The Benefis Theater in Moscow appeared at the end of the 20th century. Initially, it was an experimental studio. The repertoire of the theater is small, but it includes performances designed for different age categories, classical and modern plays.
The history of the Moscow "Benefit"
The Benefis Theater opened its doors in 1986. Organized by Anna Nerovnaya. She is the artistic director of Benefis today. Initially, it was an experimental theater studio. There were a lot of such created then. The initiative for such experiments came from the Moscow government. In 1991, the studio received the status of the State Drama Theater. The troupe was allocated a room near the Novye Cheryomushki metro station. The building is a classic building from the time of Khrushchov. The troupe occupies this building to this day.
From the very beginning of its career, the Benefis Theater in Cheryomushki started the tradition of inviting famous artists from other troupes to participate in their productions. At different times, the performances were attended by: Anna Kamenkova, Evgeny Knyazev, Elena Ivochkina, Alexander Simonets, Sergey Kolesnikov, etc.
The stage in the theater is small, the hall is small, which contributes to a greater involvement of the viewer in the action.
The repertoire of "Benefis" includes performances of different genres: tragicomedy, satirical fantasies, parables, psychological dramas, musical comedies, detective stories.
Performances
The Benefis (theater) repertoire offers its viewers the following:
- "Love. Fantasy. Aliens."
- "A.S. Pushkin. Today I love."
- "Love me stronger than life."
- The Magic Krakatuk.
- "Mistress".
- Shlyampompo.
- "My dad is the best."
- "Moscow matchmaking."
- "Touch".
- "Chemistry teacher."
- "Frivolous Comedy."
- "Bride".
- "Another Turgenev. Actress."
- "Actor fun battalion."
Troupe
The Benefis Theater has 29 great artists.
Troupe:
- Rostislav Partsevsky;
- Alexander Shchekin;
- Evgeny Gradusov;
- Roman Danilov;
- Alina Puzina;
- Maxim Rakitin;
- Elena Sokolova ;
- Semyon Pochivalov ;
- Olesya Ilmukova;
- Roman Znachkov;
- Vladimir Sveshnikov;
- Arina Ignatishina;
- Natalya Petukhova;
- Angelika Drobyshevskaya;
- Peter Vakulenko;
- Valery Sukhachev;
- Samad Mansurov;
- Victor Babich;
- Evgeny Lyubimov;
- Irina Smirnova;
- Vladimir Kostin;
- Makism Maximov;
- Evgeny Vakunov;
- Andrey Mekhontsev;
- Peter Vyatkin;
- Valentin Mukhrev;
- Vasilisa Gaponenko;
- Olga Posazhennikova;
- Alexandra Kirtoki.
Namesake
The Moscow theater "Benefis" has a namesake in the city of Yelets, Lipetsk region. It was founded by Vladimir Nikolaevich Nazarov. Yelets is the homeland of Mikhail Prishvin, Ivan Bunin and Tikhon Khrennikov.
The theatrical traditions of the city are rooted in the first half of the 19th century. Already then there was a professional troupe. In total, there were four theaters in Yelets. They all closed at different times. The last of them - in 1948.
The Benefis Theater was opened in 1993. It is located in a building that was built back in 1911. Previously, it housed the city theater, which closed in 1948.
The troupe actively takes part in various festivals for small cities of Russia. Often for their performances, artists and directors received diplomas and awards.
The Benefis Theater (Yelets) is also the organizer of the festival. It was held in 2010 under the name "The smallest and most unknown festival." It was led by Yuri Alshits. The festival was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. It was attended by directors and artists from around the world: Russia, Greece, Italy, Poland, France, Norway, Argentina, England, Sweden, Cyprus, Switzerland, etc.
The troupe of the Yelets Theater "Benefis":
- Andrey Skorov;
- Victor Pronyashkin;
- Lydia Shumsky;
- Sergey Pristavko;
- Natalya Kiryanova;
- Alexander Milov;
- Irina Kislykh;
- Alexey Praslov;
- Lyudmila Solovyova-Lunik;
- Kira Oborotova;
- Maxim Krasnov;
- Evgeny Ermakov;
- Tatyana Milova;
- Alexander Churlyaev;
- Olga Klimova;
- Tatyana Shvets;
- Natalia Khoroshikh;
- Irina Pronyashkina;
- Oksana Ilyina;
- Dmitry Goloborodov;
- Juliana Velen.
The main director of the theater is Radion Bukaev. He makes grandiose plans, searches for new forms, expands the creative possibilities of the troupe, conducts experiments, while preserving the traditions of the past.
The theater organizes for the audience at different venues in the city readings of modern plays. And within the framework of the project “Walking with a Favorite Actor” - it gives the public the opportunity to get to know more about the life and work of their artists.
Repertoire of the Yelets Theater
Multi-genre performances included the Benefis Theater in its repertoire. His poster offers the following productions:
- "What you follow, you will find."
- "Endless April."
- "Teremok".
- "The war has no female face."
- "About Ivanushka the Fool."
- The prima donnas.
- "Recent."
- "The Wizard of Oz".
- "Storm".
- "Valentine's night."
- "Shurshik, or the mystery of an old watch."
- The Bunny-the Sly.
- "We are from Yelets."
- "Autumn Marathon, or the Woeful Life of Dodger."
- "Dear Pamela."
- "The one that walked on her own."
- "Too married taxi driver."
- "From the life of lights."
- "Fly Tsokotukha".
- "Three pigs".
- "Cat house".
- "The villain".
At first glance, two different Benefis theaters actually work on the same principles: introducing viewers to classical plays and experimenting with new types of productions to satisfy the highest demands.