Drama Theater (Kursk): repertoire, hall scheme, history

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Drama theater (Kursk) is one of the oldest in our country. It bears the name of one of the greatest Russian poets - Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin. Many great actors and actresses have performed here.

History of the theater

The Kursk Drama Theater was founded in 1792. Built thanks to the efforts of an enlightened person, art lover A. A. Bekleshev (Governor-General). In 1805, the serf artist Mikhail Shchepkin, who later became the greatest actor, began his career here. On the stage of the Kursk Drama Theater such artists as V. F. Komissarzhevskaya, A. A. Yablochkina, P. N. Orlenev, V. I. Kachalov, K. A. Varlamov and many others.

In 1911 the Drama Theater (Kursk) received the name of Mikhail Semyonovich Shchepkin. Vera Yershova, People's Artist of the Soviet Union, began her career on this stage.

In 1937, when it was 100 years since the death of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, the theater was named after this great Russian poet. A year after this event, the troupe went on tour to Moscow. The performances were highly appreciated in the capital, and the theater was recognized as one of the leading in the country.

From 1982 to this day Artistic Directortheater is Yuri Valerievich Bure. Thanks to him, a new era began: the repertoire expanded, the performances of the drama theater began to receive diplomas at competitions and festivals; the troupe began to go on tour abroad: to Germany, Czechoslovakia, and so on. At the festival in Hungary, the performance of the Kursk drama "Favorite" was awarded a diploma. In 1983, at the All-Union socialist competition among entertainment enterprises, the theater took 3rd place.

In 2004, Yuri Bure was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor. Three actors of the theater received medals "For Services to the Fatherland" 2nd degree. In the early 2000s, the troupe was replenished with several young and talented artists.

In 2012 the theater celebrated its 220th anniversary. On the occasion of this event, a creative evening was organized. And then the theater went on tour to the capital, where they presented their performances to the Moscow public on the stage of the famous Maly Theater.

Performances

The Drama Theater (Kursk) offers its audience the following repertoire:

• "Dog in the Manger".
• "Seven Screams in the Ocean".
• Masquerade.
• “My happiness…”.
• Dinner of Fools.
• "Key for Two".
• "Leopold the Cat's Birthday".
• "On the wedding day."
• "Alpine ballad".
• "Ordinary story".
• "There is enough simplicity for every wise man."
• Khanuma.
• "Savage".
• "Alien child".
• "Seven Screams in the Ocean".
• "Oh, that Anna!".
• "The truth is good, but happinessbetter.”
• "Love in the open air".
• Romeo and Juliet.
• "Young people".
• "Chic man".
• The Bremen Town Musicians.
• "Those free butterflies."
• "Athenian Evenings"
• "Nightingale Night".
• "Squaring the circle".
• "Hungry people and aristocrats".
• "Number 13".
• "Scarlet Flower".
• "A man came to a woman."
• Chmorik.
• "Victims of the Century".
• American Roulette.
• Cyrano de Bergerac.
• Boeing-Boeing.
• "I want to act in films!".
• "Lysistrata".
• "Lady W's Fan".
• "Tartuffe".
• The Picture of Dorian Gray.
• "School of temptation".
• "Mousetrap".
• "Servant of two masters".
• Cinderella.
• "Beauty Snezhana".

Troup

Drama Theater (Kursk) is, first of all, wonderful actors. There are 45 artists in the troupe. Among them there are eminent personalities. Four were awarded the title "People's Artist of Russia". These are Evgeny Poplavsky, Valery Egorov, Larisa Sokolova and Valery Lomako. Twelve actors have the title of Honored Artist of Russia: Elena Gordeeva, Alexander Shvachunov, Lyudmila Manyakina, Galina Khaletskaya, Elena Petrova, Eduard Baranov, Viktor Zorkin, Inna Kuzmenko, Lyudmila Staroded, Gennady Stasenko, Olga Yakovleva, Lyudmila Mordovskaya.

Lysistrata

One of the performances offered by the Drama Theater (Kursk) is called Lysistrata. This is a production in the popularToday the genre is musical. The performance was created based on the comedy of Aristophanes. The story told by the musical took place a very long time ago - 25 centuries ago. All this happened where the mighty gods of Olympus were born. Greece was torn apart by internecine wars for several decades. All men fought: from the highest husbands of the state to slaves. They killed, robbed, left their homes unattended. Lysistrata decides to end the war. She gathers all the women of Greece and urges them not to share marital beds with their husbands until they stop fighting and peace reigns between Sparta and Athens. At first, the women argue and bicker for a long time, but, in the end, they agree with her plan. Lysistrata takes them away and they take refuge in the Acropolis. Now men must choose what is more important to them - war or love.

The production of "Lysistratus" is colorful, exciting, unforgettable, with humor, dancing and music. A charge of positive energy and a good mood are provided to those who come to see the performance at the Kursk Drama Theater.

Purchasing tickets

You can buy tickets at the box office or on the Internet for performances offered by the drama theater (Kursk). The layout of the hall presented in this article will help you choose a place that is suitable for location and price category.