Moscow Children's Variety Theater: address, repertoire, reviews

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

In such a diverse and theatrical Moscow for more than 25 years (since the time of the USSR) a completely unusual theater has been operating. It differs from the rest in that children serve as actors in it. In this "small state", which is called the Moscow Children's Variety Theater, young artists live together with their teachers, studying and working at the same time. Little actors, completely devoid of everyday experience, see the obvious absolutely directly and share what they see with the audience with the help of music and plasticity. Let's take a closer look at how this unique theater works.

A bit of history

The history of the creation of the Children's Theater on Baumanskaya begins in 1984, when the musical group "Children's World" was first presented to the Moscow public. The original group, which was created by the novice composer V. Ovsyannikov, for the first time showed a professional, ultra-modern children's stage with rich and dense vocals, modern style and bright arrangement of songs. It looked very contrasting compared to the pioneer children's groups and the frankly simple melody of their songs of that time.

By the end of 1989, the team was transformed into the Moscowchildren's variety theater, which soon presents the first musical performance “Tip-Top. First steps . This is followed by many programs in different genres: play, rock opera, musical, show, television musical and others. The theater is the creator of a number of projects (Lyceum, Cinema, 21st Century, etc.), it has recorded more than two dozen audio albums and shot several video clips. Since 1994, the theater has had the status of a state theater.

Theatre today

Currently in MDTE, which is located on Baumanskaya street (near the metro station of the same name), more than four hundred children are trained in four departments (vocal, choreographic, theater and preparatory). Thanks to the original teaching methods and the professionalism of the teaching staff, students achieve excellent creative results in a short time.

Moscow Children's Variety Theater has prepared a galaxy of artists of different genres. Thanks to him, the audience learned about Polina Gagarina, Svetlana Svetikova, Elena Perova, Olga Litvinova, Anna Levanova, Karina Mishulina and others.

Valentin Ovsyannikov has been the artistic director of this "state of children" from the moment of its foundation to the present day.

MDTE activities

During its existence, the Children's Theater on Baumanskaya, in addition to the main performances, has many events of various scales:

1. Work on several radio stations in Russia with a radio program cycle.
2. Participation in state cultural programs dedicated to the most significantanniversary events of the country: the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Youth Olympic Games, the Day of Moscow, etc.
3. Working in alliance with famous directors: V. Alexandrov, E. Glazov, A. Silin, I. Toporovsky, E. Vandalkovsky, E. Shebagutdinov.
4. The young artists of the theater have joint concert programs with famous Russian stars: Kristina Orbakaite, Marina Khlebnikova, the Ivanushki International group, Irina Shvedova, Elena Kuzmina, Dmitry Kharatyan, Anita Tsoi, the Flowers group, etc.
5. MDTE has already managed to celebrate its 15th anniversary with a large-scale show featuring young current and former theater artists, as well as Russian celebrities.
6. For three years, starting in 2004, the Moscow Children's Variety Theater has been a participant in city New Year's projects, the Song of the Year festival, as well as concerts with the participation of Russian show business stars.

Large-scale concert events

In the dense, rich theatrical and concert activities of the MDTE, a number of the most significant performances can be named: at the “Meeting of Santa Claus” (Manezhnaya Square), the “Christmas Tree” (Cathedral Square), the charity concert “Together we can do more” (KK "Izmailovo").

In addition, the theater artists participate in such events:

• Public Recognition Award Gala Concert;
• concert program for veterans of the Great Patriotic War (DK "Architects");
• government project "Say no to terror!"

Also, the theater has left its mark on television. Young theater artists can be seen in "Funny People", "Live Sound", "New Year's Eve at TVC", "Morning Star", "100%" and others.

Awards and achievements

The theatre's record of victories includes three diplomas from the Moscow Romansiada, the degree of laureates in Tbilisi (the "Doves of Hope" competition) and "Young Talents of Russia", the first place in the TV competition "Cool Company".

Moscow Children's Variety Theatre: repertoire

Today the troupe has seven performances for children of different ages:

1. "Snow Maiden". In the musical fairy tale based on the motives of A. N. Ostrovsky, you can hear the modern sound of Russian folk motives, which, combined with games and fun (with the participation of the audience), is the key to a great pastime and good mood.
2. "The Wizard of the Emerald City" - an adventure story about a girl named Ellie, who is carried away by a hurricane to a magical land. In this production, the young actors are assisted by their adult counterparts.
3. "The Blue Bird" - a performance based on the play by M. Maeterlinck in a new format. It was staged in the form of an exciting quest (travel game) through a fairy-tale world with the participation of adults and children.
4. "Snip! Snap! Snurre!" - New Year's musical production based on Andersen's fairy tales.
5. "Where are wizards found?" - this performance will show the amazing and funny adventures of Dunno and his friends. The performance features songs by the legendary creative tandem Y. Entin - M. Minkov.
6. "Statechildren” is a unique performance in which 120 children aged five to fifteen are simultaneously involved on the stage.

On the poster of the Moscow Children's Variety Theater you can see an invitation to the seemingly not at all children's play "The Master and Margarita". This production is intended for viewers aged 12 and over and is a musical in the style of symphonic rock, including elements of Russian song melody. The plot is based on the great novel of the same name by Mikhail Bulgakov. This is a performance with original direction, modern choreography, a high level of professionalism of the artists and the latest lighting and sound technologies.

Reviews about the Moscow Children's Variety Theater

The MDTE performances are definitely worth a visit. This is confirmed by 99% positive feedback from eyewitnesses. Spectators note the high professionalism and acting of young talents, high-quality light, sound, dance performance. In addition, the soulfulness and love with which the performances are created does not go unnoticed, for which we thank the director and production team.

The performances of the theater give good emotions to both adults and young visitors, which means they are sincere and real. As a positive point, one cannot fail to note the quite affordable ticket price (200-300 rubles).

So, if you have not yet seen how this "small state" lives and works, welcome to the capital - on Baumanskaya street, house 32, building 1.