Drama Theater . Pushkin (Magnitogorsk) was founded in the first half of the 20th century. Initially, the repertoire included performances staged based on the plays of Soviet playwrights of that time. Today, you can see various performances.
Theater History
Pushkin Theater (Magnitogorsk), the photo of the building of which is presented in this article, began its career in the 1930s. At that time, the construction of a metallurgical plant was just beginning in the city. Initially, it was a propaganda team in which the best representatives of amateur performances who had working professions - excavators, fitters, concrete workers, electricians, and so on, acted as artists. Performances were played directly in workshops, on construction sites, in dormitories. In the early years, the head of the musical part was occupied by the wonderful Soviet composer Matvey Blanter.
The Komsomol city committee in 1932 decided to create a working youth theater (TRAM) on the basis of the propaganda team. He was the very first professional in Magnitogorsk. The patronage over it was taken over by the capital's Maly Theater. He sent his directors here. The first performance of a professional theater in Magnitogorsk was the play Street of Joy.
In 1935, TRAM was transformed into a drama theater. In 1937, he received the name of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin. During the war years, many actors went to the front. Nevertheless, the theater continued its work. The remaining actors created brigades and went to military units and hospitals to raise the morale of the defenders of the homeland with their creativity. In 1967, the theater received a new building. The 70s were marked by the fact that at that time the repertoire included performances staged based on the works of the great Russian poet, whose name is Magnitogorsk drama - Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin.
The eighties were difficult for the theater. And as a result, in the summer of 1990, it was closed. And in the autumn of that year it opened again, but was reorganized into the New Experimental Drama Theater. Its director was Vladimir Dosaev, who in a short time turned it into a successful one and made it one of the most interesting in the country.
From 1993 to 2007, the Magnitogorsk drama was the organizer of the festival "Theater without Borders". Troupe gathered here from different cities and countries. In 1997, Magnitogorsk drama again became the A.S. Pushkin Drama Theater.
In 2008, a grandiose event took place. The production of “Thunderstorm” of the Magnitogorsk Theater was awarded the Golden Mask prize in the nomination “The best performance of small forms”.
Today the drama theater is actively touring, goes to prestigious festivals in different countries and invariably brings awards. Since 2010, the post of chief director has been occupied by Maxim Kalsin. The repertoire of the theater consists of classics, as well as modern plays by foreign and Russian playwrights.
Magnitogorsk drama is one of the most famous in the country. According to Forbes magazine, it is one of the ten most interesting provincial theaters that foreigners who come to this city are recommended to visit.
Repertoire
The Drama Theater named after A.S. Pushkin (Magnitogorsk) offers its viewers the following performances:
- "Matador".
- "Women's time."
- "Dark alleys".
- "Siren and Victoria."
- “Inventive in love.”
- "Interrogation."
- "By magic".
- "How Ivan went for happiness."
- "Two on a swing."
- "Storm".
- "My poor Marat."
- "A cat that walked on its own."
- The prima donnas.
- "Winter".
- “The Marriage of Figaro.”
- "If you go forward for a long time ...".
- "Orange peel".
- "Dance of Delhi."
- Amadeus.
- "Crane".
- "No. 13".
- "Forest".
- "These free butterflies."
- "Once Upon a Time in Miami."
- "Queen of beauty".
- “Three Little Pigs, or The Adventures of the Restless.”
- "Romeo and Juliet".
- "I thought my heart had forgotten ...".
- "Run".
- "M. Tsvetaeva. My wildness and quiet ... "
- "No rules".
- "Station".
"My poor Marat"
One of the premieres of 2015, which the Pushkin Theater (Magnitogorsk) first showed on its stage on May 5, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Great Victory, is the play "My poor Marat." It was staged based on the play by Alexei Arbuzov. The heroes of the play are very young, almost children, Marat, Lika and Leonidik. The action takes place in the besieged Leningrad.
War is a difficult period in the life of any person. At this terrible time, nerves are naked. Everything is experienced more acutely. Revalued values. No horror film can compare with war. And it is in such difficult conditions that each person shows what he really is and what he stands for. The play very sharply shows the experiences of the heroes. "My poor Marat" offers the viewer a number of problems, such as loyalty, duty, love, sacrifice, friendship. What will the heroes of the performance show themselves in monstrous conditions?
"Snow Wonders"
The Pushkin Drama Theater (Magnitogorsk) invites young viewers from December 24, 2015 until the end of the New Year holidays to watch the snowgrim show Snowy Wonders. Boys and girls are invited inside a huge snowdrift, where cheerful little men live. They are called Belgigrims. They are inventors, tricks, dreamers and inventors. They either make a camera out of a box of matches or hide in their burrows and throw snowballs, or they take huge straws and arrange an orchestra. They can suddenly appear on the seabed, where colorful fish and jellyfish live. There is a character in this fairy tale Chistyulya. He does not like pranks, he only likes order. He believes that Santa Claus will not come to those who are hooligans and make a mess.
Troupe
The Pushkin Theater (Magnitogorsk) brought together wonderful actors on its stage.
The troupe includes the following artists:
- A. Votyakova.
- A. Cohan.
- M. Sergey.
- D. Sochkov.
- V. Bogdanov.
- Yu. Duvanov.
- I. Pogorelov.
- Yu.Shengireyeva.
- N. Saveliev.
- L. Gushchina.
- V. Shengireyev.
- L. Lyamkina
- A. Berdnikov.
- I. Panov.
- E. Schegholikhin.
- T. Busygina.
- E. Lukmanova.
- E. Savelyeva.
- I. Bill.
- N. Lavrova.
- D. Gazizullin.
Other performers are represented in the team.
Main director
Maxim Kalsin is an interesting person whose biography deserves to be staged on it. He was born in a small town where there was no theater at all. Up to 30 years old Maxim was very new to this type of art. By that time, he had visited theaters only a few times. First, he graduated from the History Department of Moscow State University. But he did not defend his dissertation, because he realized that he did not want to lead the life of a historian — to sit in libraries, take part in conferences and so on. Then Maxim decided to change his life and went into business. He owned a chain of bookstores. But at the age of 30, he realized that he was not engaged in his own business, left everything and entered the VGIK in the directing department. He came to the Pushkin Theater (Magnitogorsk) in 2010. Now he is happy that he can create, feels in his place and understands that he is doing his job.
Reviews
Pushkin Theater (Magnitogorsk) receives various reviews from the audience, but most of them are enthusiastic. The most favorite performance among the public is "Thunderstorm". Viewers write that this is a sight that causes delight. When you look for the first time, you find many surprises. Theater actors, according to the audience, are talented and wonderful convey the feelings and emotions of their characters. The repertoire of the theater is wide, and everyone can find a performance to their liking.
Where is
Pushkin Theater (Magnitogorsk) is located at the address: Lenin Avenue, house number 66. He stands at the intersection with Gagarin Street. Its location is shown on the map presented in this article.