov) space are painted architectural landscape the heel and going up the stairs. From ladders bizarre, "timeless" shapes is also the scenery for the play the Masquerade Theater. K. S. Stanislavsky. In a movie like the artist has worked with Directors R. Khamdamov (Anna Karamazoff) and P. Lungin (roller coaster).