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David Burman
Born (1961-11-13) November 13, 1961 (age 63)
Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
CitizenshipRussia Russia
Israel Israel
Occupation(s)Theatre director, producer
Years active1980 – present
Known forFounder of the International Festival "KUKART"; Director of "Interstudio"
Websitekukart.spb.ru

David Burman (Russian: Давид Семёнович Бурман; born 13 November 1961, Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian theatre director and producer, founder and president of the International Festival KUKART, and director of the nonprofit organization Interstudio.[1]

He holds citizenship in both Russia and Israel.[2] Burman is a member of the Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation, as well as professional organizations such as UNIMA, AVIAMA, and ENCATC.[3] He lives and works in Saint Petersburg.

Early life and education

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David Burman was born into a large Jewish family (with five children) in Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia Oblast. His father, Semyon Mikhailovich Burman, was a glassblower (died 2007), and his mother, Bella Mikhailovna Burman, was a medical worker. He spent his childhood and youth in Uzhhorod.[4]

"I have loved puppet theater since I was ten years old, ever since a hook-nosed Petrushka puppet fell into my hands (it was with him that glove puppets first appeared). My professional career also began with puppet theater—my first profession was as a puppet actor. As Andrei Tolubeyev said: 'In certain moments, puppets can be more honest and sincere than dramatic actors.'"[5] David gained his first acting experience in the "Rovesnik" theater studio under the direction of Lev Lutsker.[6]

David attended secondary schools No. 3 and No. 9 in Uzhhorod, then studied at technical college No. 5 and worked as an auto mechanic. He served in the Soviet Army from 1979 to 1981.[7]

Early career

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After military service, Burman worked as an actor at the Zakarpattia Regional Puppet Theater.[8] He appeared in episodic roles in films: "Reportazh na pamyat" (Dovzhenko Film Studio, 1982) and "Troje na shosse" (Mosfilm, 1983).[9]

In 1983, he began studying under master Mikhail Khusid in the "puppet theater actor" program at the Orenburg Music College.[10] He graduated with honors in 1986 and was assigned to work as an actor and director at the Zhezkazgan Regional Puppet Theater from 1986 to 1990.[11]

Between 1983 and 1993, he directed 10 children's and 5 adult productions.[12] In 1983, he applied to the LGITMiK in the puppet theater department under Mikhail Korolyov, founder of the Leningrad school of puppeteers. During the acting proficiency exam, he met avant-garde director Mikhail Khusid, who suggested he enroll directly in the second year of the puppet theater program at Orenburg Music College.[13]

Higher education and "Interstudio"

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In 1990, Burman entered LGITMiK, simultaneously studying in both the "Organization and Management of Theater Affairs" department (theater studies faculty) and the puppet theater directing program. He graduated in 1997 with a specialization as a "Theater Scholar-Manager."[14]

While studying, he participated in creating the "Interstudio" project, developed through a joint French-Russian actor-director course between the LGITMiK puppet theater department and the Demmeni Puppet Theatre. The founders were master Mikhail Khusid with Yuri Nolev-Sobolev (USSR) and Jose Sobrecas (France).[15]

From 1993 to 2001, Burman served as acting director of the Tsarskoye Selo branch of SPbGATI "Interstudio" and its vice-rector. In 2001, the branch was reorganized into the Federal State Institution - Institute of Innovative Programs for Advanced Training and Retraining of Cultural Workers "Interstudio." The institute's rector was Professor Elena Levshina, with David Burman as First Vice-Rector for Development.[16]

From 2008 to 2010, following Levshina's death, he served as acting rector.[17]

Later work

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In 2008, after the institute ceased operations, Burman founded the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization "Directorate of Innovative Programs for the National Prize and Festivals for Children 'Interstudio'."[18]

From early 2011 until December 2011, he worked as an advisor to the General Director of the major commercial transport company "Kadrovy Tsentr OZhD."[19]

From December 2011 through December 31, 2012, he served as Art Director and director at the Kemerovo Drama Theater named after A.V. Lunacharsky.[20]

