BIOGRAPHY
"ZYKOV,
Nikolai - Russian actor, producer, artist, master of puppetry", Encyclopedia
"Puppets", Boris Goldovskiy, page 171.
Nikolai
Zykov was born in 1965 in Moscow in a family of engineers whose life was not related to art. Father -
Zykov Viktor - scientist-physics, inventor, Candidate of Science. Mother -
Zykova (Smyslova) Tatiana - engineer-technologist, teacher.
At 5 years old parents took
Nikolai to the puppet show of their relative - Sergey Obraztsov Puppet Theatre. Nikolai Zykov is
a great grand-nephew of a great Russian puppeteer Sergey
Obraztsov.
After the show he created his own theatre in his house and presented puppet performances
for his parents and the younger sister. He usually did not make puppets by himself. Instead, he took details of
toys and inter-connected them with wire.
Education: 1972-1979 Moscow Music
School - fortepiano, vocal, solfeggio, music literature, music composition, 1977-1983 Arcady Kovtun
Puppet Studio - drawing, puppet construction, puppet making, puppet performing, 1980-1982 Tatiana Kakovkina
Drama Studio - acting, poetry declamation, stage moving, 1982-1988 Moscow Airspace
University - construction and design of electro-mechanic systems. In Moscow Airspace
University (MAI) Nikolai Zykov has
received complete university education and became the Master of
Sciences.
Since
1977 Nikolai
Zykov began to make and to perform puppets by himself.
In 1980 he has made his
first own puppet vignette.
In 1985 Nikolai Zykov has
created his first own solo puppet performance and founded his own professional
puppet theatre.
Nikolai Zykov
constantly developed the technology and has
created many new construction and technological innovations. The most
interesting: new not-wood construction
of marionettes (puppet "Italian
Singer", 1983) - new construction reduced the weight of marionette in several
times and opens new possibilities for this type of puppets,
new fiberglass control of marionettes
(vignette "Funny Company", 1994) - fiberglass control is extra light and it is practically "invisible"
for spectators, original radio-controlled puppet
(vignette "Spider", 2000),
new original construction of total
transformation of marionette "in jump" (vignette "The
Phantom of the Opera", 2002) and new original
construction for flying puppets above the spectators (vignette "Microcosmos",
2002).
Nikolai
Zykov has received the diplomas of several competitions and festivals in Russia. Also, he
has received the Gold Medal and the diploma of Laureate of the International Festival in
Germany (1984), and
the Medal of Supreme Soviet (Parliament of the USSR) for outstanding
contribution in culture (1986).
Puppets of Nikolai Zykov
took part in many popular TV shows in Russia and abroad. In 1994-1995
Nikolai Zykov
hosts children's TV show "Everyday is holiday"
on Russian State Television. In 2000 Culture TV Channel
calls Nikolai Zykov "the most titled puppeteer of Russia".
Nikolai Zykov is a member
of Russian Authors Organization since 1997.
Nikolai
Zykov has
created and has made more than 70 puppet vignettes
with participation of marionettes, hand, rod, radio-controlled puppets and
experimental puppets of unusual construction.
Nikolai
Zykov is an author of more than 20 puppet performances. The most important: "Nikolai
Zykov presents his puppets" (1985), "From Prehistoric Man to
Aliens" (1988), "The Magic World of
Marionettes" (1993), "Dinosaur
and his company" (1998), "Cabaret of
Metamorphoses" (2000), "Giant and
others" (2003), "Puppet
Benefice" (2003), "Exclusive Marionettes"
(2006), "Other puppets"(2008).
Nikolai
Zykov
performed in 35 countries around the world: in
many cities of Russia and
also in Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, USA, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia,
Poland, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Hungary, Byelorussia, Ukraine,
Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, South Africa,
Mauritius, Seychelles, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan,
Pakistan, India, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan.
List
of the most famous theatres and concert halls hosted Nikolay Zykov Theatre
Moscow
Hotels
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