Андрей Афонин
Andrey Afonin
Director, theatre teacher
Chairman of the Council of the Regional Branch of the Interregional Public Organization for Support of People with Mental Disabilities and Psychophysical Disabilities "Equal Opportunities" (Moscow), founder of the ANO Cultural and Educational Center for Special Art "Proliv", artistic director and director of the Integrated Theatre Studio "Circle II".
Member of the Union for the Protection of Mental Health, member of the board of the Association of Inclusive Art Figures, expert in the field of accessibility and inclusiveness of cultural institutions, specialist in socio-cultural rehabilitation, theatre teacher, performer.
In 2012, he was awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.
Laureate of the Russian National Theatre Award "Golden Mask" in 2014 in the nomination "Experiment".
Laureate of the Third National Public Award "Harmony" in the field of mental health in 2021.
Laureate of the 2021 Moscow Mayor's Nikolai Ostrovsky Prize in the nomination "For a significant contribution to creating conditions for the comprehensive development of people with disabilities in the field of culture and art." Author of the book "Special Theatre as a Life Path".
Member of the Union for the Protection of Mental Health, member of the board of the Association of Inclusive Art Figures, expert in the field of accessibility and inclusiveness of cultural institutions, specialist in socio-cultural rehabilitation, theatre teacher, performer.
In 2012, he was awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.
Laureate of the Russian National Theatre Award "Golden Mask" in 2014 in the nomination "Experiment".
Laureate of the Third National Public Award "Harmony" in the field of mental health in 2021.
Laureate of the 2021 Moscow Mayor's Nikolai Ostrovsky Prize in the nomination "For a significant contribution to creating conditions for the comprehensive development of people with disabilities in the field of culture and art." Author of the book "Special Theatre as a Life Path".