Actors of the Taganka Theater. Famous Russian actors

The Taganka Theater was founded in 1946. But his real story begins almost two decades later, when the post of the main director was taken by Yury Lyubimov. He came with his diploma performance, from the first show caused a resonance. Actors of the Taganka Theater, involved in the productions of Lyubimov in the following years, became known throughout the country. Among them - Vladimir Vysotsky, Valery Zolotukhin, Vsevolod Abdulov, Leonid Yarmolnik.

Short story

The theater was founded a year after the end of the war. Then it was called otherwise. The first production in the theater of drama and comedy, the main director of which was A. Plotnikov, was a play based on the work of writer Vasily Grossman.

Yury Lyubimov, who took Plotnikov's place in 1964, came to the theater with his students. The first performance of the new director was "A Good Man from Sichuan". The leading actors of the Taganka Theater at that time were Zinaida Slavina, Boris Khmelnitsky, Anatoly Vasilyev, Alla Demidova.

Lyubimov regularly updated the troupe. He gave the advantage to the graduates of the Shchukin school. So, in the mid-sixties Vladimir Vysotsky, Nikolai Gubenko, Valery Zolotukhin came to the theater. A few years later the director invited Ivan Bortnik, Leonid Filatov, Vitaly Shaposhnikov to the troupe.

Flowering

The Taganka Theater soon becomes known throughout the country as the most avant-garde. Lyubimov hardly uses scenery. His statements cause incontrovertible arguments of critics. Actors of the Taganka Theater are becoming real stars. In the sixties and seventies, every Soviet intelligent man dreams of staging Lubimov.

In the eighties, Yuri Lyubimov went abroad. During this period, the popularity of the theater falls. The leader is Nikolai Gubenko. Then, after Lyubimov's return from exile, the theater undergoes a reorganization. For several years Valery Zolotukhin is the artistic director.

Today the actors of the Taganka Theater are Dmitry Vysotsky, Anastasia Kolpikova, Irina Lindt, Ivan Bortnik and others.

Vladimir Vysotsky

The theater was going through different times. The composition of the troupe was constantly updated. But the name of this actor, even more than thirty years after his death, is forever associated with him.

Vladimir Vysotsky - actor of the Taganka Theater since 1964. He was involved in sixteen years of work in fourteen productions. In a few of them - in the main role. However, in part, Vysotsky owes the theater such a high profile of glory that has spread throughout the Soviet Union. Millions were dreaming of staging Hamlet. However, not even every inhabitant of the capital managed to acquire a coveted ticket.

For the first time Vladimir Vysotsky came on the stage as the Second God in the production of "The Good Man from Sichuan". Then there were works in such performances as "Antimirs", "Ten Days That Shook the World", "The Fallen and the Living". In 1966, the premiere of "The Life of Gelilea" was held. In this production Vysotsky played the main role.

"Hamlet"

Actors of the Taganka Theater, who played in Shakespeare's play:

1. Vladimir Vysotsky.
2. Veniamin Smekhov.
3. Alla Demidova.
4. Natalia Saiko.
5. Ivan Bortnik.
6. Alexander Filippenko.

The premiere of the performance took place in 1971. The production received many positive reviews, despite the fact that it was innovative for the Soviet theater scene. In addition, it was easy to consider criticism of the power that existed at that time. The role of Hamlet for Vysotsky was, according to many, the pinnacle of his acting skills. At the same time, some modern critics believe that the actor succeeded in this role, except for the famous, key in the plot of the monologue "To be or not to be." Vysotsky, according to professionals, could not play a doubt. This actor could only "be."

"Crime and Punishment"

The premiere of the play took place in 1979. Raskolnikov was played by Alexander Trofimov. In the role of Razumihin, Boris Khmelnitsky appeared on the stage. The Taganka Theater was the most visited in Moscow. And the production of Dostoevsky's work caused no less interest of the public than the performances "Hamlet", "The Life of Galileo." A year and a half after the premiere, the performer of the role of Svidrigailov passed away. July 25, 1980 Theater on Taganka, a poster which for the next few days was known to all metropolitan theatergoers, was closed to viewers: Vladimir Vysotsky died. The performances were canceled, but no one returned the ticket to the cashier.

Valery Zolotukhin

This actor has played in the Theater on Taganka more than twenty roles. Including in the play "Vladimir Vysotsky," which premiered in 1981. Actors of the Taganka Theater, involved in this production:

1. Ekaterina Varkova.
2. Alexey Grabbe.
3. Anastasia Kolpikova.
4. Anatoly Vasilyev.
5. Tatiana Sidorenko.
6. Sergey Trifonov.

