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Oleh Tatarуnov

set designer, costume designer, painter
 
Born in 1978 in Kyiv. Since 2005, he has been working at the Kyiv Academic Theatre for Young Audiences on Lypky. Oleg Tatarinov is a student of Danylo Lider, a long-time curator of the Danylo Lider Triennial of Scenography, and is engaged in painting, drawing, and land art. The artist's network of theatre projects includes stages in Dnipro, Ivano-Frankivsk, Mykolaiv, and Cherkasy. 

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Biography

Education:

In 1996, Oleh Tatarynov graduated from the Taras Shevchenko State Art High School. Until 2002, he studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, Faculty of Painting, Department of Scenography, workshop of Danylo Lider and Alla Kyrychenko.

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In 2003, he became one of the first participants of the scholarship programme of the Minister of Culture of Poland ‘GaudePolonia’, PWST Krakow. 

 

Teaching experience:

2010–2013 — Assistant Trainee at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture.
2013–2025 — Senior Lecturer at the Department of Directing and Acting at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture.
2023–2025 — Senior Lecturer at the Lyudmila Khorolets Department of Directing at the National Academy of Culture and Arts Management.

Since 2025 — Lecturer at the Department of Scenography and Multimedia at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture.

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Since 1998, he has been working in Ukrainian theatres. Since 2005, he has been the chief artist and production designer of the Kyiv Academic Theatre for Young Audience on Lypky. Performances for children and teenagers occupy a special place in Oleh Tatarynov's work. The artist opposes a simplistic approach to this genre. He emphasises that children's performances are no less significant than those for adults, as they address issues that appeal to the depths of every person's psychology, regardless of age. According to the artist, the line between the so-called ‘children's’ and ‘adult’ repertoires is arbitrary, because true theatrical art always appeals to universal values, experiences and meanings.

Performances:

Kyiv Academic Theatre for Young Audience on Lypky, set design and costumes: ‘Good Horton by Yukhym Chepovetsky, directed by Maksym Mykhailichenko (2005), Kitsyn's House by Samuel Marshak, directed by Kostyantyn Dubinin (2006), You Are Special by Olena Nesmiyan, directed by Olena Nesmiyan (2007), My Poor Marat by Oleksiy Arbuzov, directed by Maksym Mykhailichenko (2007), The Wizard of Oz by L. Baum, directed by Konstantin Dubinin (2008), Games at Night by V. Merezhko, directed by Yuri Kochevenko (2008), 12 Months by Samuel Marshak, directed by Maksym Mykhailichenko (2007), Watch out for women! by Andriy Kureichyk, directed by Iryna Stezhka (2010), By the Green Hills of the Ocean by S. Kozlov, directed by Maksym Mykhailichenko (2010), Dorohydryh by K. Dragunska, directed by Viktoria Filonchuk (2010), The Ghost of Canterville Castle by V. Baskin, V. Verbin, directed by Artur Artimeniev (2012), I Don't Want to Be a Dog by S. Belov, S. Kuvaeva, directed by Oleksandra Senchuk (2012), Catcher in the Rye by J.K. Salinger, directed by Maksym Mykhailichenko (2013), Fairy Tale Journeys by H.-H. H. Andersen, directed by Maksym Mykhailichenko (2013), At Eight on the Ark by W. Hube, directed by Oleksandra Senchuk (2014), Tales in the Attic, directed by Tetiana Ohorodova (2011), The Magic Sabine Women by Leonid Andreev, directed by Maksym Mykhailichenko (2014), All Mice Love Cheese by Oksana Senatovych, directed by Anna Buchok (2016),  ‘Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon, directed by Maksym Mykhailichenko (2016), Dr Howe Sent Me by William Gibson, directed by Yuriy Lizingevych (2016), Where to Find a Christmas Tree by Serhiy Kozlov, directed by Artur Artimeniev, composed by Roman Begei (2016), musical fairy tale Once Upon a Time There Was a Rawhide Girl by Valeriy Zimin, directed by Dmytro Loboda, composed by Oleksandr Zlotnyk (2017), I Love, staged by Viktor Hyrych (2017), musical fairy tale Thumbelina based on the work by Hans Christian Andersen, directed by Iryna Zilberman, music and lyrics by Viktoriia Vasalatii (2017), The Abyss. . or Goodnight Critters by Xi BiZong, directed by Maksym Mykhailichenko (2024), Peter Pan by James Barry (2024), directed by Yevhen Kurman, music by Oleksandr Holovniov.