Creative projects

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David Burman is widely known in theatrical circles as a talented artist and director, successful producer, and jury member of many theater festivals. His colleagues say about him: "No matter what David Semyonovich undertakes, he will do it better than anyone else."[21]

Major productions and projects

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Festival jury participation

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  • Jury member, International Puppet Theater Festival "The Path of the Nomad" (Ulan-Ude, 2009, 2017)[24]
  • Jury member, VII International Festival (Oulu, Finland, 2009)[25]
  • Jury member, All-Russian Competition-Festival of Puppet Theaters "Golden Little Humpbacked Horse" (Tyumen, 2009)[26]
  • Jury member, International Festival "A Doll is Also a Person" – Unima Teatr Nemozliwy (Poland, 2012)[27]
  • Jury member, International Puppet Theater Festival "Siberian Puppet Games" (Tomsk, 2012)[28]
  • Jury member, V International Puppet Theater Festival (Podgorica, Montenegro, 2016)[29]
  • Expert, 5th anniversary of the Tuva Puppet Theater (Kyzyl, 2018)[30]
  • Expert, II International Puppet Theater Festival "Kuralai" (Astana, Kazakhstan, 2018)[31]
  • Chairman of the Jury, XXIII International Chamber Puppet Theater Festival "TWO IS TOO LITTLE — THREE IS TOO MANY" & TheatAir (Bulgaria, 2018)[32]
  • Chairman of the Jury, International Puppet Theater Festival "Assalaumaғaleikum-V" (Aktobe, Kazakhstan, 2018, 2022)[33]
  • Chairman of the Jury (Puppetry section), III All-Russian Festival-Competition of Amateur Theaters "Nevsky Theater Meetings" (Saint Petersburg, 2018)[34]
  • Jury member, I Open Theater Festival "SVOY" (Yekaterinburg, 2018)[35]
  • Jury member, International Puppet Theater Festival "Crossroads" (Novosibirsk, 2019, 2022, 2024)[36]
  • Jury member, International Puppet Theater Festival "Baltic Puppet Whirlpool" (Vyborg, 2019, 2020, 2022)[37]

Master classes and seminars

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  • Leader of master class "An Actor's Work on a Role After the Premiere" (Abakan, 2019)[38]
  • Leader of seminar "Creating a Street Theater" (Belgorod, 2020)[39]
  • Leader of seminar "An Actor's Work on a Role After the Premiere" (Khabarovsk, 2022)[40]
  • Leader of director's laboratory at the "Holy Fortress" Theater (Vyborg, 2024)[41]

Honors and special appearances

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  • Creative Evening "Childhood... The main thing is not to fall back into it!" (Saint Petersburg, 2021)[42]
  • Guest of Honor, Theater Prize named after People's Artist of the Russian Federation S. F. Zhelezkin (Mytishchi, 2021)[43]
  • Guest of Honor, IX International Puppet Theater Festival "Belgorodskaya Zabava" (Belgorod, 2021)[44]
  • Guest of Honor, X International Puppet Theater Festival of Barents Region (Murmansk, 2021)[45]

International Festival "KUKART"

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In 1993, Burman founded the International Festival of Arts KUKART in Saint Petersburg, which became one of the first independent multidisciplinary art festivals in post-Soviet Russia.[46] The festival combines theatre, dance, music, and visual arts, hosting artists from over 40 countries.[47]

Awards and honours

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  • Medal of the Central Committee of the Komsomol "Master Golden Hands" (1989)[48]
  • Special prize and medal of the Congress of Intelligentsia of the Russian Federation named after D.S. Likhachev in the "Window to Russia" program - Institute of Arts 1999 for the development of the Tsarskoye Selo branch of the St. Petersburg Academy of Theatre Arts (1999)[49]
  • Laureate of the special prize of the Rock Academy of Pushkin "Hope of the Year" (2006)[50]
  • Medal "For Faith and Goodness" of the Governor of Kemerovo Oblast (2007)[51]
  • Memorial badge and medal of the Governor of Kurgan Oblast (2011)[52]
  • Medal "For Service to Kuzbass" II degree of the Governor of Kemerovo Oblast (2012)[53]
  • Jubilee medal "Novokuznetsk - 400" (2019)[54]
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