People's Artist of Belarus Tadeusz Kokhtysh celebrates a double jubilee

October 30, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. People's Artist of Belarus, laureate of the State Prize of the BSSR Tadeush Kokshtys will celebrate a double jubilee on October 31 - his 75th birthday and 50 years of creative activity. Svetlana Dashkevich, head of the literary department of the Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theater, informed a BELTA correspondent about this. The artist has dedicated most of his life to the Vitebsk stage. His roles include Truffaldino in Goldoni's "The Servant of Two Masters," the Beggar in Kolas' "Symon-Muzyka," and Kochkaryov in Gogol's "The Marriage." Tadeush Kokshtys has also successfully performed in other productions. At the same time, the talented artist's filmography includes roles in the films "People of the Swamp," "The Sign of Misfortune," "New Land," "The Trial," "Zorka Venera," "Little Fighter," and "Dream Factory." The actor will celebrate his double jubilee on stage. On November 1, he will play Joseph III in Georgy Marchuk's "Krakow Student" and will receive congratulations from his colleagues. And in January 2010, his benefit performance "The Wise Man Stumbles" will take place, in which Tadeush Kokshtys will play the role of Krutitsky. -0-