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Costumes for the performances: ‘A Place for a Dragon by Yuriy Vynnychuk, staging, production, scenography and musical concept by Oleh Melnychuk (2019), “Wombatmysakit” based on the novel by Ruth Park, directed by Artur Artimeniev, scenography by Svitlana Semeniuk, Oleh Tatarinov (2018)

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Scenography for the performances: ‘Ludwig XIV by Jan Eckholm, staged by Viktor Hyrich, directed by Anastasia Verveiko, costumes by Maria Krutoholova (2018), To Whom Saint Nicholas Comes by Olena Karetnyk, directed by Olena Karetnyk (2020), Narcissus Cognises Himself by Hryhorii Skovoroda, directed by Oles Pavliutin, sound design by Oleksii Hvozdyk (2022), Love Me Not Leave Me by Olha Annenko, directed by Maksym Mykhailichenko (2022).

National Academic Drama Theatre named after Ivan Franko, Kyiv: Shelmenko the Day Laborer by Hryhoriy Kvitka-Osnovyanenko, directed by Petro Ilchenko (1999), Martyn Borulia by Ivan Karpenko- Kyryi, directed by Petro Ilchenko (2001), Christmas in the House of Cupiello by E. de Filippo, directed by Oleksandr Denysenko (2002), Kotyhoroshko (fairy tale) directed by Petro Ilchenko (2009)

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Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre of Ivano-Frankivsk: ‘Trees die standing up’ Alejandro Cassoni, directed by I. Soroka (2000), Give way to tomorrow, directed by I. Soroka (2001)


National Academic Drama Theatre named after Lesya Ukrainka, Kyiv: ‘The Foreigner’. V. Zasukhin Romance Hall, directed by Volodymyr Begma (2000)

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Mykolaiv Academic Ukrainian Theatre of Drama and Musical Comedy: scenography for the opera Kateryna by Mykola Arkas based on the poetry of Taras Shevchenko, directed by Volodymyr Begma (2003)

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Cherkasy Academic Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre named after Taras Shevchenko: scenography for the performance ‘Varvara’ by M. de Gelderode, directed by Alim Sytnyk (2003)
 
Kyiv Academic Theatre ‘Koleso’: ‘Portrait of the Planet, or Warning to Foolish Humanity’ by Friedrich Durrenmatt (2004, 2014), directed by Dimo Dimov (Bulgaria), “Melody for Harpsichord” by Yaroslav Stelmakh, directed by Iryna Klischevska (2005), “OFF - Border” by Kalina Ileyeva, directed by Dimo Dimov (2007)

Dzerkalo Theatre: scenography for the performance ‘Viy’ by Nikolai Gogol, directed by Volodymyr Petraniuk (2006)

Kyiv Academic Theatre of Drama and Comedy on the left bank: ‘Cinderella by Charles Perrault, directed by Maksym Mykhailichenko (2012)
 
Dnipropetrovs'k Opera and Ballet Theatre: opera ‘Love Drink’ by Gaetano Donizetti, conducted by Nazar Yatskiv, directed by Zhanna Chepela (2017)

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Dramikom Theatre, Dnipro: ‘Exit’ based on the play ‘Hello’ by Serhiy Maren, directed by Margo Savenko (2022), scenography for the play ‘Cassandra’ by Lesya Ukrainka, directed by Oleksiy Kleimenov (2023), ‘Scrooge and the Christmas Miracle’ by Oscar Wilde, directed by Serhiy Mazanyi (2023), ‘Madame Rubinstein’, directed by Igor Matiiv (2024)

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New Music Theatre, Kyiv: musical project ‘Mavka’ based on Lesya Ukrainka's fairy tale drama, directed by Anton Polyakov (2022)
 
Chernihiv Regional Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theatre named after Taras Shevchenko: ‘Five Songs of Polissya’ by Lyudmyla Tymoshenko, directed by Ihor Matiiv (2023)

