Pavel Kizhuk

Pavel Kizhuk is a Belarusian actor director and musician known for his contributions to Russian cinema and theater as well as his work as frontman of the experimental band Unokrysh Born in Grodno at the age of eighthe attended a local art school for drawing lessons and then studied at a school with a focus on fine artsAt the age of twelve he practiced Thai boxing for a year and a half after which he began to engage in professional road cyclingHe participated in international races became a candidate master of sportsThe best international rider in the junior stage race in Poland KluczborkHe graduated from the local Olympic Reserve School in Grodno In 2013 bought a bus ticket from Grodno to Moscow and went with a backpack and 200 with a dream of becoming an actor Worked various jobs as a loadertruck driver auto mechanic modelbarmanwaitercosmetics salesman clown handing out leaflets In 2015 tried to start study to all the state theater institutions in MoscowHe didnt work out and wasnt too upsetPavel began to search for where to study theatrical art and found a theater workshop at the Greek cultural center in MoscowWhere he met directors Georgy Vladimirovich Chervinsky and Georgy Ponagopoulous where he was joyfully acceptedGeorgy Vladimirovich had his own theater Studio 69 which he founded in 1987 in Moscow Had to juggle studying and rehearsals with the normal life of a workervisiting worker which wasnt easyHad to leave for rehearsals during lunch or drive a truck to the theater go to rehearsal and then get behind the wheel During his periods of study and work he still managed to actively acted in filmsIn 2020Studio 69 theater closed due to the death of its director He wrote the script and directed his own short film Sneakers which was released in 2021Part of the film was shot in Moscow and part in Malta The film participated in many international festivalswas chosen by Abbey Film Festival LondonUnited KingdomHad its premiere in Moscow at the Dostoevsky Library He has worked extensively with young directors and nonstandard cinema which makes a definite contribution to the evolution of local culture In 2022 has recorded albums in an experimental stylein Moscownearmetalpsychedelia with the group UnokryshPavel is a guitarist frontman and lyricist Did it to encourage local musicians to create independently and be individualevolution