"Woe from Wit" directed by Alexander Yatsko is a rare example of a modern, but respectful attitude to the classics. The actors are dressed in suits as if from a stylish boutique, but at the same time they thoughtfully pronounce the text of Griboyedov’s comedy without distortion. The reduction affected only the six Tugoukhovsky princesses: they would have been cramped on the small “Stage under the roof.” “Woe from Wit” at the Mossovet Theater - chamber history young people, fashionable and uncompromising.
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Famous theater experiment
The French director proposed an avant-garde version of reading Gogol's text. The whole phantasmagoria is acted out by punks - in black leather suits with heavy metal rivets, with sophisticated tattoos, colored mohawks on their heads. The puppets on stage are just as unusual for Moscow spectators. Together with the performers, they appear as a kind of centaurs, and at some moments the actor conducts a dialogue with the doll, which he himself controls.
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A great play played without words
In this interpretation, not a single word of Gogol sounds, there are no words in it at all. Director Sergei Zemlyansky is known for translating literature into plastic arts. In just an hour and a half, the actors will dance and convey both a satirical and lyrical story about the life of people in a provincial town, where they live with their weaknesses and hopes.
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Classic production with puppets
Gogol's play is only slightly shortened, focusing on human relationships rather than satirical caricatures. Puppet characters are, first of all, charming, and therefore evoke not just sympathy, but understanding. Unexpected solutions arise when puppets interact with characters played by actors in a “live shot” (this is how in puppet theater they talk about a technique when an actor plays a role exclusively through the means of dramatic theater).
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It's all just beginning
They are still only talking about the war and are only planning to fight it, flaunting it. The world is represented by Moscow and St. Petersburg families with Natasha and Andrey beginning to grow up. The masterpiece of director Pyotr Fomenko runs for almost four hours, but is perceived in one breath. The actors barely have time to imagine the events of the incomplete first volume of the great novel, playing several diverse roles and demonstrating the enchanting skill for which the audience loved the “Fomenki” so much.
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A great actress talks about a great poet
Alla Demidova does not just present the poems of Anna Akhmatova, which she often did in her reading programs. She talks about Akhmatova and acts, reading the text in the mise-en-scène and scenography of Kirill Serebrennikov, surrounded by modern sound design and video animation. Neon lettering in Latin decorating Fountain House in St. Petersburg, “God preserves everything” becomes important detail design of a production that lasts only an hour, but is extremely rich in meaning.
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Performance for advanced teenagers and their advanced parents
Evgeny Mironov took on the role of the Storyteller, who in an incredibly beautiful performance by world theater star Bob Wilson wears a red wig and dangles his legs, sitting on an oak tree taller than a learned cat. He ironically comments on what is happening, either driving around in a red convertible instead of the shipmen, or instantly aging, sharing with the public the little-known “Tale of the Bear.” The performance is an opportunity to look at poems memorized from childhood with the fresh eyes of a foreign visionary director.
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Theater as a garden
Of course, in order to accept this performance, one must accept the acting style of Renata Litvinova, who here does not play Ranevskaya, but lives in this image, ironizing her own intonations and gestures. Nevertheless, she feels sorry for her “klutz” heroine. The garden itself, as interpreted by director Adolf Shapiro, is a theater. New actors replace the old masters, who are represented here by Nikolai Chindyaykin and Sergei Dreyden, and the usual curtain with a seagull does not open, but falls into segments, cutting the space of the entire legendary stage of the Moscow Art Theater, becoming similar to flowering trees in the cold spring.
The first trip to the theater is either like your first love - exciting and sweet memories for life, or like your first disappointment - immediately and forever. That's why announcements are collected here best performances for children and shows performed on the stages of children's theaters.
What your child’s first meeting with the theater will be like is up to you. Child psychologists recommend starting preparations for this special event several weeks before the performance: reading the book that served as the basis for the production, discussing its plot with the child, and thinking over the outfit. Be sure to explain to your child the rules of behavior in the theater and, maybe, even play theater at home, so that you don’t spoil your mood and the child’s holiday with constant tugging.