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Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre (Mariupol): ‘Gone with the Wind by Lyudmyla Tymoshenko, directed by Ihor Matiiv (2024)

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Khmelnytskyi Academic Music and Drama Theatre named after M. Starytskyi: ‘Nazar Stodolia, an ethno-musical modern based on the play by Taras Shevchenko, directed by Anton Polyakov, motion graphics by Vadym Drychyk, composer Olha Luniakina, conductor Leonid Derkach, choreographer Yurii Savvon (2024)

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Cherkasy Academic Music and Drama Theatre named after Taras Shevchenko: production designer of Natalka Poltavka by Ivan Kotliaresky, stage director Ihor Matiiiv, choreographer Iryna Maslova, music by Serhii Bobrov. Premiere - 27 March 2025. 

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Participant in projects:

2023 - Ukrainian National Pavilion ‘Garden of Living Things’ at the Prague Quadrennial, Prague, Czech Republic 

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2020 - Ukrainian pavilion at the Tbilisi Biennale of Scenography, Tbilisi, Georgia

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2008 - 2012 ‘Season results. Scenography’ at the Cultural and Artistic Centre of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine ​

 

Exhibitions:

  • 2025 — participation in the Danylo Lider Triennial of Stage Design “Kyiv School” at the National Museum “Kyiv Art Gallery”​

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  • 2025 — participant in the exhibition of professional artists “Common Space.” Lviv Quadriennale of Scenography

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  • 2025 - participation in the exhibition "Theatre stage characters: Ukraine - Lithuania" at the Lithuanian Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema. The exhibition is a part of the joint project of the Lithuanian Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema and the Scenography Gallery within the framework of the Lviv Quadrennial of Scenography "21st Century Theatre Costume. A dialogue of identities: Ukraine - Lithuania". 

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  • 2025 - curator, participant of the exhibition "Danylo Lider Triennial of Scenography. Contamination". Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine, Ukraine, Kyiv

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  • 2025 - curator, participant in the Danylo Lider Triennial of Scenography. Gallery of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Kyiv

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  • 2024 - participation in the exhibition ‘100 Years of the Avant-Garde Museum’. Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine, Kyiv

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  • 2023 - participant in the exhibition ‘Ukraine and the Prague Quadrennial’ at the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine, Kyiv

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  • 2022 - co-curator of the Triennial of Scenography named after D. Lider at the Central House of Artists, Kyiv

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  • 2022 - co-curator of the exhibition ‘Danylo Lider Triennial of Scenography: to continue’ at the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine, Kyiv 

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  • 2019 - organiser of the Danylo Lider Triennial of Scenography. National Museum ‘Kyiv Art Gallery’

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  • 2019 - participation in a group of scenographers at the presentation of the Lviv Scenography Gallery at the Prague Quadrennial of Scenography, Prague, Czech Republic

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  • 2017 - exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Danylo Lider at the Museum of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, Kyiv

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  • 2017 - exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, Kyiv

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  • 2016 (2013, 2010) - Triennial of scenography named after D. Lider.  National Museum ‘Kyiv Art Gallery’, Kyiv

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  • 2013 - exhibition of scenographers in Yalta, Actor House of Creativity

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  • 2012 - Forum of young scenographers of STD in Chisinau, Moldova

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Personal exhibitions:

  • 2024 - personal exhibition ‘Boundaries of Self’ at the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine

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  • 2019 - personal exhibition of scenography at the Scenography Gallery, Lviv

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  • 2013 - personal exhibition at the Kyiv Actor's House

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  • 2003 - personal exhibition at PWST in Poland, Krakow, Poland

 

Awards:

Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (since 2000), member of the Union of Theatre Workers of Ukraine (since 2021), Honored Artist of Ukraine.

 

2018 - laureate of the D. Lider Prize of the KONSHU ‘Artist’.

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The play ‘A Place for a Dragon’ by the Kyiv Academic Theatre for Young Audiences on Lypky was shortlisted for the II All-Ukrainian Theatre Festival and Award ‘GRA’, 2019.

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In 2022, Oleh Tatarynov received a medal from the National Union of Artists of Ukraine for creative merit.

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