Young heads of the capital's theaters spoke about the Talents competition

The All-Russian Open Talent Contest, organized by the Moscow Department of Culture, is held in Moscow, which is aimed at finding candidates for the positions of creative and administrative heads of the capital's theater stages. The portal mos.ru .

Today, Moscow theaters are run by young and promising managers who have good education and work experience. For example, Egor Peregudov has been the artistic director of the Vladimir Mayakovsky Moscow Academic Theater since 2022.

"For me, as an artistic director, the search for young talents is always relevant. It's great that now we can count on the help of the Department of Culture in this matter," he said.

It is reported that since Peregudov's appointment as artistic director, many significant events have already taken place: the centenary of the theater, the opening of the Mayakovka summer theater camp for teenagers. Children."

Ivan Melnikov, director of the Moscow Musical Theater for Children and Youth on Basmannaya, has held this post since 2020. At the same time, he has already received the gratitude of the Mayor of Moscow and the Moscow Department of Culture. Melnikov noted that as the director of the musical theater, he oversees the development of cultural projects, including the Talents competition. In his opinion, the competition focuses on the management component of creative organizations.

"It is extremely important for a theater group to have a strong administrative and management team. The competition provides a chance for young managers interested in the growth and development of their competencies to demonstrate their knowledge and skills, gain invaluable experience and join the talent pool of the capital's theaters. This is not just a battle for an award, but an opportunity to apply new approaches and ideas to work," Ivan Melnikov emphasized.

In addition, Ekaterina Lapshina, director of the Vladimir Mayakovsky Moscow Academic Theater, believes that due to the fact that the issue of the personnel reserve is under the control of the Moscow government, the contestants may have real chances to work in the best teams.

It is noted that Ekaterina has been working at the Vladimir Mayakovsky Moscow Academic Theater since 2012, and has been heading it as director since 2022. She also oversees the institution's events within the framework of the citywide action "Night of Theaters", the celebration of City Day and Victory Day, manages the theater's participation in the Theater at School project, organized a series of performances with typhoon commentary as part of the Special Look program with the support of the Art, Science and Sports charitable Foundation. At the same time, last year Lapshina opened the first summer theater camp for teenagers, Mayakovka. Children."

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