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The Maly Drama Theater (Theater of Europe) of St. Petersburg is considered one of the best drama theaters both in the Russian Federation and in Europe.
His story is extraordinary, the artistic director and cast of the theater are brilliantly talented, and the repertoire is interesting, varied, deep.
This is in our article.
Description
The Theater of Europe in St. Petersburg represents the Russian theater school in other countries of the world. And at the same time, in his country he is a model of world theatrical art.
He is known in Europe and America thanks to constant tours, as well as a participant in international theater festivals and competitions. The theater is recognized and welcomed by many stages of the world.
All this thanks to the excellent work of the artistic directors (from 2002 to the present - Lev Dodin), the main director, the theater troupe.
In the repertoire of MalyDrama Theater of Europe (St. Petersburg) a diverse number of productions. These are the works of Russian playwrights (Chekhov, Dostoevsky and others), and foreign (Shakespeare, Schiller, O'Casey, Yukio Mishima).
The theater has two stages:
- Large (in the repertoire of which productions of famous classics).
- Malaya, or Chamber (where performances by lesser-known playwrights are staged, but also very deep and powerful in nature).
In the troupe of the theater, along with eminent actors, young, but promising and talented performers play: Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Danila Kozlovsky and others. All of them are students of the People's Artist of Russia Lev Dodin.
History of the theater
The theater was founded in the forties of the last century in Leningrad.
Without a permanent program, its building for rehearsals and performances, the small theater troupe of the Drama Theater put on brilliant performances in small towns and villages of the Leningrad Region, as well as on the front stage.
In the early 50s, the theater was finally given permanent premises - a house on Rubinshteina Street, 18.
The real heyday of the Maly Drama Theater of Europe (St. Petersburg) occurred in 1973, when Yefim Padve became the main director.
At this time were delivered:
- "Incident".
- "Fiesta".
- "Twenty minutes with an angel" and others.
Efim Padve reflected depth and serious dramaturgy in his performances, and thiswas noticeable in every of his work.
He also attracted young directors to the theater. So, once the future chief director and artistic director, Lev Dodin, appeared here.
In the early 70s, Lev Dodin staged the play "Robbers" (K. Chapek) in the theater, which brought him the first success and attention from theater critics.
The following performances appeared:
- "Live and remember";
- "Destination";
- House and others.
Dodin attracts attention in his stage work with the individuality of the productions and the novelty of the language.
In the late 80s, the Theater of Europe (St. Petersburg) carried out its first grandiose international tour (performing on the stages of theaters in Great Britain, France and other countries of the world).
And thanks to the active participation in the theatrical life of the world, excellent productions in 1998, the theater was awarded the status of European, which only three theaters in the world have (Odeon in France and Piccolo in Italy).
By the way, in addition to creative plans for 2018, the theater team has a goal to play on stage in a new room, which was specially built for the Maly Theater of Europe - on Zvenigorodskaya Street, 7, in St. Petersburg.
A few words about the artistic director
Lev Dodin began his theatrical career at the age of 13. And in 1966 he graduated from the Theater Institute in Leningrad and made his debut as a director of the television play "First Love".
Then followed: work in the Youth Theatre, staging author's performances, "free swimming" with staging performances in manytheaters.
And in 1974, Lev Dodin began fruitful cooperation with the Maly Theater of Europe in St. Petersburg (it was thanks to him that the title "Theatre of Europe" was awarded already in 1998).
After the productions of "Razboniki" and "Home", they begin to talk about him in theater circles as a brilliantly talented director.
Currently heads the theater and is its chief artistic director, as well as an honorary member of the General Assembly of the Union of Theaters of Europe.
The creative work of Lev Dodin in the theatrical field throughout the country and the world is marked by a huge number of awards and prizes. Including the highest European theater award.
In addition, he is an honorary doctor of the Humanitarian University (St. Petersburg), professor and head of the department of directing at the Academy of Theater Arts (St. Petersburg).
Theater repertoire
The main stage of the theater hosts the following performances:
- Brothers and Sisters (2015 version).
- Cherry Orchard.
- "Demons".
- "Life and Fate"
- "Uncle Vanya".
- “Fear. Love. Despair.”
- "Teenager".
- "Three Sisters".
- Winter's Tale and others.
The following performances are held on the chamber stage:
- Babilei.
- Arrow Shadow.
- "Tavern "Eternity".
- "Purification".
- “All days all nights.”
- "Blue light" andothers.
Address
The Maly Drama Theater of Europe is located at the address: St. Petersburg, Rubinshteina street, 18.
How to get there:
- Metro Dostoevskaya, Mayakovskaya, Ploshad Vosstaniya, Vladimirskaya.
- Trolleybus No. 1, 5, 7, 10, 11, 22, stop "Liteiny Prospekt".
- Trolleybus No. 3, 8, 15, Nevsky Prospekt stop.
- Bus No. 3, 7, 22, 24, 27, 181, 191, stop "Liteiny Prospekt".
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