
Serhiy Rydvanetskyi
Born in 1961 (Cherkasy)
Scenographer, visual artist, graphic artist
Chief artist of the Cherkasy Academic Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater named after Taras Shevchenko.
Honored Artist of Ukraine 2020. Laureate of the F. Nirod Prize 2016.
Nominee (as a member of the production team of the play “Terrible Revenge”) of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine 2010
Education
Lviv National Academy of Arts, Faculty of Applied and Decorative Arts – 1991
Major theatrical performances
2003 – scenographer of the play “The Big Cellar”, O. Dzekun, based on the works of T. Shevchenko, directed by O. Dzekun, choreographed by V. Tatarinov, costume designer Natalia Rydvanetska, Cherkasy Academic Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater named after Taras Shevchenko
2004 – scenographer of the performance “Ferdinand the Great” by Witold Gombrowicz, directed by Serhiy Proskurnia, choreographed by Volodymyr Tatarynov, costume designer Natalia Rydvanetska, Cherkasy Academic Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater named after Taras Shevchenko
2006 – scenic designer for the play “Viy” by Nikolai Gogol, directed by Serhiy Pavliuk, plastic design by Olga Semeshkina, costume design by Natalia Rydvanetska, Kolomyia Academic Regional Ukrainian Drama Theater named after Ivan Ozarkevych
2009 – scenic designer for the play “The Terrible Revenge” by Nikolai Gogol, directed by Serhiy Pavliuk, choreographed by Yuriy Buss, costume designer Natalia Rydvanetska, Kherson Regional Academic Music and Drama Theater named after M. Kulish
2011 – set designer for the play “The Cripple of Inishmaan Island” by M. McDonagh, directed by Volodymyr Petriv, costume design by Volodymyr Petriv, Anna Pilyugina, Rivne Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater
2013 – set designer for the play “The Night Before Christmas” by Mykola Gogol, directed by Serhiy Pavliuk, costume designer Natalia Rydvanetska, choreographer Yuriy Buss, Kherson Regional Academic Music and Drama Theater named after M. Kulish
2018 – set designer for Marusya Churai, Lina Kostenko, directed by Serhiy Pavliuk, choreographed by Yuriy Buss, costumes by Natalia Rydvanetska, Kyiv National Academic Operetta Theater
2021 – scenic designer for Stolen Happiness by Ivan Franko, directed by Stanislav Sadakliyev, choreographed by Ruslan Lysinsky, costume designer Natalia Rydvanetska, Cherkasy Academic Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater named after Taras Shevchenko
2022 – scenographer of the play “Who am I?” by Marius von Mayenburg, directed by Stanislav Sadakliiev, choreographer Natalia Ryzhkova, costume designer Natalia Rydvanetska, Luhansk Regional Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater. The city of Sievierodonetsk
2022 – set designer for the performance “Eternity and One Day” by Milorad Pavych, directed by Serhiy Pavliuk, costume designer Natalia Rydvanetska, Kherson Regional Academic Music and Drama Theater named after M. Kulish
2022 – scenographer of the performance “Rhinos,” Eugène Ionesco, directed by Stanislav Sadakliyev, choreographed by Ruslan Lisinsky, costume designer Natalia Rydvanetska, Cherkasy Academic Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater named after Taras Shevchenko
Major exhibitions
2019 – Personal exhibition “Scenography. Theater costume. Serhiy and Natalka Rydvanetsky”, Scenography Gallery, Lviv
2019 – Personal exhibition named “Scenography. Theater Costume. Serhiy and Natalka Rydvanetsky”, Kobzar Museum, Cherkasy
2020 – participation in the Ukrainian pavilion at the Tbilisi Biennale of Stage Design, Scenography Gallery, Lviv
2021 – participation in the exhibition “Common Space” at the Lviv Quadriennale of Scenography 2021 (Lviv Quadriennale of Scenography 2021. Evolution through revolution), Scenography Gallery / Lem Station, Lviv
2022 – participation in the exhibition “Forum during the war. UAScenography”, Institute of Contemporary Art, Kyiv