Chamber Theatre, Cherepovets: repertoire, history

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The Chamber Theater (Cherepovets) is still very young. He was born at the end of the 20th century. Today, his repertoire includes classical plays, fairy tales for children and modern dramaturgy.

About the theater

The Chamber Theater (Cherepovets), whose history goes back to the middle of the 19th century, considers July 1, 1993, the date of its birth. At first, there was an amateur troupe in the city, which included noblemen. The professional theater was opened in 1938. But 10 years later it was closed and did not exist until the end of the 20th century. And only in 1993 began its revival. Today the theater has its own building, which was overhauled 10 years ago. It is equipped with modern equipment. The hall can accommodate up to 438 spectators.

At the theater there is a children's studio. The troupe actively participates in various festivals, goes on tour. In addition to performances of various genres included in the repertoire, the theater hosts concerts, "kvartirniki", conferences, exhibitions and other events. Chief director - T. G. Makarova.

History of the theater

In 1993 wasthe chamber theater (Cherepovets) was opened. The Vologda Oblast has been waiting for this event for a long time. The first theater in the city of Cherepovets appeared in the 60s of the 19th century. He was amateur. By 1899, the amateur theater had grown into a musical and dramatic circle. Then the drama "Boris Godunov" was staged. In the same year, the circle turned into the Theater of Cherepovets Guardianship of Sobriety. The repertoire included not only dramatic, but also musical performances. At the beginning of the 20th century, Mikhail Glinka's opera A Life for the Tsar was staged. The actors were: a doctor, the wife of a court adviser, a prosecutor, a lawyer, a millionaire, a lawyer, princes, a leader of a women's gymnasium, etc. In 1919, professional artists joined the amateur troupe. The theater got its own building, where it lives today. During his creative life, he underwent several reorganizations. Its name has changed. And in 1948, the government stopped funding all theatrical troupes, making them self-supporting. As a result, the Cherepovets theater finished its last season a year later, ceased to exist and was closed for a long 40 years.

The chamber theater (Cherepovets) was revived in 1993. Although the official order to resume his work was signed only in 1998. In the same year, Tatyana Makarova was appointed chief director. The troupe of the revived theater presented its first production to the public in November 1997. It was a musical performance "The Stormy Days of Garunsky", based on the play by Lev Zorin. This production was unique in that the director Tatyana Makarova performed one eight roles in it. Whilethere were only two actors in the troupe: Tatyana Makarova and Fedor Ghukasyan. Jazz musicians take part in the performance. This production is still included in the repertoire of the theater and is very popular with the audience. The second performance was the comedy "Country Romance" based on the play by B. Racer and V. Konstantinov. It premiered in 2000. This performance was a social order. Both "The Stormy Days of Garunsky" and "Country Romance" were watched by almost the entire city.

Matriarchy became a landmark performance. This is a theater experiment. In this production, all roles, even female ones, are performed exclusively by male actors. The scenography of "Matriarchy" is striking and even shocking. Lighting effects are used in the performance, ballet and video series provide emotional coloring. The production won the Soros Foundation Grand Prize.

The meeting between director T. Makarova and playwright V. Borovitskaya played a big role in the life of the theatre. The performance "Varvara Petrovna", staged according to her play, provided the theater with tours in Moscow. The capital met the production with full houses.

Today the theater employs 20 talented professional artists. The repertoire includes productions of different genres.

Building renovation

The chamber theater (Cherepovets) is located in a building that was built in the early 20th century. Initially, it housed shopping arcades. The theater building is an architectural monument. Its reconstruction began in 2003 and lasted 4 years. During the overhaul, the entire structure of the building was completely strengthened. Another wing was added, which was planned back whenconstruction in 1914, but was not erected due to lack of material resources. The foundation was also reinforced. All communications were completely replaced. The auditorium has been completely remodeled. The walls were leveled and the floors were replaced. The theater was equipped with modern ventilation, fire extinguishing and video surveillance systems. The hall is equipped with modern sound and lighting equipment, clothes and stage mechanics, furniture.

Performances

The Chamber Theater (Cherepovets) offers its audience the following repertoire:

• "Tectonics of feelings".
• "Carlson everyone is waiting for".
• "Granny got married".
• "Michelle".
• "The Snow Queen".
• "Halloween for Russians".
• "Uncle's dream".
• "Seychelles".
• "Hare hut".
• "A very simple story".
• "The Bremen town musicians".
• "Masculine singular".

And other performances.

Troup

The Chamber Theater (Cherepovets) gathered 20 talented professional actors on its stage.

Croup:

• Kirill Shipiguzov.
• Elena Batalina.
• Ekaterina Kaloshina.
• Matvey Pirushkin.
• Anatoly Chadov.
• Tatiana Shesterikova.
• Alexander Semechkov.
• Valery Gorelkina.
• Maya Basova.
• Marina Mironovich.
• Alena Rodina.
• Sergey Sharygin.

And others.

Reviews

The Chamber Theater (Cherepovets) receives various reviews from its audience. Most of them. positive. The most favorite performances of the public: "The Young Lady-Peasant Woman", "Tectonics of Feelings", "Cinderella". Many residents and guests of Cherepovets consider the theater amazing and write that after visiting it, wonderful impressions remain. The audience characterizes the actors as amazing, talented, able to hook with their game. In their opinion, the theater's repertoire includes very interesting performances. The audience leaves negative feedback about the play "Halloween for Russians". According to many viewers, this is an uninteresting and vulgar performance. Boys and girls are very fond of children's theater performances - kind and wonderful fairy tales.