Ukrainian artist, singer (baritone).
Biography
Ivan Oleksandrovych Dutka was born on May 25, 1899 in the suburb of Chernivtsi - Lenkivtsi (now - Chernivtsi microdistrict) in the family of a teacher.
After 4 years of study in Lenkivtsi, the parents sent their son to a real school in Chernivtsi. Ivan managed to finish only five classes there - the First World War broke out.
Already after the war, at the insistence of his parents, he prepares himself for teaching. But in order to pass the exams for the title of teacher, it was necessary to have a musical education. A talented teacher of music at the Chernivtsi Teacher's Seminary, widely known in the city, maestro Kost Homorug (the head of the choir of the "Bukovynskyi Kobzar" society) helped to get it.
At the beginning of 1918, I. Dutka joined the Galician theater troupe (he had a beautiful baritone, participated in amateur circles), which arrived in the Duchy of Bukovina led by the famous artist Kateryna Rubchakova.
In 1918-1919, he worked at the Chernivtsi Ukrainian Theater "People's House" (director K. Rubchakov),
Those present at the anniversary of Volodymyr Kornych-Yasenytsky near his house on July 18, 1934. From left to right are standing - first row: Volodymyr Huzar, unknown, son Roman, Roman's wife Maria is sitting on the back of a chair; sitting: Volodymyr Kornych-Yasenytskyi, his son Roman in his arms, next to him is his wife (daughter of Henryk Pardini), the wife of father Mykola Simovych, Fr. Mykola Simovych; second row: artist Yevsebiy Lipetskyi, unknown, older man (thin) T. Ivanytskyi - editor of the newspaper "Chas", above is actor Ivan Dutka, Fr. Ivan Julynskyi, head of the association "Ukrainian People's House" T. Brindzan, put his hand on the back of A. Zavad's chair, S. Prots is standing on the far right.
1919-1925 - in the "Ukrainian Chernivtsi Theater (director S. Terletsky),
1925-1928 - in a German operetta,
1929-1933 - in the "Ukrainian Theater named after Chernetskoy" (head I. Dudych).
During 1933-1939, Dutka was the chief director and actor of the Chernivtsi Drama Theater "Dramatic Section at the Bukovynskyi Kobzar Society".
Since 1932 - a member of the Syndicate (art association) of artists of Romania".
In the spring of 1939, the Romanian authorities forbade him to engage in stage activities, as he "incited the people with his performance, caused dangerous feelings in the audience."
Ivan Dutka died prematurely in the prime of his strength and talent on March 28, 1940.
He was buried in Chernivtsi at the cemetery "Historical and Cultural Reserve of the Cemetery on Zeleniya Street".
In 1989, a tombstone was installed on the grave of I. Dutka, and in 2001, a bust was opened on the grave of the famous actor (author - sculptor Anatoliy Skyba).
Creative activity
As an actor
In the plays, actor I. Dutka acted as a brilliant performer of the main roles. He was an artist of a wide range, possessed the gift of instant reincarnation, created a number of very different stage images on the stage of the Ukrainian theater of Bukovyna. He was compared with the then famous German artists P. Wegener and R. Forster.
Main roles:
young gypsy Vasyl ("Gypsy Aza" by M. Starytskyi),
Bulba ("Taras Bulba" by M. Starytskyi),
Shelmenko ("Shelmenko-dayman" H. Kvitky-Osnovyanenko),
Nazar ("Nazar Stodol i" by T. Shevchenko);
Mykhailo Gurman ("Stolen Happiness" by 1.Franka);
Oleksa Dovbush ("Dovbush" by O. Fedkovich);
Hnat ("Talentless" by I. Karpenko-Kary);
Yuriy ("The Tale of the Old Mill" by S. Cherkasenko);
Stepan ("Slave" by M. Kropyvnytskyi);
Andriy and Semyon ("The Cloud" by O. Sukhodilskyi);
Khoma and Vasyl ("Oh, don't go, Hrytsyu..." and "Gypsy Aza" by M. Starytskyi);
Khlestakov ("The Auditor" by M. Gogol);
Ion ("Attack" by Y. Carajale).
As a director
Main productions:
Taras Bulba and Karmalyuk by M. Starytskyi;
"Boyarian" by Lesia Ukrainka;
"Lies" by V. Vinnichenko;
"Clear Stars" by B. Hrinchenko;
"Father" by A. Strinberg;
"Stolen happiness" by I. Franko;
"Attack" by J. Carajale;
"Cloud" by O. Sukhodolskyi;
"Doctor involuntarily" by Zh.-B. Moliere.
