The premiere performance of “Three Sisters”, staged after the play by Anton Chekhov will be presented at the opening of the season.

This show will be the first directorial job by Anatoly Baskakov in the new theater walls, who was appointed the artistic director of the Russian drama.

The entire team which took part in the creation of the play, was invited to Buryatia from other regions.

Art director of “Three Sisters” was Alexander Plinth, chief designer of Irkutsk Drama Theater after Nicholas Okhlopkov.

Music specifically for the new play was written by Anatoly Baskakov’s children – Eugene Voronovskiy (a well-known organizer of underground festivals) and Daria Baskakova (a singer, lives and works in France).

A few days before the premiere, Anatoly Baskakov gave a brief interview to “Inform Polis online».

- Anatoly Borisovich, please tell us why you decided to stage a play after Chekhov?

- Those who know me for a long time, and my personal attitude to Chekhov. I believe that there has never been anything above Chekhov’s drama in the world culture. At least for my perception of life, art and the world. Chekhov for me is a dream, an ideal. This is the best what could be.

Regardless of culture, he is a kind of the top.

Besides, I do not know any other dramatist who would be more edgy than Chekhov.

All arts are collected in his works. He was strange, he was extraordinary.

Everything he wrote was absurd and paradoxical.

In his works, in a strange way laughter can be transformed into tears, tears into laughter, and a joke into a strange thing… I think that Chekhov gives rise to the theater.

- The play, which you have chosen for stage, is quite hard.

- No, it’s easy. The performance will not be about how people lived and suffered in the XIX century. I hope that after you watch “Three Sisters”, you would like to recollect it, think. I would be really glad it it were so.

We have tried to live the story of three sisters from the today’s position.

We will show the story of how time absorbs us and our dreams, about how the world is shrinking around us, destroying our illusions.

- How much time did it take to stage the performance?

- It took all of my life. I did not spend much time on stage, because the theater stage is constantly occupied.

In general staging a play after Chehov takes about half a year or more in other theatres.

Such performances require thorough work. Chehov is education.

Chehov literary changes a person. It is not always possible to stage it as it should be. We might be no exception.

This work requires great personal efforts, only a personality can do this. The less a person is a personality, the worse he is as an actor. For a person to start understanding that, making such efforts, it is necessary to become absorbed into the situation. And it’s not that easy.

Staging Chehov, i should use thorough thinking.

- It’s no secret that you pay much attention to set design, in particular light. That is why you invited a lighting designer from Moscow? Or are there any other reasons?

- This is a very tough question. In fact, the audience never thinks about light, and it is probably right. For decades nothing has changed in the theater – either props, or set designers’ work. I still admire those solutions that were invented 40 and 100 years ago.

But the technology has changed for the last 15 – 20 years. For example, to turn on and off only one projector, it is necessary to write it into the program, to develop speed, pick up colors.

It is a very hard work – to know the technology and have a taste and to calculate every step. That requires advanced technology.

For example, in the movie you see is what you need to pay attention to. It is a job done by operator, director, creator of the film.

The light in the theater is also a way of showing what people should see in the act of art – you, your eyes, your hands. It is not only an actor who does it, but also the light.

The light for me is the most important thing of all means of expression in the theater, more important than scenery, etc.

In the beginning, there was a lighting designer from Tomsk Natalia Gara. She invented and created the whole lightning, but, alas, she fell ill. So we had to take a remarkable artist who has worked with the biggest stars of the Russian theater. This is Sergey Grachev. He worked with Peter Fomenko, Kama Ginkas …

Everything that Natalia Gara created was preserved, just a bit improved and developed.

- You have invited an artist from Irkutsk, specialists from Tomsk and Moscow put the light, music wasn’t also written by the people from Buryatia … So, the whole staff are not local people?

- Yes, it happened so. In this performance, there is a different approach to everything, including the music. These are not just some illustrations and spacing. Music was written specifically for this show, for those tasks that I set. It was written by my children Daria Baskakova and Eugene Voronovskiy. I trust them.

Even the theatrical posters and applets were developed specifically for us by Andrei Bondarenko. This is a cult figure, he designed many books, collaborating with the best publishers of the country. He is a great friend of mine.

Everything is very interesting, and I think that “Three Sisters” is worth seeing.

- So, you expect the premier to be a success?

