Voronezh Chamber Theater is one of the youngest in our country. It exists for more than 20 years. In his repertoire, classic and modern are intertwined. In addition to performances, exhibitions and lectures are held here.
About the theater
Voronezh Chamber Theater opened its doors in 1993. He is a state repertoire. In his troupe today are 17 artists. About 180 productions take place in one season. In the early years of the theater there were only four actors.
For many years, artists rehearsed and played performances at the Palace of Culture of Railway Workers. For 21 years, the Voronezh Chamber Theater has not had its premises. He received the new building only in 2014. It has two auditoriums. One is designed for 180 seats. The second is able to accommodate only 80 spectators and is equipped with a transforming stage. The first performance played in the new building was Boris Godunov by A. S. Pushkin.
Throughout its entire existence, the Voronezh Chamber Theater was famous for its productions. His poster even today offers interesting extraordinary performances. The troupe has been touring since 1996 and takes part in festivals. The theater has chosen for itself a way of self-expression through an actor's personality. He continues and preserves the best traditions of Russian stage art.
The theater is directed by Mikhail Bychkov. The performances of Voronezh residents have repeatedly become nominees and laureates of the Golden Mask. Actress Tatyana Kutikhina received the coveted award as the best female actor. Troupe performances often became winners of various festivals.
Voronezh Theater is among the ten best and most interesting provincial groups rated by Forbes magazine.
The building also has a cozy cafe where you can eat, a library with free Wi-Fi, and its own recording studio.
Performances
The Voronezh Chamber Theater offers its audience the following repertoire:
- "Boris Godunov".
- "Players".
- "Hidden in the foliage."
- Mandelstam.
- "14 red huts."
- "Before and after".
- "The Tale of Life".
- "Fragile."
- "Day of the city".
- "Sunstroke".
- "Ak and humanity."
- "Grenholm Method" and others.
Troupe
Voronezh Chamber Theater is famous for its actors capable of experimentation.
Troupe:
- Boris Goloshchapov.
- Vadim Krivosheev.
- Andrey Novikov.
- Tatyana Sezonenko.
- Tatyana Babenkova.
- Elena Lukins.
- Anastasia Novikova.
- Kamil Tukaev.
- Oleg Lukonin.
- Vasily Shumsky.
- Anastasia Meisinger.
- Mikhail Goastev and others.
Exhibitions
Voronezh Chamber Theater is actively exhibiting. In addition to the auditorium, he has an art gallery. It constantly hosts exhibitions of works by theater artists, animators and photographers. The gallery is open during the days of performances and opens an hour before the shows.
Exhibitions that can be seen at the theater this season:
- "Tricks Putti."
- "Mayakovsky and contemporaries."
- "Shine".
- "Scenography, costumes."
- "The limits of adequacy."
"Putti Tricks" is an exhibition of the artist Nina Proshunina (Nanyki). Here you can see a series of her works. Nina collaborated with the Voronezh Chamber Theater. She was engaged in the design of his performances. And also created a whole gallery of portraits of actors of the Voronezh Theater.
Exhibition "Light". Here are the works of the artist Vladimir Potapov. The exhibition is called "Light", as these are paintings of a large cycle dedicated to artificial lighting sources. Vladimir Potapov is a finalist and diploma winner of various competitions.
Exhibition "The limits of adequacy." This is the work of the artist Kirill Garshin. Here are paintings that interpret biblical stories through the eyes of the inhabitants of a madhouse.
Exhibition "Mayakovsky and Contemporaries". Here are photos of the poet. The exhibition is organized jointly with the V.V. Museum Mayakovsky.
Personal exhibition of works by theater artist Alexander Gorenstein. This talented man has designed more than a hundred performances in different countries of the world. His works are kept in galleries and museums in Russia, England, Italy, America, etc.
Exhibition "Scenography, Costumes". Here you can see the work of the famous theater artist Alexei Golod. He began his career at the Voronezh Theater. He was his main artist. Created scenography and costumes.
Lectures
In addition to performances and exhibitions, the theater carries out an educational project. It was opened in February 2015. Its name is “Lecture in the theater”. The project is overseen by the actor of the Voronezh Theater Kamil Tukaev.
Lectures are held on various topics:
- "Legendary names."
- "World Theater Avant-Garde".
- "Destroying the fourth wall."
- "Director and artist - composition of the play."
- "Visual theater - what is it?"
- "Shakespeare and modernity."
- "Classics and the border of its interpretations."
- "Video in the theater."
Lecturers accompany their stories with a video demonstration with excerpts from performances.