Children's theater "Vera". Nizhny Novgorod raises artists

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

In today's age of the Internet and total computerization, it is very difficult to keep children busy with something worthwhile … Instead of books, they read messages on social networks, they prefer Skype to walks, and their hobbies are often limited to online games. The children of Nizhny Novgorod had a wonderful opportunity to break away from their gadgets and plunge into the world of acting and classical works. All this was embodied in reality by the children's theater "Vera". Nizhny Novgorod is proud of him!

History

The Vera Theater was founded in 1976 by Vera Gorshkova. At first it was called "The Theater Studio of the Future", in the end it fully justified its title. From an ordinary amateur studio, the children's chamber theater "Vera" was gradually formed. Nizhny Novgorod is proud of it to this day. After children and teenagers have mastered the basics of acting in the theater, those who want to connect their lives with the career of an actor can continue their studies at the State Academy of Culture and Arts of Samara.

The head of the theater was E. Tabachkov, who received the title of Honored Worker of Culture of Russia. The children's theater "Vera" gained its professional status only in 1991, but the residents of the city have always perceived it as the first serious educational institution for future actors.

Success of children's theater

Under the tutelage of artistic director Vera Alexandrovna Gorshkova, the children's theater "Vera" has achieved impressive success. Nizhny Novgorod is proud of its long history of participation in festivals, grandiose victories and awards of the theater team. In 1993, "Vera" became the winner of the All-Russian theater competition in Biysk, after which she made a successful attempt to participate in a larger event - an international competition. So, in the same 1993 in Sochi, the theater won the prestigious award "For Faith, Hope and Love" at the "Theatre in Search of Theatre" festival.

Tour activities

After Sochi, "Vera" took part in the European prestigious festival "Fairy Tale", which was held in Germany in 2001. Then the theater won recognition at the Russian competition "I am Mal, hello", after which it went to Minsk to the "Golden Knight" forum. And the theatre's touring activities didn't end there. After a resounding success at international events, "Vera" decided to travel around Russia. Thus, the troupe took part in the "School of Contemporary Theater" and in the "Young Forces of Art" festival in 2002 and 2004.

The latest achievement of the Vera Theater was the participation in the Russian festival "Gavroche", which took place in 2009, at the celebration dedicated to A. P. Chekhov, as well as in the All-Russian Festival of Children's Performances in 2012

Reconstruction

In May 2013, the city leadership recognized the condition of the Vera Theater as unsatisfactory. Nizhny Novgorod is in dire need of entertainment for children, so it was decided to make the appearance of the described institution worthy. For almost a quarter of a century, it was not only not reconstructed, it was not even repaired, so on June 1 the theater was closed to give it a second life. The overhaul was planned to be carried out back in 2011, but due to financial problems, the process was postponed.

Despite the ordeal that the Vera Theater went through, Nizhny Novgorod was not left without children's performances. The young actors were provided with their scenes by the Actor's House and the Youth Theater, where performances were held until the opening of the renovated building.

After the reconstruction, the theater was unrecognizable: now its facade is made in the style of a magical forest, and the auditorium has become a little larger. Instead of old benches, the room was equipped with separate chairs, so now the audience can enjoy performances and be proud of their talented children in complete comfort and warmth.