- In my experience, the premiere is always far from the best performance. Premiere is a test. The performance is getting better after 10 – 12 times.

- Tell us about your future plans.

- I do not know what will happen. A lot of things are planned, but I do not know when I can start all this. By the end of the year, all is scheduled that is why it will be possible to start rehearsals only after New Year. In general, I dream a lot. Just do not know whether everything works.

Information from “Inform Polis online”

Anton Chekhov’s work “Three Sisters” is staged in the Russian Drama Theatre for the first time. Honored Artist of Russia Marina Lanina, actress Catherine Belkova, Tatiana Belova, Svetlana Polyanskaya, Liana Schetilina, Anastasia Turusheva take part in the play.

Premiere of the musical was in February 2011.

The audience liked the musical based on fairy tales of Pushkin for 6 months.

On October, 15 in the Concert Hall “Izmailovo” there will be an opening of a new season with a presentation of the national musical “Lukomorye” which is the winner of the Russian Guinness Book as the first national musical and it also won a gold medal of the Moscow Government for great cultural and educational activities, resort to the historical past and the basic values ​​of Russia.

The play was made by composer Eugene Zagot, director – Honored Artist Andrew Sharnin, choreographers Marina Jackiewicz, Alex Waltz, costume designer Mary Dzhivelegova.

The best creative actors of the producing center “Triumph” – the creator of musical performances “The Bremen Town Musicians”, “The Kid and Carlson” – are involved in the musical: Evgeny Aksenov, who plays Koshchei, Sergey Sorokin as the Wood Spirit, Alexander Shuvalov (Ivan Tsarevich), Alice Sumenkova (Helen the Beauty), Andriy Klyuev (The old Borovichok), Anton Derov (Baba Yaga), etc.

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In the hall, the audience will learn how to dance Kamarinskaya, can talk “heart to heart” with the mighty and wise oak tree, catch a goldfish, and make a wish.

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From October 15 (weekends), performance starts at 12.00 and 16.00, the duration of the play (with intermission) is 1h 40min.

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Producer center “Triumph”, the winner of the Russian Guinness Book of Records, is one of the largest organizers of entertainment events and shows.

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Performances of Production Center “Triumph” have always enjoyed popularity among viewers of all ages, and the name of the company’s deservedly become a synonym with a mark of quality in entertainment.

In order to install protection against vibration, which damages the underground concert hall of the Bolshoi Theater, the communication between the stations “Teatralnaya” and “Tverskaya” will be stopped, according to the department of transportation.

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As already mentioned by “Izvestia”, earlier it was told in the Metro press-service that the site between the stations “Novokuznetskaya” and “Belarusskaya” is planned to be closed, and a special bus route for passengers will be launched.

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Recall that from February, 5 to December 2011, the station “Park Kultury” of metro ring line was closed for repairs.

In addition in December this year, three more stations in the south of Lublin-Dmitrov line: “Borisovo”, “Zyablikovo” and “Shipilovskaya” must be put into operation.

Reconstruction of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, held since 2005, was made for the theater to obtain back-stage, designed for mounting and quick change of sceneries.

In addition to the historic lobby, more hallways and coffee shops, the Bolshoi Theatre will get an underground storage, designed for 4-5 coming performances.

The area of the theater will be doubled – up to 80 thousand square meters. The audience will watch the first performance after the completion of reconstruction on October 28 this year.

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Festival Golden Harlequin is held every two years. Theatrical works set in the theaters of the city and region over the past two seasons are involved in the festival. The first festival was held in 2001.

The festival takes place in two stages:

* First: performances and the work of actors, directors, choreographers, artists are nominated for participation in the festival by the leadership of the theaters. The nomination is based on solutions of Arts Councils with regard to the opinion section of theatricology and theatrical criticism of Saratov Branch of STD Russia.

* Second: authoritative jury determines the winners in all categories on the basis of stage show.

