Exchange tours between the drama theaters of Irkutsk and Arkhangelsk began

ARKHANGELSK. On the evening of October 29, on the stage of the Arkhangelsk Drama Theater, the performance “Dreams of Yermolai Lopakhin” opened a tour of the Irkutsk Drama Theater. Shortly before the start of the performance, a press conference was held in the theater, where Gennady Shaposhnikov, artistic director of the theater, spoke on behalf of the Irkutsk drama.

His performance was continued by the director of the theater Anatoly Streltsov. Another representative of the guests spoke to the conference participants - Vitaly Baryshnikov, who heads the Ministry of Culture of the Irkutsk Region. Arkhangelsk drama at the event was represented by Lev Vostryakov - the head of the regional Ministry of Culture of Arkhangelsk and Elena Shitova, director of the theater.

During the press conference, they talked about the problems that accompany theater life, talked about the achievements of each of the theaters, and discussed plans for further cooperation. Each side noted that exchange tours are extremely important both for theaters and for spectators who have the opportunity on their stage to get acquainted with the work of artists from the city, located at a considerable distance from them.

The Irkutsk Theater brought five performances on tour, three of which are intended for the main stage, and viewers will see two productions on the chamber stage. On the main stage, viewers already managed to see “Dreams of Yermolai Lopakhin” - a performance staged by Chekhov’s “Cherry Orchard”, as well as Gogol’s “Marriage”. Both performances were a huge success.

The performance “Oscar and the Pink Lady” was held on the chamber stage with the same success. Ahead of the Arkhangelsk theater-goers is a meeting with the Italian comedy “Leap in Italian” and the play by A. Arbuzov “My poor Marat”.

In the coming days, Arkhangelsk artists will leave with their best performances in Irkutsk.

Ludmila Trautmane © Gallerix.ru