Nikolai Zykov

Nikolai Zykov (born May 8, 1965) is a Soviet and Russian actor, director, artist, designer, puppet-maker, and master puppeteer.

Personal background Nikolai Zykov was born in 1965 in Moscow whose life was not related to art. He is the son of Viktor Zykov, who is a scientist-physics, inventor, and Candidate of Sciences, and Tatiana Zykova (née Smyslova), who is an engineer-technologist and teacher.

When Zykov was five years old, his parents took him to the Puppet Theatre of Sergey Obraztsov, who is the great grand-uncle of Nikolai Zykov. (fortepiano, vocal, solfeggio, music literature, music composition) 1977–1983: Arcady Kovtun Puppet Studio Received his Master of Science degree.

Professional background

Puppets Zykov began making puppets for his performances in 1977. In 1980, he made his first puppet vignette. In 1985, he created his first solo puppet performance and founded his own professional Nikolai Zykov Theatre. Brazil Venezuela Mexico United States Iceland Estonia Latvia Byelorussia Ukraine Poland Germany India Sri Lanka Singapore Taiwan China South Korea Japan

Awards Diplomas of several competitions and festivals in Russia Gold Medal of the International Festival Arbeiterfestspiele in DDR, 1984 Medal "For Labour Valour" of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (Parliament of the USSR) for outstanding contribution in culture, 1986 "Arts Innovation" award of the 12th China Shanghai International Arts Festival and the 2nd Shanghai International Puppet Festival Golden Magnolia, 2010 "Excellent Show" award of World UNIMA Congress and Festival (2012) "Performance" award of Asia-Pacific UNIMA commission (2014)