вторник, 30 март 2010 г.

I lived as Raskolnikov and after that I played him

‘In our guild all actors know each other so role fights are redundant’-claims Ivan Yurukov.

Ivan Yurukov(31 years old) is among the most engaged actors in the National Theatre troupe. He plays in “Running Strangers”, ’Doomed Souls’, ”The thieves’ ball”, ”Servant of two masters”, ”The Ideal Man.” His most impressive role is that of Raskolnikov in “Crime and Punishment” by Dostoevsky. Yurukov is among the much sought after faces in TV commercials. He had episodic roles in foreign productions and viewers of New TV know him from the serial “Forbidden Love.”

Is it luck or fat chance to get into the National Theatre troupe exactly when a big group of young and talented actors of the same age as yours gathered there?

I’d rather say it is luck. The things ran down in such a way that soon after I graduated from NATFA, the performance “Good night,Patricia” was brought on stage and the director Rositsa Obreshkova insisted on me playing the leading part. After that the then manager straightly invited me to the troupe. At the same time we were playing things by Dostoevsky in SFUMATO-“Dead Shadow Valley”; the two parts of “Karamazov Brothers”. A year later I received a nomination for Askeer for ascending star about the role of Sganarel in “A doctor of necessity”. Another year after that I was nominated at the same category for playing in “Running Strangers”, which was very strange.

Which role would you nominate yourself for?

I wouldn’t nominate myself. Or maybe actually for the role of Raskolnikov in “Crime and Punishment” which I play in National Theatre. Dostoevsky gradually reaches me through the years.I read “Crime and Punishment” when I was about eighteen or nineteen.I went through this story in a dramatic way. At that time(the same as Raskolnikov) I lived in a small lodging in Blagoevgrad; it was on the attic and there was room for only one bed.

Why were you in Blagoevgrad?

I wanted to become an artist, I stayed in that cell and I used to draw all day long. I was preparing for exams in drawing. But actually I was in Blagoevgrad because of a girl I loved. There I was taken in with both acting and drawing. I chosed the first one and studied one year. After that I applied for acting in Sofia and started again.

What are you ready to do in order to get a significant role?

I can’t say that I strive for attention or for being preferred. In our guild all actors know each other and role fights are redundant. There would have been a fight if there had been a casting. Maybe some actors cherish envy but do not show that.

So behind the scenes of National Theatre there is friendship and domesticity?

Definitely. Rivalry is constructive. It’s a true chance to get into a good role, a good director, to put yourself in the process of work and to make a good performance. The most important thing to me now is to play such roles which somehow let me express myself.

Are you playing only in National Theatre at the moment?

Yes, I’m playing in six plays at the moment.

Aren’t they too many?

No, they’re not enough for me.

Do you stand against the invitations for participations in TV commercials?

Yes, already yes. The good thing is that commercials provide me a possibility not to worry about my financies. We all know that actors and those who are culture-concerned are not well-paid in Bulgaria. Actors lose society’s respect because of that.

Is it only because they’re not well-paid?

The whole attitude to culture is heedless. Such people rule us. They’re mainly interested in arranging debts with thieves in former government instead of building something important in society.

What have they stolen from you?

The stolen thing is my being sure of what I am doing. And all that follows from that is something good-a new generation which will have higher self-confidence and more possibilities to express itself without any fear. But thanks to former politics we’re like dogs-we can bear all that, at least until now. I’ve been thinking whether there’s actually a point in all that we’re doing in theatre…and this idea straightly whips off because I do believe that there’s a point.

Could you chuck up everything you’ve accomplished until now and take up into a new direction?

It’s possible in practice but whether I want it is another question. I don’t want to do it. When I get in the theatre I feel so good that I can’t give it up. I like the atmosphere, the possibility of a change, of being different, to permanently asking questions to myself and finding answers through different characters and through different dramaturgy. I decided to become an actor for no apparent reason. I’ve never dreamt about it. Acting found me-I saw a poster which said that amateur actors were sought, I took part in a casting, they took me and we made a performance.

How long have you been on stage?

For ten years.

How much is the time left until you retire-have you asked this question to yourself?

I’m not interested in that.

Aren’t you worried when you see older colleagues of yours who hardly hang on by the eyelids but still play in order to eke out a living? Isn’t it important to you how you would leave stage?

