What is the State Theater of Nations? State Theater of Nations, Moscow

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The State Theater of Nations (Moscow) is located in a historic building. His repertoire includes classical pieces and contemporary plays. The theater annually holds various festivals and organizes projects.

History

The State Theater of Nations is located in a building that has existed for over 130 years. The architect, according to whose project it was built, is Mikhail Nikolaevich Chichagov. The premises belonged to Fedor Korsh. Here was his private theater, opened in 1885. It was the largest in our country.

It was on its stage that many famous works of great playwrights and writers were first staged. Legendary actors worked in the Korsh Theater: Vasily Toporkov, Maria Blumenthal-Tamarina, Anatoly Ktorov, Alexandra Yablochkina, Ivan Moskvin, Nikolai Roshchin-Insarov and many others. It was here that K. S. Stanislavsky and Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.

In the twenties of the 20th century, the theater received the status of a state theater. It became known as "Comedy". In 1932 Moskovsky settled hereart theatre. Over the years, Oleg Efremov, Mark Prudkin, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Oleg Tabakov, Yuri Bogatyrev, Tatyana Doronina and others have played on its stage. Major directors worked here: Anatoly Efros, Lev Dodin, Roman Viktyuk, Kama Ginkas, Temur Chkheidze and others.

The State Theater of Nations in Moscow appeared in the 80s. He occupied the building after the Moscow Art Theater. Until 1992, it was called the Peoples' Friendship Theater.

In 2006, theater and film actor Yevgeny Mironov took over as artistic director. In 2008-2011 the building underwent a serious reconstruction, at the same time the Small Stage appeared.

The Theater of Nations constantly cooperates with the best Russian and world directors. Among them: Andrey Moguchiy, Thomas Ostermeier, Kirill Serebrennikov, Robert Wilson, Timofey Kulyabin, Robea Lepage, Philip Grigoryan, Alvis Hermanis, Dmitry Volkostrelov, Eymuntas Nyakroshus and many others. Productions, director and theater actors regularly receive awards. Including a lot of Golden Masks won in various nominations. And also among the awards are such awards as "Nika", "Crystal Turandot", "Teffi" and so on.

Building

In 1881 the State Theater of Nations (Moscow) was built. Architect M. N. Chichagov created it by order of A. A. Bakhrushin. Then it was the theater Korsh. The name corresponded to the name of its leader. It opened in 1885. The repertoire included light comedies, in the plot of which there was a love affair. This choice is gooda way to solve financial problems and attract an inexperienced viewer.

It was a theater equipped with the latest technology of that time. The premises were illuminated with electricity, while even the Bolshoi and Maly theaters had not yet had such.

Staging special effects were used here, which were not available anywhere else in the country at that time. It captured the imagination of viewers, critics and the press. And this is what brought great success to the theater. The stunning sound design for the time completed it.

Most of the Korsh Theater plays were successful and ran for years. Although failures were not uncommon.

Very often Korsh visited the fashion productions of Europe, and then copied them in his theater. Sometimes even the costumes and sets were identical.

During the years of the establishment of Soviet power, the Korsh Theater was closed. The leader himself was repressed. The legendary Moscow Art Theater is located in its building. Some of the artists from the Korsh troupe moved into it. Today the building is occupied by the Theater of Nations (formerly the Theater of Friendship of Peoples).

Architect

According to the project of Mikhail Nikolaevich Chichagov, the State Theater of Nations was built in the city of Moscow. The architect was born in the capital in 1837. According to his work, theater buildings were built in Voronezh, Samara and Moscow. The style in which he preferred to work is called "pseudo-Russian eclecticism".

Having received his education, M. Chichagov began his career with the Palace department. Then he moved to serve in the city government. After some time, he resigned and went to Europe to train. Upon returning to Moscow,teach, took part in the repair and restructuring of the Kremlin. He became famous as a theater architect. The first such projects of his are dated 1882.

His most famous works:

• Pushkin Theatre.
• Vocational School (Vladimir).
• Drama Theater named after M. Gorky (Samara).
• Bakhrushin Hospital (Moscow).
• Korsh Theater (now Nations).
• Additions to the hotel "Hermitage-Olivier" (Moscow).
• A. V. Koltsova (Voronezh).

Repertoire

The State Theater of Nations offers its audience the following performances:

• "Events of one day".
• "Idiot".
• "Songs of the war years".
• "Absolutely incredible event".
• "The Taming of the Shrew".
• "Electra".
• "Hamlet".
• "Kindergarten of poems".
• "Killer".
• "Touched".
• "Glass menagerie".
• "Swedish match" and others.

Troup

The troupe of the Theater of Nations is numerous. The State Theater brought together many celebrities on its stage.

Actors:

• Liza Arzamasova.
• Stanislav Belyaev.
• Liya Akhedzhakova.
• Alena Bondarchuk.
• Viktor Verzhbitsky.
• Maxim Vitorgan.
• Olga Volkova.
• Ingeborga Dapkunaite.
• Maria Mironova.
• Vanguard Leontiev.
• Evgeny Mironov.
• Marina Neyolova.
• Yulia Peresild.
• Nikolay Svetlichny.
• Maria Fomina.
• Chulpan Khamatova.
• Sergei Chonishvili and more. others

Artistic Director

Today the Theater of Nations (State Theater) lives under the direction of the famous actor, People's Artist of Russia Yevgeny Mironov.

In 1986 he became a graduate of the Saratov Theater School. In 1990 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School. His creative path began with the Oleg Tabakov Theater Studio, where he was accepted as an actor. Evgeny Mironov today is one of the most famous and sought-after film artists.

In the theater of Oleg Tabakov, he played the main roles in performances:

• "Hamlet".
• "Golovlevs".
• "Ordinary story".
• "Seagull".
• "Star hour local time".
• "Passion for Bumbarash".
• Matrosskaya Silence, etc.

Among his film credits are film roles:

• "Dostoevsky".
• "In the first circle".
• "Burnt by the Sun" (parts 1 and 2).
• "Idiot".
• "Ash".
• "In August 44th".
• "Apostle".
• "Space as a presentiment".
• "Muslim" and many more. others

Since 2006 Yevgeny Mironov has been the artistic director of the Theater of Nations. He is a three-time winner of the Golden Mask, the owner ofK. S. Stanislavsky and so on.

Territory

The Theater of Nations (State Theater) is the organizer of several creative projects. One of them is the festival of contemporary art "Territory". The leading troupes of Russia and the world take part in it. In addition to the competition, the project also includes an educational program that includes master classes. The right to participate in it is given to hundreds of the best students of creative universities in Russia and neighboring countries. They attend master classes organized especially for them, and also have the opportunity to watch all the performances included in the festival program for free. They have a unique chance to meet with famous and successful actors, directors, artists, dancers, vocalists representing the world's modern theater.

Besides this, the "Territory" festival involves a variety of exhibitions, concerts, experiments and a number of other events.

Shakespeare

The Theater of Nations (State Theater) is holding another landmark project. It's called Shakespeare. Its main task is to acquaint the Russian audience with the best interpretations of the works of the great English playwright. There are all prerequisites for the fact that soon this project may become a full-fledged festival, which is very necessary for theatrical Russia, which knows how to make interesting productions from itsplays.

As part of the project, on the stage of the Theater of Nations, troupes from different countries demonstrate performances based on the works of W. Shakespeare. And also conferences are held on the theme of his plays, where further plans for the future festival are discussed.