More than a hundred years have passed since the beautiful and beloved city of Odessa demanded spectacles. The Russian theater was born precisely then - in the 19th century. His repertoire today includes both classics and modernity. Every evening in the hall is a full house.
About the theater
The Russian Drama Theater (Odessa) in 2015 celebrated its 140th anniversary. He began his career in the 19th century. Today the theater continues to keep the best traditions of the past and at the same time creates something new that is close to the modern world.
In 2002, the Odessa drama building opened after reconstruction, which lasted almost two years. After a grandiose repair, changes took place in the team. The troupe has been updated. More than twenty new artists joined it, most of them are talented young people, but there are also masters with the titles of Honored.
The theater is known and loved not only in Odessa, but throughout Ukraine, as well as in countries such as Kazakhstan, Russia and Poland. In 2009, drama received academic status. You can buy tickets to the Russian Theater (Odessa) at the sites of the partners of the troupe, as well as at the box office. The work schedule is as follows: daily from 10:00 a.m. to 19 p.m., without a break.
Theater History
Odessa became a successful and wealthy city in the second half of the 19th century. Russian theater appeared at this time. Its first building was wooden. In 1873 it burned down. But Odessa could not imagine herself without a theater. The artists continued their performances, but they came to play on the stage, as in a booth.
A year later, the Russian Theater was revived. This happened thanks to the merchant A. Velikanov. He adapted his premises for the theater along Grecheskaya Street, which used to have a bakery. But the merchant A. Velikanov was not an entrepreneur for long. Soon, the economic crisis forced the philanthropist to cede the spectacle to his companion and neighbor, F. Rafailovich. It was he who coined the name Russian Theater.
The first performance on a new stage took place in 1875, in the fall. Touring celebrities often performed here at the end of the 19th century. Among them were: Ludwig Barnay, Sarah Bernhardt, Panas Saksagansky, Ernst Possartu and others. In September 1906, the new theater building burned down. But soon a new one was built in its place.
In the first years after the establishment of Soviet power in Odessa, several different theaters were opened. The most successful of them was Massodram. Soon he was connected to another troupe, and the joint theater was called Odessa Russian Drama. And in 1927 he was given the status of state. The theater was headed by A.L. Gripich at that time. His teacher was the legendary and famous Vsevolod Meyerhold.
In 1941, when the war began, the theater was disbanded. But the scene was not empty. The popular chansonnier Pyotr Leshchenko and many other artists toured here. After the city was liberated from German occupiers, the theater began to work again. The repertoire includes new performances. In the year 1964, Russian drama was directed by director V. Bortko. He brought a lot to the life of the team. The repertoire replenished with new large-scale productions. In 1996, the troupe was updated. The operetta stars came here. Then the first musical was staged. Today, directors even with world-famous fame collaborate with the theater.
Performances
The repertoire of the Russian Theater in Odessa is diverse. Here you can see dramas, and tragedies, and comedies, and farce, and fantasies, and even musicals.
Theater performances:
- "Marriage".
- "Scandal without intermission."
- "The recipe for love."
- "Edith Piaf. Life on credit."
- "Violinist and Beauty."
- "Diary of a Madman".
- "Snowstorm".
- "Red and black".
- "Romantic age."
- "Aesop".
- The Decameron.
- "Prince of the full moon" and others.
Troupe
The city of Odessa has long been famous for its talented actors. The Russian theater has gathered on its stage a whole galaxy of wonderful, professional, loving artists.
Odessa Drama Troupe:
- Olga Kondratieva.
- Svetlana Moskvina.
- Alexander Ivanenko.
- Valentina Prokofieva.
- Svetlana Gorchinskaya.
- Boris Smirnov.
- Guller Polyakova.
- Egor Karelsky.
- Alexander Suvorov.
- Lyudmila Agafonova.
- Tatyana Grachik.
- Irina Nadezhdina.
- Yana Slupskaya.
- Andrey Shlyakhov and other artists.
The festival
The Russian Theater (Odessa) offers its viewers not only performances. His poster invites the public every year to an international festival. It is called "Meetings in Odessa." Russian Theater is the organizer of its holding. Every year in autumn in Odessa this event takes place. Troupe from Ukraine, as well as from countries near and far abroad, take part in it.
The festival was first held in 2006. Within its framework, performances, conferences and master classes are held. There is no competition at the festival, no winners are identified, no places are awarded. All who come receive diplomas of participants. But during the discussion of all the presented productions, each team has the opportunity to hear the opinion of prominent critics about their work. The festival takes place in a fun and friendly atmosphere. The chairmen of the organizing committee are: Director of the Russian Theater A. Kopaygor and playwright A. Mardan.
Address
Those who want to visit the Russian Drama Theater for the first time are wondering where it is located. The city of its location, as mentioned above, is Odessa. Russian Theater is located on the street Greek, at number 48.
Near it there are the following attractions: Cathedral Square, Vera Kholodnaya Square with the eponymous monument, Transfiguration Cathedral, monuments to Leonid Utesov and Ilf with Petrov. The streets that surround the theater: Preobrazhenskaya and the alleyway of Vice Admiral Zhukov.