About Leonid Kheyfets
Lived 1934 – 2022 (aged 87). Leonid Kheyfets was a Russian theatre director, actor, pedagogue, drama teacher and director.
Leonid Yefimovich Heifetz (also spelled "Kheifets" ; 4 May 1934 – 18 April 2022) was a Russian stage director and drama teacher. He was the first husband of the actress Natalya Gundareva.
Biography In 1995, Heifetz directed Janusz Glowacki's Antigone in New York, at the Contemporary Play School.
From 1998 to 2022 - director of the Mayakovsky Theatre.
In 2000, he staged the play The Cherry Orchard at the Mossovet Theatre.
He died on April 18, 2022, in Moscow at the age of 88 from a detached blood clot. Farewell to the director took place on April 21 at the Mayakovsky Theater. He was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.
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Who was Leonid Kheyfets?
Russian theatre director (1934–2022)
When was Leonid Kheyfets born?
Leonid Kheyfets was born on 4 May 1934 in Minsk.
When did Leonid Kheyfets die?
Leonid Kheyfets died on 18 April 2022 in Moscow.
What was Leonid Kheyfets's occupation?
Leonid Kheyfets was a theatre director, actor, pedagogue, drama teacher and director.
What nationality was Leonid Kheyfets?
Leonid Kheyfets was Russian.
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