Elena Ksenofontova: “I was Armen Dzhigarkhanyan’s muse, and they took revenge on me”

Today, December 17, theater and film actress Elena Ksenofontova celebrates a round date. In honor of the significant event, the artist revealed the details of her relationship with Armen Dzhigarkhanyan.

For ten years Elena Ksenofontova was Armen Dzhigarkhanyan’s favorite actress, moreover, she was considered a “muse”. And suddenly she is gone forever right from rehearsals before the premiere.

In an interview with the writer Tatyana Ustinova, the actress did not name the insidious companion of the artistic director of the theater Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, but attentive fans understood from her story that she was talking about the young pianist Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya.

– There was a time of my happiness in the theater, but there was a time of misunderstandings and departures. The theater began to crumble. I fought for every artist. I was considered Armen Borisovich’s “muse” and had authority. Shortly before the premiere of the show, where I played the Queen of England, Elizabeth of England, scenes with my participation began to be removed. There was supposed to be a beautiful nude scene with me, and it got cut. I refused to act in such a production and left. People from Djiigarkhanyan’s team shouted after him: “You will pay a penalty.” I replied: “Send the bill”. For me, it was a betrayal from Armen Borisovich. He begged me for a long time to come and work in his theatre. Called for a long time, he came to me. But a long time has passed, and I have kept in my memory all the good things that I had with Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, and I am grateful to him. I understood that they were taking revenge on me, ”said Elena Ksenofontova.

Now Elena Ksenofontova has a lot of work in the theater and cinema. In honor of her 50th anniversary, she arranged a creative gift for herself – a new solo performance “Kalya-Malya”.

“I have never had such a role,” the actress admitted to Tatyana Ustinova.

Elena Ksenofontova also has a hobby – collecting Christmas decorations and decorating Christmas trees. By the way, one of the Moscow galleries currently hosts an exhibition of Christmas trees and drawings by Elena Ksenofontova.