I don’t ask that question to myself because I might feel depressed. Why should I be afraid of the thing that I wouldn’t be able to make my living? No one is assured against anything. Everything is temporary. The thing which remains after us is more important.The thing which actors give to the audience leaves its mark on several generations after.

But actors should also buy bread and cheese, right?

You should maybe ask Vejdi Rashidov about that. And whether he could guarantee that the reform which they are preparing at the moment in Ministry of Culture would be constructive for actors estate. Yes, that would be an experiment but we need a guarantee that it would be successful. We don’t need to find something that has already been found. They should maybe just use ready formulas which work in better developed countries than our.

Which is your most successful season until now?

The season in 2007.Then I played in performances which I liked very much. I had several successful performances at one and the same time. Then I also played in films. I hope that the season which is to start this autumn will be successful. To me it’s not important to have quite a lot of performances. The important thing to me is the value of my work. And after some time people in National Theatre to say that Raskolnikov was played by Ivan Yurukov .”Raskolnikov played by Ivan Yurukov” has to remain like an emblematic reminiscence of my performance. I can’t say I count on this but I hope that I’ll achieve it. Whatever people do, they always strive for some kind of perfection. I’m still in the beginning…

When do you think the culmination in your career will come?

It will come when I’m thirty-seven-I’m saying it gratuitously. I hope that there’ll be a positive development of all those things. Positive not only for me but for all art-concerned people in Bulgaria. It’s an entire organism. If a part of it suffers then the rest will be in the same boat. I believe that a new generation of talented and gifted people will appear who will pass like a wave through the herd, the swamp will unjam itself and people’s belief in Bulgarian art will return. We are a spiritual people, that’s what I at least should like…

Превод: Billy
На когото благодаря от цялото си сърце.

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понеделник, 15 март 2010 г.

Филмът "Жълто", с режисьор Иван Юруков и оператор Александър Антонов, спечели награда на София Филм Фест


За втора поредна година в партньорство със „Cinemafia" в рамките на 14-тия Международен София Филм Фест беше реализирано Филмово Предизивкателство - Sofia Short Challengе.В самото начало на фестивала беше обявен конкурс за късометражни филми без жанрови ограничения на тема „Просто така - като случка.Без край".Екипите,които участваха в „Предизвикателството",разполагаха със 120 часа за да измислят,заснемат,монтират и предадат филмите си.Бяха представени 36 филма,а журито,оценяващо лентите,бе в състав Иван Владимиров - режисьор,Валери Йорданов - актьор,Иван Рамляк - режисьор.
Прожекцията на късометражните филми се състоя на 14.03.2010 г. в кино Люмиер,като за първи път тази година Кодак връчи и Специална награда за операторско майсторство.Приза отнесе Александър Антонов за съвместния късометражен филм "Жълто" на Фиийлми крю и Вагабонти.Режисьор на лентата е Иван Юруков.Наградата дава възможност на двата екипа за осъществяване на обещаващ бъдещ проект,който дава заявка за качествено българско кино.

неделя, 14 март 2010 г.

петък, 5 март 2010 г.

Иван Юруков в един от 12-те късометражни филма, избрани да се състезават на тазгодишното издание на Международния София Филм Фест



"Топъл ноември" се разказва за самотния баща и неутвърден писател Стефан(в ролята Иван Юруков), върху когото изведнъж се струпват неочаквани отговорности: тримата му най- близки хора искат в един миг той да бъде до всеки от тях. Синът му иска все повече внимание, приятелката му е бременна, а баща му е в болница и се нуждае спешно от преливане на кръв..

Кратък откъс от "Топъл ноември"

Още два филма, с участието на Иван Юруков, ще бъдат представени на София Филм Фест. Пълнометражният "Ако някой те обича" с Деян Донков на режисьора Киран Коларов, и дългоочакваният документален филм за живота и делото на най-дълго управлявалия кмет на София през ХХ век инж. Иван Иванов(в ролята Валентин Танев) "Кметът" на режисьорката Адела Пеева.

Повече информация относно Международния София Филм Фест може да намерите тук:

http://www.cinefish.bg/Mechti-lyubov-i-drama-v-selekciyata-na-Jameson-Short-Film-Award-news3367.html

http://dstatulov.blog.bg/izkustvo/2010/03/03/bylgarskoto-dokumentalno-kino.503673