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Alexander Ivashkevich
Alexander Ivashkevich
Александр Ивашкевич
	Alexander Ivashkevich in 2011
Born	Alexander Ivashkevich; April 27, 1960 (age 64); Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Citizenship	Estonia
Occupation(s)	actor, dancer, choreographer
Years active	1985-present
Website	Official website

Alexander Ivashkevich (alternately spelled as Aleksandr Ivaškevitš in Estonia, and as Aleksander Ivashkevich; Russian: Александр Ивашкевич) (born April 27, 1960) is a professional theater and movie actor and a tap dancer.

Biography

Education

1978–1982 – Kharkiv State School of Art (cinema and theater acting, stage movement, singing, dancing and fencing). Kharkov, Ukraine.
1993 – Woodpeckers Tap Dance Center. New York, USA.
1996–1997 – Broadway Dance Center. New York, USA.

Theater

1980–1982 – The Russian Theater in Kharkov, Ukraine (actor).
1982–1983 – The National Theater in Kharkov, Ukraine (actor).
1983–1984 – The Latvian Baltic Fleet Theater in Liepāja, Latvia (actor).
1984–1985 – The Kaliningrad Theater in Kaliningrad, Russia (actor).
Starting from 1985 – The Russian Theater in Tallinn, Estonia (actor).

Works

Parts in the theater

1986 — A Midsummer Night's Dream, by W. Shakespeare – Oberon and Lysander
1987 — Trap №46, height 2“ by Y. Schekochihin, director A. Tsukerman
1989 — Controversum by Pierre de Marivaux, director R. Polak - Azor
1991 — Ciao Rudi musical by P. Garinei and S. Giovannini, director M. Moreydo - Rudolfo
1993 — Butterflies Are Free by L. Gershe, director V. Filonov — Don Baker
1997 — The Hobgoblin by E. Wilde, director Ago-Endrik Kerge – Tiit Piibeleht
1997 — The vagaries of Marianne by A. De Musset, director S. Cherkasski – Octave
1998 — Sunset Boulevard by V. Denissov, director R. Viktyuk – Joe
1999 — The Taming of the Shrew by W. Shakespeare, J. Fletcher, director G. Korotkov – Petruchio
1999 — The Highway Crossing by J. Tätte, director J. Allik – Roland
2000 — The Idiot by F.M. Dostoyevsky, director Y. Jerjomin – Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin^[1]
2000 — French Passion Near Moscow by L. Razumovskaja, director J. Nikolajev – Sergey Ivanovich
2002 — The Storm by A. Ostrovsky – Kuligin
2002 — Dates in June by A. Chekhov – Lomov
2003 — The Phantom of Love by Pedro Calderon de la Barca – Don Manuel
2003 — Toibele and her Devil by I. Bashevis Singer – Alhanon
2003 — The Naked Truth (Le Libertin) by E.-E. Schmitt – Denis Diderot
2005 — Happy Everyday! by J. Tätte, director R. Baskin – Fred
2006 — The Russian Laughter after F. Dostoevsky, director R.Kozak – Semjon Semjonovich
2007 — Dangerous Liaisons after Ch. de Laclos, director M. Tchumatchenko – Vikomte De Valmont
2008 — The Dresser by R. Harwood, director R. Baskin – Norman
2008 — Woe from Wit by A. Griboyedov, director Y. Jerjomnin – Alexandr Andreyevich Chatsky
2009 — Don Juan by J-B. Molière, director M. Bychkov – Don Juan
2010 — Frederick Or The Crime Boulevard by E.-E. Schmitt, director S. Morozov – Frédérick Lemaître
2012 — One summer night in Sweden by E. Josephson, director I. Taska – Tarkovsky
2012 — The Island of Polyn, after A. Yablonskaja "The Irons", director L. Manonina — Uncle Vanya (plays in Saint-Petersburg)
2013 — Yes, Mr. Prime Minister by J. Lynn and A. Jay, director I.Taska – The ambassador of Kumranistan'
2014 - "Uncle Vanya" (A.Chekhov) ... Ivan Voinitsky
2011 — Five Evenings by A. Volodin, director A. Kladko – Iljin
2015 - Enemy based on the play Cosmetic of the Enemy author Amélie Nothomb, Jerome Anguest
2016 - The Last Floor based on the play of Vladimir Zaikin, dir. V.Zaikin - “Rebrov”

