âSix-winged Seraphimâ is a performance, reviews of which the audience leaves kind, full of gratitude to the actors and thoughts about what they saw on the stage. Such a perception, devoid of claims and discontent, is quite rare for theatrical productions.
Tickets for âSeraphimâ, despite their high cost, fly off almost in the first week after the announcement of the date of the performance, regardless of the place and time of its holding.
The Orange Theater, which presents this performance to the public, rarely touches the cities of Russia, even less often goes to festivals and competitions. But this did not prevent the production from receiving awards at the famous Amur Autumn.
What is the performance about?
As his entrepreneur Nadezhda Orange described the performance, this is âa story about the versatility of female love and the one-sided nature of male essenceâ. The production is based on the play âSeraphimâ by Elena Isaeva, the content and mood of which the play conveys very accurately.
The action takes place in the office of a PR agency, which is called the name of its owner - "Seraphim". The play has six male characters and one female role. All six men are somehow connected with Seraphim by the âbonds of loveâ - a husband, a lover in the present, a former, just a fan.
Men are completely different, both in terms of personality and status, mind, manners and occupations:
- painter;
- journalist;
- deputy;
- musician;
- administrator;
- military.
But they have only one thing in common - Seraphim. And for some reason, all the heroes find themselves at the same time in her office.
In which genre?
On this plot plot, we can assume a comedy. About the Six-Winged Seraph (performance), the reviews often begin with the fact that, after reading the announcement, they were going to laugh. But this is not a comedy performance, it is an incredibly beautiful, lyrical and sometimes sad dramatic performance about people, their relationships, the inner world and reactions to what is happening around, as well as to each other.
As one of the well-known artists described this production - âperformance-fallâ. This characteristic is confirmed by the opinions of the audience. âSix-winged Seraphimâ is a performance collecting reviews that are thoughtful, well-written, full of various epithets and comparisons, often quite poetic.
Who is the director?
She set the story about Seraphim on the stage Alla Reshetnikova, actress and director of the Moscow Theater.
On her account a large number of children's performances and no less impressive serious dramatic productions, both on the metropolitan stage and in the province.
Who is on stage?
The main role was played by the famous actress Victoria Tarasova from television films and TV shows. According to the content of the play, the female character emits an incomparable energy that attracts the attention of men, conquering their hearts forever. The femininity of the heroine is the core of the whole work.
But the actress Victoria Tarasova gives Seraphim a little differently - her heroine is not just feminine and beautiful, she has bitchiness and iron grip, ironic perception and some cynicism. That is, the artist adds to the heroine a certain earthliness and that set of qualities, without which the leader of a successful business could hardly do.
Although the heroine has several âwingsâ among men, one stands out among them. This role is played by actor Andrei Chadov. His characterâs name is Igor, and the place allotted in the life of Seraphim is âan acting loverâ. Chadovâs character appears on the scene in the middle of the first act, adding intrigue to the development of the plot and questions to the audience.
In addition to Tarasova and Chadov, the actors involved in The Six-Wing Seraphim are:
- Valery Nikolaev;
- Vadim Andreev or Alexander Naumov;
- Dmitry Malashenko or Igor Vorobyov ;
- Ilya Pale;
- Anatoly Smiranin.
Each of them creates a rather colorful and unique hero, successfully complementing and shading the main female character.
How long does it take? Are there any restrictions?
The duration of the presentation itself is 2 hours 10 minutes. The performance is in two acts with an intermission. The total duration of the event may vary depending on the stage and the city, since the time allotted for a break depends on the organizers. Going to this performance, you need to count on a couple and a half hours.
On posters, the age limit is defined by the number "16+". Although the content is neither vulgar nor morally controversial, itâs not worth going to the presentation for children and adolescents. This is a very adult performance, designed for the viewer, standing at the threshold of thirty years.
Of course, the perception of any production depends solely on the person, and often people at the age of 20 turn out to be wiser in life than those who celebrated a half-century anniversary. But for youth, many moments in the relationship of heroes and the nuances of what is happening on the stage will not be understood.
What do they say?
âSix-winged Seraphimâ is a performance that evokes extremely positive reviews. They do not scold him, do not criticize the play of artists, do not discuss the dynamics, or vice versa - the protractedness of the action.
To date, such a reaction of the public is very rare, especially when you take into account such a moment as the frequent designation of the genre during a tour on posters - "comedy". It is difficult to say whether this is a benevolent acceptance by the public with the plot or with the work of artists.
It's possible that viewers are tired of comedies. "Seraphim" at the moment is a breath of fresh air. Although dramatic performances are presented in every city, the material for them is usually taken in âprovenâ drama, and itâs boring even for regular theatergoers to watch the interpretation of a literary work read at school for the hundredth time.