The Minusinsk Drama Theater is one of the best theaters in Siberia, as well as the center of the cultural life of the ancient city of Minusinsk. The theater has a museum where viewers can familiarize themselves with the main stages of its history. The building of the theater is a city attraction, and since 2009 it has been classified as a particularly valuable cultural heritage site.
History of the theater
A theater and forerunner can be considered a musical and dramatic society led by actress Olympiad Volkonskaya, created around 1880. Officially, the date of the creation of the theater is considered to be November 28, 1882. The theater was already very popular then, but could not accommodate everyone because of the small auditorium. The year 1888 was marked by the purchase of a more spacious building - an old wooden barracks. Sometimes it was necessary to play in a cold unheated room by candlelight. In 1904, the building was laid, in which one part of the premises was reserved for the theater, and the other was supposed to belong to the fire society. Theatrical make-up artist and decorator Nikolai Ivanovich Tropin organized voluntary construction work with the involvement of citizens. He led the construction. The Minusinsk Theater was opened in a festive setting on December 27, 1906. Surprisingly, the theater worked without a director, and one of the actors was engaged in staging the performances. In 1912, the fire department was transferred to a new building, and the old building completely became the property of the creative team. If you want to see how the Minusinsk Drama Theater looked at the beginning of the last century, the photo below will help you. During the difficult war years, artists gave performances in hospitals and military units, sometimes up to five performances a day. In 1980, the theater receives the status of a state. The troupe tours a lot, participates in theater competitions and prestigious theater festivals.
Minusinsk Drama Theater: repertoire
The repertoire of the theater is very interesting and diverse. It includes both modern productions and performances based on the works of classic writers. Among the productions that are currently on stage are:
- Coward’s mystical comedy “Restless Spirit”;
- the comedy-parable of Gladilin "An angel came out of the fog";
- Bulgakov’s drama “The Last Days”;
- Moliere’s comedy “Mean”.
The Minusinsk Drama Theater also plays for children. Especially young theatergoers like these productions:
- the tale "Cat and Mouse" by V. Ilyukhov;
- game performance “Rejuvenating apples” by V. Ilyukhov;
- the tale "Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf" by V. Maslova and others.
Residents and guests of the city can also see performances of other theaters on its stage.
Minusinsk Theater. Modernity
From the day of its foundation to the present, the theater has remained faithful to the traditions of the Russian psychological theater. In their works, the creative team seeks to convey to the viewer the beauty and harmony of both everyday and historical life. In 2011, the productions of the Minusinsk Theater could be appreciated by the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun. The troupe was able to go on tour in Japan thanks to the joint Russian-Japanese project “And Sakura Blossoms in Siberia”. In the same year, the theater participated in the festival of small cities in Russia, where the play "Sanya, Vanya, Rimas" directed by Pesegov won the Grand Prix. And in 2012, this work was presented in Moscow. The Minusinsk Drama Theater has become the venue for the unique cultural project Theater Theater. Actors from France were involved in the implementation.
Minusinsk Drama Theater: reviews
Fans of theatrical art receive a lot of positive emotions from the performances of the Minusinsk Theater, as we can learn from their grateful reviews.
- Highly professional cast, whose performances you want to come again and again.
- Each actor truly lives on stage the life of his character, which is especially valuable for the viewer.
- What is important for the viewer, the theater has a good buffet.
- An interesting exposition in the lobby of the theater dedicated to its history.
- Spacious room with comfortable seating.
- Very interesting and vibrant performances for children, kids watch with pleasure.
- In the theater there is an action “Give a ticket to a fairy tale”. Everyone can buy a ticket for a children's play and leave it with administrators. Photo reports of who they were transferred to can be read later on the theater website.
If you are a fan of theatrical art, take note of the Minusinsk Drama Theater. The address at which it is located: st. Podsinskaya, house 5.