Chelyabinsk is a Russian city with a million population, one ofthe largest shopping centers not only in the Urals, but throughout the Russian Federation. Unfortunately, today the city is experiencing certain economic and social difficulties. Despite this, the cultural life here is full of key: on the territory of the village there are about 300 cultural sites! Among them - the Volkhovsky Puppet Theater. Chelyabinsk is proud of this institution. Details about the theater will tell the article.
Today the Puppet Theater (Chelyabinsk) is one of the bestin the country. He pleases spectators with wonderful productions, wins creative victories at various competitions and festivals, actively tours not only in Russia, but also abroad.
All of his performances are not only distinguished by an excellent acting, professional musical and light accompaniment, but also by the semantic load and genre uniqueness.
In this temple of art almost daily gorepresentation. The auditorium is designed for 198 seats, with 1-4 rows designed exclusively for children. Adults can take places starting from the 5th row.
In the early 30-ies of the last century in Chelyabinskcame the couple Garianov - the actors of the drama theater. At the master in the local market they bought a charming old toy - Parsley. It was this acquisition that gave birth to the idea of creating a puppet theater in the city.
Pavel and Nina Garianov enthusiastically took up thea business. The first performances were on the stage of the local drama theater. Only in 1935 the authorities officially announced the creation of the Chelyabinsk State Puppet Theater. He was placed in one of the rooms of the House of artistic education of children: they built a small stage, arranged chairs for young spectators. And on 02.10.1935 the first performance "Kashtanka" was held here. It is this date that is considered the birthday of the Puppet Theater in Chelyabinsk.
Years passed.The puppeteers perfected their art, the stage expanded, the first awards appeared. The legend was the performances "Silver Hoof", "Tiger Petric", "Malchish-Kibalchish". In the early 1970's. The 20th century was introduced by the innovations of the Puppet Theater (Chelyabinsk). Here, for the first time, non-swash performances were played, when the audience saw the actors-puppeteers live. Also on stage were performances for adults ("Love and Three Oranges", "Enamored Gods"). The unexpected expansion of the repertoire of the children's theater caused mixed assessments, and for the time being performances 16+ were suspended.
In 1972, the Puppet Theater (Chelyabinsk) received a new building, in which it is located today.
In 1977, in the Chelyabinsk Children's Theater camedirector Valery Volkhovsky. Here he worked for 10 years and staged many unforgettable performances, among which "We play Cheburashka", "The Adventures of Neznaika", "Buka", "Straw Lark", "Career Arturo Ui", "Little Prince", "Aistenok and Scarecrow" and even "Dead Souls" by N. Gogol.
After Volhovskiy other talented directors came to the theater - Mikhail Khusid, Alexander Borok, Sergei Plotov, Vladimir Gusarov, Ludwig Ustinov, Valentina Shiryaeva. Together with like-minded professionals - actors, artists, musicians, technicians - they raised the stage to an unprecedented ethical and aesthetic height.
What makes the young and adult audience happy with the puppet theater (Chelyabinsk)? His poster announces many wonderful ideas:
The repertoire of the puppet theater (Chelyabinsk) is very rich. Currently, it presents more than 40 performances, 4 of them for adults. These are "Victory", "Gypsy girl", "Expedition", "Man in a case".
The price for tickets is from 90 to 300 rubles andis established by the administration of the institution independently, depending on the date, time of the performance, its duration and technical complexity. Tickets are sold to all visitors, regardless of age. Discount from 50 to 100% of the ticket price is granted to privileged categories of citizens:
Puppet Theater (Chelyabinsk) is located at: Kirov Street, house number 8. The building itself resembles a small fairy-tale castle, which creates an amazing atmosphere already at the entrance to this temple of art.
