Puppet theater "Teremok", Saratov: address, repertoire

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

The city on the Volga is famous for its theatrical art, and a special place is occupied by the oldest puppet theater in Saratov "Teremok". Glove puppets, puppets, life-size puppets in the theater and talented puppeteers delight not only children but also adults. Dolls literally come to life and demonstrate character, disposition and emotions.

History of the theater

Saratov puppet theater "Teremok" is considered one of the first puppet theaters in Russia. In 2016, the theater celebrated its 80th anniversary. It all started with the play "The Gosling", which was first shown on November 4, 1936. The puppet theater "Teremok" in Saratov did not then have either a sufficient amount of props, or a budget, or its own premises. The theater was "raised" by novice actors who worked on the basis of the Theater of the Young Spectator. The outbreak of war in 1941 called into question the continued existence of "Teremok", but the troupe began to travel with performances to hospitals and children's institutions. In 1963, the theater institution acquired its own building built for it with 336 seats.

Puppet theater

Dolls are the most amazing and unusual embodiment of theatrical art, theydesigned to "talk" with the viewer through the form, image, gesture and even shadows on the walls. The puppet theater "Teremok" has its own puppet workshop, sewing workshop. Dozens of puppet exhibits have been created within these walls over the years.

The collection of the theater is represented by riding and grassroots puppets. Riding puppets are represented by glove, cane and shadow puppets, the actor controls them from above. Grassroots - these are the puppets below the puppeteer. They are divided into tablet puppets and puppets. There is also a separate view - the theater of life-size puppets. The actor is directly in these dolls.

After watching performances, you always want to return to your favorite hero, to see how he and other theatrical puppets "live" outside of performances.

"Teremok" provides its viewers with such an opportunity and organizes tours of the theater and creative meetings. On them, visitors get acquainted with the behind the scenes, can see all the dolls, learn the intricacies of storing each exhibit, look into the sewing shop and workshop, where they prepare for the appearance of future "stars" of performances. Creative meetings are always an acquaintance with actors who will talk about how to make friends with a doll and "revive" it on stage. The theater troupe will tell about the history of the creation of the theater and theatrical puppets, about the modern life of performances, about tours and participation in festivals.

Repertoire of the 81st season

Theatrical season 2017-2018 presented 35performances. On the playbill of the puppet theater "Teremok" Saratov you can find performances for different ages, from three years old and older. Performances of "Merry Bears" and "About the King Who Lost His Crown" are recommended for the smallest, their duration is from 40 minutes to 1 hour. The performances "Gingerbread Man", "Frost", "By the Pike's Command", "Three Little Pigs", "Gosling" are suitable for children aged 4 years and older.

Almost all performances last 40 minutes or more with intermission.

If a child is already 5 years old, then he will definitely like the performances of "The Adventures of Dunno and his Friends", "The Jumping Princess", "A Fun School or Miracles from a Briefcase" and others. Six-year-olds can be reduced to "Lady Metelitsa", "Crystal Slipper". First-graders should organize a trip to the performances "The Bremen Town Musicians", Deniskin's Stories", "A Lesson for Little Red Riding Hood". Puppet performances do not mean at all that the theater has an exclusively children's audience. Performances with the participation of actors and puppets "Don Juan" are successfully staged on the stage and "Two Journeys of Lemuel Gulliver". At the end of December, the premiere of the play "Tea Party of Friends" directed by the theater's chief director Gennady Shugurov is also expected. The playbill of the Teremok Puppet Theater in Saratov is traditionally crowned with New Year's performances with the participation of the main characters of the Snow Maiden and Father Frost.

"When the Christmas trees are lit" is presented to the audience from December 23 to January 8. Guests are waiting for the premiere of a fairy-tale performance, as well as good games, a round dance from their favorite heroes of the Snowman, Baba Yagusi and others. "Teremok" is waiting for little guests from 3 years old in carnival costumes and New Year's outfits.

In addition to the current repertoire, the theater annually prepares special performances on the occasion of Maslenitsa, Easter, Children's Day. Exchange tours are often scheduled, when the theater is visited by creative teams from other cities working in a similar theatrical genre.

Season premieres

81st theatrical season in "Teremka" was marked by several premieres. An informative and relevant performance for children over 4 years old "About Zebra, Traffic Lights and Other Important Things" tells about the rules of the road. The heroes of the performance are five restless bunnies who get into different stories on the road, in transport, get acquainted with the striped street animal Zebra. Their adventures are accompanied by cheerful dances and songs. This performance will easily and effortlessly teach the child the rules of behavior on the road, will give the basic rules of the road in an accessible way. The production is notable for the fact that life-size puppets were used for it.

Prices and ways to purchase tickets

Showing performances are held several times a day: in the morning and afternoon. Prices for performances in "Teremka" are quite democratic. Besides,the subscription system introduced in the theater allows you to save money on attending performances. The subscription system offers once a month on a special Sunday to attend performances for one of three age groups. This allows the viewer to plan a day off in advance and see almost all the performances of the theater season at a bargain price.

Ticket prices

	1-7 row, rub.	8-12 row, rub.
Performances on weekdays/weekends, holidays	150/250	140/240
Premiers on weekdays/weekends, holidays	160/260	150/250

Premiere screenings for adults range from 250 rubles, regular performances from 240 rubles.

A subscription for the current theater season can be purchased at a price of 810 rubles. In addition to theater box offices and distributors, tickets can be purchased online. Collective applications from schools and other children's institutions are always accepted.

Address

You can find an old theater on a no less old street of the city. The puppet theater "Teremok" is located in Saratov at the address: st. Babushkin vzvoz, d.16. You can get here from the railway station by trolley bus or take a walk from the Cosmonauts Embankment.