Meyerhold Theater (Moscow): reviews

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Center (theater) named after Sun. Meyerhold in Moscow is a modern venue for theatrical experiments. Only the most interesting performances are shown on its stage, which are held as part of various international festivals, as well as the Golden Mask national festival.

Meyerhold

Vsevolod Emilievich was born on February 10, 1874 in the city of Penza. He played in amateur theaters. He studied at Moscow University at the Faculty of Law, but left his studies and entered the Music and Drama School of the Moscow Philharmonic Society in the class of Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko. From 1898 he was an actor at the Moscow Art Theatre, and in 1902 he led a group of young actors who traveled around the provinces. For 3 seasons of cooperation with this troupe Vs. Meyerhold performed about a hundred roles and directed about two hundred performances. In 1905, he was offered cooperation by K. S. Stanislavsky in his Studio on Povarskaya in Moscow, where he prepared two productions.

In 1906, to his theater in St. Petersburg onposition of chief director Meyerhold was invited by V. Komissarzhevskaya. In one season, he released 13 performances on stage. But in 1907, V. Komissarzhevskaya suggested that he leave the theater due to disagreements. In 1907-1917, Vsevolod Emilievich served in the Imperial Theaters in St. Petersburg. From 1920 to 1938 he directed his own theater. In the 30s of the 20th century, the persecution of Vs. Meyerhold, his art was declared hostile, his theater was closed. In July 1939, Vsevolod Emilievich was arrested, and in February 1940 he was shot.

Vs. Meyerhold

Meyerhold Theater (Moscow) was founded in 1920. It existed for 18 years, and several times its name changed. The creator of the theater was Vsevolod Meyerhold. At that time he was in charge of the theatrical department of the People's Commissariat of Education. The very first name is “Theater of the RSFSR 1st”. The director's main idea was to create a spectacular, propaganda theater; he sought to establish direct contact between artists and spectators. An interesting finding in the play "Dawns" was that Red Army soldiers took part in it. And in "Mystery-Buff" the stage merged with the auditorium, in which part of the action was transferred.

The Meyerhold Theater in 1921 became the base for the Higher Director's Workshops, where two faculties were opened - acting and directing. Vsevolod Emilievich trained actors according to his own system, which included "biomechanics". Sun. Meyerhold believed that actors should not play specific characters, they should show generalizedimages, not the psychology of the individual, but the self-consciousness of the class. One of the first students of Vsevolod Emilievich was Sergei Eisenstein. In September 1921 the theater was closed, but in 1922 it reopened with the name Actor's Theatre.

In the summer of 1922 the workshops of Sun. Meyerhold merged with the State Institute of Musical Drama, as a result of which GITIS was formed. Soon the Meyerhold Theater changed its name again, as a result of another merger. Now his workshops have merged with the Experimental Heroic Theater of B. Ferdinandov, and the GITIS Theater was born. But he was not destined to live long. In 1923 it was renamed the Meyerhold Theater. But the actors and directors brought up by Vsevolod Emilievich did not stay in his theater for a long time, because he was despotic. Performances in the theater Vs. Meyerhold was controversial because they were often modernized classical plays, for which many accused him of desecrating the classics. In the 30s of the 20th century, the performances of Vsevolod Emilievich were no longer liked by the party leadership, some of them were banned even at the stage of the rehearsal process. As a result, in 1938 the Meyerhold Theater was closed. The closure was explained by the fact that it has an antisocial atmosphere and positions alien to Soviet society.

“Conditional Theater” by E. Meyerhold

Term Sun. Meyerhold "conditional theater" means a counterbalance to the realistic theater. What is the reason for this definition? The fact that the theater is conditional in itself, since everything that happens on the stage is not real events, this is a performance, and, as it were,he may not look realistic, but the artists and the audience do not believe in what is happening at 100 percent. After all, Desdemona is not actually strangled by Othello. But at the same time, the viewer empathizes with the characters. Conventionality is a hallmark of any theatre.

CIM

Sun. Meyerhold (CIM) was founded in 1991. Today it is not only a theatrical stage where various productions are shown, it is also an institution of modern theater. It is no coincidence that the theater is associated with the name of Meyerhold. Vsevolod Emilievich was a reformer and experimenter. And the Meyerhold Theater Center chose the search for new creative solutions as its main direction. All the performances that take place on the CIM stage are original, modern and interesting.

The technical equipment of this site is also striking. The hall here is a real transformer, the stage can be raised and lowered, the audience seats are disassembled.

There is no permanent troupe here, although there are quite a few premieres of their own. Basically, there are performances that are brought to Moscow from all over the world. Troupes that do not have their own venues also work here.

Among other things, the CIM building hosts the Master's program "School of the Theater Leader", where directors from Russia, the CIS and the B altic countries improve their skills.

Audiences who are interested in contemporary trends in art and appreciate a fresh look at the theater are enthusiastic about all the productions that can be seen at the CIM.

RepertoireCIM

Various performances include the Meyerhold Theater in its repertoire. The playbill for the next few months offers viewers the following productions:

• Normansk;
• "Sausage";
• Sforza;
• "Red Corner";
• Op Art;
• "Frozen Laughter";
• "House under the table" ("Toy Theater");
• "The Story of Siegfried and Brunhilde" (storytelling genre);
• "Fourteen Plus" ("Etude-Theater" St. Petersburg) and other performances.

CIM reviews

Viewers leave a variety of reviews about their visit to this center. The vast majority of them are positive. Spectators consider the CIM building to be very convenient and technically equipped, the hall is located on the 6th floor, but there is an elevator, so it is not difficult to get up. The audience notes that the employees of the Center are very polite and courteous and, if there are free seats, they offer to move closer to the stage. Also, viewers write that the hall is very comfortable.

Firstly, there are few rows in it, while there is a good rise from the front to the back, thanks to which what is happening on the stage can be seen perfectly from any place. As for the performances, most of them are rated by the audience as successful and interesting, original. The best indicator that the audience loves CIM is the fact that the hall is always full and tickets must be purchased in advance, otherwise you risk not getting to the performance.

Meyerhold House Theater Arts Center in Penza

Meyerhold Theater in Penza was founded in 2003. It was then that the Museum of the Sun. Meyerhold was turned into the Theater Arts Center under the name "Meyerhold's House". Only men were recruited into the troupe, since the conditions of the genre chosen by the theater were such that heavy physical exertion was expected. The Meyerhold Theater is very popular in its region. Afisha (Penza) offers the audience the following performances:

• "Venetian entertainers";
• "Weather Forecast";
• Three Oranges;
• The Nutcracker and other performances.

Reviews about the Penza theater

Those who have already enjoyed the performances of the "Meyerhold House" advise all those who have never been there to visit this theater, and the guests of the city - by all means include it in their cultural program plan. The audience really likes that the hall in the theater is small - only for 50 people, and due to this, the atmosphere is warm and homely. In addition, tickets are inexpensive, and the performances are very interesting.