Gorky Drama Theater in Minsk: photos and reviews

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When they talk about the theater as something native, very cozy, where there is no pomposity and brilliance, one involuntarily wants to go there. This is the Gorky Theater in Minsk. The location is also great - it is in the center. There are hotels nearby. Tourists and guests of the city always have the opportunity to watch performances from the theater's repertoire.

Itinerant troupe of actors

The history of the Gorky Theater (Minsk) did not begin in the capital of Belarus. Moreover, the traveling troupe of actors did not have a permanent place for creative work. The troupe of actors was led by V. Kumelsky.

In early 1932, the State Russian Drama Theater of the Byelorussian Republic was created. The resolution of the leadership of the republic, adopted at the end of 1940, on the transfer of the theater from 1941 to Minsk was not implemented. The war began in the summer.

Repertoire of the war years

Actors have not forgotten about their profession. The theater worked as a front-line theater, performances were staged in 1943-1944 in Mogilev and Grodno. During the war years, the troupe was headed by D. Orlov. He works withdirector S. Vladychansky, artist L. Naumova and actors who started working in the theater. Among them are Obukhovich, Orynyansky, Voinkov.

In 1944, the autumn season of the theater was opened in Mogilev. Two performances were presented at the opening: "Meeting in the Dark" and "Twelfth Night". By March 1945, the premiere of the play "Three Sisters" by A. Chekhov was prepared. It was directed by a student of K. Stanislavsky - L. Novitskaya.

In the post-war years, from 1945 to 1947, in the theatrical season of Grodno, where the theater worked, performances of "Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich" and "Kremlin Chimes" were staged.

The life of the theater in Minsk

The building where the theater moved after the war was on Serpukhovskaya Street, now it is Volodarsky Street. Previously, this building was occupied by the Choral Synagogue, a little later the Jewish Theater of the BSSR. In the 1920s and 1930s, singers Leonid Utyosov and Sergei Lemeshev performed there, and Vladimir Mayakovsky recited his poems.

The audience saw the first productions of the theater in Minsk in 1947. The playbill of the theater consisted of Russian classics: Vassa Zheleznova, M. Gorky's Petty Bourgeois, M. Lermontov's Masquerade.

Since 1955 it has been Gorky's Minsk Drama Theatre.

Belarusian classics gradually began to appear on the stage. The troupe was replenished with young artists. In 1957, Rostislav Yankovsky came to the theater. He later recalledhow warmly he was received, that he immediately felt at home on stage. He continued to work in the theater until the end of his life.

The theater in the 70s

Chief Director of the Minsk Russian Theater. Gorky since 1974, Boris Ivanovich Lutsenko has been working. The third part of the theater's repertoire is the merit of the director. Every performance is a sell-out. The theater hosts performances that bring well-deserved fame and success not only in the Soviet Union, but also abroad. The best critics include "Macbeth" based on the play by W. Shakespeare.

Having staged a significant number of performances on the stages of the country and abroad, Boris Lutsenko did not consider this his merit. A lot of people work in the theater on the play. These are actors, and illuminators, and seamstresses, and make-up artists, and decorators, and sound engineers. Boris Lutsenko left the post of artistic director of his own free will, but did not say goodbye to the theater. He decided that someone from the young, as he once was, should come and lead the theater, as he once did.

Female director

The achievements of the theater were appreciated, and since 1994 the Minsk Russian Drama Theater named after. Gorky received the title of academic, and since 1999 - national.

In 1996, Valentina Erenkova began working at the theatre. This is an amazingly talented director. Those who managed to attend her performances could feel in the acting of the actors the exceptional power of her talent, the skillful projection of her own worldview onto a specific dramaturgy. She works on the text, on the conceptof this text, literally enlivens the images, giving them an artistic coloring. The actors of the Minsk Gorky Theater working in the play are for her a single team, in which there are no main roles and secondary ones. The result of the performance depends on the work of each actor. For example, in the play "Grooms" the audience will find amazing scenography, sparkling acting and the beloved and recognizable style of Valentina Erenkova.

The internship at Lenkom, led by Mark Zakharov, played a huge role in her work. The internship at the Theater Arts Center in the city of Aarau in Switzerland also gave a lot. Many interesting performances were staged by her, including favorites by the public: "Secrets of the Magic Attic" by A. Erenkov, "Memories" by M. Roshchin and "The Canterville Ghost" by O. Wilde and others.

Further development of the theater

After leaving the post of chief director Boris Lutsenko, his place in the Minsk Russian Drama Theater. Gorky was occupied by Sergei Kovalchuk. He showed his directing by participating in the competition of creative youth and was recognized as the best young director.

Before joining the theater, he already had a fairly significant creative baggage. His performances at various festivals and competitions received awards. He has many creative plans. He shares them with both the artistic council and the troupe, finds support among different generations of actors.

Debut performance by Sergei Kovalchuk at the Minsk Russian Gorky Theaterwas the premiere of "Running". The performance was based on the play of the same name by M. Bulgakov. The performance was highly appreciated by critics and the theatrical community.

"Pana Kokhanka" is one of the brightest and most spectacular performances in the theatre's repertoire. Everything is here: the fiction of Andrey Kureichik, the excellent direction of Kovalchik and, of course, the brilliant play of the cast. This performance causes constant discussions on the topic of a significant figure in the history of Belarus, the magnate of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. But critics and spectators believe that this performance on the Belarusian stage at the Gorky Theater is a truly remarkable event.

Viewer Reviews

The Gorky Theater in Minsk is one of the favorite places for recreation for residents of the city and guests of the capital of Belarus. People really love their theatre. Many viewers positively evaluate the play "Ninochka". They celebrate its depth and scale. They say that he looks in one breath, and the game of the cast is truly mesmerizing. Someone notes a good share of appropriate and not vulgar humor, which acts as a good addition to the deep problems shown in the play.

The performances of Khanuma's Tricks, Pesnyar and Ninochka are being staged in Russian at the Minsk Gorky Theater, about which the audience shares in their reviews.

Also, many advise to watch "The Magic Rings of Almanzor". Wonderful children'sthe performance evokes positive emotions, not only among children, but also among adults who have been to the tale of two princesses.