"ApArte": a theater with a rich history and repertoire

The Moscow Drama Theater "ApArte" is quite a young theater. For most, the name of the theater is incomprehensible. And everything is quite simple: the name means "a line to the side". The singling out of the syllable "art" emphasizes attachment to high art. Thus, the theater expresses its position, shows the scope of its existence.

History of the theater

The theater begins its way from the XIX century. In 1812, the dramatic theater "ApArte" overtook the sad fate: it was subjected to fire. After that, it was rebuilt. In 1878, philanthropist Lepeshkin Semyon Vasilyevich buys a site and opens a free hostel for students of the Imperial University of Moscow. This hostel existed under the guidance of the founder S.V. Lepeshkin and the committee, which included the administration and deans of the faculties.

In addition to the hostel, the university had a large reading room and a library.
Of particular importance was the library. Its development was given more time. It quickly replenished with various new editions, and soon the storage of books was converted into a whole basement room.

In 1912, a new building for the hostel was being built on Zubovsky Boulevard. As a result, the house is handed over to the Moscow Women's Club located in Filipinsky Lane. In the building in the Soviet era is the auditorium of the Moscow printing house No. 3, The Sparks of the Revolution.

New theater building

With the advent of the '90s, Andrei Lyubimov created ApArte, a theater whose troupe story begins in the studio of the Citizen Group Theater. It was reorganized into the theater "ApArte" in 1998. And soon there was a joyful event for "ApArte": the theater finally gets its stage. For the collective, this meant that the times of wandering in different scenes had ended. The already established troupe received a new impulse to create a full-fledged creative repertoire.

"ApArte" is a theater, the structure of which is located in the architectural and historical zone of the Earth Wall. The building, located on Solzhenitsyn Street, has been restored. During the reconstruction of the building, the architects preserved the original brickwork of the XIX century as much as possible. A visit to the cafe, located here, inside the theater, will allow you to relax and tune in to theatrical mood before the performance.

The hall itself was built by an amphitheater for 110 seats. This type of architecture opens a good overview from anywhere in the room. There are places for people with limited opportunities in the theater. In anticipation of the performance, you can use the buffet in the spacious foyer, as well as access to the square.

The repertoire of "ApArte"

"ApArte" is a theater that takes care of its repertoire very carefully. It includes not only classical Russian and foreign works, but staging of contemporary authors. The secret of the success of the theater is that the collective allows the viewer not only to plunge into a famous work. It is shown so that the viewer looks at the production differently, at an unusual angle, and in some cases - not entirely clear.

Currently, the Moscow Drama Theater "ApArte" is run by Ivan Sigorsky and Andrei Lyubimov. State institution of culture - this status has the Moscow theater "ApArte". His repertoire is quite diverse. The most famous performance is "Ivan and the Devil", created according to the novel of Theodore Dostoevsky "The Brothers Karamazov". The formulation raises the problem of human behavior, both external and internal. Chekhov's Three Sisters became an example for the creation of the play Masha, Irina, Olga, and others. For children the troupe has put "Captain, Captain, smile!", Which is liked by children of any age.

Lyubimov is a theater democrat who gave shelter to a young, inexperienced youth and allowed her to create in the walls of the theater "ApArte". Young directors, actors at work often expressed their opinions, which differed significantly from the opinion of Andrei Gennadievich.

Harold Strelkov - the legend of the theater

The troupe includes a truly serious master - Harold Strelkov. He represents a fundamentally new generation of Russian stage actors.

Through Strelkova theater is seen as intelligent, refined, without superfluous stratagem and tediousness. He really sees a person, sees a meaningful life. These criteria are always different Russian theater. Being at the performances of Harold Strelkov, the spectator seems to undergo the course of immunotherapy. It begins to fight with hope, overcoming its deficit.

The master shows the present and important, avoids fat points, thereby not forcing the viewer to feed illusions on account of the fact that one can find a way out of any gloom. After the release of "Sakhalin's wife" the audience fell in love with her so much that they go to the show not one ten times. In addition, she received many awards. To many people, this production is needed as a vitamin, which is taken to improve immunity.

Strelkov's performances

In the repertoire there is a performance of Strelkov, staged based on the work of A.S. Pushkin "Fantasies of Ivan Petrovich." The main role was played by the charming Inga Oboldina, who in the recent past participated in the "Cherry Orchard" of Eimuntas Nekrosius. Even the most critical critics rated the work very high.

Another famous work of Harold Strelkov is "Mata Hari", which is staged by an unusual play by playwright E. Gremina.

The most unusual production viewers consider the retro comedy "The Road of Flowers". Yu Kim became co-author of the production, besides, he wrote more than 20 songs to it. Excellent taste of the performance was emphasized by unique costumes.

ApArte Today

Theater ApArte invites viewers to performances at Tverskoy Boulevard, 8. You can also visit the house of the theater "Old Arbat", which is located next door, on Filippovskiy Lane. The building was created in the nineteenth century, and the scene is considered priceless because of its noble architecture and unique acoustics. This wonderful house has always served, to varying degrees, a shelter of the arts. He was the theater-studio Knipper-Chekhov, previously - a rental site for the Philharmonic. But initially - the house for receptions merchant Lepeshkin, who became famous for his balls. Currently, the building houses theatrical studios for children. Here the younger generation is being trained, including the actors of the theater "ApArte".