Pyotr Fomenko

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|birth_name = Pyotr Naumovich Fomenko

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|7|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Moscow, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2012|8|9|1932|7|13}}

| death_place = Moscow, Russia

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|resting_place = Vagankovo Cemetery, Moscow

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| occupation = Theatre director, film director, theatre teacher

| years_active = 1958–2012

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Pyotr Naumovich Fomenko ({{langx|ru|Пётр Нау́мович Фоме́нко}}; 13 July 1932 – 9 August 2012) was a Soviet and Russian film and theatre director, teacher, artistic director of the Moscow theater Pyotr Fomenko Workshop. Created 60 productions in theatres in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Tbilisi, Wrocław, Salzburg and Paris.

For the director's characteristic manner Fomenko imaginative and paradoxical thinking, building performance based on the principle of ironic comparison of contrasting episodes; his works vividly theatrical and musical are different brilliant actor's ensembles.

In a number of productions of the late 1970s – early 1980s, Fomenko has experimented in the genre of tragic grotesque.

Television productions are peculiar director in-depth psychology, strict adherence to the idea of the author's and style [http://ptj.spb.ru/archive/33/historical-novel-33/novaya-misteriya-buff-petra-fomenko/ «Новая Мистерия-Буфф» Петра Фоменко] ю

In 2000 he taught at the Paris Conservatoire, then staged performances at the Comédie Française (2003).[https://www.kp.ru/daily/23553/42651/ «Комсомольская правда»]

In 2001 he released the last course students. In 2003 he left the department in directing RATI (GITIS) and the official left the theatre pedagogy, which has given more than 20 years of life. Among the students Fomenko directors Sergei Zhenovach,[http://theatre-fomenko.narod.ru/fomenko_articles_90.htm Экран и сцена] (in Russian) Ivan Popovski, Oleg Rybkin, Elena Nevezhina, Vladimir Epifantsev, Mindaugas Karbauskis, Sergei Puskepalis, Alexey Burago, Nikolay Druchek,[http://fomenko.theatre.ru/foma/ Московский театр Мастерская Фоменко: Пётр Фоменко] the actors Igor Ugolnikov, Galina Tyunina, sisters Polina and Ksenia Kutepova, Madlen Dzhabrailova, Polina Agureeva, Andrei Kazakov, Kirill Pirogov, Ilya Lyubimov, Yevgeny Tsyganov.[http://www.tvkultura.ru/news.html?id=1063130&cid=178 Телеканал «Культура». Ушёл из жизни мастер театрального хулиганства Пётр Фоменко]

He died in Moscow[http://echo.msk.ru/news/917565-echo.html Скончался режиссёр Пётр Фоменко][http://www.tvkultura.ru/news.html?id=1062412&cid=178 Скончался Петр Фоменко] on 9 August 2012 and was buried on 13 August in Vagankovo Cemetery.[http://www.ria.ru/culture/20120813/722574053.html П. Фоменко похоронят на Ваганьковском кладбище]