It is extremely important to choose the right Moscow theaters and performances for children. For the first time it is better to choose a chamber one children's theater, with a small cozy hall, because small child It’s difficult and scary among too many people. Puppet show You can choose if you are firmly convinced that the dolls will not scare the baby. If there is no such confidence, then it is better to go to the children's drama theater. The performance should not contain too loud and harsh music, bright flashes or frightening special effects.
The scenery should create a feeling of magic, of being in a fairy tale, but also not be too scary. The plot should be exciting, exciting, but in no way scary. And definitely with a happy ending. Then the little viewer will almost certainly look forward to the opportunity to once again find himself in this magical place where fairy tales come to life.
Children school age they enjoy watching performances for teenagers, because the story staged on stage based on their favorite books is so easy to understand. And it’s easier for literature teachers to introduce teenagers to literary works school curriculum, taking students to a performance. You see, many will become interested and even read the book.
Where to go in Moscow with a girl? A theater for children is not the last place on the list of places where you can spend a date: sit side by side in the dark, experience funny or scary adventures of the characters together, and after the performance you don’t have to worry about finding a topic for conversation, because after good performance it will appear by itself.
Well, the theater posters work so that you can choose the best repertoire of theaters and not spend a lot of time choosing a place to go with your child in Moscow.
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The capital represents huge amount performances based on the school curriculum and works that are considered classics of world literature.
When should you watch the play: before reading the original or after? The answer is not clear. As practice shows, it is still better to watch the play after reading literary work. Then you have your own view on the material you have read, a concept has been formed, an understanding of the plot, and the arrangement of characters is clear. artwork analyzed in lessons and emphasized.
If you watch the play before reading it, the student often thinks: “Why read if you’ve seen the play? If the plot is clear and the characters are familiar?
There are a number of performances staged based on the works of Russian and Western classics that are not performed in school, but everyone should know them educated person. Therefore, if you watch them even without reading the original, then this in itself is wonderful. This row is opened by Shakespeare, Stendhal, Mark Twain, Salinger...
It is important not only what to watch, but also where, because theater directors They can interpret the author’s text in different ways and present familiar classics to everyone in such a way that not only adults, but also children are “embarrassed” by what they see.
Now you can take a more detailed look at the posters of Moscow theaters and analyze the repertoire aimed at teenage audiences.
Maly Theater
It's a win-win. The classics never leave the stage. Wonderful actors, classical interpretation of the work, rich costumes, scenery and props.
The peculiarity of this theater is that it is difficult to get tickets for performances according to the school program - they are purchased by schools. Therefore, you need to take care in advance, about two months in advance, to purchase tickets for the desired performance.
RAMT (Russian Academic Youth Theater)
Located opposite the Maly Theater. The performances staged on its stage are designed for youth audiences. The works on which they are based are not included in the compulsory program, but belong to the treasury of world literature:
The theater has a classic vision of production material.
Children's Musical Theater named after. N. I. Sats
With an orchestra pit. And this says a lot: about live music, about beautiful voices (how else can it be in musical theater?) The hall is equipped for young spectators, with wonderful acoustics and lift auditorium, the stage is clearly visible from any place.
The theater is also interesting because it introduces viewers to various genres theatrical arts: opera, ballet, musical. Each production is adapted for children. On the stage of the theater there are the operas “Thumbelina”, “The Magic Flute”, “Twelve Months”, “Eugene Onegin”, “Marriage”, ballets “Cinderella”, “ Swan Lake", "Sherlock Holmes", "The Nutcracker", the musical "The Wizard of Oz".
