Youth Theater (Volgograd) - still very young. It was created only 10 years ago. But he has already formed an interesting repertoire designed for any age and taste, he is loved by the public.
About the theater
Youth Theater (Volgograd) opened its doors in September 2006. His first performance was staged based on the play by A. Arbuzov “My eyes for a sore eyes”.
The theater has a unique auditorium. There is no scene in it. Thus, viewers and artists are not separated by any barriers.
Until 2012, the artistic director of the youth theater was Alexei Serov, then he was replaced by Vladimir Bondarenko.
Today, the youth theater is one of the most favorite places for residents and visitors of the city. In his repertoire there are 23 different genres and designed for different age categories of performances.
Youth Theater (Volgograd) is located at the Alley of Heroes, house number 4. This is the building that once housed the Volga cinema.
Repertoire
Performances for every taste and age include the youth theater (Volgograd) in its repertoire. His poster offers the following productions:
- "Next will be a new day."
- "How do you explain this, Holmes?"
- "Diary of a Madman".
- "Art".
- "My century."
- "Another wife of my wife."
- "Scream backstage."
- "Love till death".
- "Provincial jokes."
- "Frost."
- "Bankrupt".
- "Cylinder".
- "Funny case".
- "The Tale of Lost Rights."
- "Life in questions and exclamations."
- "Three, Seven, Ace or Queen of Spades."
- "In the open sea".
- "Test".
- "Freaks."
- "Puss in Boots".
- "Before the rooster crows."
- "Love and hate".
- "The war has no female face."
The best performances
The youth theater for many of its productions has received awards and prizes, as well as diplomas at competitions and festivals. The best performances of the theater, which were highly appreciated by a competent jury and specialists in the field of culture and art:
- “War has no female face.”
- "Fanatics."
- "Three sisters".
- "Before the rooster crows."
- "Everything is in the garden."
- Gagarin Way.
- "Bankrupt".
- "Funny case".
Troupe
The Youth Theater (Volgograd) gathered a small but wonderful troupe.
Actors:
- Alexander Maslennikov.
- Andrey Gushev.
- Maxim Perov.
- Kristina Verbitskaya.
- Artyom Grudov.
- Veronika Kuksova.
- Natalia Kolganova.
- Tatyana Brazhenskaya.
- Julia Melnikova.
- Igor Mishin.
- Euphrosyne Besplemennova.
- Vladimir Zakharov.
- Natalya Streltsova.
- Yana Vodovozova.
- Goziy Makhmudov.
- Dmitry Matykin.
- Nodari Beshaguri.
- Victoria Sokolova.
- Tamara Matveeva.
- Anastasia Fateeva.
- Vyacheslav Midonov.
- Julia Barkalova.
Directors
Vladimir Bondarenko. Graduate of the theater department of the Voronezh Institute of Arts. Vladimir was awarded the title "Honored Artist of Russia", various prizes and awards in the field of art. In 2012 he was appointed artistic director of the youth theater.
Vladimir Belyaykin. He graduated from the Shchepkinsky Theater School with a degree in drama and film. Vladimir is a teacher at the Moscow Art Theater School and at the Shchepkinsky School.
Victoria Lugovaya. Graduate of the directing department of the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts.
Vadim Krivosheev. He graduated from the Academy of Arts - acting department. His main place of work is the Youth Theater of the city of Voronezh.
And also: Alexey Serov, Sergey Schipitsin, Alexander Barannikov, Adgur Kove and Sergey Tyuzhin.
Reviews
Youth Theater (Volgograd) receives various reviews from its viewers. But most of them are positive.
The theater has many loyal fans who have been visiting it since its opening and look forward to every premiere with impatience and excitement.
The public writes about most of the performances that they are interesting, make you think or give the opportunity to laugh and relax, they are understandable to both young people and the older generation. The plays for the plays are selected by the theater for contemporary ones, in tune with our time, although some of them were written in the past, or even in the century before last. Performances do not leave anyone indifferent. Anyone who has visited the youth theater once will want to come again and again and watch new productions.
The fact that the performances with a piquant plot for the most part are presented here is easy and relaxed, witty, subtle and without any vulgarity, which is very important, it pleases the audience.
Theater artists, according to the audience, are wonderful, talented, work at a high professional level. Their acting is fascinating and amazing.
The best performances of the theater, according to the audience, are Notes of a Madman, "Art", "I Love and Hate", "Bankrupt", "Scream behind the scenes", "Funny Case", "Puss in Boots".
The audience left negative reviews for the productions of "Cranks", "Love to the Sepulcher" and "Next will be a new day." Especially unflattering reviews went to the last of this list. It tells a lot about the unpleasant and even dirty aspects of people's lives. But that would be perfectly acceptable if it was done nobly and subtly. But in this performance, the theater sank to mat and low instincts. Such methods of disclosing the plot and images cause only rejection and protest. Such a speech, according to many viewers, should not sound in the temple of art.