Alexander Dmitrievich Kalmykov
People’s Artist of Russia, General Director of the Russian state circus company (2009 – 2012), Professor of Moscow State Art and Cultural University, Artistic Director of the course program of directors, stage director of unique author’s shows, screenwriter, producer, teacher.
To find more about Alexander Kalmykov’s biography and creative works, please visit the link. (Russian language).
Alexander is the main initiator and organizer of the First World Festival of Circus Art, held in October 1996 on Red Square! A lot of related video of the festival can be found in free access on the Internet, for example, on oficial YouTube-channel of RosGosTsirk at the link, to see our director’s version of the First World Festival of Circus Art you can on our YouTube pages at the link.
To read a detailed article about the history of the First World Circus Arts Festival on the Kommersant page, please click here (Russian language)
Alexander is the author and director of the Second World Moscow Festival of Circus Art, held in October 2005 on Poklonnaya Gora. A lot of video materials of the festival can be found in free access on the Internet, for example, on oficial YouTube-channel of RosGosTsirk at the link, to get acquainted with our director’s version of the Second World Moscow Festival of Circus Arts you can on our YouTube page at the link.
To read a detailed article about the history of the Second Moscow World Circus Arts Festival on the Kommersant page, please click here (Russian language).
From October 2012 to October 2016, Kalmykov was the artistic director of the nationwide program “Within the Family Circle”. The movie of the closing ceremony of the 9th festival of theater and cinema “ Within the Family Circle” in the Irkutsk Academic Drama Theater in 2014 was made by the film group of film director Sergey Vologdin. You can watch the ceremony on our YouTube at the link (Russian language) . You can read the press release of the closing of the 9th International Festival of Theater and Film “ Within the Family Circle” on the official website at the link (Russian language)