Artistic Director of the Shalom Theater Oleg Lipovetsky became a laureate in the nomination “Ommazh culture”

The director received it for a contemporary theatrical conversation about culture, memory and identity.

The ceremony of awarding the prestigious “Ommazh.Watch Russia” award, which celebrates people, places and initiatives that shape the cultural environment of the country, took place the day before.

The event was held at the Yermolova Theatre, where the prize was awarded for the first time.

- Oleg Mikhailovich, congratulations! We are proud that it is you who set the vector for the development of our theater, are looking for new forms of conversation with the audience and turn to topics that concern us today, the theater staff rejoiced for its leader.

I would like to thank the team because the theatre is not done alone. “137 people you are fantastic, we are doing a great job,” he said.

The winners of the award in various categories are:

• Ommazh place: Elena Zhuk (VDNKh) and Tatiana Rybkina (All-Russian Museum of Decorative Arts).

• Ommatage to the earth: Dmitry Myshkin (Hay, Suzdal), as well as Natalia Bakushina and Marina Volkova (Soulful Joys, Kolomna).

• Ommazh culture: Elena Kharlamov (“Arkhangelsk”), Dmitry Breitenbiher and Peter Shereshevsky (MTYUZ).

• Ommage to Initiative and Charity: Nelly Uvarova (Naive? Very"), Faina Zakharova (“Line of Life”), Veronika Vyatkina (“Star of Christmas”) and Svetlana Bolshakova (“Straight speech”).

• Ommage to dialogue: Vladimir Cherkasov (“Great Tour”), Arthur Grigoryants (“Inspiration”), Natalia Justitskaya (“SVOYASI”) and Maria Galperina (“Russian Cat”).