MHT schedule. The modern period of the Moscow Art Theatre. Chekhov
I was lucky to attend the premiere of the play "Scenes from Married Life" based on the work of I. Bergman, directed by A. S. Konchalovsky. I think most of the audience watched the 1979 film, but on stage we see the beginning of the 90s, when the time of sexual freedom and the revision of the values of family life came to our country.
Only two play: Julia Vysotskaya and Alexander Domogarov.
The plot is the same as in the film, consists of separate scenes, between which different periods of time pass. First, this is a happy family, where the spouses are satisfied with life and each other, then betrayal and divorce. In the process of these tragic events, we see that practically the former spouses still love and treat each other with tenderness, at the same time realizing how different they are and how many mistakes they made while living together.
For me, the main idea of “Scenes from a Married Life” was that when people disperse, they become more frank, they begin to better understand themselves and each other, and relationships that are no longer possible to maintain while living under the same roof are still quite possible if there is time from time.
Now about the pros and cons of the performance. Yes, unfortunately, there were also the second ones, but first about the good. Firstly, I want to note the excellent acting game. Julia was simply inimitable, so graceful, plastic, I just admired her, I didn’t even expect that she was such a good actress. On the whole, Alexander was no worse, although in the first act it would have been possible to talk less from another room, when he was not even visible on the stage.
Secondly, a successful video accompaniment, looking at which many memories come to life in memory. On the walls of the apartment, and then the office, they showed reports from the streets of cities where rallies and other events of perestroika took place, and well-known performers sang: DDT, Allergova, Kirkorov. Thirdly, interesting scenery. Cozy apartment with a balcony. I love it when the price is not just one room, but also a piece of the corridor where you can see the bathroom. And Julia often changed outfits, one better than the other, which adorned her even more.
And the biggest plus is an interesting reasoning that in the youth of the heroes there was a shortage of everything except time. But then the dollar came and they traded time for money.
There was only one minus, but for me a significant one - the clumsy action. Everything seems to be like in a movie, some dialogues are straight one to one, but it's not interesting to watch. At first I thought that I just didn’t understand something, because I was from a different generation, but no, my companion, who is 2 times older than me, had a similar opinion.
I also thought that serious changes were made to the plot, which is why it looks so strange, because I heard only rave reviews about the film, although I myself did not watch it before the performance. Therefore, yesterday I decided that I needed to master all the material and turned on the film. The first thought after watching was why our people were shown so unpleasant, because in the film there are two intellectuals who behave with dignity in any situations. When the performance is just beginning and the characters say that the wife is 35 and the husband is 42 and they have no children, you immediately understand that their family is so-so. While they are still living together, the heroine of Vysotskaya is feignedly happy, then becomes hysterical, but when her husband leaves, she seems to turn into a normal woman. The hero of Domogarov, on the contrary, turns from a normal man into an unpleasant type.
In general, the premiere left me with strange sensations. Perhaps, I can recommend the performance of A. S. Konchalovsky only to fans of Vysotskaya and Domogarov, and to those who are curious to compare the film with what happened on stage.
The main repertoire is diverse in genres and is presented from comedy to drama based on the works of M. Gorky, A.P. Chekhov, A.N. Ostrovsky, M.A. Bulgakov, W. Shakespeare, B. Shaw, as well as contemporary authors V. Rasputin, Yu. Polyakov, V. Malyagin. The theater managed to restore the performances of The Blue Bird by M. Maeterlinck and The Three Sisters by A.P. Chekhov according to the director's plan of V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko.
Entourage of the Moscow Art Theatre. Gorky
The legendary theater welcomes its audience solemnly and majestic in a building on Tverskoy Boulevard. Light and spacious hall, massive walls, wide staircases, a hall with its porters and mezzanines, as well as a stunning theatrical spirit. The walls of the foyer tell about the history of the theater in the language of photographs.
The theater has two stages:
- main;
- small.
The theater has a calm and relaxing atmosphere. Everywhere clean, tidy and friendly staff. This is a great place to relax.
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Moscow Art Theatre. A.P. Chekhov - one of two theater groups formed during the division of the troupe of the Moscow Art Academic Theater in 1987 - the so-called "Ephraim Moscow Art Theater".
Initially, the theater had the same name as the "Doroninsky Moscow Art Theater". Thus, in Moscow, there were two theaters in parallel under the name "Moscow Art Theater named after Gorky." This position was maintained until 1989, after which the "Ephraim Moscow Art Theater" took the name "Moscow Art Theater named after Chekhov." The names of the playwrights in the names of the two Moscow Art Theaters were of fundamental importance: Chekhov symbolized continuity with the pre-revolutionary Russian intelligentsia, and Gorky for many then personified the monumentality of Soviet propaganda.
After the death of Oleg Nikolaevich Efremov in 2000, the artistic director of the Moscow Art Theater. A.P. Chekhov becomes Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov. In 2004, the theater returned to its original name - the Moscow Art Theater (MKhT), excluding the word "academic" from the name.
The great directors of the 20th century, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Evgeny Vakhtangov, Mikhail Chekhov, began their creative career in the theater, and the troupe has always consisted of outstanding famous masters. Plays were written for the Art Theater:
- Anton Chekhov;
- Maksim Gorky;
- Michael Bulgakov.
Outstanding artists of the Silver Age designed performances here. The theater in Moscow attracted the best that was in Russian life. The building in Kamergersky Lane is a gift to the theater from the legendary philanthropist Savva Morozov and the great Russian architect Fyodor Shekhtel. In 1943, the Moscow Art Theater School-Studio was opened at the Art Theater, which became one of the leading theater schools in the world. Thirty years of the theater's life (1970-2000) are associated with the work of Oleg Nikolaevich Efremov, an outstanding actor, director and theater figure.
