Theaters of Minsk: a list. Opera, youth and puppet theaters

Theaters of Minsk were opened at different times. Some have been around for many years, while others are still very young. Among them there are musical theaters, and drama, and puppet. All of them offer viewers performances of different genres.

Theaters of the Belarusian capital

The most popular theaters in Minsk:

• Theater of Belarusian Drama.
• Project "Stage Virtuosos".
• Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater.
• ACE.
• Musical Theatre.
• Drama named after Maxim Gorky.
• Puppet Theatre.
• Film actor studio.
• Yanka Kupala Theater.
• "InJest".
• Youth Variety Theater.
• Drama of the Belarusian army.
• Experimental theater.
• Theatrical Ark.
• Theater of Humor "Christopher".
• "Mimosa".
• Plastic Theater V. Inozemtseva and others.

Opera theatre

Musical theaters of Minsk offer the audience a rich multi-genre repertoire. Here, and ballet, and classical opera, and modern musicals. The most striking representative of this group is the Bolshoi Theater of Minsk. It exists since 1933. The name "Big" he received in 1940. And the title of academic was awarded in 1964.

The Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater in Minsk on May 25, 1933, played its first performance. It was a Carmen.

During the war years, the opera house (Minsk) was evacuated to the Russian Volga region, where he gave performances. Many artists went to the front or joined partisan units. The troupe returned to its native Minsk in 1944. Due to the bombing, the building, in which the artists played performances, was very damaged, and it had to be restored. The revival of the theater was marked by the staging of the opera Alesia.

In the 90s. the troupe began to enrich its repertoire with modern ballet performances.

In 2009, the next reconstruction of the Minsk Opera was completed.

Today the troupe is actively collaborating with colleagues from other countries. Artists constantly go on tour. The Minsk Opera also hosts world-famous artists and musicians on its stage. Now the troupe employs 67 creative personalities. Many of them have been awarded high prizes, titles and are laureates of prizes.

The Minsk Opera has opened branches in Novopolotsk, Mogilev and Gomel.

Repertoire

Opera House (Minsk) offers its viewers the following productions:

• "Masquerade Ball".
• "Seeing Roses."
• "Dr. Aibolit".
• "Carmina Burana".
• "Koschei the Immortal".
• "The world does not end at the door of the house."
• Rigoletto.
• "Romeo and Juliet".
• "Maid Servant."
• "World creation".
• "Telephone".
• Esmeralda.
• "The human voice."
• "Vitovt".
• The bandmaster.
• "Waiting hall".
• The Pirate Triangle.
• "Little Prince".
• "The gray-haired legend."
• "Flower Festival in Chinzano."
• "Flying Dutchman" and others.

Youth Theater

Among the young theaters, one of the most striking is the youth. He is only 31 years old. Youth Theater (Minsk) was founded in 1985. His main director was Grigory Borovik. His first performance was staged according to the novel "The War Does Not Have a Female Face", it was called "These Incomprehensible Old People."

In the early years of its existence, the theater wandered around different venues. The building was allocated to artists in 1987. Previously, he occupied the cinema "Spartak". Before the theater could rehearse and perform in its building, it was subjected to lengthy overhaul. The troupe, however, did not stop its work. Waiting for their stage to be ready, the artists went on tour and participated in festivals.

Since 2003, Modest Abramov became the artistic director of the Youth. He introduced into the repertoire more productions of world classics, since it is classical works that allow actors to best demonstrate their dramatic capabilities.

Since 2013, a ballet group appeared in the theater. She works in the genre of modern choreography. In 2014, the Youth Theater moved to a new building.

Repertoire

The Youth Theater (Minsk) included the following performances in its repertoire this season:

• "Frost."
• "A dream in a summer night".
• "Subject conversation."
• "Like stars, prophecies arise."
• "Eight Loving Women."
• "We will not pay."
• "Squaring the circle."
• "Pajamas for six."
• "The Scarlet Flower".
• "Threesome Love."
• "... This is not a movie" and others.

Puppet Theatre

Minsk children's theaters are very popular with young spectators. They are kind, instructive, interesting tales. The kids' favorite is the puppet theater. It has been around for almost 80 years. He began his career in the city of Gomel. It was a troupe assembled from amateur actors. In 1950, the artists moved to the city of Minsk and soon moved to a professional level. In those years, the repertoire included only children's performances. The role model for Belarusian puppeteers has always been the famous GAZTK led by Sergei Obraztsov. Muscovites helped their Minsk colleagues by sending them plays, sketches of decorations and dolls. In the early years of its existence, the Minsk puppeteers largely copied specimens. But over time, they began to strive to acquire their own face and their own unique style.

In the 70s, actors began to often go out from behind a screen onto the stage with dolls. Gradually, the repertoire included works by such authors as U. Shakespeare, Y. Kupala, M. Bulgakov, V. Mayakovsky, A. Chekhov, K. Gozzi and others.

Today the Minsk Puppet Theater is famous and loved not only in Belarus, but also in many other countries.

Repertoire

Puppet Theater (Minsk) shows performances not only for children. There are performances in his repertoire for an adult audience. This season in the theater you can watch the following performances:

• "Peppy Longstocking."
• "Interview with the Witches."
• "The mysterious hippo."
• "Silk".
• Moydodyr.
• Tartuffe.
• "Red Riding Hood".
• "Wedding".
• "Funny circus."
• "Birds".
• "Blue Bird" and others.