Bubnova Elena Vladimirovna (Russian: Елена Владимировна Бубнова, pronounced [´bubnɐvə]) is a theatre and film actress, Professor at Dmitri Hvorostovsky Siberian State Academy of Arts, Honoured Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation.
As a child, Bubnova dreamed of becoming an actress. When she was 12, Elena started attending a school drama group and in high school she already performed in the people's theatre at the Palace of Culture of Railway Workers. At that time, the Palace was run by the wonderful director Sergei Ermilovich Gushchin (Russian: Сергей Ермилович Гущин).
In 1978, Elena Bubnova left school and entered the newly opened Institute of Arts in Krasnoyarsk (since 2018 – Dmitri Hvorostovsky Siberian State Academy of Arts), Nathan Izrailevich Bassin’s class. In those years, Nathan Izrailevich Bassin (Russian: Натан Израилевич Басин) was the Chief Director of A. S. Pushkin Krasnoyarsk Drama Theatre and often engaged students to act on stage. So, he involved Elena in the play 97 by Mikola Kulish and gave her the part of the nun. In 1982, Bassin invited Bubnova to work at A. S. Pushkin Krasnoyarsk Drama Theatre and at the same time asked her to teach students scenic speech.
After graduating from university, Elena’s first important role in the theatre was a part in the play 8 Femmes by Robert Thomas. From 1982 to 1993, Bubnova took part in the following performances: 8 Women by Robert Thomas; The Proletarian Mill of Happiness by Viktor Merezhko; Hot Spot by Oleg Perekalin; The Carriage by Nina Pavlova; Forgive Me by Viktor Merezhko; Georges Dandin by Jean-Baptiste Molière; Children of Arbat by Anatoly Rybakov; Sailor Silence by Alexander Galich; Blaise by Claude Magnier; La Culotte by Jean Anouilh and many others.
In 1982-1990, she worked for the Regional Radio as a presenter of the weekly program The Youth of the Yenisei, participated in television plays, including: Duck Hunt by Vampilov and Yakov Bograd by Myachin. She often performed in literary concerts organized by the Regional Philharmonic Society and toured in the cities of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Russian Federation. In 1985, she took up social activities, acted as the director of the Studio Theatre on Mira Avenue and was the author of season-ticket literary concerts in the city schools.
Elena Bubnova combined active artistic activities with work at university. In 1987, Irina Borisovna Kalinovskaya (Russian: Ирина Борисовна Калиновская) invited Elena Vladimirovna to teach Acting Technique.
In 1993, Bubnova focused entirely on teaching. Since 1998 she has been the Artistic Director at the Acting Technique Department. She has produced graduation performances based on the classical works by great authors – A. M. Gorky, F. M. Dostoevsky, A. N. Ostrovsky, because she believes that only such a “full-fledged and full-blooded” material provides an opportunity to reveal each student’s individuality from different sides. In 2006, she and her students became the winners of the Fifth Youth Russian Delphic Games. In 2007, she was awarded the academic title of Associate Professor, in 2013 – the academic title of Professor. In 2014, she was awarded the title of Honoured Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation for her contribution to the development of national culture and art, broadcasting, press, communications and many years of fruitful activities. In the same year, she was awarded a diploma of Regional Branch of the Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation for creating a bright, expressive image of a Matchmaker in the enterprise performance How to find a rich bride based on the play Balzaminov’s Marriage by Alexander Ostrovsky (directed by Alla Vasilyeva).
In 2017, she became the winner of the International Competition "Nadezhda-2017". Elena Bubnova became the winner of the Red Clown International Theatrical Festival-Competition in memory of the Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation Andrei Vladimirovich Panin in the nomination for Outstanding Directing of a Student Performance several times: in 2018, for the play The Philistines by M. Gorky; in 2019, for the performance The Brothers Karamazov based on the novel by F. M. Dostoevsky (the Second-Prize winner); in 2020, for the play Mad Money by A. N. Ostrovsky (the First-Prize winner).
Elena Bubnova's professionalism has been awarded numerous awards, including the Badge of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation For Achievements in Culture; the Honorary Certificate of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnoyarsk Territory; the Medal To the Devotee of Enlightenment.