Ivan Vyrypaev
What is a play?
Ivan Vyrypayev’s master class “What is a play?” is a fascinating dive into the world of theater, business, science, art and philosophy. During the workshop, Ivan analyzes the essence of a play, revealing its significance and role in modern society. Through examples from various spheres of life such as business, science, art history, and philosophy, Vyrypayev demonstrates how things are created, analyzing the process of creativity and its impact on various aspects of our lives. This master class may be of interest not only to the professional theater community, but also useful for all those who want to better understand
the creative process and its application in different areas of life. Today, in modern theater, the director is the author of the play, therefore, directors do not stage plays, but stage their own author’s vision of plays. Therefore, the audience does not have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the dramaturgy of either the Great Authors of the past or the modern ones. The absolute majority of theater workers and spectators do not know what a play is and what it consists of. This knowledge is almost lost. The play is a special art form that has almost lost its power today. Today, the only places where they really work with plays are on Broadway or West End, that is, where there is commercial theater. Ivan Vyrypayev has worked in commercial theater all his life and believes that commercial theater is the best place for real art, so his lecture is for those who want to be relevant, modern, fashionable and at the same time comprehend life and learn about themselves!
Ivan Vyrypayev will tell you
– What are the main components of a play?
– What does it mean to stage an author?
– What does it mean to stage a play?
– He will introduce the audience to the system of analyzing a play.
– Will give you some tools for working in modern theater.
– Will talk about the main trends in modern art and modern science.
– He will talk about business and art.
– Will touch on the history of world religions.
– Will touch on the topic of modern management and modern approach to directing theater.
– He will delve into the topic of spiritual and evolutionary development of man.
And most importantly, Vyrypayev will talk about the universal principle of creating a “thing”. A play is a “thing”, and one common universal principle underlies the creation of all man-made things on earth. By understanding and following this principle a person learns to express himself, to discover his evolutionary potential and to enjoy life.
Ivan Vyrypaev is a Polish playwright, screenwriter, film director, actor, and art director of Russian descent. Since 2022, he has also been the Artistic Director of the Warsaw-based international foundation Teal House. Vyrypaev’s plays have been staged worldwide, from South Korea to the USA, in more than 250 theaters. As a director, he has staged plays in theaters across Europe and the United States. In 2019, he was recognized as one of the top 10 most prominent playwrights globally. He is also a noted film director; his film ‘Euphoria’ was part of the main competition at the Venice Film Festival and received the ‘Youth Jury’ award and the ‘Small Golden Lion’ for the best film.
Ivan has won numerous literary, theatrical, and film awards, including those from the Venice Film Festival, Stuckemarkt International Contemporary Drama Festival, Warsaw Film Festival, and Rome Film Festival, among others. Critics describe Ivan Vyrypaev’s work as a blend of Quentin Tarantino’s aesthetics and Andrei Tarkovsky’s spirituality. He is known for his uncompromising stance against collaboration with the Russian state, especially after the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which he vehemently denounced.
He decided to donate all proceeds from the staging of his theatrical works in Russia to Ukraine, which led to a comprehensive ban on his works and a criminal case against him. Vyrypaev was arrested and sentenced in absentia to seven and a half years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian army, as per Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code.
