"Emil Kapelyush. The artist’s space" Automatic translate

Emil Borisovich Kapelyush was born on July 26, 1954 in St. Petersburg. In 1976 he graduated from the Leningrad State Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography (class of the famous theater artist I. A. Ivanov). Scenographer, master of exhibition design, graphic artist, author of sculptures made of wood and metal.

Production designer Emil Kapelyush created more than 300 performances in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Europe, the USA, China, and South Korea. His first performance - “Fantasy Faryatyev” based on the play by A. N. Sokolova - was staged at the Novgorod Drama Theater in 1975. In 2020, 45 years of professional activity of Emil Kapelyush as a stage designer is celebrated.

Emil Kapelyush is a participant in international festivals and exhibition projects. His solo exhibitions were held in Russia, Europe and the USA. He is a laureate of many Russian and international prizes, a triple laureate of the Golden Mask, the highest national theater award, which he was awarded for the performances of “The Tempest” (directed by A. Morfov, Theater named after V. F. Komissarzhevskaya, 2000), “When I I’ll become small again ”(director E. N. Ibragimov, Bolshoi Drama Theater named after G. A. Tovstonogov and Creative Association“ KultProekt ”, 2015) and“ Snegurochka ”(director E. N. Ibragimov, Kostroma Regional Puppet Theater, 2018 year); three times laureate of the highest theater prize of St. Petersburg "Golden Spotlights" for the performances "Old World Landowners" (director G. L. Vasiliev, Theater for Young People named after A. A. Bryantsev, 1997), "Conspiracy of feelings" (director M. V. Bychkov, Lensovet Theater, 2006), “Trick” (directed by Y. M. Tumin, Theater “Behind the Black River”, 2017).

Emil Kapelyush - “theater philosopher and magician. He constantly bewitches, shaman, leads him from performance to performance, surprising them with their dissimilarity and unity ”(L. S. Oves).

“He gets out of the widespread notions of scenography, its boundaries and possibilities”, his scenographic world “is irrational, not fully explainable and understandable… it captures with its unusualness and mesmerizes with beauty that appears as if from nothing - something similar to that appears to be similar to by magic ”(E. D. Kuznetsov).

The works of Emil Kapelyush are stored in the State Russian Museum, the State Central Theater Museum. A. Bakhrushin, St. Petersburg State Museum of Theater and Musical Art, St. Petersburg State Theater Library, Russian State Art Library (Moscow) and other collections.

At the exhibition “EMIL CAPELIUS. ARTIST’S SPACE "presents sketches of Emil Borisovich from the collection of the St. Petersburg State Theater Library. Among the works on display are sketches for the performances “King Ubyu” (director A. Morfov, Theater “Et Cetera”, 2001), “Ornithology” (director R.V. Smirnov, Alexandrinsky Theater, 1999), “PRO Turandot” (director A. A. Moguchy, Theater “Shelter of the Comedian”, 2003) and others.

The exhibition will work in the period: 09.10. - 11/23/2019 in the library at the address: st. Architect Rossi, 2 (entrance from Ostrovsky Square).

Free admission.