Nizhny Tagil: puppet theater opens doors to a magical world

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

The Ural city of Nizhny Tagil is known not only for its amazing landscapes and unique landscapes. The puppet theater is one of the best cultural attractions in this locality. Born almost 100 years ago, today it ranks among the best theaters in Russia and is the most popular leisure place for Tagil residents with children.

Introduction

The Nizhny Tagil Puppet Theater was the first professional cultural facility in the city. Over the years of his activity, he was recognized several times as the best in Russia, received dozens of award diplomas, confirming the professionalism of the troupe and auxiliary services. It is thanks to the talent and indifference of the team that the theater has reached such a high level and has become famous not only throughout the country, but also abroad.

Loves and appreciates its heritage Nizhny Tagil. The puppet theater is no exception. On its stage, bright magical performances are held, distinguished by a wonderful acting game,stunning effects, wonderful music and scenery. Each performance is filled with meaning and has a unique genre coloring.

History

What attracts tourists to Nizhny Tagil? The puppet theater is one of the sights for which it is worth coming to the city in the Urals. It was founded back in 1944 on the initiative of the actress of the Leningrad New Theater Yulia Matveeva. The first screening of the fairy tale "The Princess and the Swineherd" took place on June 13 and was free for young viewers. The performance was a resounding success. The whole of Nizhny Tagil immediately started talking about him. Since then, the puppet theater has been consistently popular with residents and guests of the city, almost all premieres are sold out.

Children's theater had to survive in the harsh post-war years. Despite many difficulties, the team regularly worked not only on the native stage, but also traveled with shows to kindergartens, schools, boarding schools, pioneer camps.

The move of the theater to a new building in 1969 was a big event. Now the doors to the audience were opened to a large bright building with a spacious hall, a hall for 300 seats, a modern "live" stage and a buffet. The team has at its disposal excellent dressing rooms, fitting rooms, workshops.

From the late 80s. of the last century, significant changes were made to the repertoire of the children's puppet theater. Now performances were held on the stage not only for the age category 3+, 5+ and 7+, but also for older spectators of the 15+ category. The innovation was received with enthusiasm, and the firstadult play "Scarlet Sails" based on the extravaganza of the same name by A. Grin became a significant event in the cultural life of the city. Other similar performances were "The Heart of a Dog" by Bulgakov, the concert show "The Eighth Wonder of Color", "King Lear" by Shakespeare, "While Their Voices Are Sounding…" based on the book "War Has No Woman's Face" by S. Aleksievich and others.

Today

Today the Nizhny Tagil Puppet Theater works in different directions. Along with the main activity (staging children's puppet shows), the artists hold numerous shows, concerts for children and adults, New Year's fairy tales, spectator conferences, thematic events, meetings with fans, creative exhibitions of artworks. The building has recently opened a puppet museum, the exhibits of which are valuable artifacts of the local collection.

The theater's repertoire is constantly updated with new extraordinary works. The most iconic performances over the past 10 years have been:

• "Surprise" rap style.
• "Ruslan and Lyudmila" in an unusual treatment of light and shadow.
• Philosophical reflection "Afterword to a non-family dinner".
• The play "Scarlet Sails" in a modern interpretation.

And others who stirred up Nizhny Tagil.

Puppet theater: repertoire

The theater poster announces such performances from the 3+ and 5+ categories:

• "The Adventures of the Singing Pigs".
• "The Tale of Umka Bear".
• "Christmas nativity scene".
• "Swan Geese".
• "Unknown with a tail".
• "Zoki and Bada".
• "The most important on the road".

And many more.

From the 15+ category, the following performances are currently taking place on the stage of the puppet theater:

• "The Eighth Wonder of Color" - an anniversary performance in two acts.
• "While Their Voices Are Sounding" is a heartfelt performance about the Great Patriotic War, rich in piercing monologues.
• "King Lear" is a spectacular performance based on Shakespeare's play of the same name.

Each performance features superb puppeteer work, state-of-the-art sets and special effects, wonderful music, and a balanced play of light and shadow. In many productions, unconventional techniques are used, elements of choreography and drama of large stages are introduced.

Useful information

The puppet theater, which the article tells about, is located at the address: Nizhny Tagil, Lenina Prospect, Building 14. Finding an institution is easy, as it is located in the historical center of the city. You can get to the Puppet Theater stop by tram number 1, 3, 12, 15 or 17.

Tickets are sold at the box office, which is open every day except Monday. The cost of a children's performance is 120 rubles, and an adult from the category 15+ - 200 rubles.