Performance "All Shades of Blue", "Satyricon": audience reviews, description and reviews

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In August 2015, the premiere of a play staged by director Konstantin Raikin based on a play by Krasnoyarsk playwright Vladimir Zaitsev took place at the Satyricon Theater in Moscow. The theater "Satyricon" offered the audience "All Shades of Blue". Reviews for the performance can be found diametrically opposed, from delight to complete rejection.

World in shades of blue

There are parallels between the novel All Shades of Blue, written by Japanese writer and film director Murakami Ryu in 1976, and the work of the same name by Krasnoyarsk playwright Vladimir Zaitsev, released in 2014. At least one: both works about how difficult it is to be young. How scary it is to be face to face with the problem of choice: to live like everyone else, or…

Japanese Murakami Ryu blessed the hero of his novel with plotless "hippie" stories from the category of "sex, drugs, rock and roll". The monotonous hallucinations of a fringe boy from the 1970s describethe life of a small young company, whose members know firsthand what group sex, "overdoses", suicide.

Compared to the foreign "prototype", the Russian boy without a name (Boy - art. N. Smolyaninov, performance of the theater "Satyricon" "All Shades of Blue") is just an angel. He does not use drugs, "gangbang" is alien to him. But one day he realized that he was not like everyone else, and at sixteen he decided to confess to the world in the face of his family and friends that he did not care about girls at all, he was gay.

Many called the play "All Shades of Blue" ("Satyricon") controversial. Reviews of critics and simply grateful viewers conceal a lot of good things. For example, that the actors harmoniously got used to the images. Nikita Smolyaninov very convincingly conveys the feeling of the dazzling purity of the sinful (in someone's opinion) soul of his hero, all the horror and heartache that seized the Boy when he realized that it was impossible, but it was impossible in another way.

The boy overcame his fear and opened up to his loved ones, but fell victim to his confession. It is noteworthy that in the dramatic turns of events developing on the stage, there was a place for funny jokes. So the production of "All Shades of Blue" is about the tragic with humor.

The first act is structured like a reading of a play. The text does not shock the unprepared viewer as much as the "picture", so no action, only reading. However, in the future, no one will see either nudity or kissing.

Anything is possible

Raikin Jr.took up a topic far from those chosen by his famous father. But times and customs have changed. It is impossible to deny that in Russian society there is a long overdue need to rethink a number of stereotypes that exist in such an important area as interpersonal relationships. Is it necessary to sharply condemn "not such"? Or maybe you need to come to terms with the fact that they have the right to choose, like others? Does All Shades of Blue (Satyricon) Reviews Answer These Burning Questions?

"Satyricon" did its best: a sharp topic, illuminated by a red-hot ramp, stirred up a venerable audience. Everyone over 20 rushed to the performance "All Shades of Blue" (the rating of the play is 21+). But until recently it was believed that "in our country there is no sex, but there is love." If such an adult Boy had happened then, he would have been severely punished and condemned. In the Soviet Union, they talked a lot about reds and whites, but not about blues.

Virtues and virtue are only continuations of vices and shortcomings. This, in a sense, is narrated by "All Shades of Blue" at the Satyricon Theatre. Reviews of the performance confirm this. Many viewers are convinced that at the next round of his development, the Boy realizes that he was mistaken. Or does he not realize? And was he wrong?

Questions, questions, and there is no single answer to them. Perhaps that is why, like difficult problems in algebra, they are overcome by critics, journalists, viewers who have watched "All Shades of Blue" ("Satyricon"). Reviews for the performance - their attempt to solve a seriouslife "example".

Accents are placed: we must be more tolerant

Enough in Russia and intolerant of everything non-traditional, including sexual orientation. In St. Petersburg, in the "B altic House" in February 2016, the production of "All Shades of Blue" was held (theater "Satyricon"). "Reviews" were of a special, terrorist orientation. After the first scene, the police on duty received an alarming phone call: Orthodox activists reported that a bomb had been planted in the hall. Spectators were evacuated, the building was examined, there was no explosive device.

According to the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Vitaly Milonov, the infernal machine is laid not under the spectator chair, but under the moral he alth of the nation. Well, as one of the heroes of Arkady Raikin said, "maybe." Opinion has the right to exist. The play “All Shades of Blue” in the “Satyricon” itself, the reviews of the theatergoers about it is a kind of pedagogical poem, where each educator seeks and finds his own methods of shaping his personality, including his own.

