Soviet cinema was created on a reliable basis of knowledge, traditions and practice. Future actors were trained in special educational institutions. Boris Vladimirovich Bibikov is known as an outstanding teacher and director.
Starting conditions
The future actor and director Boris Vladimirovich Bibikov was born on July 22, 1900. The family at that time lived in the town of Serpukhov near Moscow. Father came from raznochintsy. Mother from a seedy noble family. The child at home was taught reading and music. The boy was taken to the theater and to watch movies. It was these views that made a big impression on him. Boris received a decent education for those times - he graduated from the Moscow gymnasium.
During his studies, he was actively engaged in a theater studio and participated in amateur productions. After much ordeal and doubt, Bibikov entered the courses of actors in the studio of Mikhail Chekhov. After training, in 1921, he was hired as an actor in the Moscow Art Theater Studio. It was a difficult time when devastation and famine reigned in the country. Theater workers interrupted from bread to kvass. Boris strove to perfect mastery of acting and carefully recorded all the instructions and instructions.
Professional activity
In 1927, Bibikov was invited to the famous Theater of the Revolution. The situation in the country required new performances. Bibikov worked hard, but he perfectly understood that his young colleagues lacked stage training. Along with work on the next role, he begins to conduct master classes. This practice paid off. The quality of the productions has improved significantly. The audience in the hall increased. Boris Vladimirovich continued to engage in creativity and mentoring.
Since the mid-30s, Bibikov devoted most of his time to teaching. He was accepted into the state of the famous GITIS. Meticulous statistics estimate that from 1935 to 1970, eleven national studios saw the light under the direction of the master. More than fifty final performances have been staged. Boris Vladimirovich’s students scattered, literally, throughout the country. He always tried to follow how his pets live and what tasks they solve.
