Alexander took courses and lessons in Europe and Russia and worked under an amazing master – Honored Cultural Worker of the RF M. Mekler. He worked with lighting designers D. Ismagilov, R. Traub, G. Filshtinsky, B. Fields and other. During past 14 years he has been working with top stage directors and set designers. At the moment he is Head of the electrics department of the Mikhailovsky theatre.
He designed lighting for the following productions: “Così fan tutte”, “Madama Butterfly”, “Iolanta”, “La Gazzetta.com or Let the bridegroom in”, “Falling stars”, “La belle Hélène” (“Looking Glass” or “Zazerkalie” theatre); “Rain struck” (“Shelter Comedian” theatre); “Don Quixote” (The Lensoviet Academic Theatre); “I have come to give you freedom” (Panov Arkhangelsk Regional Youth Theatre). He designed lighting for the color music performance “Rachmaninoff. Liturgy Hymns” at St. Isaac Cathedral.
He participated in creating the following ballet performances at the Mikhailovsky theatre: “Class Concert”, “Flames of Paris”, “La Fille mal gardée”; operas “The Tsar’s Bride ”, “Manon Lescaut”, developed and employed the lighting score for the concert versions of the operas “Carmen”, “Don Giovanni”, “The Barber of Seville”, for a musical literary performance “Tsar Boris”; also designed lighting for symphony concerts.
Alexander designed lighting for the following performances with the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre: Khachaturian’s “Cipollino” (2015), Asafiev’s “Flames of Paris” (2015), Adam’s “Giselle ou les Wilis” (2016), Minkus’ “Don Quixote” (2016), Adam’s “Le Corsaire” (staged by F. Ruzimatov, 2016), Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet” (2016), Khachaturian’s “Spartacus” (staged by G. Kovtun, 2016), Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” (2017), adjusted the lighting score for Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” (2019).