Voronezh Chamber Theater: history, repertoire, troupe

Voronezh Chamber Theater is one of the youngest in our country. There is it for more than 20 years. In his repertoire weave classics and modernity. In addition to performances, exhibitions and lectures are held here.

About the theater

The Voronezh Chamber Theater opened its doors in 1993. It is state, repertory. In his troupe today serve 17 artists. For one season there are about 180 productions. In the first years of the theater, there were only four actors.

For many years the artists rehearsed and played performances in the Palace of Culture of Railway Workers. The Voronezh Chamber Theater did not have its premises for 21 years. The new building he received only in 2014. It has two auditoriums. One is designed for 180 seats. The second can accommodate only 80 spectators and is equipped with a transforming scene. The first performance, played in the new building, was "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin.

The Voronezh Chamber Theater was famous for its productions throughout the years of its existence. His poster still offers interesting and unusual performances today. Since 1996 the troupe has been on tour and takes part in festivals. The theater chose for itself a way of self-expression through an actor's individuality. He continues and preserves the best traditions of Russian stage art.

The theater is headed by Mikhail Bychkov. Performances of Voronezh residents have repeatedly become nominees and laureates of the Golden Mask. Actress Tatyana Kutikhina received the coveted award as the best female performer. The troupe's performances often became laureates of various festivals.

Voronezh Theater is one of the top ten and most interesting provincial collectives rated by Forbes magazine.

The building also has a cozy cafe where you can eat deliciously, a library where free Wi-Fi works, and your own recording studio.

Performances

Voronezh Chamber Theater repertoire offers its audience the following:

• "Boris Godunov".
• "Players."
• "Hidden in the foliage."
• "Mandelstam".
• "14 red huts".
• "Before and after".
• "The Tale of Life".
• "Fragile".
• "Day of the city".
• "Sunstroke".
• "Ak and humanity."
• "Grönholm method" and others.

Troupe

Voronezh Chamber Theater is famous for its actors, capable of experimentation.

Troupe:

• Boris Goloschapov.
• Vadim Krivosheyev.
• Andrei Novikov.
• Tatyana Sezonenko.
• Tatyana Babenkova.
• Elena Lukinykh.
• Anastasia Novikova.
• Kamil Tukayev.
• Oleg Lukonin.
• Vasily Shumsky.
• Anastasia Maisinger.
• Mikhail Goastev and others.

Exhibitions

The Voronezh Chamber Theater conducts an active exhibition activity. In addition to the auditorium, he has an art gallery. There are constantly exhibitions of works by theater artists, animators and photographers. The gallery works on the days of performances and opens an hour before the performances begin.

Exhibitions that can be seen in the theater this season:

• "The tricks of Putty."
• "Mayakovsky and contemporaries."
• "Shine".
• "Scenography, costumes."
• "Limits of adequacy".

"The tricks of Putti" is an exhibition of the artist Nina Proshunina (Nanika). Here you can see a whole series of her works. Nina collaborated with the Voronezh Chamber Theater. She was engaged in the design of his performances. And also created a whole gallery of portraits of the actors of the Voronezh Theater.

Exhibition "Light". Here are the works of the artist Vladimir Potapov. The exhibition is named "Light", as it is a picture of a large cycle dedicated to artificial lighting sources. Vladimir Potapov is a finalist and a student of various competitions.

Exhibition "Limits of adequacy." This is the work of the artist Cyril Garshin. Here are pictures that interpret biblical stories through the eyes of the inhabitants of a madhouse.

The exhibition "Mayakovsky and Contemporaries". Here are photos of the poet. The exhibition is organized by joint efforts with the V.V. Mayakovsky.

Personal exhibition of the works of the theatrical artist Alexander Gorenshtein. This talented person has issued more than a hundred performances in different countries of the world. His works are kept in galleries and museums in Russia, England, Italy, America, etc.

Exhibition "Scenography, costumes". Here you can see the works of the famous theater artist Alexei Golod. He began his career in the Voronezh Theater. Was his main artist. He created scenography and costumes.

Lectures

In addition to performances and exhibitions, the theater carries out an educational project. He was inaugurated in February 2015. His title was "Lecture at the Theater." Supervises this project actor Voronezh Theater Kamil Tukaev.

Lectures are held on various topics:

• "Legendary names."
• "World Theater Vanguard".
• "Destroying the fourth wall."
• "The director and the artist is the composition of the play."
• "Visual theater - what is it?"
• "Shakespeare and Modernity."
• "Classics and the Boundary of Its Interpretations."
• "Video in the theater."

The lecturers accompany their stories with a video demonstration with excerpts from the plays.