XI International Festival "PETERSBURG THEATER SEASON". Tallinn 2017
Automatic translateFrom September 25 to October 3, 2017, the 11th St. Petersburg Theater Season festival will be held in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, which will mark a new friendly stage in the history of relations between the two cities. The festival will present to the European public 3 performances of theaters of the Cultural Capital, a ballet evening, an interactive exhibition of puppet dolls and an exhibition of photographs.
Having arisen in 2007, the St. Petersburg Theater Season International Festival is called upon to contribute to the development of cultural, social and tourist relations between St. Petersburg and various cities of the planet, world cultural centers. The festival always presents the most interesting and popular productions of the cultural capital of Russia - performances of a high artistic level, distinguished by genre and stylistic diversity.
The performances of the Festival have successfully toured in Prague, Helsinki and Milan. The festival traveled to the Middle East: to Tel Aviv and Haifa. In 2008, the Petersburg Theater Season was a guest of Berlin, in 2012 - Dresden, a year later it was held on an unprecedented scale in Marseille - the cultural capital of Europe in 2013, in 2014 - took place in one of the most famous theaters in Tbilisi - the movie theater them. M. Tumanishvili, and in 2015 he visited the capital of the Serbian Republic - Belgrade - a city nominated for the title of the European Capital of Culture 2020. The 10th Anniversary Festival was held in the capital of Greece - Athens.
PROGRAM:
September 25, 19:00
St. Petersburg State Drama Theater "Shelter of the Comedian"
“MARRY FIGARO” by Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais “Crazy Day, or the Marriage of Figaro”
One of the most stylish interpretations of the immortal comedy. Laconic modern scenery-transformers; tempting and mysterious light scores from one of the best lighting artists in Russia; costumes created based on the collection of one of the most famous and shocking contemporary designers Alexander McQueen - all this is perfectly illustrated by the frenzy of the day that the characters of the play have to go through. The absence of signs of the Renaissance is a hint of the eternal relevance of the immortal creation of Beaumarchais. Within one crazy day, Figaro, a cunning and witty wit, will be forced to fend off the attacks that encroached on his happiness, find himself in the dock, believe in the "betrayal" of his future wife, but he will not lose either liveliness or faith in love.
Duration of the performance: 2 hours 40 minutes (with one intermission).
Age restrictions: 18+
Venue: Russian Theater of Estonia (Tallinn, Vabaduse sluggish 5).
September 28, 19:00
St. Petersburg Theater "Russian Entreprise" named after Andrei Mironov
MADAM BOWARI
Based on the novel of the same name by Gustave Flaubert
After the publication of the novel by G. Flaubert in 1856, a scandal immediately broke out in society. The author and his publishers were accused of insulting morality and were brought to trial. History is more than modern. Despite the fact that both Flaubert and his publishers were acquitted, the scandal (the best advertisement in the opinion of ordinary people) made the novel about the love torment of the beautiful Emma Bovary cult. It is believed that Flaubert used in the novel a real story that happened in the family of his friend. Least of all in the play by Andrii Zholdak is sitting today in the auditorium looking for a theatrical retelling of the plot. "Madame Bovary" Zholdak - is theatrical poetry. This passionate, mystical and beautiful performance is devoted to the movement of spiritual breaks, the illumination of the most secret corners of the soul, the conflict of soul and mind, the sensual overflow of love.
Duration of the performance: 3 hours 30 minutes (with one intermission).
Age restrictions: 16+
Venue: Russian Theater of Estonia (Tallinn, Vabaduse sluggish 5).
September 30, 19:00
St. Petersburg State Youth Theater on the Fontanka
"ON WEDDING DAY"
Victor Rozov
Misha will marry Nyura. Almost everything is ready for tomorrow’s wedding - guests are invited, a festive table is being prepared… But how much stronger is this love “for the rest of my life” than the first, passionate one that still sits in my heart?.. Victor Rozov’s play “On the Wedding Day” written in 1963. Half a century later, this love story sounds no less relevant. Concepts such as friendship, betrayal, love, betrayal, honor and dignity excite no matter how the wheel of history rotates. At some point, each person faces many questions that are difficult to answer unambiguously, dividing into “white” and “black”. In the new play they will talk about such “unpopular” today, but important for the formation of man concepts, such as honor, dignity, self-sacrifice, selflessness, kindness…
Duration of the performance: 3 hours (with one intermission).
Age restrictions: 16+
Venue: Russian Theater of Estonia (Tallinn, Vabaduse sluggish 5).
All performances are translated into Estonian.
September 25 - 30
St. Petersburg State Puppet Theater named after E. S. Demmen
“THE MAGIC WORLD OF PETERSBURG PUPPETS.
Dolls for children and adults "
A well-known Russian team will present a true treasure - a collection of author’s theatrical dolls - a kind of "golden pantries", which in St. Petersburg is called the "big troupe of a small theater". In the workshops of the theater, today artists who own the skill of creating dolls on threads work. Knowledge of the intricacies of craft and authoring techniques make it possible to make dolls of any degree of complexity and artistic expression. This tradition is inherited from the old masters who worked under the founder of the theater - E. S. Demmen. A visit to the exhibition involves interactive communication between spectators and professional puppeteers.
Age restrictions: 6+
Venue: Russian Theater of Estonia (Tallinn, Vabaduse sluggish 5).
October 2 and 3, 7 p.m.
St. Petersburg State Academic
ballet theater named after Leonid Jacobson
BALLET EVENING
In the first section, viewers will see the one-act ballet Chopiniana - a masterpiece by Mikhail Fokin, staged at the beginning of the twentieth century. A fabulous story of the love of air Sylphide to an earthly youth. Inspired by the suite of Frederic Chopin and the ballet La Sylphide, Fokine surprisingly subtly and beautifully revived the mazurkas and preludes of the ingenious composer. The program of the second branch will combine the best that was put on the Russian ballet stage in the 20th century. Its part will be numbers from classical performances: “Fairy of Puppets” and “Flames of Paris”, as well as the legacy of the great improviser choreographer whose name the theater bears. Four miniatures of the master will be performed. The completion of the program will be the creation of the 21st century: a pas de deux from the ballet Sleeping Beauty, which is performed at the L. Jacobson Ballet Theater in the author’s version of the French choreographer and teacher, ex-premier of the Paris Opera Ballet Jean-Guillaume Bar.
Duration of the concert: 1 hour 30 minutes (with one intermission).
Age restrictions: 6+
Venue: National Opera "Estonia" (Tallinn, Estonia Boulevard 4).
September 25-30
Photo exhibition
“PETERSBURG AS AN INSPIRATION”
Petersburg photographer Daryan Volkova, laureate of numerous competitions, ballerina, ballet photography researcher, artist of the Hermitage Theater troupe, will present a series of works united under the general title Petersburg as Inspiration, which masterfully captures all the grace and fragility of the ballerina against the background of the old ceremonial Petersburg. Nothing is so combined with each other as the whole elegance of the ballerina against the background of the ancient architecture of St. Petersburg. Each visitor will be able to discover something new, feel the life of the ballet and look at it from a different angle.
Age restrictions: 6+
Venue: Center for Russian Culture (Mere pst 5, 10111 Tallinn).
The Petersburg Theater Season in the largest metropolises of Europe builds bridges between countries and cities, acquaints an exquisite European audience with the latest trends and achievements of the cultural capital of Russia. Europeans call this project “the face of the theatrical Petersburg”, and Russian journalists - “the theater window to Europe”.