The Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre: repertoire, history, troupe

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

The Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater has existed for more than a hundred years. To date, the basis of the repertoire is classical plays. Initially, not only drama performances, but also operas and ballets were staged in the theater.

History

One of the most popular in Belarus is the National Academic Theater named after Yanka Kupala. Its history began in 1888. This year, on June 26, the construction of the theater building was solemnly begun. The authors of the project were architects K. Kozlovsky and K. Vvedensky. The theater was opened in 1890. The first performance staged based on the play by Y. Kupala is Peacock. This event took place in 1917. This production is the hallmark of the theater. It is included in the repertoire to this day. Its own troupe was formed in 1920. It is this year that is considered to be the date when the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater was founded. The first troupe was led by Florian Zhdanovich. Worked in itmost talented actors. Until 1927, the troupe included not only dramatic artists, but also ballet, choir and orchestra. In the year 1933 the opera house was opened. Musicians, choristers and dancers were transferred there.

During the war, the theater was evacuated to Tomsk. The artists were there until the Victory of the Soviet people over the fascist invaders. Soon the theater received the name of Yanka Kupala, and in 1955 it was awarded the title of academic.

In the 60s, new performances created by young directors appeared in the repertoire.

From 1973 to 2009, the post of chief director was held by Valery Raevsky.

For a great contribution to the development of Belarusian culture, for high achievements in the field of art, the theater received the status of a national theater in 1993.

Since 2009 Nikolai Pinigin has been the artistic director of the troupe.

In 2013, a large-scale reconstruction of the theater building was completed. It has been restored to its 1890 appearance.

Performances

The following repertoire is offered to its audience by the National Academic Theater named after Yanka Kupala. Big stage:

• "Dinner with a Jerk"
• "Office".
• “Simon the musician.”
• Translations.
• "Not mine."
• "Seagull".
• "People in the swamp".
• "Black Lady of Nesvizh".
• "Wedding".
• Christmas Night.
• "Pinsk nobility".
• Art.
• “November. Andersen.”
• "Evening".
• Don Juan.
• "Peacock".
• "Abduction of Europe".
• "Ham".
• "Local cabaret".
• “Second World War”.
• "Pan Tadeusz".

Small stage:

• HandelBach.
• Antigone.
• "Old Fashioned Comedy".
• Shabany.
• "The Lonely West".

Troup

National Academic Theatre. Yankees Kupala are, first of all, wonderful artists who give their whole soul to their favorite work.

Acting troupe:

• G. Ovsyannikov.
• B. Gartsueva.
• A. Elyashevich.
• A. Kovalchuk.
• N. Kirichenko.
• N. Kuchyts.
• S. Nekipelova.
• B. Pavlut.
• E. Sidorova.
• B. Chavlytko.
• S. Anikey.
• G. Harbuk.
• A. Long.
• S. Zelenkovskaya.
• B. Manaev.
• R. Podolyako.
• B. Rogovtsov.
• T. Mironova.
• P. Kharlanchuk-Yuzhakov.



• E. Yavorskaya.
• Z. Whitetail.
• K. Drobysh.
• M. Korostelev.
• A. Charnigin.
• P. Pointy Ear.
• M. Zui.
• Oh. Nefyodova.
• S. Chub.
• P. Yaskevich.
• E. Oleinikova.
• A. Drobysh.
• M. Golubeva.
• S. Kozhemyakin.
• A. Molchanov.
• A. Win.
• S. Rudenya.
• A. Yarovenko.
• Oh. Garbuz.
• M. Zakharevich.
• E. Kulbachnaya.
• Yu. Mikhnevich.
• N. Piskareva.
• D. Tumasov.
• G. Orlova.
• N. Kochetkova.
• A. Milovanov.
• G. Tolkachev.
• A. Sly.
• M. Gordiyonok.
• A. Borodich.
• Oh. Kureichik.
• A. Casello.
• A. Anointed.
• I. Sigov.
• D. Esenevich.
• A. Pavlov.
• T. Nikolaeva-Opioc.
• Z. Zubkov.
• Yu. Shpilevskaya.
• G. Malyavsky.
• I. Denisov.
• I. Petrov.

Artistic Director

Nikolay Pinigin has held this post since 2009. In 1979 he graduated from the Theater and Art Institute in Belarus, Department of Television Director. Nikolai Pinigin began his career on television. He worked there for a short time. In 1980, he moved to the Russian Drama Theater named after Maxim Gorky, where he served as an actor for several years. Then there was a director's internship at the Maly Theater of Moscow. N. Pinigin came to the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater in 1985. At first he was a director, and after more than twenty years he became an artistic director. Nikolai Pinigin is a laureate of the State Prize of Belarus. To date, he has staged more than fifty performances in various theaters in Belarus, as well as in Russia.

Visit Rules

The Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater asks the audience to abide by the following rules:

• You can enter only if you have a ticket to the performance.
• This pass must not have any corrections or it will bebe considered invalid.
• You should buy a ticket only at the box office of the theater or from an authorized person.
• A spectator with a false pass document for the performance is not allowed, he will not be refunded.
• Clothes should be democratic, neat, clean. Spectators in sports, dirty or wrinkled clothes, men in shorts, women in swimsuits are not allowed in the hall.
• Visitors who offend employees and others, use obscene language, create riots, occupy other people's places, carry any weapon, as well as its imitation, propagate war and terrorism.
• Pets, large bags, food and drinks are not allowed in the auditorium.
• It is forbidden to shoot a performance on a photo or video.

Where is it and how to get there

Those who are going to the performance for the first time have a question: where is the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater located? Its address: Engels street, house 7. The best way to get to it is by metro. The closest stations to the theater are Kupalovskaya and Oktyabrskaya.