Theater creations
Reading the titles of the performances, it is impossible to imagine how this can be “depicted” on stage, where the means of expression and presentation of material are limited by space? Everything is possible in cinema now, computer graphics will “draw” any fantasy of the creator. How can you convey movements on stage, for example (workshop of P. Fomenko)? The director of the play, I. Popovski, succeeded masterfully. It’s not clear how, but the impression is enchanting! No wonder you can’t get to this performance.
How to stage classics using puppets instead of actors? masterfully coped with this task. The following performances are performed on its stage: “Little Tragedies”, “Chichikov’s Concert with Orchestra”, “Gulliver”, “The Night Before Christmas”. An action is played out on stage, where actors and puppets partner. For example, the faces of the dolls Korobochka, Sobakevich and other characters " Dead souls” are so emotional that they seem to be outacting the real actors.
How can one perform the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” on a stage the size of a snout? How to keep the audience in suspense for over two hours when there are no special effects, no scenery, no costume changes? And keep who? The most critical, ironically minded audience - teenagers? The Nikitsky Gate Theater succeeds in doing this very well. Proof? Try buying tickets to the show.
"Carefully! Children"
And there are plenty of such modernly interpreted performances in Moscow. A striking example of this is the production of “Eugene Onegin” at the Taganka Theater. Yuri Lyubimov put this novel into one action. It seems that it was because he was afraid that half the audience would leave the theater during intermission? The performance is conditional: there are no classical theatrical attributes. It resembles an amateur concert. Instead of decorations - some kind of cardboard partitions, curtains, ladders. One came out, said the text quickly and left, followed by the second. He rattled off the words in his own way and left. Each Pushkin character performs his own solo number and his task is to surprise the audience, no matter what.
In an effort to modernize the “poem in verse,” the director included jazz, rap, Russian and African folk in the performance. The performance leaves an ambiguous impression. Where is the lightness and airiness of Pushkin’s line? Where is the poetic tenderness and sadness?
Any task theatrical production is seen to awaken the interest of the younger generation in literature and other forms of art. And there are many performances that serve precisely this idea. Search, read reviews and don’t rely only on the title of the show.
Modern youth are not too fond of such art as theater, increasingly preferring to surf the Internet or, at worst, go to the cinema. Meanwhile, theater is an integral part of the formation of a truly intellectually developed person. That’s why it’s so important to know what interesting performances there are for high school students that you can still take them to.
Children's theaters in Moscow
Many theaters in the capital successfully stage a variety of performances that children can watch. Before listing some of them, it is worth dwelling in a little more detail on Moscow children's theaters - after all, they specialize in both performances for teenagers and performances for children.
There are a huge number of similar institutions in the capital of our country. Musical performances that will be of interest to both the youngest and older children can be seen by visiting the Natalia Sats Children's Theater - the first theater in the world to show opera for children, by the way. There is also a children's shadow theater in the capital. Don’t think that such entertainment is only interesting for kids. For the older category of spectators, there is also a wide selection of performances, and even teenagers are taken on a tour of the theater and told in detail about the specifics of this type of art.
We should not forget about the theater for young spectators. Moreover, in Moscow there is both a central and a regional one. In both, performances for teenagers are constantly held, and the extensive repertoire allows you to choose a performance to suit your taste and budget. The puppet theater of Sergei Obraztsov is very popular even among adults. One should not assume that dolls are intended only for very young people: in this temple of art every viewer will find something to surprise.
The theater of the beloved and well-known “Grandfather Durov” and his animals is another wonderful place that is perfect for visiting with children. If animals are loved, then they are loved at any age - which means that even a teenager will not be bored or uninterested in watching funny animals performing a wide variety of tricks and tricks.
Performances by dramatic works teenagers can see theater A-Z. This institution is unusual, firstly, in that they stage non-trivial performances - that is, the repertoire is different from others. And, secondly, the theater has its own children's troupe. And it’s always interesting to look at peers!
It should be noted that in Moscow there are only about one hundred and seventy theaters. More than a third of them are children's. Of course, it is not possible to list everything, but there is absolutely plenty to choose from to take your child there.
