Theater Festival "Sakhalin Ramp -2017" opened in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

SOUTH SAKHALINSK. The play “Mean”, staged at the Chekhov Center by director Oleg Eremin, for the third time the Sakhalin Ramp Theater Festival began. This year, the program of the theater forum will feature works by classics in original director’s readings.

Before the start of the first festival performance in the park, located in front of the Chekhov Center, the opening ceremony of the Sakhalin Ramp took place. Official speeches did not last long, but the audience gathered at the theater, the artists managed to please with songs and dances. Festive events will delight residents of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk throughout the ten days of the festival.

Until June 23, everyone will be able to listen to the performances of the military band, meet with members of the social dance club and dance with them. A truly fiery spectacle will also take place - a fire show.

At a press conference held prior to the opening of the Sakhalin Ramp, Alexander Vislov, a theater expert and theater critic who is the director of the theater forum, spoke. He noted that the audience will see many unusual performances. The directors who staged the performances made an attempt to bring eternal works to the stage, looking at them from an unexpected angle.

The festival organizers noted that although the “Sakhalin Ramp -2017” gathers forum participants only for the third time (it was held for the first time in 2011), it already has fans. Tickets for some performances have already run out. Guests of the festival talk about the desire to know the opinion of the audience about their work.

They will have such an opportunity, since after the end of the performances the actors and directors will be able to communicate with the audience. Waiting for the guests of the festival and acquaintance with the main attractions of Sakhalin.

Ludmila Trautmane © Gallerix.ru