Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Arts, professor, academician of the Academy of the Humanities, Knight of the Order of Friendship of Peoples.
He graduated from the Directing Department of Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute (1964).
He staged performances in various theaters of the country, prologue parades, New Year’s performances, circus acts. He is the author of books and articles on history, theory and methodology of circus art. He developed programs for higher educational establishments in the leading circus disciplines (directing, acting, circus pantomime, circus genres, etc.).