But the director's accents are placed: "Shades of Blue" is a call to the generation of parents to be more tolerant, softer, not to impose their ideas about life on children. Yes, the world is not simple, it does not want to be the way some mothers (A. Steklova) and fathers (V. Bolshov) paint it. The Boy's parents, who have long been living unfriendly and aloof with each other, prefer lines without bends in their upbringing.

And it scares the viewer, strains,pushes away from the generation of "ancestors". Although there are those who think: "MaPa" is a monster - what is it? A frequent occurrence!" Will the production of "All Shades of Blue" ("Satyricon") change their opinion? Reviews will become more flexible, judgments softer? Probably, the director counted on this.

Mechanical swans vs living heart

The performance "All Shades of Blue" at the "Satyricon" theater is called the feat of Konstantin Raikin, a bold director's act. Zoya Apostolskaya writes in her review that the performance is not looking for deep existential meanings, but tells about hardened stereotypes.

The journalist believes that the production is balancing on the verge of kitsch, breaking into it. This style was chosen by artistic director K. Raikin and artist D. Razumov. With the help of it, the atmosphere of life is conveyed, in which not the truth is important, but the observance of norms. The boy looks the most normal of all the characters, not fake.

In her material there is an idea that ambiguous artistic techniques are used without provocation, there are unexpected solutions. The classical music of Tchaikovsky is replaced by the composition of Boris Moiseev, mechanical swans move around the stage, etc. The reviewer called swans an annoying metaphor that tired many. And so it is clear: soon the swan song of the unfortunate teenager will sound.

After the methods of "outpatient" treatment by prostitutes and art exhibitions did not help, the parents sent their son to a psychiatric hospital. But is this the right move? "All Shades of Blue"("Satyricon Theatre") reveal a remarkable fact: in spite of everything, the majority of viewers are ready to understand and accept a kind, sincere Boy, and not "correct ancestors".

What is good and what is bad

And here are some more reviews, reviews. "All Shades of Blue" (Satyricon) unwittingly or unwittingly activates deep reflections on the stage revelations of the Boy and other characters.

The process of open and voluntary recognition of one's belonging to a sexual minority causes deep sympathy among a number of reviewers. They believe: no one deserves persecution just because he is different. After all, it never occurs to anyone to condemn a person for a large mole on his nose or too large shoes…

Journalist Natalya Vitvitskaya admired the determination of the artistic director of the "Satyricon", who challenged existing social norms and staged a heartbreaking educational drama about a gay teenager.

Vitvitskaya is clearly not on the side of the "correcters" - the classmate of the hero Vika (art. E. Martinez-Cardenas), mom-economist, dad-military, grandmother-art critic (art. M. Ivanov), besogon (psychic). The reviewer examines the precedent from the standpoint of tolerance, notes that there is no vulgarity on stage, no one undresses, the colors are not deliberately thickened, everything is just like in life.

And in life, as you know, people for centuries and millennia puzzle over the fact thatwhat is good and what is bad", each time drawing different conclusions. But there are those who do not approve of pluralism, consider it necessary to revive certain moral beacons. Is such a beacon "All Shades of Blue" ("Satyricon")? Hearts are now more valuable than gold, and they may contain the answer to the age-old question about the limits of what is acceptable.

Everyone has a choice. So choose

In the media, on a bench near the house, at a youth get-together, you can hear / read an opinion about the work, which twenty years ago could not have been on the stage in principle. Now the topic has "gone to the people." Reviews of the play "All Shades of Blue" ("Satyricon") are impressive, first of all, by the mass character.

What do the audience say about the play "All Shades of Blue"? They claim that he made them think, contributed to internal purification, getting rid of the habit of harshly evaluating everyone and everything. Theatergoers approve of the performance of young actors - Nikita Smolyaninov, Evgenia Abramova, Roman Matyunin.

The roles are played sincerely, authentically, as if gradually teaching Melpomene's fans the great science of empathy, complicity, despite the difficulty of perceiving the topic. It is obvious that there is still a long way to go to a universal understanding of "non-traditional", and is it really necessary? At the premiere, no one left the theater during the intermission, as happens. The finale was crowned with warm applause. This can be regarded as gratitude to the director for the fact that heprovided connoisseurs with "freedom of choice". When there is a choice, it is easier for a person to live.

Bravo

Reviews about the performance "All Shades of Blue" ("Satyricon") also refer to the skill of the older generation of actors. They praise Agrippina Steklova for the fact that she so skillfully played the feelings of a mother who found out that her son is gay. They like Vladimir Bolshov, who faithfully conveyed the confusion of feelings of a professional soldier, whose life was spent in garrisons, where "shades of blue" would hardly be warmly accepted.