The modern period of the Moscow Art Theatre. Chekhov
In 2000, the Moscow Art Theater was headed by Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov, who set a course for a complete renewal of the repertoire (between the classics of world drama and the works of contemporary Russian and foreign authors). The best forces of today's stage direction are involved in the creation of performances. The Moscow Art Theater troupe includes about a hundred actors, many of whom are stars of the Soviet and Russian theater and cinema. In addition to the artists of the troupe, guest artists take part in the performances - famous masters and talented youth. After the death of Oleg Tabakov, since 2018 the theater has been headed by Sergey Zhenovach.
In 2001, in addition to the Main and Small stages, the third - New - stage of the theater was opened, designed specifically for experimental productions.
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A bit of history
Moscow Art Theater Chekhov - the famous drama theater of the capital, which was created at the end of the nineteenth century by the legendary theatrical figures Konstantin Sergeevich Stanislavsky, as well as Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko. It was their fateful meeting in a restaurant called "Slavic Bazaar" that laid the foundation for grandiose plans and ideas for the creation of a new advanced temple of Melpomene.
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the theater has been located in a building located in Kamergersky Lane. Previously, it belonged to the Lianozovsky institution. At first, the art theater was called public, focused on the widest strata of the population. And over the course of several decades, the name was changed a couple more times.
"Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich" is the first performance that appeared on the playbill of the Public Art Theater. The director of most productions was Stanislavsky himself, who, touring with his team, gradually won the recognition of the public in many countries of the world. Many theatrical figures later tried to imitate the brilliant master of directing of our country in everything.
In 1919, the institution became academic, and from the 32nd year it became known as the Moscow Art Academic Theater named after M. Gorky. The performances of the Moscow Art Theater in Kamergersky - "Ivanov", the legendary "The Seagull", the famous "Uncle Vanya" - were very popular with the audience. In the eighties, such famous directors as Rozovsky, Dodin, Efros, Ginkas were involved in the productions.
After more than fifty years, the theater was divided into two official new theaters - the Moscow Art Theater named after Chekhov and Maxim Gorky. In the first of them, Oleg Nikolaevich Efremov took over the leadership of the troupe, after which tickets to the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov began to actively buy up. In the seventies, it was he who restored the theater destroyed after the split, putting on its stage a number of real masterpieces of art. Moscow Art Theater Chekhov was named after the great Russian writer, as there were many productions associated with his dramaturgy.
New performances "The Seagull", "Uncle Vanya", as well as "Three Sisters", the production of "The Cherry Orchard" and others appeared in the repertoire. The actor's approach to work has changed: now the image of the hero was presented with an emphasis on the peculiarities of his psychology. In directing, it has become the main thing to unite the actors into a creative ensemble, which affects the whole atmosphere of the action.
In 2000, the wonderful artist Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov became the head of the Moscow Art Theater in Kamergersky. He immediately decides to update the repertoire of the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov, for which the best examples of world classics were chosen. Legendary performances were staged, of which one can single out The Cherry Orchard, the production of Lord Golovlev and The White Guard, the famous King Lear, the famous Tartuffe.
The new leader has set a course for cooperation with modern Russian and foreign authors. In addition, the cast has also been updated. The word "academic" was removed from the title in 2004. Thus, the theater has had the official name of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater for ten years, by which all connoisseurs of theatrical art know it.
In 2001, Vladimir Mashkov's performance "No. 13" appeared in the repertoire with Yevgeny Mironov and Avangard Leontiev in the lead roles. The performance enjoyed unprecedented success until its closing. In 2014, Mashkov returned "No. 13" to the repertoire, the letter D was added to the title, and the actors changed in "No. 13D" itself. The full house at the performance remained the same.
To date, the Moscow Theater named after A.P. Chekhov is one of the most famous in the country. The repertoire of the Moscow Art Theater preserves all the traditions that were laid down in their time by the founding fathers. Moreover, the theater has long earned worldwide fame, love and recognition of the public. Full houses constantly reign within its walls. The playbill of the Moscow Art Theater of Chekhov has a lot of performances of various genres. All of them take place on three stages. Of these, the "New" is intended for experimental productions, there is also the "Small Stage" and one more - the "Main".
In recent years, the Moscow Art Theater has been collaborating with well-known contemporary directors. Since 2011, Kirill Serebrennikov has been an assistant artistic director at the theater. The fruits of the joint work of Serebrennikov and the theater were such performances as Zoya's Apartment, The Threepenny Opera, The Golovlevs and other productions.
After several years of successful work in the theater under the direction of Oleg Tabakov - his "Snuffbox", another modern director, Konstantin Bogomolov, was invited to the Moscow Art Theater. Bogomolov staged provocative performances of The Ideal Husband and The Karamazovs, which caused widespread public discussion. The performances instantly became popular, and it was almost impossible to buy tickets to the Moscow Art Theater.
Repertoire
Each spectator will always find a production to his taste in the theater's colorful repertoire. The Chekhov Moscow Art Theater has performances for lovers of the classics, as well as for those who follow the work of contemporary playwrights. Spectators also love the repertoire of the Chekhov Theater for the fact that premiere performances appear with enviable regularity. Therefore, tickets to the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov are in unprecedented demand among the public. The theater has a great creative team and a brilliant cast.
The real adornment of all the performances of the theater is the brilliant acting of Konstantin Khabensky, the unsurpassed Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov, as well as Mikhail Porechenkov, Evgenia Dobrovolskaya. As well as many other talented stars of the theatrical horizon. In addition, specially invited artists take part in some productions.
Among them are Sergei Bezrukov, Evgeny Mironov, Marina Zudina. There are never empty halls in the Chekhov Theater. Thus, tickets must be purchased in advance.