Roles in cinema

1980 — A Name on the Snow - leading actor
1981 — The Last Cloud - leading actor
1981 — The Sweet Smell of Success“ – supporting actor
1991 - Nude in the Hat dir. Alexander Polynnikov.
1992 — An Escape to the End of the World – leading actor
1993 — He'll get it hot – stunt man, stunt producer
2005–2006 — No other desires („Elagin Island“) – leading actor
2009 — Ivan the Terrible – Prince A. Kurbsky
2009–2010 — Iron Lord (also titled as Yaroslav - A millennium ago) - leading actor^[2]
2012 — The Dragon Syndrome – Malyshev
2012 — Celestial Wives of the Meadow Mari – premiered at the Rome Film Festival
2013 - On the Wings dir. Vlad Furman, the role of Kesh
2015 - Another Life of Margarita dir. Anastasia Popova, (main role) Georgy Avercheko
2015 - Adult Daughters dir. Andrew Eshpai, the role of Vladlen
2015 - How I Became a Russian dir. Konstantin Statsky, the role of "Mr. Eccles"
2015 - Sea Devils. Smerch 3 The Course of the Horse film number 25 directed by Alexandra Butko. Role Georgy Rud
2016 - House on the edge of the forest - dir. Valery Rozhnov role Arkady Evgenievich
2016 - Rustle - Victor, head of real estate agency
2016 - Mirra - dir. Andree Troitsky
2016 - “Winning“ short film dir. Vlad Muko, the film awarded a special prize on Film Festival in Bishkek in 2017
2017 - Hotel Eleon - Alexander Ivanovich is an oligarch, at whom Fedya worked as a chef-cook "(60th series)
2024-2025 - Juvenile Inspektor: The Shadow Over Jõhvi

Dance projects

Founder and leader of Duff Tap Studio. He has participated in various international dance projects in the U.S.,^[3] Finland, Germany, Russia, Estonia, Bulgaria.

He has produced choreography for Estonian production musicals such as „Old Curiosity Shop“, „Chicago“, „Crazy for you“, „No, No, Nanette!“.

In 2005, 2006 and 2008 he has participated with his dance studio Duff Tap at the IDO World Tapdance Championships in Germany, Riesa, where they won awards.

In 1995 – 2007, 2010 he organized, produced and directed an annual show, Jazz & Tapp Show, which is dedicated to International Tap Dance Day. In different years, musicians and dancers from the USA, Russia, Finland, Austria, France and Japan have taken part in these annual concerts.

Awards

2000 — Named the best male drama actor in Estonia for the leading part in the play The Idiot. (Estonia)
2001 — Prizewinner at the festival “Drama 2001”; was awarded the Iron Rose.
2003 — Audience Choice Award in the season 2003/2004 in Russian Theater in Tallinn, Estonia
2004 — Named the best male drama actor of the year in Russian Theater in Tallinn, Estonia
2004 — Named the most professional teacher on the IV Republican Children’s and Youth Festival of Music Theaters.
2011 — Nominated in the category "Best Actor" at the 19th International Film Festival and awarded as „Faithful and talented presentation“ for his role in the movie „Yaroslav. A Milleinium ago". (Kostroma, Russia)
2012 — Awarded as "Best Film Actor" for his role in the movie "Yaroslav. Thousand years ago" at the 20th International Children's Film Festival "Artek". (Artek, Crimea)
2012 — Awarded a special prize for "Best choreographic work" for choreography "Libertango" by IV Youth Festival "Tap dance – 2012." (Yaroslavl, Russia)
2013 — Received the fund "Blagovest" for roles in "Five Evenings" and "One summer night in Sweden."
2014 - Awarded by the President of Estonia the Order of the "White Star" ,fifth degree, for special merits in the development of culture.
2014 - Awarded with the Order "Peace and Friendship" of year 2014 by the Guild of Actors of Russian Cinema and Moscow Peace Foundation.

References

^ Rähesoo, J. (2003). Estonian Theatre. Estonian Theatre Union. ISBN 978-9985-860-28-1. Retrieved 2024-07-18. Alexander Ivashkevich as a memorable Prince Myshkin
^ Sulbi, Raul (13 October 2010). "Vene filmis «Jaroslav» mängib peaosa Eesti näitleja". Postimees. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ Hill, C.V. (2014). Tap Dancing America: A Cultural History. Ebook Central Academic Complete Collection. Oxford University Press. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-19-022538-4. Retrieved 2024-07-18.