Bolshoi Puppet Theater (St. Petersburg): history, repertoire, address

The Bolshoi Puppet Theater (St. Petersburg) opened its first season in the distant 1931. Its creators were musician MG Aptekar, actors AA Gak, NK Komina, AN Gumilev and artist VF Komin. The first performance of the theater was called "Incubator".

History

The Bolshoi Puppet Theater (St. Petersburg) in 1932 was headed by a student of V. Meyerhold, directed by S.N. Shapiro. With him, the repertoire included performances of classical works and contemporary themes. In 1939 the theater became known as the "Second Leningrad" Theater. In 1940 the troupe receives a room on Nekrasov Street. During the siege of Leningrad, the surviving actors, along with the puppets, were evacuated to Siberia. They showed fairy tales for children and satirical performances for adults. The actors performed on ships, in factories, in hospitals.

Since 1954, the repertoire has appeared performances for the adult audience. In 1955, the theater was given the name "Leningrad State Grand Theater of Puppets". In the 60-80s of the 20th century the troupe traveled to different countries and received prestigious awards. In the 90s, the repertoire included works by F. Dürrenmatt, M. Zoshchenko, N. Gogol, D. Bisset and others.

Building

BTK is located in a building built in 1912. It has survived to our days unchanged. The building was built according to the project of architect I.P.Volodikhin. The house belonged to the honorary citizen of the city AE Burtsev, who was a collector and a bibliophile. Inside, there were several exhibition halls where rare books, drawings, historical documents, paintings and autographs were exhibited, which were collected by the owner of the building. In the 1920s the building was rebuilt for a theater. Different troupes worked here. Since 1938 the building was given to the Bolshoi Puppet Theater, and to this day BTK is located in it.

Repertoire

The Bolshoi Puppet Theater (St. Petersburg) offers its spectators the following performances:

• "Viy".
• "Christmas is all a bit of a magician."
• "One hundred shades of blue."
• "Minutes of life."
• «Walking with Winnie the Pooh».
• "Dog Kurnos and Company."
• "We".
• "A little prince".
• "A life".
• "Tom Kenti's Notebook."
• The Book of Job.
• "Bashlachev. The man is singing. "
• "Nutcracker".
• "Solar dust".
• "Fabulamahia."
• "Three piglets".
• "Vysotsky. Requiem".
• "Toibele and her Demon."
• "Shakespeare-laboratory."
• "Letters from the ashes."
• "A great trip of a small Christmas tree".
• "Gnome Dwarf and Iziumka."
• "Holstomer."
• "Nirvanapati".
• "Romeo and Juliet".
• "A couple of days and everything."
• "The mystery of the New Year tree."
• "Piglet Chok".
• "Fairy tale for naughty cubs."

And others.

Troupe

The Bolshoi Puppet Theater (Sankt-Petersburg) is a remarkable troupe of talented people. There are 26 actors and actresses. BTK Company:

• A.Knyazkov;
• S. Stotsky;
• O. Shurova;
• S.Evgranov;
• E.Mirzoyan;
• A. Trusov;
• T. Barkova;
• V. Martyanov;
• I. Sergeev;
• R.Galiullin;
• B. Matveev;
• A. Shishigin;
• V.Ilyin;
• A.Melnik;
• A.Zorina;
• D.Pijanov;
• N. Tarnovskaya;
• M.Solopchenko;
• O.Evgrafova;
• R. Kudashov;
• A.Kupriyanov;
• P.Vasiliev;
• A.Somkina;
• O. Gaponenko;
• E. Mironov;
• S.Byzgu.

Main director

The Bolshoi Puppet Theater on Nekrasov lives under the direction of Ruslan Kudashov. Hudrukom BTK he became in 2000, and since 2006 is also the main director. Ruslan was born in 1972. He is a graduate of the St. Petersburg Academy of Theatrical Art. In 2000 he received the profession of an actor of the Puppet Theater, and in 2001 he was already a director. For his productions R. Kudashov received many awards. He is a multiple winner of contests and festivals. In his piggy bank, such prizes as "Harlequin", "Golden Soffit", and even "Golden Mask". Also, Ruslan was awarded the medal "For Services to the Fatherland". Among his productions are not only puppet, but also pantomime, dramatic, plastic and synthetic performances. R. Kudashov offers his audience philosophical parables, talks to them about eternal truths, advises believing that at the end of the tunnel there will be light, the main thing is to see it.

Workshop

With BTK (St. Petersburg) in 2006, a course of students was recruited. The Bolshoi Puppet Theater, together with the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts, educates future actors. Supervises the course R. Kudashov. Students in his studio were taught to own different puppet systems, feel free in plastic and dramatic productions, be in one person and artists, and puppeteers, and artists and directors. Ruslan Ravilevich seeks to develop author's thinking among his students. Some of them, after completing their studies, stayed to work in BTK.

«Holstomer»

This is a performance for adults, which is part of the permanent repertoire of the Bolshoi Puppet Theater. Together with the artists, the audience will have to find answers to the questions: "What is living? Does it exist to endlessly satisfy the flesh? It sucks from life everything it reaches to? It appropriates to itself everything that will win? How to find the soul? Is it possible to save Her, if she is not? " The plot is based on the story of a horse. And it is not so much talked about how the animal lives among people, but about what a living being is among other people. The tragedy of this story is not that people are sometimes cruel. It is that they do not have that body that would give them an awareness of their cruel attitude towards others. BTK with this performance calls us to spirituality and charity. The premiere of the production took place in 2008. The performer of the main role P. Vasiliev became a laureate of the Golden Mask Award.

Where to find and how to get there

Near the metro station "Chernyshevskaya" is located the Bolshoi Puppet Theater (St. Petersburg). His address: Nekrasov street, house number 10. You can also walk to the theater on foot from the metro station. "Ploschad Revolt". From "Vladimirskaya" ("Dostoevskaya") you can get to the BTC on any minibus or trolley. You need to drive along Vladimirsky Prospect, then on Liteiny and get off at Nekrasov Street.