14 Facts About Nikolay Kolyada

Nikolay Vladimirovich Kolyada is a Russian actor, director, writer, playwright, and playwriting teacher.

Nikolay Kolyada was born December 4,1957, in Presnogor'kovka in the Kustanai region of the Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union.

Nikolay Kolyada studied theater in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR.

Nikolay Kolyada worked as an actor with the Sverdlovsk Academic Theatre of Drama, and studied writing at the Gorky Literary Institute in Moscow.

Nikolay Kolyada gained international repute with his play Slingshot, which gave a sympathetic portrayal of a gay relationship.

Nikolay Kolyada's plays were among the first in Russia to use profanity, and are known for it.

Nikolay Kolyada has taught playwriting at the Ural Institute and the Ekaterinburg State Theatre Institute since 1992, often teaching auditors as well as enrolled students.

Nikolay Kolyada founded his theatre in 2001 - it has changed venue in Yekaterinburg several times.

Nikolay Kolyada's is cited as one of the few playwriting programs in Russia, and several of his students have gone on to be produced in the more demanding venues of Moscow.

In 2012, Nikolay Kolyada came under fire when he declared his support Russian president Vladimir Putin's 2012 presidential campaign, saying that Putin was the best of the available candidates.

Nikolay Kolyada was the target of what the BBC described as a "massive bullying campaign" due to his support of Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Nikolay Kolyada's blog was overrun with comments attacking his views, and his theater was papered over with bills for a fake performance.

Nikolay Kolyada was to bring three of its productions to America: The Twelve Chairs; Violin, Tambourine, and Iron; and Baba Chanel.

Nikolay Kolyada is often associated with the Russian New Drama movement, though he rejects that label.