Genre variety of performances
For some reason, many people mistakenly believe that performances for children are mostly funny. light comedies, where you don’t have to strain your head. This idea is completely wrong. Perhaps this statement is only partly true for the tiniest category of spectators - three-year-olds, but even for them, sometimes more serious performances are shown. And there’s no need to talk about older children: performances for teenagers are rich genre diversity: these are comedies, and dramas, and melodramas, and adventures, and musicals, and operettas... About some of the performances staged in Moscow for children - just below.
"The Little Prince"
Widely known to a large audience (especially those who are older) as the leader of the group “Flowers”. However, he, among other things, is also the creator of the first musical theater in our country, which bears his name. At the Stas Namin Theater, children and their parents can watch a wonderful musical “ The Little Prince", based on the work of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Wonderful choreography, amazing stunts, beautiful scenery, excellent work by the director and actors - this is what awaits those who come to the performance. The musical “The Little Prince” stars leading actors of the Stas Namin Theater - such as Andrei Domnin, Yana Kuts, Ivan Fedorov and others.
The performance lasts an hour and forty-five minutes, and viewers who have already watched it note that time passes very quickly. The children do not get bored during the performance, and upon returning home they remember the wonderful performance for a long time.
"The Cherry Orchard"
Another option. " Cherry Orchard"Chekhov plays in several films at once. Directors love this production for its undying timeliness - what was written at the beginning of the last century remains relevant today.
You can watch this performance for teenagers in Moscow, for example, at the Pushkin Theater. A production directed by Vladimir Mirzoev has been going on there for almost three years now. The main roles are played by artists known not only for their theatrical but also for their film works - Maxim Vitorgan, Taisiya Vilkova, Victoria Isakova and many others. The performance lasts almost three hours with one break.
The Mayakovsky Theater also staged Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Its duration is ten minutes shorter than that of its colleague theatre, but this does not mean that in form or content this performance is inferior to Pushkin’s. Stanislav Lyubshin, Vladimir Steklov, Pavel Lyubimtsev are just a few of the actors involved in the performance, and with such names the performance cannot fail.
Spectators are enjoying the production of “The Cherry Orchard” by Andrei Konchalovsky at the Mossovet Theater. The comedy in four acts is successfully performed with the participation of such famous artists as Yulia Vysotskaya, Alexander Domogarov, Alexey Grishin and others. In addition, the great Mark Zakharov has his own “Cherry Orchard” in Lenkom. The play stars Alexander Zbruev, Maxim Amelchenko, Leonid Bronevoy.
"A long time ago." Exciting production
The play "Once upon a time" play of the same name since the early forties years goes by c Of course, there were breaks when this production (by the way, many people are familiar with this play from the wonderful film “The Hussar Ballad”) was not included in the theater’s repertoire. But in recent years The updated performance, masterfully made by director Boris Morozov, once again delights the audience. This is a completely different reading of the old text - however, each production is somewhat unique.
The performance lasts almost three hours, and among the leading actors are such artists as Anna Kireeva, Anastasia Busygina, Sergei Kolesnikov, Valery Abramov, Elena Svanidze and so on.
"Doctor Chekhov"
In the theater at the Nikitsky Gate there is a wonderful performance based on the works of Anton Pavlovich. This is the play "Doctor Chekhov" - the so-called theatrical fantasies. The director accomplished a truly titanic task - he “shoveled” mountains of literature, he didn’t just restore Chekhov’s characters on stage, he made them come alive, and two hours in the hall simply flew by unnoticed. It’s not for nothing that critics call this work a “play-research.”
The production features leading theater artists - Alexander Karpov, Margarita Rasskazova, Vladimir Piskunov, Yuri Golubtsov, Olga Lebedeva. From the stage, viewers can see a dramatization of such Chekhov stories as “The Diplomat”, “Vanka Zhukov”, “I Want to Sleep” and others. In total, the director selected eight wonderful works by the writer from different years for the performance.
