Theater festival "Slavic Theater Meetings" opened in Bryansk

BRYANSK. On the eve of last weekend, the festival "Slavic Theater Meetings" began in Bryansk. The theatrical festival for the 22nd time assembles artists from different countries who have a desire to show their creativity. Participants of the "Slavic Theater Meetings" this time were groups representing Belarus, Ukraine and Russia.

It has already become a tradition that the opening of the festival takes place in the Bryansk Drama Theater. On the day of the opening of the Slavic Theater Meetings on May 20, a press conference was held where Yury Poyarkin, director of the Theater named after A. Tolstoy.

He said that many theater groups from Ukraine received invitations to participate in the festival, but they did not want to come to Bryansk. As a result, the only representative of this country was the musical-drama theater from Donetsk. Donetsk artists will complete the festival program with the magnificent musical Three Musketeers.

In total, participants in the Slavic Theater Meetings represent eleven cities. Most of the theater groups brought to the festival works of classical drama. Irina Drokhanova, overwhelmed by the Bryansk drama, noted that it is impossible to imagine a Russian repertoire theater without classics. However, the festival poster also has modern drama.

The participants of the festival, present at its opening, were welcomed by Alexander Korobko, deputy. governor of the Penza region. He emphasized the increasing popularity of the festival and wished success to all the theaters that arrived in Penza. Alexander Korobko recalled that the opening festival is dedicated to the anniversary of the Bryansk drama, celebrating its 90th anniversary.

Anniversaries opened the festival program by presenting the play "Cupids in the Snow".

Ludmila Trautmane © Gallerix.ru