Winners 2009

* Sergey Zaharin – Best Debut (male role) for his role as Ozrik in the play “Hamlet”
* Anastasia Beskrovnaya – Best Newcomer (female role) for her role as Laura in the play “The Glass Menagerie”
* Igor Gladyrev – the author of the musical design in drama and puppet theater for the play “The invisible world tears”
* Alexander Kuzmin – Best Supporting Actor for the role of Laertes in the play “Hamlet”
* Svetlana Nikulina – Best Supporting Actress for her role as Beatrice in the play “Much Ado About Nothing”
* Sergei Boldyrev – Best Actor-director for the play “Treasure Island”, “Death and the Maiden”
* Alexei Mikheyev – the best work of actor (male role) in musical theater (ballet) for a party of Death in the ballet “Girl and Death”
* Vera Sharipova – best work of actress (female role) in the musical theater (ballet) for a party of girls in the ballet “Girl and Death”
* Victor Mamonov – the best work of actor in a drama theater of the role Svidrigailov in “Crime and Punishment” and Claudius in “Hamlet”
* Elvira Danilina – the best work of actress in a drama theater of the role of Blanche in the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” and Mona in “Untitled Star”
* Valery Nesterov – the best work of the choreographer for the ballet “The Girl and Death”
* Yuri Osherov
* Ilya Kiyanenko
* Yuri Popov – for the loyal and dedicated service to the theater
* Oleg Zagumenniy – Best Director for the play “The House of Bernarda Alba” in Volsk Drama Theatre

The stage on which performances are held, is an open scaffolding at the back of the former Papal Palace, the courtyard itself is the audience hall. Presentations are held in the open air, there are no curtains and sceneries.

Festivals in Avignon attract large numbers of tourists.
Top performances

The following performances were shown among many others as part of the Avignon festival in different years:

* 1967: Messe pour le temps présent / the Mass for the present day, a ballet by Maurice Bejart
* 1976: Einstein on the Beach / Einstein on the beach, Philip Glass’s opera staged by Robert Wilson
* 1980: Saint Matthew Passion / St. Matthew Passion, a ballet by John Neumeier to the music of Bach
* 1983: Nelken / Carnation, ballet by Pina Bausch
* 1987: Le Soulier de Satin / Satin Slipper, Paul Claudel’s drama directed by Antoine Vitez
* 1988: Das Wintermärchen / Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare’s drama directed by Luc Bondy
* 2001: “Polonaise Farewell”, a drama by Nicholas Kalyada
* 2002: noBody, Sasha Walt’s Ballet
* 2002: Mahabharata / a play by Peter Brook
* 2004: Woyzeck / Georg Buchner’s drama directed by Thomas Ostermeier
* 2005: L’histoire des larmes / History of Tears, the performance by Jan Fabre
* 2006: Asobu, ballet by Joseph Naja, Paso Doble, ballet by Joseph Naja and Miguel Barcelo
* 2007: Gorky’s “The Barbarians”, play by Eric Lakaskada

“Golden Mask” is held by the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography, Moscow Government, ELN Festival “Golden Mask”.

Since 2002, the general sponsor of the “Golden Mask” is Sberbank of Russia (Savings Bank). The president of the “Golden Mask” – is the People’s Artist of Russia Georgy Taratorkin.

Expert board, which includes theater critics, exercises the selection of the performances-participants of the festival.

Actors, directors, conductors, choreographers, theater artists belong to the jury of the “Golden Mask”. The culmination of the festival is the Awards ceremony “Golden Mask”. The ceremony is held in Moscow and broadcast on TV channel “Russia”.

The annual festival and awards ceremony are the main activities of the festival “Golden Mask”.

Moreover, the “Golden Mask” caused a number of major theatrical events, including Festival of contemporary plays “New Drama”, an international program of Russian Case, addressed to the foreign guests of the “Golden Mask”, edition of the book “The End of the theatrical era”, Bolshoi, Mariinsky, Maly Drama Theatre.

“Golden Mask” pays special attention to the tour policy, implementing the program “The best performances in the cities of Russia” jointly with the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography.

The project will include 10 Russian and 20 foreign workshops, which will show theatrical performances of jugger-schools. Irkutsk will present its show “Petrushkin’s histories”.

An extensive educational program is planned during the festival – forums of directors, workshops, a special project for children with disabilities “Believe in me”.

Among the activities of the festival – there is an interactive street carnival for children and adults “Petrushkas from around the world in the Tsar’s village”, with the participation of puppet theaters of Russia and abroad and the festival of area productions and street entertainment for children and youth.

The festival is organized and conducted by the Theatre Union of Russia jointly with the International Telecommunication Union of jugger-schools, UNIMA affiliated with the UNESCO, in partnership with the International Festival KYKART supported by the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.