Rinat Tazetdinov became a laureate of the Russian national theater prize "Golden Mask - 2016" in nomination "For outstanding contribution to the development of theater art"

In Moscow, the secretariat of  Theatre Union of Russia has determined the first laureates  of the Russian National Theatre Award "The Golden Mask - 2016". Prize in a  nomination "For  outstanding contribution to the development of theater art"    the actor  of  G. Kamal People's Artist of Russia and Tatarstan Rinat Arifzyanovich Tazetdinov  has been honored.

A special prize "Golden Mask"  also was  awarded the art director of the State Academic of  Maly Theatre of Russia Yuri Solomin, artistic director of the St. Petersburg Maly Drama Theater Lev Dodin, artistic director of the St. Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre  Boris Eifman, and others.

We  remind that this is the second "mentioning" of Kamal  theatre by  award "Golden Mask - 2016". Earlier it was reported that the performance of "My Name is Red" entered the long list of prestigious awards.

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Russian National Theatre Award "Golden Mask" was established in 1993    by  the Union of theatrical figures of the Russian Federation,  and awarded productions in all genres of theater art: drama, opera, ballet, modern dance, operetta and musical, puppet theater.

"Golden Mask" - the Russian Theatre Festival in the spring of each year, representing the most significant in Moscow performances of Russian cities.

Organizers of the Russian National Theatre Award and Festival "Golden Mask" - the Union of theatrical figures of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Moscow City Government, the Directorate of the Festival "Golden Mask".

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Rinat Arifzyanovich Tazetdinov was born in the village of Malaya Tsilna of the  Drozhzhanovsky District of  Tatarstan,  January 1, 1938. In 1961 he graduated from the Higher Theatre School after  M.Schepkina in Moscow and was admitted to the Tatar Academic Theatre named Kamal. From 1989 to 2010 - Chairman of the Union of theatrical figures of Tatarstan.

 Laureate of the  G. Tukai  RT  State Award (1967), People's Artist of Tatarstan and Russia (1973 and 1982), a laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1986),  a laureate  of the  M. Salimzhanov  Award  (2015).