Vyborg Drama and Puppet Theater "Holy Fortress"

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Vyborg Theater "Holy Fortress" was founded in the second half of the 20th century. Today, his repertoire includes performances for audiences of all ages. Here you can see performances based on classical plays, as well as works by Soviet and modern playwrights. The theater combines two genres - drama and puppets.

History

The Vyborg Theater was opened in the 70s of the 20th century by a group of enthusiasts close to each other in spirit - graduates of LGITMiK, the department of puppeteers. These people serve in the "Holy Fortress" until now, being the golden composition of the troupe. Yury Labetsky was chosen as the leader without hesitation, who is the artistic director to this day. The group was still very small then. The name for the theater was chosen for a long time. At first there was an idea to call it "Small Puppet" because there was a "Big" in St. Petersburg. But the artists did not receive permission to be called that way. As a result, he came up with the name "Holy Fortress". This is how the name of the city of Vyborg is translated into Russian from Norwegian.

In the early years, artists did everything themselves. They made dolls, sewed costumes, wrote scripts,were engaged in musical arrangement of performances, painted scenery. They didn't even have their own building. The troupe found a permanent place of residence much later.

The theater was created as a puppet theater, and the performances were only for children. But in 1999, dramatic performances for adults appeared in the repertoire. One of them received the Golden Soffit award. It was a performance that is still in the repertoire - "Eight Loving Women". Then he acquired the status of a theater of drama and puppets.

Since 1987, the theater has been actively touring. He takes part in festivals not only of All-Russian, but also of International significance. The theater often receives prestigious awards for productions. Festivals, in which the theater has already managed to take part over the years, were held in such countries as Finland, Poland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Lebanon, Italy, Denmark, etc.

"Holy Fortress" is not only a participant, but also the organizer of several large-scale festivals held in Vyborg.

One of the brightest productions of the theater, intended for an adult audience, is "Bolero". This is a performance about the creation of the world, which combines music, plastic and puppets.

Over the years of its existence, the theater has already brought up several generations of spectators, many of whom have remained its fans for life.

Today the troupe has become much larger. She was filled with young talents. The theater attracts talented directors to work on productions.

In December 2007, Yuri Labetsky was awarded the Rolan Bykov Prize Forcontribution to the development of children's creativity.”

The theater continues to create, develops. Today it is the center of the spiritual and cultural life of the city of Vyborg. He not only pleases his audience with performances, but also holds conferences and meetings with the audience. A lot of work is being done on the moral and aesthetic education of a person.

The soul of the theater is always open to its loyal fans and new viewers.

Adult repertoire

Based on the plays of classics and modern playwrights, the Vyborg Theater included performances for an adult audience in its repertoire. The playbill offers the following performances:

• "And in the morning they woke up".
• "Primadonnas".
• "Romeo and Juliet".
• "Khanuma".
• "Eight loving women".
• "Orchestra".
• "Two on a swing".
• "In the shade of the vineyard".
• "Truth is good, but happiness is better."
• "Bolero".
• "Karl and Anna".
• "Endless April".
• "Jacques and his master".
• "Whales from August".
• "You're stupid, Plush".
• "Testosterone".
• "Three sisters".
• "Two Verona".
• "The life and passions of the house of Bessemenov".
• "My poor Marat".
• "And there was love in the war".

Performances for children

Vyborg Theater plays performances for children's audiences as well.

Repertoire for young viewers:

• "One hundred kisses for a potty".
• "Semi-flower".
• "A Lesson for Little Red Riding Hood".
• "Mistress of the Copper Mountain".
• "Bug".
• "The Last Night of Scheherazade".
• "Apple War".
• "Masha and the Bear".
• "Hedgehog".
• "Apricot tree".
• "Nanny Arina's home theater".
• "Princess Hunt".

Christmas performances

On the New Year holidays, the Vyborg theater prepared special fairy tales for boys and girls:

• "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King".
• "Bride for Santa Claus".
• "Christmas Ball for Cinderella".
• "The Secret of the New Year's Forest".
• "Twelve months".
• "The sun and snowmen".

Troup

Vyborg Theater has assembled a wonderful creative team.

Croup:

• Tamara Belova.
• Ildar Basyrov.
• Mikhail Nikulin.
• Alexander Ryazanov.
• Tatiana Tushina.
• Wally Hammer.
• Irina Kokreva.
• Evgeny Nikitin.
• Galina Kikibush.
• VitalyStratichuk.
• Anton Kosolapov.
• Yuri Labetsky.
• Galina Basyrova.
• Olga Polyakova.
• Maxim Gladkov.
• Nikolai Ustinov - Leshchinsky.
• Olga Gurina.
• Svetlana Baeva.
• Vladimir Pavlukhin.
• Olga Smirnova.

Artistic Director

The Vyborg Theater (St. Petersburg) "lives" today under the direction of Yuri Yevgenyevich Labetsky. He is the artistic director of the troupe and himself takes part in productions as an actor.

Yuri Evgenievich graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinema with a degree in acting. He began his career in the city of Pskov. There he served in the regional puppet theater. Then there was Lvov. After - Kurgan theater "Gulliver". Here Y. Labetsky subsequently became the chief director. In 1982, a puppet theater was opened in Vyborg. Yuri Evgenievich joined him as the chief director. He became the artistic director of this theater in 1992.

In 1993 Yury Labetsky was awarded the title of Honored Art Worker of Russia.

Thanks to the competent leadership of Yuri Evgenievich, the theater overcame many problems, the financial crisis, was restored and experienced a number of reconstructions. It was Y. Labetsky who formed a wonderful troupe.

The artistic director of the Vyborg Theater is a diverse personality. Among other things, he is an excellent stage designer, he is engaged in writing dramatizations.

Purchasing tickets

Ticketsto the Vyborgsky Theater can be purchased at its box office. She works every day, without days off and lunch. Ticket office hours: from 10:00 am to 21:00 pm. You can also call the theater and book tickets by phone. Their cost ranges from 100 to 150 rubles for children's performances, 350 rubles for performances for adults. Students receive a discount. For them, the cost of a ticket for a performance for adults will be 200 rubles.

Where is it and how to get there

Everyone who visits the performance for the first time, the question arises: "Where is the Vyborg theater?" Its address is: Sportivnaya street, house 4. School number 14 is located opposite the theater. Nearby there is a kindergarten number 21 "Smile". As well as school number 12. From St. Petersburg, you can get to Vyborg by bus number 830. It departs from the Grazhdansky Prospekt metro station. Further along Vyborg itself, you can get to the theater by buses number 5, 1 or 6, as well as by minibus number 13.

Vyborg Palace of Culture

DK "Vyborgsky", located in the city of St. Petersburg, was opened in 1927. This palace immediately became the center of the cultural life of the city. Conferences, various events, forums, important meetings, meetings were held here. It was here that Dmitri Shostakovich gave his first concert. The recreation center "Vyborgsky" also hosted the World Congress, in which Academician I. Pavlov participated. Studios and associations work in the Palace of Culture, amateur groups are engaged. On his stagetoday there are concerts and performances of famous troupes and artists.