Pyotr Fomenko (1932-2012) - famous Soviet and Russian theater and film director, honored teacher. His creative activity was largely associated with the position of artistic director of the Moscow theater "Workshop of Peter Fomenko". And his professional portfolio includes six dozen theatrical performances that have been presented in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other major European cultural centers. Currently, fans of the work of this brilliant man want to know the details about the financial viability of his legacy.
According to Forbes Life, in the capital of Russia, no theater is a self-sustaining commercial organization capable of conducting its financial affairs without support from the state or private capital. However, there are such institutions that earn quite well and, accordingly, can afford huge expenses for performances.
Brief biography of Peter Fomenko
On July 13, 1932, in the capital of our Motherland, in the most ordinary family of builders of the "bright future", the future famous director was born. From childhood, he showed others his versatile talents, including sports and music. After receiving a certificate of secondary education, he continued his education at the Gnessin Institute. And, according to Pyotr Fomenko himself, his love for culture and art was raised and developed by his mother, who, among other things, instilled in him a passion for theatrical performances.
Watching the acting on the stage, Peter was deeply imbued with theatrical atmosphere and firmly decided to devote himself to this activity in the future. And even after receiving a serious musical education and the debut of a creative career in this direction, he never stopped dreaming of theater. Therefore, he soon decides to study at the Moscow Art Theater School.
Here the teachers nicknamed him "a gifted outcast", thereby recognizing the talent of a young man, but also ridiculing the progressive look of a novice artist who does not fit into the general conservative concept of the environment. The training was accompanied by regular conflicts and thematic disputes, as a result of which Pyotr Fomenko was expelled from the 3rd year for "hooliganism".
But the stigma of "inconvenient student" did not become an obstacle to obtaining a director's qualifications at GITIS, which he combined with correspondence studies at the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute. IN AND. Lenin at the philological faculty. It was in the last of these universities that he “gnawed the granite of science” together with Yuri Koval, Yuliy Klim and Yuri Vizbor, with whom he would later organize debut theatrical performances in the format of “skits”.
Personal life
Pyotr Fomenko expressed a high level of temperament not only in his creative life, but also in a romantic aspect. However, among the many hobbies, only Lali Badridze (first wife), Maya Tupikova (second wife) and Audrone Girdziyuskaite (mistress) can be distinguished into a special category. Moreover, the status of the latter did not prevent her from becoming the mother of the joint son Andrius, who is the only child of a celebrity.
At the end of summer 2012 in Moscow P. N. Fomenko lost his life as a result of a heart attack. His body was buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery.
How to make money on tickets
For its almost quarter of a century history, "Workshop of Peter Fomenko" has been able to form a very high reputation among the world theatrical community. Today this theater is rightfully considered one of the most famous in the country and on the planet, and 3 theatrical performances were even awarded the State Prize of Russia. Among the numerous awards and prizes of this monastery of Melpomene, there are a lot of "Golden Masks", "Crystal Turandots", "Nails of the Season", "Golden Knights" and other title prizes.
Since 2001, this theater has been managed by Andrei Vorobyov, who was able to move it to a new building. Moreover, for the implementation of the construction project, he was awarded in the category "Architecture" the honorary title of Laureate of the Moscow City Prize for achievements in the field of art and literature. In addition, the opening of the theater stage was accompanied by the award of the Stanislavsky Prize.
After a major reconstruction of the Old Stage, the artistic director decided to improve the financial situation of the troupe. Today the average salary in this theatrical collective is 81,500 rubles per month, which is one of the highest rates in the country. This became possible mainly due to the high sales of tickets, the average level for the entire repertoire of which is over 80%. In addition, the "Workshop of Petr Fomenko" is engaged in publishing book products, due to which it has the opportunity to organize free internships for graduation courses of domestic theater universities.
Visitors to this theater note the attentive attitude of the theater workers towards their audience, which is manifested even in such smallest details as wheelchair access for disabled people, installation of equipment to amplify the signals of hearing aids, printing of brochures in Braille, etc. According to official information, the theater received a subsidy of more than 207 million rubles in 2015, and in 2016 it amounted to more than 205 million rubles. At the same time, the cultural institution itself in 2015 earned over 220 million rubles, and in 2016 - almost 290 million rubles.
It should be noted that the salary part of the budget of the "Petr Fomenko Workshop" is almost one and a half times higher than the amount of state financial support. And financial assistance from private capital is used, as a rule, for the organization of new theater projects, material and technical equipment and a social program.
On average, the Workshop offers its viewers 4-5 new performances, among which two large-scale performances and two chamber performances act as the "golden section". In addition, touring activities are of great importance. Usually the theater carries out 5-12 tours a year. Moreover, the troupe makes most of the trips at the invitation of the parties, who independently pay all the associated costs. And the theater's fee is usually 70% of the sold-out cost of a production in the capital.
