Gorod Theatre, Dolgoprudny: history, repertoire and reviews

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

In the city of Dolgoprudny near Moscow, the Gorod Theater is responsible for the cultural leisure of local residents and guests of the city. In a short time, his team from a small provincial troupe has become one of the most famous cultural institutions in the region. The work of Gorod is also known and loved by viewers from the CIS countries and far abroad, because it combines a bright form and deep content, and the variety of repertoire (from children's fairy tales to psychological dramas and love comedies) will satisfy the demands of a demanding audience of any age.

Gorod Theater (Dolgoprudny): cultural activities

This "servant of Melpomene" was created by the administration of Dolgoprudny on May 14, 1991, V. Bogdanovich became the first director. In his work, he seeks to develop a professional theater, to form and educate humanistic principles in society. From 2001 to the present, the troupe has been led by Zh. V. Harutyunyan, the main director is Yuri Solovyov. During its work, the "City" took part in a number of important cultural regional, state andinternational projects:

• became one of the initiators of the establishment of the Association "Municipal Theaters of the Moscow Region", on its stage their first festival (1996) was held;
• together with the regional Ministry of Culture, the administration and the department of culture, established the festival of theaters of the regional scale "Dolgoprudny Autumn" (since 2007);
• The Gorod Theater (Dolgoprudny) is a participant in socially significant Moscow Region and international cultural projects.

City staff

The theater is supported by only twenty employees, of which: six are in charge of management and administration, eight people, including the chief director, are responsible for staging, art, costumes, sound, lighting and advertising. The cast of the City Theater (in Dolgoprudny) consists of eleven people: L. Arutyunyan, A. Dolotov, V. Bakhtiev, P. Knyazkov, K. Trofimovich, A. Presnov, N. Sharapova, G. Koroleva, I. Gololobov, A. Gukov and E. Moiseeva.

To participate in individual productions, "The City" periodically uses the services of attracted actors. For example, in October, artists were recruited for the troupe of the Gorod Theater in Dolgoprudny (casting address: 3, Sportivnaya St.). Before the meeting, the administration makes a preview of potential actors using electronic resumes with a photo.

Attention viewers

The theater administration strives to encourage its regular customers and twice a year - in winter and spring -holds an action for the title of the most active theater spectator. Winners are chosen in the adult and children's categories. To become a participant in the promotion, you do not need to throw away tickets from all attended performances for the year, but give them to the administration of the "City" and come on the day of summing up the results of the draw. Prizes await the most active.

Gorod Theater (Dolgoprudny): poster

In addition to the performances and productions of the main repertoire of the troupe, on the posters of the theater you can periodically find an invitation to the project "City" reads. These are theatrical readings, the entrance to which, by the way, is free. The topics of the meetings are always varied and interesting:

• "The Author and the Stage" - coverage of the most interesting moments of the festival "Dolgoprudny Autumn".
• "Crocodile Gena and his friends" - a meeting dedicated to the 80th anniversary of E. Uspensky.
• "The story of an unknown hero" - a program for the 130th anniversary of the birth of Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak.
• "Stories about all living creatures" - dedicated to the 85th anniversary of Vasily Belov - the largest representative of the so-called village prose.
• "History folded in lines" - dedicated to the 60th birthday of the city of Dolgoprudny.

Performances of the team

The repertoire of the Gorod Theater (Dolgoprudny) includes more than two dozen productions designed for a wide age audience with different genre preferences. Some of the most popular are:

1. "100 Hours of Happiness". This productiontells the story of the life and work of Veronika Tushnova. The love lyrics of this poetess can touch the heart of every person, love in her poems is linked with grief and joy, loss and hope, present and future. She was a fighter for truly human relations between people. The performance lasts 1.5 hours and is intended for viewers over 12 years old.
2. "Busting" is a story about two families living on the same stairwell, and love triangles cleverly intertwined between them. The performance is woven from 120 minutes of cheerful music, incendiary dances, funny dialogues and incredibly expressive acting. The age category of viewers is from 16 years old.
3. "The Conversation That Never Happened" - based on the play of the same name by R. Beletsky. This performance is about the history of 2 friends, made up of memories, curiosities, cases, as well as time rushing forward at a wild speed.
4. "DIGEST about love" is a story that incorporates love, passion and mental anguish. The play is based on stories written by Vasily Shukshin, Ivan Bunin and Anton Chekhov.
5. "Where Babies Come From" is a play about 6 expectant mothers who, by chance, found themselves in the walls of a maternity hospital in a small town. Each heroine has her own exciting, bitter and sometimes comical life story, which is divided into two halves: before and after the hospital. And only the head doctor of this institution becomes their guide to real life, helping to be born not only to babies, but also to their mothers again.
6. "City of dreams. Century XXI "- a fascinating, interesting and intriguing story of the nativea city that will be interesting not only for adults, but also for children. The performance is filled with a fascinating journey through the significant corners of Dolgoprudny, magic, miracles, true friendship and courage of the characters in difficult situations.

For young viewers

Children's repertoire of the "Gorod" theater in Dolgoprudny includes more than a dozen performances based on different fairy tales:

• "The Golden Chicken" is a musical story about the theft by the Fox and the Wolf of the golden egg laid by the Pockmarked Hen. The plans of the animals are to hatch and grow their own unique Chicken out of it, which will provide them with a regular supply of golden eggs. But the story takes an unexpected turn when it turns out that the hatched chick is a cockerel.
• "Puss in Boots" - will take young viewers to a magical land and introduce the resourceful cat to the unlucky miller's son, who will help his master overcome adversity.
• "Jolly Roger" - a marine adventure performance with sword fights, treasure hunting, the birth of pure and sincere love that overcomes all obstacles.
• "Mashenka and the Bear" - an interactive performance with the participation of young spectators who help the obstinate Masha to turn into an obedient, neat and kind girl.

Art project "Cafe Worlds"

This is another format of meetings of the Gorod Theater in Dolgoprudny with its audience, in which the team presents programs dedicated to the legendarysingers of the past. Immersion in the world of their wonderful creativity takes place in a sincere atmosphere, over a cup of tea and among friends. This project has already presented to the public programs dedicated to:

• Muslim Magomayev - Soviet, Azerbaijani and Russian opera and pop singer (baritone).
• Evgeny Martynov - pop singer, composer, music editor, teacher.
• Valery Obodzinsky.
• Batyr Zakirov, People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR.
• Anne German.

Reviews about the "City"

In general, netizens talk about positive impressions after visiting this theater. A worthy game of actors, a good level of light and sound production, and interesting directing are noted. Due to the fact that the auditorium itself is small, the stage is clearly visible from any place. Spectators who have attended children's performances respond with special warmth: fairy-tale and adventure performances to the taste of both the youngest kids and older children. And half an hour before the start of the performance, an animator entertains children in the theater lobby. And the price for all performances is the same and affordable - 200 rubles.

An unpleasant smell on the first floor (due to old sewer pipes) and a corridor in need of repair are noted as a small "fly in the ointment".

You can buy tickets at the box office of the Gorod Theater (Dolgoprudny). The phone number for booking is indicated on the official website of the establishment.