"Musketeers"
Another performance for teenagers can confidently be called “The Musketeers” (or “The Three Musketeers”). Who didn’t read the books of Alexandre Dumas as a child? Who hasn’t fought in harsh battles next to the brave D’Artagnan and his friends! Boys and girls at all times are close and understandable to the adventures of these heroes, and therefore this performance is invariably in demand.
You can look at the life of desperate musketeers and enjoy wonderful acting and fencing at RAMT - the production by Andrei Ryklin lasts exactly two and a half hours. Visitors to the Chekhov Theater also have a chance to watch the unforgettable heroes of Dumas; however, you need to be prepared for what's out there the performance is on much more - a full four hours and forty minutes. True, the production includes two intermissions. For the first time in this theater this performance took place two years ago, in the fall, so we can say that this is relatively new performance. Its peculiarity, in addition to its length, is that director Konstantin Bogomolov, when creating his performance, did not use the text of the great French classic. Based on it, a new plot was created, which is characterized by love, detective, and mysticism... To understand the director’s whole idea, you need to watch the play! In addition, wonderful actors play there - Danil Steklov, Igor Vernik, Viktor Verzhbitsky, Irina Miroshnichenko, Roza Khairullina and others. Those who have already seen the production note that it is impossible to remain indifferent. Regardless of whether you like the “trash epic” (this is the subtitle of the play) or not, you cannot disagree with the fact that it is not like anything or anyone.
In addition to RAMT and the Chekhov Theater, “The Three Musketeers” is also shown by Stas Namin. In his interpretation, this is a musical production. Good songs, good actors, a good plot - what else is needed for a wonderful performance? For two and a half hours, viewers have the opportunity to enjoy such actors as Yana Kuts, Alexandra Verkhoshanskaya, Oleg Litskevich and many others.
"She Who Worked a Miracle"
For fifteen years now, the RAMT repertoire has featured another stunning performance for teenagers - “She Who Worked a Miracle.” It is based on the play by William Gibson - the story of a real person, the female scientist Ellen Keller. Due to illness, while still a child, she stopped seeing and hearing, but, nevertheless, she was able to graduate from one of the prestigious universities in the world - Harvard, and became a linguist, mathematician, writer and teacher. She really created a miracle, achieving the impossible: she learned to read and speak, swim and ride a bike... In a word, she proved that human capabilities are limitless, you just need to really want to achieve something. This is about this - about human capabilities and self-confidence, faith in the best - and this wonderful performance was staged by director Yuri Eremin.
Presentation with the same the name goes and in the theater for two hours, viewers have the opportunity to empathize with the fate of Ellen Keller, while simultaneously enjoying the performances of Nikolai Glebov, Natalia Kalashnik, Mikhail Ozornin, Vera Desnitskaya, Ekaterina Vasilyeva. Despite the fact that the production is allowed to be viewed from the age of sixteen, many parents bring even ten-year-olds to the performance - and, as they say, what they see only benefits the children for future use.
"Undergrown"
In the same the theater is on another performance for teenagers - based on Denis Fonvizin’s play “The Minor”: “The Minor. RU". An old plot with a modern twist is all that is needed to attract the attention of the children (as an example: the play uses the music of Shnur, the leader of the Leningrad group). And the relevance of the play in all centuries has been and remains enormous! The production lasts two hours and features Alexander Panin, Irina Morozova, Stanislav Fedorchuk and other equally remarkable artists.
For those who love the Maly Theater, you can go to see “Nedoroslya” there. This performance has been on its stage for quite a long time - more than thirty years. Its duration is almost two and a half hours, and in the performance you can see such actors as Olga Abramova, Mikhail Fomenko, Vladimir Nosik, Maria Seregina, Alexey Kudinovich and others.
Of course, these are just a few of the performances for teenagers that exist in Moscow. The range of performances is incredibly wide - if you have the desire, there will be something to go to!
