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Victor Antonovich Shalkevich (born February 9, 1959 in Porozów; Belarusian: Віктар Антонавіч Шалкевіч, Polish: Viktar Antonawicz Szałkiewicz, Russian: Виктор Антонович Шалкевич) is a Belarusian actor, poet and singer-songwriter.
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Biography
Shalkevich was born in 1959 in Porozów near Grodno in the Socialist Byelorussian Soviet Republic, he grew up surrounded by three cultures: the Belarusian, Polish and Yiddish. He graduated from the State Theatre Institute in 1980, until 1991 he was an actor at the Grodno City Theatre, since 1991 he has worked at Grodno Puppet Theater.
Schalkevich is an actor, poet and bard. Since his school days, he writes songs and performs them. He has performed in Belarus, Czech Republic, France, Lithuania, Germany (at Waldeck Castle), Poland and Russia. His texts have been translated into English, German, Polish, Ukrainian and Czech. He played the lead role in the films Slozy błudnogo syna („Tears of the Prodigal Son“) and Sładkij jad lubwi („The sweet poison of love“). His songs are very personal, full of sarcasm, irony and sadness over unfulfilled hopes and despite lofty themes he comes without pathos. During his performances he responds spontaneously and unpredictably.