St. Petersburg State Theater for Young Spectators Bryantseva is one of the oldest theaters for children, not only in St. Petersburg, but also throughout Russia. It is unique in its kind, designed for a children's audience of various ages.
General information about the Youth Theater named after Bryantseva. Reviews
TUZ them. Bryantsev is called the "special purpose" theater. All of his performances and productions are interesting to modern children, despite the fact that they can hardly surprise anyone in the age of information technology. Today, the artistic director of the Youth Theater is Adolf Shapiro. The theater is located in St. Petersburg, at the address: Pionerskaya Square, 1. These are the metro stations "Pushkinskaya", "Zvenigorodskaya". Theater of Young Spectators Bryantseva collaborates with leading directors of both St. Petersburg and Russia as a whole, as well as directors from abroad. His best performances have been repeatedly awarded with various Russian and international prizes and awards.
From the history of the theater and the first performance
SPb TYuZ them. Bryantsev is rightfully considered one of the oldest theaters in Russia. After all, his appearance dates back to 1922. It was then that he opened the door for his little spectators. The first building of the theater was the building of the Tenishevsky school. Only in 1962, the theater of young spectators finds its own home on Pionerskaya Square. This building is unique in its kind, it was specially designed and built for this very theater. The architect of this masterpiece is A. V. Zhuk, who used various theatrical and pedagogical developments of A. Bryantsev in his project. He wanted to make the building as comfortable as possible for young spectators to perceive the performances. The very first performance in the first season was a performance called "The Little Humpbacked Horse." It so happened that the emblem of the theater decided to make the hero of this performance, which became his hallmark.
About the founders of the Youth Theater. Bryantseva
The founder of the theater of young spectators in St. Petersburg is a talented director, teacher, people's artist of the USSR Alexander Bryantsev.
From the very day of discovery, he directed the theater for a long 40 years. Today this brainchild bears his name, Alexander Bryantsev rightfully deserves it. In addition to the director Bryantsev, the legendary personalities and cultural figures of that Soviet era stood at the very origins of the youth theater known today. This is the composer P. Petrov-Boyarinov, actor P. Gorlov, schedule V. Beyer, theater teacher E. Pashkova-Gorlova. It should also be mentioned in this number the specialist in Slavic languages N.N. Bakhtin, musician and composer, student N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov N. M. Strelnikov, who devoted most of his life to the theater. The famous poet, translator and playwright S. Marshak can also be called one of the founders of the theater. For three years he was the head of the repertoire-literary part of the Youth Theater.
Theater Description
Theater of Young Spectators A. A. Bryantseva has two auditoriums. The main hall is designed for 780 seats. Its peculiarity is that it is built by the amphitheater in such a way that from any place the audience can perfectly hear and see everything that happens on the stage. The second hall appeared only in 1996, it has 50 seats. It was opened specifically for individual experimental productions. On the second floor of the Youth Theater there is a huge foyer. There is enough space here to run and frolic for the fun of the smallest visitors. An interesting exhibition of paintings by young artists and children's crafts is also organized here for older children. June 1, 2014 the administration of the Youth Theater named after Bryantseva implemented a very important project to create an accessible environment for children with disabilities. Mobile ramps for children with limited physical abilities appeared on the territory of the theater.
Star constellation of the theater of young spectators
The founder of the theater, the legendary director, artist and teacher Alexander Bryantsev, managed to create a universal theater of its kind, which combined various directions and genres: dramatic, musical, plastic. His dream was to create a theater whose productions would be of interest to children, adolescents, and older spectators. One way or another, many famous names of directors, actors, playwrights, and writers are associated with it. For the first time, performances based on the famous works of Marshak, Schwartz, Kataev, Roshchin, Paustovsky, Okudzhava and many others appeared on the stage of the theater of young spectators. The directors Boris Zon, Pavel Veisbrem, Leonid Makaryev, Lev Dodin performed their productions here . In the walls of the theater at the time, a huge creative star constellation worked: Z. Korogodsky, B. Freindlikh, N. Cherkasov, B. Chirkov, R. Lebedev, B. Zoe, G. Taratorkin, N. Lavrov, I. Sokolova, and many -a lot others.
The repertoire of the theater of young spectators. A. Bryantseva
In the repertoire of the Youth Theater today, performances of various genres. These are dramatic productions, musical plays, and plastic performances. Young viewers can watch fairy tales, classic, contemporary works. The repertoire of the theater also includes acutely social plays of our time. Among them, for example, such as Timoshkin Mine, Maturity Certificate, Thunderstorm, Girl Looking for a Father, and many others. The first performance (The Little Humpbacked Horse based on the tale of P. Ershov) is also not forgotten here. From time to time he appears in the theatrical poster, as today is his hallmark.
TUZ them. Bryantseva. Performance Reviews
Do not count the enthusiastic reviews shared by adults who attended the performances. Theater of Young Spectators A. Bryantseva is very famous and popular among the audience. Of course, there are individual opinions of people who for some reason did not like this or that production. But this is natural, because there are so many people, so many opinions. But most of the theater and its performances are to their liking. Here I like everything: from the plot, music, the production itself, and ending with the scenery. Spectators often say that they don’t notice how two hours of action pass, they are so enthusiastically watching what is happening on the stage. Many liked the play "Tom Sawyer." It is equally interesting to observe for both children and adults. Computer scenery is simply gorgeous, and viewers do not forget to mention this in their reviews. But the main thing for everyone is that the performances of the Youth Theater to them. Bryantsev’s modern and understandable to today's generation of children, which Alexander Bryantsev himself always dreamed about.
Contests and theater awards
We spoke about the uniqueness of the St. Petersburg Theater of Young Spectators more than once. A child’s viewer is much more objective, and therefore working for him is much more difficult than for an adult. It is difficult to surprise a modern child with anything in the world of computers and information technologies. But this successfully succeeds in the theater of the young spectator. Bryantseva. The figures of this theater do not forget about the most important thing - to teach the younger generation to reflect, think, empathize.
TUZ them. Bryantseva is a member of many theater festivals, he also establishes his own, such as the Rainbow Festival and the international Bryantsev Festival. Within the framework of these festivals, many productions of theaters of various countries are presented. The main goal is to search for something new in drama. The Youth Theater has repeatedly received Russian and international awards for its best performances. And in 1969 he was awarded the Order of Lenin for special merits in the development of theatrical art.