WEEKLY TALK: YANA NIKITINA
22 Apr 16
YARAT Contemporary Art Space established a platform for discussion of its permanent collection and current exhibitions. We will organize weekly meetings with artists, writers, musicians, researchers, businessmen and public figures during these series of events.
You’re invited to join a talk by an actress and TV presenter Yana Nikitina.
Yana Nikitina graduated from the faculty of Philology of the Slavic University. Philologist. Actress. She starred in 6 feature films and 2 TV shows, worked in the theater and on television. Became widely known thanks to her performance in "Parni iz Baku" KVN team. Currently works as a casting director and the second director in Russian TV series and movies.
She worked as a casting director in 2011, and in 2013 as the second director in the post-production stage of the film "Do be afraid, I am with you! 1919" by Yuli Gusman.
Winner of KVN Summer Cup (1995), the champion of the tournament of the best ten teams of the XX century (2000).
Filmography
2013 “Yasmin” (Fatima); Russia; directors – Ksenia Zarutskaya, Vyacheslav Kaminskiy; 2013 – “Do be afraid, I am with you! 1919” (Governess); director – Yuli Gusman; 2012 – “The joy of one village” (Nadezhda); Azerbaijan; director – Tahir Imanov; 2011 – “Barbados” (Her); Azerbaijan; director - Nargiz Baghirzade; 2006 – “Good Bye, Southern City” (Valya); Azerbaijan – Russia; director – Oleg Safaraliev; 2004 – “Count Krestovsky” (TV commentator); Azerbaijan – Russia; director – Ramiz Fataliyev; 2003 – “National Bomb” (special correspondent Ekaterina); Azerbaijan – Russia; director - Vagif Mustafayev
Selected theater works
1995 “Hello, I’m Your Uncle” (Urania); 1995 “All Stars” (Parody. N.Koroleva); 1996 — “Wild Rose” (Leopoldina); 1996 — “Tropikanka” (Olivia); 1997 — “All Stars” (Parody. B. Dadasheva); 1997 — “Kean VI” (Anna Demby); 1998 — “Dangerous Corner” (Betty Whitehouse); 1999 — “Titanic” (Rose); 2000 — “I Pay Up Front” (Natusya); 2001 — “Nonsense” (Nara)
Date: 22 April, 2016
Time: 7 p.m
Venue: YARAT Contemporary Art Space
Address: Bayil district, near National Flag Square
Admission is free
