Alisa Ivanova

Alisa Ivanova (born 1954, née Shirinskaya) is a Russian theatre director, acting teacher, specialist in actor training, and associate professor at the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts in Saint Petersburg.

Biography During her school years in Leningrad, Ivanova studied at the Theater of Youth Creativity under the direction of Matvey Dubrovin, where she received her first stage and editorial experience. She also participated in creative programmes at the Orlyonok All-Union Children's Center during her TYuT years. In 1977, she graduated from the music college affiliated with the Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory, specializing in piano. In 1985, she graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute with a degree in directing. In 2003, she completed postgraduate studies at the Saint Petersburg State Academy of Theatre Arts. In 2024, she became head of the first acting and directing course at the Baltic branch of the institute in Kaliningrad.

Publications Ivanova, A. A. Actor Training: The Demidov Approach. Moscow: GITIS Publishing, 2021. ISBN 978-5-91328-321-4.