Yes, almost everyone feels sorry for the Boy. But looking at how the parents are working out schemes to distract their son from addiction, condemning the zeal and authoritarianism of the parents, the audience suddenly feels that they pity the "retarded old people", understands what a fire of emotions their minds are engulfed in. How difficult it is to accept something that goes against the upbringing received in childhood!

It's easy to advise from the outside: "Show patience, understanding." While watching the performance, many thought: "How irresistible!" People were imbued with the feelings of the characters, looked at what was happening not from the outside, but from the inside. This is the common merit of all: the author of the play, the director, the cast. The fact that there is no place for indifference when watching, you can see for yourself by coming to the theater "Satyricon". Feedback from viewers and critics is your guarantee.

Orientation to the "locality"

Do Muscovites and guests of the capital love the theater directed by K. Raikin? Reviews of residents of various parts of our country testify: they love. Is it because the troupe is able to conduct an honest dialogue with fans?If there is such interaction, it is easier for actors and directors to navigate "on the ground".

Especially when this "locality" is crossed by such a complex problem, incomprehensible to most Russian fans of the scene, as the one that was raised in the production. Reviews for the play "All Shades of Blue" at the Satyricon Theater are a symbol of indifference, indifference is a symbol of faith that the Boys will not be left alone, they will always be supported.

Criticism provides for a certain ornateness of speech: it speaks of "reality" and "conventionality", acceptable and unacceptable postmodern tilts, leads readers to Murakami, Gogol, moral standards and humanism. The bulk of modern Russian viewers do not gravitate towards ornateness. For almost a quarter of a century, she has wanted certainty. People are trying to figure out how to relate to the problem of non-traditional sexual orientation. Which decision will be correct? And they do not always understand whether this issue is worth discussing from the stage.

Konstantin Raikin considers "All Shades of Blue" a Christian play condemning intolerance and pride.

Life for show and just life

Some viewers cite comparisons that are not so much concrete-critical as philosophical. For example, if someone likes beer, this is his own business. This "someone" can moderately consume a high-quality drink made from m alt and hops all his life - no one around will know about his addiction. If someone loves a husband (wife,next door boyfriend, friend, girlfriend) - this is also personal. Why is it necessary to shout about it, declare it, demand a “ceremonial” recognition of the fact?

It's not about the Boy - the teenager is frightened, surprised by the discovery about himself. He doesn't know what to do, how to deal with it. He needs understanding. And to understand a teenager is the sacred duty of adults. This is what the audience is focusing on.

It is known that in Russia it was not appropriate for a husband and wife to kiss in public, they mention. Does this mean that the rights of the spouses were infringed? Maybe it's still more correct to orient art to the "bright side of the moon"?

Does it matter, everyone is equal?

In Russia there is a law that protects children from information that is harmful to their he alth, interfering with normal development. According to this law, it is unacceptable to inspire children that different-sex and traditional marriages are equivalent. Core values do not change over time, they are indestructible. How to evaluate the production from this point of view?

The play "All Shades of Blue", which is based on real events, does not promote homosexual orientation. He tells that people have forgotten how to understand each other. On the stage there is a symbolic "crowd", condemning what is happening, hiding in the depths of the stage. Who is it? Spectators? Do they see shades of blue, or is it solid black to them?

Some think: there is nothing surprising in the fact that "Satyricon" was given "All Shades of Blue". The theater is not the first time shocking the audience. Others assure: the production is unusual for the brainchild of Konstantin Arkadyevich Raikin. Game productions changedpsychological performance.

If we are talking about psychology, then it is this science that studies the world beyond its division into black and white. Many critics and viewers believe that the boy's parents should not have fought for their truth, randomly "swinging the sword" where a subtle, selective approach is needed. But is it for everyone?

Think for yourself, decide for yourself

The Boy's relatives realized that they should become truly native to the child. Late? Better late than never… Realizing that they should not have allowed the boy to be drugged with special drugs that actually killed the Boy, the parents take their son home. The family is reunited, but at what cost! White smoke on the stage seems to absorb the sad family. And in this veil it is not clear what will happen to the main character, how his life will turn out.

The open ending gives viewers the opportunity to think big. Reviews of the play "All Shades of Blue" at the "Satyricon" theater will excite public opinion for a long time to come. The scales will continue to tilt one way or the other. Should we wait for balance? Or is it impossible in a big changing world?