Svetlana Ishchenko Biography

The importance in culture and personal life childhood and the formation in Nikolaev Nikolaev always had deep cultural roots. The theatrical life of our city was an integral part of the Nikolaev identity. She grew up in an atmosphere where culture occupied an important place. This had a strong influence on her early interest in art. From childhood, Svetlana was interested in theater and life behind the scenes.

Although her family was not directly related to acting, the future star was supported in this desire. The start of acquaintance with the stage was the school years of Svetlana Viktorovna.

At school, she actively participated in amateur performances and in various performances. She gladly demonstrated her talent in stage miniatures and dramatic scenes. Even the teachers of the local school recommended that Svetlana's parents support her in choosing a creative path. After graduating from school in the year, the young star entered the Nikolaev State Higher School of Culture.

Here she began to receive professional theater education with a degree in the skill of the actor and director. In those years, the theater was one of the most important parts of the cultural life of Nikolaev. And the aforementioned school was preparing many famous actors and directors who later worked not only in Ukraine, but also abroad. The start of the theater career immediately after studying, in the year, Svetlana Ishchenko joined the Nikolaev Academic Drama Theater and musical comedy.

It was a time of great changes. These were the years of the search for new forms in the theater world, but Svetlana Viktorovna immediately showed herself as a talented actress. She showed that she is ready to work even in the most difficult roles. In this role, a talented actress brilliantly showed her abilities in emotional and dramatic scenes. Being in the role of Mavka, Svetlana was able to penetrate into the depths of the human soul and convey the inner strength and tragedy of her heroine.

This success opened her door to new roles and made her one of the leading theater actresses. After that, Svetlana Viktorovna Ishchenko began to quickly get new roles in classical and modern plays. Her role in the play “without guilt” according to Ostrovsky’s work became one of the brightest in Svetlana's career. In the image of Kruchinina, she embodied a complex, multifaceted woman.

Suffering from undeserved charges, but always remains strong and courageous. This role was brought by Svetlana Ishchenko, not only among the public, but also critics. Emigration in Canada after many years of successful career in Ukraine in the year Svetlana decided to change her life and move to Canada. This decision was quite complicated. But it was due to both personal and professional reasons.

In Vancouver, the province of British Colombia, the Ukrainian star found a new environment for the development of her talents and met her future husband - the famous Canadian poet Russell Thornton. Their acquaintance and love became a decisive event in her life. After all, it was thanks to this that she felt a new inspiration in her work. In Vancouver, a new stage in the career of Svetlana Ishchenko began.

Although she no longer worked in a constant theater team, she continued to perform on stage. She continued to participate in theater festivals and literary events. Her vivid performances were united by deep theater monologues and poetic readings. They attracted the attention of the Canadian public and was a great success. Together with her husband, who helped her adapt to the new cultural environment, Svetlana Viktorovna began to write scenarios for theatrical productions and participate in literary evenings.

Their creative partnership became the basis of many joint projects, e poetry and theater were harmoniously intertwined. Thanks to this, a native of Nikolaev was able to develop new facets of her talent and continue the creative path in a new format. Creative projects and teaching activities in Vancouver, Svetlana became an active participant in the cultural life of the Ukrainian diaspora.

She often began to attend various cultural events at which she performed with poetic and theatrical programs. Her speeches have always found a positive response among society, because they reminded of their native culture and raised important topics of identity and connection with Ukraine. One of the most important aspects of her life was teaching. Svetlana Viktorovna successfully conducted workshops on acting, where she conveyed her many years of experience to young actors and fans of the stage.

She taught not only the technique of performing roles, but also the importance of the emotional depth and the ability to “get used to” into the image. Its methods were based on their own experience in the Ukrainian theater and the experience gained in Canada. This created her unique combination of approaches to acting. The significance in culture and personal life Svetlana Ishchenko over the years of her activity left a deep mark in the theatrical art of Nikolaev.

Her work continues to develop today, influencing Ukrainian culture abroad.Her performances in Canada and participation in creative projects bring part of Ukrainian culture and traditions to Canadian society. And the theater, as always was, remains a great passion of Svetlana Viktorovna. After all, even after emigration, she did not leave the stage. Svetlana became an important representative of the Ukrainian theater abroad, promoting it among Canadians and among the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada.

One of the most important moments in Svetlana’s life was her acquaintance with her husband - Canadian poet Russell Thornton. Their creative union became the basis for further joint projects, which not only emphasized the acting abilities of the Ukrainian and Canadian star, but helped expand the spectrum of its interests. Thanks to her husband, Svetlana Ishchenko opened new horizons in her work.

For example, she began to work on literary works and first tried herself as a director of theatrical productions.