From early childhood, parents read fairy tales to children in order to develop the child’s imagination and teach him to dream. Thanks to magical stories, various fantastic pictures appear in the children's mind, thinking, speech, and memory develop.
Of course, children like reading fairy tales, but most of all the child likes to see the action live. Then come to the aid of colorful, vibrant, full of emotions performances that immerse the child in a fairy tale. One of these magical houses where a child can become one of the acting heroes of a fantastic work is the Moscow Children's Fairy Theater.
A bit about the theater itself
The Taganka Children's Theater is one of the institutions in Moscow where magic happens for children and adults. The theater itself calls itself a territory of happiness, kindness and love. But this is really true, because they work for the most sincere audience - children.
Taganka Children's Theater is a puppet theater. Even the building itself, in which the theater is located, resembles a fairytale castle, which invites its little viewers to look into. Finding the Moscow Children's Fairy Theater is quite easy. It is located in the territory of the Children's Tagansky Park at the address: Zemlyanoy Val Street, 76 / 21s1.
Inside the magical castle on Taganka everything is saturated with art. Before the performance, classical music is played in the theater itself, which helps the child to tune in a serious mood. Everything here is saturated with the atmosphere of comfort, kindness, love.
The auditorium is very convenient for visitors. It is designed for 100 seats, because the theater administration ensures that everyone can see the action on stage. It is also worth noting specifically the transforming chairs, which allow you to adjust the seat for the child, make the seat higher so that even the smallest viewer can enjoy the performance.
Theater charity event
Besides the fact that you can arrange a celebration of a birthday, graduation and other happy events in the life of your child, in the Taganka Children's Theater there is a charity event "Become a magician." It is aimed at bringing the tale to every child and adult.
The essence of the action is that you can come to the box office of the theater and purchase tickets for any performance. Then leave the tickets to the cashier, who passes them to those who do not have the opportunity to visit the theater. The administration of the theater publishes information on the use of such tickets on the official website of the theater. Do not be afraid to do good and fulfill the dreams of others.
Children's Theater on Taganka: repertoire
A large number of performances are regularly staged at the theater. Therefore, the repertoire is very diverse and constantly updated, which is, of course, an important indicator.
You can find many productions that are suitable for both viewers of preschool and school age.
At the moment, you can visit the following performances that are going on in November 2017: "The Frog Princess" (5+), "The Enchanted Forest" (5+), "The Tale of the Soldier, Queen and Bird's Milk" (6+), " Cinderella "(6+). You can read more about some of them later.
The theater administration took care of its audience, so they developed a convenient schedule of performances. You can attend the performance 3 times a day: 12:00, 15:00, 18:00.
Performance "Cinderella"
This is the most moving tale that talks about romance, true love and crystal happiness. For a while, every girl can feel like a real princess. Here, a crystal shoe is not just shoes, not just an element of the wardrobe, but a delicate trace that the main character left in the heart of the Prince when he ran away from him from the ball at midnight.
In addition to the musical performance of Cinderella, it also used many modern technological effects and solutions that allow a small viewer to plunge headlong into the magical world of a fairy tale.
The directors of this production are M. Milenin and I. Milenin (Honored Artists of the Russian Federation).
The duration of the performance is 1 hour 30 minutes, taking into account the intermission. The performance is aimed at children 6 years of age and older.
Fairy tale of the magic forest
An unforgettable performance for children 5 years of age and older, which will not leave indifferent even parents, is “Enchanted Forest”.
Finding the right path through life is a difficult task not only for ordinary people, but also for the fairy-tale characters of the enchanted forest. The choice between wealth and fulfilling one's own dreams is not an easy task. Magical objects and means, meetings with Baba Yaga and the Sorcerer help to immerse small spectators in a fairy tale. Also, do not forget that the children themselves throughout the performance will help the main characters to choose the very main path of life.
This statement shows the child two opposite sides, namely good and evil. With the help of good, you can defeat any spell of evil and dispel darkness.
Stage Director M. Milenin (Honored Artist of Russia).
The performance lasts 1 hour 30 minutes with intermission.
New year performance
Very soon the most magical time of the year will come, namely the New Year. This is the period when all dreams come true. Especially for this period, the Taganka Children's Theater created a fantastic event, which consists of the interactive show "New Year's Fairy Tale" and the play "Santa Claus" for children 4 years and older.
Before the start of the performance, a performance will be played in the foyer of the theater with the participation of characters of the outgoing and coming years, namely with the Rooster and the Dog. Here, each child will be given the opportunity to prove themselves.
The play "Santa Claus" tells the story of a toiler girl and a sloth girl, each of which at the end gets what she deserves. The character of Santa Claus, who appears from the air, completely imperceptibly, helps to fairly evaluate the actions of the main characters. Even nature itself becomes a participant in the action and an assistant for one of the girls. In the end, Santa Claus rewards for honest, noble, sincere deeds, and evil, greedy, capricious remain without his attention.
The use of multimedia and special effects, musical accompaniment help viewers to become part of a fairy tale.
The performances "New Year's Fairy Tale" and "Santa Claus" were also created by director M. Milenin.
The duration of the performance is 1 hour 45 minutes, taking into account the interval.
Where to get tickets
Buying tickets is easy. Tickets can be purchased at the box office themselves or booked by the number indicated on the official website. The box office operates from 10:00 to 21:00 without days off and breaks.
Also, do not forget about electronic tickets that you can buy from theater partners. But do not forget that on Internet sites you may encounter a mark-up on tickets.
The minimum ticket price is 500 rubles.
Viewers reviews
Of course, there are both positive and negative reviews that affect the theater and its performances. Fortunately, there are many more satisfied responses than dissatisfied ones.
Both young and adult viewers are pleased with both the atmosphere in the theater and the performances themselves. Bright dolls in colorful costumes, where everything is thought out to the smallest detail, the use of musical accompaniment in combination with the use of modern technology help to penetrate into a fairy tale and become part of the action taking place on stage. Also in the reviews, the theater’s repertoire is regularly updated, which is happy to give its viewers new and unforgettable experiences.