In 2011, Zolotukhin was appointed director of the theater. This event was preceded by a scandal caused by disagreements between Lyubimov and the actors. Two years later Zolotukhin left the post of director. At the end of March 2013, the actor and director passed away.

Anatoly Vasilyev

This actor came to the theater in 1964. In the movie, he acted a little, but was involved in most of Lyubimov's productions. Anatoly Vasilyev is an actor of the Taganka Theater, who devoted more than fifty years to him. The last production in which he played, was a play on the phantasmagoric work of Kafka "The Castle".

Other actors

Several years he worked at the Taganka Theater Leonid Yarmolnik. He was involved in only a few performances. Among them - "Rush hour", "Master and Margarita", "Fallen and alive".

Vitaly Shaposhnikov - actor of the Taganka Theater since 1968. In 1985 he moved to Sovremennik. But two years later he returned to the walls of his native theater. Shaposhnikov played the sergeant-major Vaskov in the production of "A Dawns Here Are Quiet", the main role in the play "Emelyan Pugachev." After the death of Vysotsky, the actor appeared on stage as the villain Svidrigailov. Also Vitaly Shaposhnikov was involved in performances "Tartuffe", "Mother", "Buckle Up Belts".

Boris Khmelnitsky played Woland in a production based on Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita. He also has theatrical works in such plays as "The Life of Galileo Galileo", "Pugachev", "Three Sisters".

Dmitry Vysotsky is an actor of the Taganka Theater since 2001. Involved in the following productions:

1. "The Venetian Twins."
2. "Woe from Wit".
3. "Eugene Onegin".
4. "The Master and Margarita".
5. Arabesque.
6. "Castle".

In the play based on the famous work of Mikhail Bulgakov, Vysotsky plays the main role.

"Fallen and alive"

The premiere of the performance took place in 1965. It is dedicated to writers and poets who participated in the Second World War. Poetic works of Mayakovsky, Tvardovsky, Svetlov were used in the play. Mikhail Kulchitsky, a young poet who died at the front in 1943, was played by Leonid Filatov. The role of Pavel Kogan - the author of romantic works, also not returned from the battlefield - was performed by Boris Khmelnitsky.

House on the Quay

In 1980, Yuri Lyubimov staged a play based on the story of Yuri Trifonov. In those distant Soviet years it was quite a brave act. About the Stalinist terror of the thirties knew a lot, but it was so dangerous to talk about these tragic pages in Soviet history. The premiere of "The House on the Quay" was an exciting event in the cultural life of Moscow. The main roles were performed by Valery Zolotukhin and Veniamin Smekhov.

"Doctor Zhivago"

The premiere of the play based on the novel, for which the author was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1965, took place two years after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The director managed to preserve the unique poetics of Pasternak. Alfred Schnittke's music was used in the production.

Other performances that once went on the stage of the Taganka Theater:

1. Electra.
2. "Teenager".
3. "Medea".
4. The Brothers Karamazov.
5. "Sharashka".
6. "Socrates".

"The Master and Margarita"

Yury Lyubimov is the first theater director who has transferred the plot of the great novel to the stage. The production uses works by composers Prokofiev, Strauss and Albinoni. The play has been going on for more than a quarter of a century. Reviews of the audience about him are different: from negative to enthusiastic. However, the style of the production of Lyubimov always evoked ambiguous responses from the public.

Masters in the play play alternately Dmitry Vysotsky and Dalvin Shcherbakov. The role of the beloved protagonist is performed by three actresses: Maria Matveeva, Alla Smirdan, Anastasia Kolpikova. Pontius Pilate is played by Ivan Ryzhikov. Other actors involved in the production:

1. Alexander Trofimov.
2. Nikita Luchihin.
3. Erwin Haas.
4. Sergey Trifonov.
5. Timur Badalbeyli.
6. Alexander Lyrchikov.

"Wii"

The premiere of the performance on the most mysterious story of Gogol took place in October 2016. This production is an unusual combination of Russian classical texts and compositions by musician Veni D'rkina, who died in 1999. Khomu Bruta is playing Philip Kotov. Pannochku - Alexander Basov.

What kind of performances in 2017 is the Taganka Theater?

Poster

1. "Elsa" (January 14).
2. "The Venetian Twins" (January 15).
3. "Vladimir Vysotsky" (January 25).
4. "The Golden Dragon" (January 26).
5. Faust (February 1).
6. "Old, old fairy tale" (February 5).
7. "Master and Margarita" (February 7).
8. "Eugene Onegin" (February 11).