Yesterday, on October 20, 2009, laureates of the K. Stanislavsky Award of the year 2009 were announced.   Head of the creative and research department of the Alexandrinsky Theater, Doctor of Arts History Alexander Chepurov was acknowledged as the best Theater Historian.   Ludmila Maksakova, People’s Artist of Russia and actress of the Vakhtangov Theater, was the Chair of the Jury this year.  Laureates were selected in eight nominations.  Artist Alexandr Shishkin was awarded in the nomination for “The Artistic Decoration of the Performance.” He had decorated a number of performances at the Alexandrinsky Theater: “Don Juan” by Moliere (Director G. Trostyanetsky, 2000), “Petersburg” by A. Bely (Director Andrey Moguchy, 2005), “The Ivans” (Director Andrey Moguchy, 2007), “Man Equals Man” by B. Brecht (Director Yu. Butusov), “Izotov” by M. Durnenkov (Director Andrey Moguchy, 2008).  The Award Ceremony will take place on November 24 at the Pyotr Fomenko Studio Theater.