AREFYEV Vladimir

Arefiev, Vladimir (p. 1949), Russian painter of musical theater. Born May 20, 1949. Graduated MGHI them. VISurikova. 1974 po1985 worked as art director at Dnepropetrovsk Opera and Ballet Theater. He has designed a series of performances in the theaters of Nizhny Novgorod, Kiev, Kharkov. Since 1987 collaborates with the choreographer D. Bryantseva, formalizes ballet performances. Among the notable - one-act ballets "The Scythians" by S. Prokofiev, "Swan Song" by E. Chausson, "Cowboys" G. Gershwin, and ballets "Shulamith" V. Besedin, Salome P. Gabriel. Since 1992, the active co-creation of the artist begins with the director Alexander Titel. Arefiev creates the scenery for opera productions Ernani G. Verdi, "Carmen" G. Bizet, Prokofiev's Betrothal in a Monastery, to the operetta "Die Fledermaus" Johann Strauss - an experimental setting the stage opera opera performers as. Stanislavsky and Vl.I.Nemirovicha-Danchenko, Aref'ev began in 1993, the main artist of the theater. His work is distinguished by a variety of styles and manners, careful attention to the genre of musical composition and design director. Depending on the problem formulation works as in the manner of 'classical' opera scenery, and in various syntheses of classical and modern. In the creation of scenery is always based on the musical drama performance, a system shaped its scenery is born not only of the era, which belongs to a particular subject, but from the emotional and stylistic structure of music. With lines and light as if the artist loses his compositions are. Prefers to use in decorations unexpected combination of different volumes and different textures, uses a combination of real parts and conditional objects and structures. In the ballet "Cinderella" is a key element of the scenery bright colorful carousel. In "Porgy and Bess" - step-decker structure, resembling not a derelict ship, not the abandoned construction site. Decorations Aref'eva features of rapid and large emotional richness. According to the director Titel, scenographic solutions this artist 'require a detailed and intensive development of directors and actors created their space. It must be assigned with the role '.
Arefiev designed over 100 musical performances in various theaters of the country.