Guardian of the soul of the theater - Akulova Tatyana Gennadievna

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About the leading actress of the puppet theater and actor "Pinocchio" (Magnitogorsk), a real sorceress of the stage, who with her acting knows how to rivet the viewer's attention to her character, make her cry, laugh, empathize - Tatyana Gennadievna Akulova will be discussed in this article.

Thirty-five years have passed since Akulova crossed the threshold of the Pinocchio theater and is still faithful to him. She perfectly remembers her debut role in this theater. But first things first…

Pages from the biography

Actress Tatyana Akulova loves her theater and her work so much that for her to tell about herself means to tell about the theater, roles, performances: puppet and drama. And about myself in just a few words. Born in Kungur, Perm Territory on December 22, 1961. I studied well at school. She was an activist and an excellent student. There were difficulties in life, I had to survive in difficult periods, but who doesn’t have them … All external hardships have no power over her bright inner bright world. Therefore, better about the theater!

She believes thatthe fate of the actors is necessarily intertwined with the fate of the theater itself. Tatyana was lucky, she was assigned to the theater, which she dreamed about while still a student at the Sverdlovsk Theater School. The Magnitogorsk Theater of Puppets and Actors, directed by Viktor Shraiman at that time, thundered its fame throughout the country in the 70s.

First roles

The debut role was the Fox from the children's fairy tale "Znayka-know-it-all". The role of the heroic Mowgli in the play "We are of the same blood" was a true test of the theater and the city. Thus began the theatrical career of a dramatic actress and puppeteer. Since that time, she has taken part in more than 100 performances, where she played the main roles in 80. The most memorable for the audience and significant for the actress Tatyana Akulova were the performances "For the great feeling of love", "Oginsky's Polonaise", "Player", "Free Couple". The viewer saw, felt and understood her heroines from these performances.

A miracle must happen on stage

Living in stage roles, Tatyana rejoices and mourns along with her characters. And they, in turn, help viewers to understand difficult life situations and make the right decisions. After all, the theater "Pinocchio" is an assistant to children and teenagers. How many generations grew up on the performances of Magnitogorsk! These are performances in which Tatyana Akulova has invested and continues to invest a piece of her soul and the soul of the legendary theatre.

On the stage of her theater, she often played the main roles inperformances "The same Munchausen", "Dragon" and others. But Tatyana loves her puppet characters no less than dramatic ones. He remembers with love his role as a mother bear in the children's play "Umka", shown at the festival "Stage-2009". This performance was awarded the diploma "For the best children's performance".

This diverse actress succeeds in any role - tragic, comic and puppet. In one of the interviews, Tatyana Gennadievna noted:

To take place in our profession, you need to have a huge supply of positive energy, charisma, so that as soon as you appear on the stage, all attention is riveted on your character. After all, we serve fairy tales, and a miracle should happen on stage every time.

The theater playing parables

Tatyana Akulova believes that the theater "Pinocchio" really plays parables. For example, "Fly-Tsokotuha" is nothing more than a parable about how people behave, told by a clown. His role was played by Akulova, transforming into the author of this parable. Akulova loves the role of a red-haired clown in a wig with a fake tummy.

In the performance "The Doctor involuntarily" Tatyana shows her sparkling character, creating the image of the French nurse Jacqueline. Likes to transform. She believes that anyone can play, for a professional, age is not terrible.

The main thing is that he alth does not let us down. After all, without he alth, energy cannot be shared with the viewer. Where to get energy? It is given by grateful spectators,who laugh until they drop or emotionally react to what is happening on stage. This is how the energy in the auditorium is spinning: from the actors to the audience and back.

Working with a doll

If you say "puppet theater", there will be some half-truth in this phrase. But the theater of the puppet and the actor is a completely different perception. Increasingly, the interaction between actors and puppets takes place openly, no one is hiding behind a screen. One of those who started such work was just the Magnitogorsk Puppet Theater. Dramatic actors work alongside puppets who act as equals to them. Such a synthesis on the stage, the close cooperation of puppets and actors brings soulfulness and fabulousness to the children's performance. Also, working with a doll helps to reveal the properties of a contradictory human character.

Tatiana loves her little monsters in a sense, with their characters, antics, voices. He loves his fairy-tale heroine Rim-Tim-Ti - the funny gnome's cat.

Who is she, the guardian of the soul of the theatre?

Tatyana Akulova is a realist in life. Life made her strong and hardy, a real tin soldier. It so happened that she raised her daughter herself, worked at three jobs, except for the theater, even worked as a costume designer in her theater, and managed to do it everywhere. Never complained to anyone. There were periods when she patiently waited for the role, playing only in extras, but did not give up…

Now she is in demand. The roles are varied. The chief director of the theater speaks of Tatyana as a person with a sensitive and reverentsoul and great experience. Her handicraft experience helps to work with young people. He never teaches, does not climb into the soul of young actors, believing that this is their formation, their creative process. Is it possible to scold in a motherly way. They call her mother Tanya.

Living alone. Daughter in Yekaterinburg. Although Tatyana Georgievna is always in sight in the theater, her social circle is small. Comrades in the shop, not all became friends over the long years of working together. It is impossible to say that she suffers from loneliness, she adapted to it. "You just get used to thinking about others," says Tatyana.

And Akulova has a lot of awards for 35 years of serving her theater. These are diplomas and certificates of honor brought from festivals, presented to the theater and its unique and cheerful actress Tatyana Georgievna Akulova.