Soviet cinema was created on a reliable basis of knowledge, tradition 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 commoners. Mother from a seedy noble family. The child was taught reading and music at home. The boy was taken to the theater and to watch films. It was these views that made a great impression on him. Boris received a decent education at that time - he graduated from a Moscow gymnasium.
During his studies, he was actively involved in a theater studio and participated in amateur performances. After long ordeals and doubts, Bibikov entered the acting courses in the workshop 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 the country was in ruin and hunger. Theater workers were interrupted from bread to kvass. Boris strove to master acting to perfection and diligently wrote down all the instructions and instructions.
Professional activity
In 1927, Bibikov was invited to the famous Theater of the Revolution. The situation in the country demanded new performances. Bibikov worked a lot, but he perfectly understood that his young colleagues lacked stage training. Simultaneously with the work on the next role, he begins to conduct master classes. This practice has paid off. The quality of the performances has improved significantly. The number of spectators in the hall increased. Boris Vladimirovich continued to engage in both creativity and mentoring.
Since the mid-30s, Bibikov devoted most of his time to teaching. He was accepted into the staff of the famous GITIS. Meticulous statisticians have calculated that from 1935 to 1970, eleven national studios were released under the guidance of the master. More than fifty graduation performances have been staged. Boris Vladimirovich's students scattered, in the literal sense of the word, all over the country. He always tried to keep track of how his pets live and what tasks they solve.
Essays on personal life
Bibikov's pedagogical career was developing successfully. In parallel, he was engaged in directing and even participated in the filming as an actor. The biography marks the main stages of his creative and administrative career. Everything is known about the master's personal life. Boris Vladimirovich lived for many years in a legal marriage with Olga Ivanovna Pyzhova. The husband and wife worked together on staging performances and training young actors.
In 1972 Olga Pyzhova passed away. Four years later, Bibikov married his student and moved to a permanent place of residence in Dushanbe. His wife was 47 years younger than him. It's just love. Boris Vladimirovich Bibikov died in November 1986.
