ABOUT ALISA
Alisa Khazanova is a theater and film actress, film director, screenwriter and producer. Born into the family of a famous soviet artist Gennady Khazanov and Zlata Elbaum. She graduated from the Moscow Choreographic School and the Moscow Academy of Choreography with a degree in ballet dancer and choreographer. She also graduated from the Martha Graham School of Modern Dance in New York. She completed an internship at The Juilliard School New York.
Ballet
For eight years, Alisa worked as a ballet dancer at The Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, which she left after a knee injury. She performed solo parts in the ballets Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Spartacus, The Golden Age, Capriccio, The Lesson and others. She was awarded the Grand Prix at the competition of young choreographers of the Academy of Russian Ballet. A. Ya. Vaganova in St. Petersburg.
Film and theatre
Alisa made her film debut in the short film Together, and then in the feature films by Nikolai Khomeriki 977 and A Tale of Darkness (both films participated in the “Un Certain Regard” program at the Cannes Film Festival).
She starred in films by award winning arthouse directors including Nikolai Khomeriki, Nikolai Dostal, Renata Litvinova, Valeria Gai Germanika, Pavel Ruminov, Grigory Konstantinopolsky, Anna Melikyan.
Solo Shows
In 2014, the Chateau de Fantomas club staged a one-man show Shine based on the songs of the leader of the legendary music band Civil Defense, Yegor Letov,
Together with Alexey Rozin Alisa played in the play “The Girl and Death” directed by Maxim Didenko. The premiere took place in November 2018 in London.
30 Dececember 2022 Gorky theatre in Berlin staged a play The last word directed by Maxim Didenko. The performance was based on last words of women accused of political crimes in Russian courts.
Film director
In 2016, Alisa Khazanova shot her first feature film, Middleground, in the USA, in which she acted as a director, screenwriter and actress.
In 2023, Alisa Khazanova, as a director, shot the film “The White List” about teenage “death groups” on social networks. Khazanova wrote the script for the film together with Roman Volobuev.
Current moment Alisa lives and works in London and preparing new projects with NETFLIX.
FILMS
The white list
MIDDLEGROUND
THEATRE
GORKY THEATRE
BERLIN, GERMANY
Duration 1 hour 40 minutes
The performance is based on last words of women accused of political crimes in Russian courts. Their outspoken message in a court room becomes the only matter of free speech one can imagine in contemporary Russia.
The performance gathered «last words» of defendants such as Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Alla Gutnikova, Sasha Skochilenko, Zarifa Sautieva and others to shine light on their courage and to paint a picture of Russia’s current regime.
CREATIVE TEAM
Director Maxim Didenko
Text Anna Narinskaya
Idea by Alisa Khazanova
Stage design Pavel Semchenko
Composition Vladimir Rannev
CAST
Alisa Khazanova
Valentin Tszin
THE LAST WORD
GORKY THEATRE
BERLIN, GERMANY
Duration 1 hour 40 minutes
The performance is based on last words of women accused of political crimes in Russian courts. Their outspoken message in a court room becomes the only matter of free speech one can imagine in contemporary Russia.
The performance gathered «last words» of defendants such as Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Alla Gutnikova, Sasha Skochilenko, Zarifa Sautieva and others to shine light on their courage and to paint a picture of Russia’s current regime.
CREATIVE TEAM
Director Maxim Didenko
Text Anna Narinskaya
Idea by Alisa Khazanova
Stage design Pavel Semchenko
Composition Vladimir Rannev
CAST
Alisa Khazanova
Valentin Tszin
Alisa Khazanova is a theater and film actress, film director, screenwriter and producer. Born into the family of a famous soviet artist Gennady Khazanov and Zlata Elbaum. She graduated from the Moscow Choreographic School and the Moscow Academy of Choreography with a degree in ballet dancer and choreographer. She also graduated from the Martha Graham School of Modern Dance in New York. She completed an internship at The Juilliard School New York.
BALLET
For eight years, Alisa worked as a ballet dancer at The Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, which she left after a knee injury. She performed solo parts in the ballets Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Spartacus, The Golden Age, Capriccio, The Lesson and others. She was awarded the Grand Prix at the competition of young choreographers of the Academy of Russian Ballet. A. Ya. Vaganova in St. Petersburg.
FILM AND THEATRE
Alisa made her film debut in the short film Together, and then in the feature films by Nikolai Khomeriki 977 and A Tale of Darkness (both films participated in the “Un Certain Regard” program at the Cannes Film Festival).
She starred in films by award winning arthouse directors including Nikolai Khomeriki, Nikolai Dostal, Renata Litvinova, Valeria Gai Germanika, Pavel Ruminov, Grigory Konstantinopolsky, Anna Melikyan.
SOLO SHOWS
In 2014, the Chateau de Fantomas club staged a one-man show Shine based on the songs of the leader of the legendary music band Civil Defense, Yegor Letov,
Together with Alexey Rozin Alisa played in the play “The Girl and Death” directed by Maxim Didenko. The premiere took place in November 2018 in London.
30 Dececember 2022 Gorky theatre in Berlin staged a play The last word directed by Maxim Didenko. The performance was based on last words of women accused of political crimes in Russian courts.
FILM DIRECTOR
In 2016, Alisa Khazanova shot her first feature film, Middleground, in the USA, in which she acted as a director, screenwriter and actress.
In 2023, Alisa Khazanova, as a director, shot the film The White List about teenage “death groups” on social networks. Khazanova wrote the script for the film together with Roman Volobuev.
Current moment Alisa lives and works in London and preparing new projects with NETFLIX.
