All theaters of Kursk

Kursk is a Russian city, lies about 500 kilometers south of the capital. In the Middle Ages, the city was the center of the Principality of Kursk, today it is one of the most important cities in the country. A large industrial complex, many cultural and scientific-educational facilities are located here. The abundance of temples, cathedrals and churches allows us to call this settlement one of the religious centers of Russia. In our article, we will talk about the theaters of Kursk: the name, where they are located, what they offer the viewer.

Drama Theater named after Pushkin

All theaters in Kursk are worthy of attention. We begin our review with the oldest in the city - the dramatic, which was founded back in 1792. At its origins stood the Barsov brothers - serf actors of the landowner P. I. Annenkov. They impressed the master with his talent, and when the local aristocracy organized the city theater, it was the Barsov brothers who were entrusted with their management.

Today the Drama Theater (Kursk) is one of the best in the country. It is located in a modern building at the address: st. Lenin, 26. On the roof of the building is an 8-meter statue of the goddess of victory, Nicky from bronze, which symbolizes the victory of art values ​​over the transience of the world.

At the same time, 1000 spectators can accommodate the Drama Theater (Kursk). The poster announces such performances:

• "Number 13" (comedy);
• Ktuba (comedy);
• Oscar and the Pink Lady (drama);
• “Thoughts in my head” (philosophical thoughts);
• "Eight Loving Women" (ironic detective);
• "The Young Lady-Peasant" (comedy);
• “The moral of Mrs. Dulskaya” (farce);
• "I want to make a movie" (melodrama);
• "The Princess and the Pea" (musical fantasy for young viewers);
• "Cinderella" (children's fairy tale) and others.

You can list for a very long time, since the repertoire of the Kursk Drama Theater is simply huge.

Theater of the Young Spectator "Coeval"

We continue to talk about the theaters of Kursk. Youth Theater in the city appeared in 1965 by the efforts of enthusiast I.V. Selivanov, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. At first it was an ordinary school circle. But his performances turned out to be so successful that already in 1966, a meeting of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union officially officially assigned the circle "Youth circle of acting." Its participants were high school students, students and young workers. In 1967, a talented team was awarded the title of laureate at the All-Russian Amateur Show for the play "On the Road", and soon "Peer" received a 2nd degree diploma at the Youth Theater of the USSR.

The building of the theater is located at: st. Perekalsky, 1. Spectators - city dwellers and guests of the city - come here with pleasure to enjoy the game of talented actors. The repertoire of "The Coeval" is solid: over the past 50 years, more than 100 performances have passed on its stage, including:

• "Warsaw alarm".
• "There was not a penny, but suddenly an Altyn."
• "Bubbles".
• "Youth of the Fathers."
• "They and we."
• "There was a war tomorrow."
• "Farewell to June."
• "Autumn boredom."
• "Two arrows."
• "No one will believe" and others.

Puppet Theater (Kursk)

The first attempt to create a puppet theater in the city was made in 1935 by George Steffen. Combining the puppeteers Obozhaev, Sakharov and Raevskaya under his leadership, he staged the play "Thief, he became a man." After the premiere, several more performances took place, which were shown not only in Kursk, but also in nearby villages. However, the initiative did not find support, and the team broke up. In May 1944, a second attempt was made, which was successful. Now the city has a professional Puppet Theater, which can be found at 2 Radishcheva Street.

Talented artists, puppeteers, musicians, technicians and other figures gathered under one roof, with the joint efforts of which wonderful performances are created for small spectators:

• "38 parrots."
• "The Adventures of Chestnut".
• "Aladdin's magic lamp."
• "Puss in Boots".
• "Count to 5".
• "Colored milk."
• The Golden Chicken.
• "Fox and the Bear."
• "Will Kolobok go out for a walk?"
• "Swan geese".
• "Adventures of the Christmas tree."
• "Three snowflakes" and others.

In the 70s of the last century, a performance for adults was first held on the stage of the puppet theater, this practice continues to this day. Invites not only kids, but also spectators of category 18+ puppet theater (Kursk). His poster announces such productions for adults: “The King is Dying”, “Babany”, “Gypsies”, “Scenes from the Dog's Life”, “Terem”.

Instead of an afterword

All theaters in Kursk (listed above) are distinguished by the professionalism of the actors and a rich repertoire that can satisfy even the most demanding audience.