Sergei Davydov(Russian: Сергей Игоревич Давыдов, born June 15, 1992, Tolyatti, Russian Federation) is a Russian writer, playwright, and poet[1][2].. He is best known for his plays "Border", "Republic", and the novel "Springfield", which has been named one of the most important texts in recent years in the Russian language.
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| Born | Sergey Igorevich Davydov 15 July 1992 Tolyatti, Samara Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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| Language | Russian |
| Citizenship | Russian |
| Alma mater | Higher School of Economics |
| Period | Contemporary |
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| Literary movement | Russian postmodernism |
| Years active | since 2014 |
Biography
editSergei Davydov was born on June 15, 1992, in Tolyatti.
In 2014, he graduated from Samara State Aerospace University. In 2022, he completed his master's degree at the Higher School of Economics.[3] In 2012, Davydov's debut play "Lev Tolstoy, 49" was shortlisted for the International Playwrights' Contest "Eurasia". In 2014, he participated for the first time in the "Lyubimovka" Playwrights Festival. In 2016, he collaborated with Andrey Stadnikov on the "Transsib" project at Dmitry Brusnikin's workshop at the Moscow Art Theatre School.
In 2017, he wrote a play about teenagers called "Brothers", the performance of which became the first documentary play in the North Caucasus. In 2020, he won the "Culmination. Play of the Year" award for his play "Republic« about collapse of the Soviet Union and civil war in Tajikistan.[4][5]
In 2021, the play "Republic" was recognized by the expert council of the national award "Golden Mask" as one of the main theatrical events of the season.
In 2022, he publicly opposed Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and came out as gay. Following this, Sergei Davydov was forced to leave Russia due to repression. He currently lives in Germany.
In 2023, his novel "Springfield" about queer people in Russia was published by Freedom Letters. That same year, the collection "Five Plays About Freedom" was also released.
More than 30 of Davydov's plays have been performed on stages in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, London, San Francisco, Tbilisi, Belgrade, Berlin, Los Angeles, and other cites.[6]
Davydov's works have been translated into English, German, Japanese, Italian, and other languages.[7]
Selected Bibliography
edit"Full United: Seven Plays About Youth." — T.: V. Smirnov Literary Agency, 2019. — 200 pages. ISBN 978-5-98147-137-7 [8]
"Springfield." — Freedom Letters, 2023. — 132 pages. ISBN 978-0-9938202-3-6[9]
"Five Plays About Freedom." — Freedom Letters, 2023. — 212 pages. ISBN 978-1-998084-21-0
"Five Plays About War." — Freedom Letters, 2024. — 204 pages. (editor and author of the foreword) ISBN 9781-998265343 [10]
Selected Theatrical Works
edit2024 - "The Border", directed by Ray Hanna, Fiesta Hall, West Hollywood[11]
2024 — "The Border", directed by Ray Hanna, Hollywood Fringe Festival, Los Angeles[12]
2023 — "Let's Play", directed by Tim Tkachov, Jazz Union Space, Tbilisi
2023 — "Die Grenze", directed by Yuri Shekhvatov, ACUD theater, Berlin
2023 — "The Border", Pushkin House (as part of the international project 365: Rehearsed Reading of Three Anti-War Plays), London, San Francisco, Tbilisi, Belgrade, Berlin[13] [14]
2022 — "Ronaldo Will Never Catch Up with My Grandmother", directed by Nikita Betekhtin, Stanislavsky Electrotheatre[15]
2021 — "Where Is My Home", directed by Kama Ginkas, Moscow Young Spectators' Theatre, performance based on the play "Republic"[16]
2020 — "The Philistines", adaptation of Maxim Gorky's text, directed by Elizaveta Bondar, A.A. Bryantsev Youth Theatre, Saint Petersburg
2019 — "Kolya Against Everyone", directed by Y. Laikova, Center for Drama and Directing, Moscow
2017 — "Brothers", directed by N. Betekhtin, National Center for Contemporary Arts, Moscow
2016 — "Transsib", directed by D. Brusnikin, Y. Kvyatkovsky, S. Shchedrin, Moscow Art Theatre School
2016 — "Indirect Influences", directed by V. Lisovsky, Teatr.doc, Moscow
References
edit- ^ "Сергей Давыдов. Коля против всех". Лиterraтура (in Russian). 2018-10-03. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ Ольга Михайлова (2015-08-13). "Пьеса тольяттинского драматурга Сергея Давыдова "Полный юнайтед" вошла в программу читок московского фестиваля молодой драматургии "Любимовка"". Самарские судьбы (www.samsud.ru). Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ "Магистратура НИУ ВШЭ. Образовательная программа "Литературное мастерство"". www.hse.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "Журнал Театр. • Опубликован шорт-лист «Большой ремарки-2020»". Журнал Театр. 2020-03-02. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- ^ "«Действующие лица» 2016 | Итоги". СТД РФ. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ "SERGEI DAVYDOV". hollywoodfringe.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ "«Мы ностальгируем то ли по нулевым, то ли по девяностым, потому что в настоящем — огромное здание ФСБ»". republic.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "Издан первый сборник пьес драматурга Сергея Давыдова" (in Russian). Журнал «Театр». 2019-03-16. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ ""Спрингфилд" - роман о войне, в котором о ней ни слова – DW – 02.05.2023". dw.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "Пять пьес о войне". Freedom Letters (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "DeepARTment - The Border". www.art-dep.org. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "THE BORDER - A RUSSIAN ANTI-WAR SELF-CONFESSION". Hollywood fringe festival.
- ^ "365: Rehearsed Reading of Three Anti-War Plays". Pushkin House. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Border | | ACUD-Theater". www.acud-theater.de. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Роналду никогда не догонит мою бабушку". electrotheatre.ru. Archived from the original on 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "Журнал Театр. • Кама Гинкас впервые поставит «Республику» Сергея Давыдова". Журнал Театр. 2021-01-14. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-31.