In the city of Dolgoprudny near Moscow , the Gorod Theater is responsible for the cultural leisure of local residents and visitors. In a short time, his team from a small provincial troupe turned into one of the most famous cultural institutions in the region. The creativity of the “City” is known and loved also by the audience of the CIS countries and foreign countries, because it combines a bright form and deep content, and the variety of repertoire (from children's fairy tales to psychological dramas and love comedies) will satisfy the demands of a demanding audience of any age.
Theater "City" (Dolgoprudny): cultural activities
This "minister of Melpomene" was created by the Dolgoprudny administration on 05/14/1991, V. Bogdanovich became the first director. In his activity, he seeks to develop a professional theater, to form and educate humanistic principles in society. From 2001 to the present, the troupe is led by J. V. Harutyunyan, the main director is Yuri Soloviev. During its work, the "City" took part in a number of important cultural regional, state and international projects:
- became one of the initiators of the establishment of the Association “Municipal Theaters of the Moscow Region”, their first festival was held on its stage (1996);
- together with the regional Ministry of Culture, the administration and the administration of culture, established the Dolgoprudnenskaya autumn festival of regional theaters (since 2007);
- the staff of the theater "City" (Dolgoprudny) is a participant in socially significant Moscow and international cultural projects.
The staff of the "City"
The work of the theater is provided by only twenty employees, of whom: six are involved in the management and administration, eight people, including the main director, are responsible for the production, art, costumes, sound, light and advertising. The direct acting team of the Gorod Theater (in Dolgoprudny) consists of eleven people: L. Harutyunyan, A. Dolotov, V. Bakhtiev, P. Knyazkov, K. Trofimovich, A. Presnov, N. Sharapova, G. Korolev, I. Gololobov , A. Gukov and E. Moiseev.
To participate in separate productions, the City periodically uses the services of involved actors. For example, in October, artists were recruited to the troupe of the Gorod Theater in Dolgoprudny (address for casting: 3 Sportivnaya St.). Before the meeting, the administration makes a preview of potential actors using electronic resumes with a photograph.
Attention to the audience
The theater administration seeks to encourage its regular customers and twice a year - in winter and spring - holds an action to become the most active theater audience. Winners are selected in the adult and children's categories. To become a participant in the action, you need not to throw away tickets from all the performances visited during the year, but give them to the City Administration and come on the day the results of the draw are summed up. Prizes await the most active.
Theater "City" (Dolgoprudny): poster
In addition to the performances and performances of the troupe’s main repertoire, on the theater posters you can periodically see an invitation to the “City” project reads. ” These are theatrical readings, the entrance to which, by the way, is free. The subject of meetings is always diverse and interesting:
- “Author and Stage” - coverage of the most interesting moments of the festival “Dolgoprudnenskaya Autumn”.
- “Crocodile Gene and his friends” - a meeting dedicated to the 80th anniversary of E. Uspensky.
- "The Story of an Unknown Hero" is a program dedicated to the 130th birthday of Samuel Yakovlevich Marshak.
- "Tales of all living creatures" - dedicated to the 85th anniversary of Vasily Belov - the largest representative of the so-called village prose.
- “History, folded into lines” - dedicated to the 60th birthday of the city Dolgoprudny.
Performances of the collective
The repertoire of the Gorod Theater (Dolgoprudny) has more than two dozen productions designed for a wide age audience with different genre preferences. Some of the most popular are:
- "100 hours of happiness." This production tells the story of the life and work of Veronika Tushnova. The love poetry of this poetess is able to touch the heart of every person, the love in her verses is linked to grief and joy, loss and hope, present and future. She was a fighter for truly human relations between people. The performance lasts 1.5 hours and is designed for spectators over 12 years old.
- “Bust” is the story of two families living on the same stairwell and the love triangles artfully intertwined between them. The performance is woven from 120 minutes of fun music, fiery dances, funny dialogs and incredibly expressive acting. The age category of viewers is from 16 years old.
- “A conversation that didn’t exist” was set based on the play of the same name by R. Beletsky. This performance is about the story of 2 friends, composed of memories, curiosities, cases, as well as about the rushing forward with a wild speed of time.
- "DIGEST about love" - a story that incorporates love, passion and mental anguish. The basis of the performance is stories written by Vasily Shukshin, Ivan Bunin and Anton Chekhov.
- "Where do the children come from" - a play about 6 expectant mothers who, by chance, ended up in the walls of a maternity hospital in a small town. Each heroine has her own exciting, bitter and sometimes comical life story, which is divided into two halves: before and after the hospital. And only the head doctor of this institution becomes for them a guide to real life, helping to be born not only to babies, but also to their mothers again.
- "City of Dreams. Century XXI ”is a fascinating, interesting and intriguing history of his native city, which will become interesting not only for adults, but also for children. The performance is filled with a fascinating journey through the significant corners of Dolgoprudny, magic, miracles, true friendship and courage of the heroes in difficult situations.
For young viewers
The children's repertoire of the Gorod Theater in Dolgoprudny includes more than a dozen performances based on different fairy tales:
- "Golden Chicken" - a musical story about the abduction by Fox and Wolf of a golden testicle, demolished by Chicken Ryaba. The plans of the animals are to plant and grow out of it their unique Chicken, which will provide them with a regular supply of golden eggs. But the story takes an unexpected turn when it turns out that the hatched chicken is a cockerel.
- “Puss in Boots” - will take the young spectators to a magical land and introduce the resourceful cat to the hapless son of the miller, who will help his owner to overcome adversity.
- "Jolly Roger" is a marine adventure production with sword fights, treasure hunts, the birth of pure and sincere love, overcoming all obstacles.
- “Masha and the Bear” is an interactive performance with the participation of small spectators, which help the obstinate Masha to turn into an obedient, neat and kind girl.
Art project "Cafe-Worlds"
This is another format of meetings of the Gorod Theater in Dolgoprudny with its audience, in which the team presents programs dedicated to the legendary singers of bygone time. Immersion in the world of their wonderful creativity takes place in a spiritual atmosphere, with a cup of tea and with friends. This project has already presented to the public programs dedicated to:
- Muslim Magomayev - Soviet, Azerbaijani and Russian opera and pop singer (baritone).
- Evgeny Martynov - pop singer, composer, music editor, teacher.
- Valery Obodzinsky.
- Batyr Zakirov - People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR.
- Anne German.
Reviews about the "City"
In general, netizens are talking about positive impressions after visiting this theater. A worthy play of the actors, a good level of light and sound production, and interesting directing are noted. Due to the fact that the auditorium itself is small, the scene is clearly visible from anywhere. The spectators who attended the children's performances respond with special warmth: fabulous and adventure productions to the taste of the youngest toddlers and older children. And half an hour before the performance in the lobby of the theater, the entertainer entertains. And the price for all the performances is the same and affordable - 200 rubles.
An unpleasant smell on the ground floor (due to old sewer pipes) and a corridor requiring repair are noted as a small “fly in the ointment”.
Tickets can be purchased at the box office of the Gorod Theater (Dolgoprudny). Phone for reservation is indicated on the official website of the institution.