The picturesque and hospitable Rostov, located on the banks of the Don, is not only an actively developing industrial, but also the cultural center of the south of Russia well-known in our country. Nowadays, there are more than ten theaters that delight adults and small Rostovites and guests of the city with unique performances and the magnificent star cast of the troupe.
The city is famous for its rather active theatrical life, so everyone can find a performance to their liking. The theaters of Rostov-on-Don have the most varied orientation of the repertoire: opera and drama, children's and puppet, experimental, etc. The list of the most popular theater stages of the city is presented to you below:
- Drama Theater M. Gorky (Theater Square, 1).
- Musical Theater (st. B. Sadovaya, 134).
- Puppet Theater Bylkova (University Lane, 46).
- Universum - Student Theater (People's Militia, 2).
- "Ovation" (Selmash Ave., 1).
- “A man in a cube” (66/37 B. Sadovaya St.).
- Youth Theater (Svobody Square, 3).
- "Maximum" (Dneprostroevskaya, 2).
- Rostov Regional Philharmonic (B. Sadovaya St., 170).
- Art Studio "Etude" (Stadium Street, 44).
- Clown House (St. Serafimovich, 77).
We will not be able to “visit” each of them, but we will present the most popular theaters in Rostov-on-Don.
Drama Theater M. Gorky
The oldest theater located in the main square of the city. The building, made in the style of constructivism, was erected in 1935. During the Second World War, it was partially destroyed, but completely restored in 1963. The theater has two halls: Bolshoi (1020 seats) and Maly (70 seats).
Musical Theatre
This is the largest musical theater in the city and our country. His troupe includes artists of the former city musical comedy (one of the best in Russia) and graduates of the Rostov Conservatory. A piano-shaped building was built for this theater.
For the decoration of the hall for a thousand seats, natural wood was used, which made it possible to achieve perfect acoustics. The repertoire includes operas and ballets, rock operas and modern musicals, concerts of symphonic music. Theater actors successfully tour around the world.
State Puppet Theater
The story about the theaters of Rostov will be incomplete without a description of this place. One of the very first puppet theaters in our country is a favorite vacation spot for both kids and their parents. The talented collective shows the fairy tale performances “Aibolit”, “Golden Key”, “The Nutcracker”, for adult viewers - “Romeo and Juliet”, “Balaganchik”, “Faust”.
Puppeteers of Rostov are actively touring, showing their skills not only in large cities of Russia, but also abroad.
Theaters of Rostov: “A man in a cube”
This is a creative independent association, a dramatic professional theater, which was founded relatively recently (2008) by the young Rostov director K. Ryndina. Here they closely monitor the latest trends in the art world, are open to experiments, but at the same time preserve the traditions of classical theater.