14 Facts About Dmitry Krymov

Dmitry Anatolyevich Krymov is a Russian artist, scenographer, teacher and theater director, recipient of the five Golden Mask Awards.

In 1976 Dmitry Krymov started working as a set designer at the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre.

In collaboration with his father, Dmitry Krymov staged Shakespeare's Otello, A Month in the Countryside based on Ivan Turgenev's play, Aleksei Arbuzov's Recollection, and many more.

Dmitry Krymov worked as an artist, graphic designer, and made installations.

Dmitry Krymov's paintings were exhibited in many countries and were bought into private and museum collections.

In 2002 Dmitry Krymov opened a new chapter in his career and tried himself as a teacher and a director.

In 2004 Dmitry Krymov joined the Moscow School of Dramatic Art where he established his own experimental Laboratory with a group of undergraduate students.

In 2007 Dmitry Krymov's Lab was awarded the Golden Triga for best national exhibit at the Prague Quadrennial.

In 2011 Dmitry Krymov collaborated with Mikhail Baryshnikov staging Ivan Bunin's novel In Paris.

In 2016 Dmitry Krymov was invited to lead a master class in Yale University.

In 2014 Dmitry Krymov signed a collective letter of Russian workers of culture that condemned the annexation of Crimea by Russia.

In Winter 2022 Dmitry Krymov went to Philadelphia to work on his version of The Cherry Orchard, scheduled to premiere in February at the Wilma Theater.

In September 2022, all Dmitry Krymov's plays were cancelled in Moscow theaters by order of city's Department of Culture.

In October 2022, Dmitry Krymov announced opening of his new studio Dmitry Krymov Lab NYC.