Chelyabinsk: Theater "Mannequin" (history, repertoire)

Chelyabinsk Theater "Mannequin" is one of the most loved and visited in the city. All the performances go there with the same sold-out notches, whether it's a premiere or an old production show.

History of the theater

The theater takes its beginning in the distant 1963, when students of the ChPI performed at the amateur art show among the universities of the region. Until 1966, a group of student artists was called the Student Theater of Variety Miniatures, which later became known as the "Mannequin".

In 1967, the premiere of the play "Lubava" was seen almost all of Chelyabinsk. The "Mannequin" Theater received the "Eaglet" award from the Komsomol Regional Committee. With the same performance, actors performed at the Seventh International Festival of Student Theaters in Zagreb (Yugoslavia).

In the history of the "Mannequin" a lot of participation in various competitions and festivals, in most cases artists and directors became laureates (Gorky Festival of Student Theaters, Festivals in Wroclaw and Tashkent, etc.).

Theater "Mannequin" (Chelyabinsk), photographs of which often flashed in local newspapers, widely celebrated its decade in 1973, having visited the play "Petersburg Stories" in Tartu, Moscow and Tallinn.

In 1980, the event was held, which was waiting for the whole of Chelyabinsk. Theater "Mannequin" got its own scene, which was in the basement of the student hostel.

The surprising fact is that most of the leading actors in the theater did not have a special education. Only in the 1990's they began to enter the Chelyabinsk Academy of Arts and Culture, after realizing the correctness of their creative path.

In 1998, the play "Run, Launch, Run!" Was released, which still enjoys the viewer's love and who is proud of the city of Chelyabinsk. Theater "Mannequin" acquired the title of municipal theater.

"Millennium" was for the theater a special milestone in history, as he moved to a new building with large and small scenes. Now you can see the unique performances in the very center of the city, in the building of the cinema. A. S. Pushkin. There was also opened the Arts Center, which fell in love with the whole of Chelyabinsk. The "Mannequin" Theater, whose address is not known only to the lazy, every season pleases its viewer with new performances and unexpected decisions.

Theater tour "Mannequin"

In addition to participating in a variety of art festivals, "Mannequin" managed to touring. At first they were the cities of the Chelyabinsk region, but after a few years the theater became known throughout Russia.

In 1969, four performances were shown in Novosibirsk. In 1975, Moscow saw the plays "Theatrical comedies" and "After the Tale." From 1983 to 1987, the "Mannequin" was part of the concert brigades, which toured the Arkhangelsk, Perm regions, the Republic of Komi, and Sakhalin.

In 1990, the first trip abroad for the international festival in Des Moines took place. The play "The Black Man" won several prestigious awards, and the theater gave performances in several cities in the US and Canada.

From 1991 to 1993 there were active tours around the country with performances "Black Man" and "Pippi".

In 1996, Europe was conquered. The play "Don Juan" was seen in Vienna, Bratislava, Prague. Europeans could not even imagine that there are so many talents in the Russian heartland, and there is an unusual city - Chelyabinsk. Theater "Mannequin", having made a European tour, glorified not only his city, but the whole country.

In 1998, America was again, this time Chicago and Sue City (Iowa).

Also the Chelyabinsk theater "Maneken" visited with tours Spain, Germany, Italy.

Closure of the theater

In 2009, the Culture Department of the Chelyabinsk region made a dubious decision to reduce the funding of the existing Arts Center. In fact, this meant massive layoffs and, as a result, the closure of the center.

Such a decision did not leave anyone indifferent. The local and Moscow press discussed this high-profile case for several weeks. The main theatrical figures of Russia (Galina Volchek, Mark Zakharov, Pyotr Fomenko) wrote a letter to President Dmitry Medvedev in defense of the "Mannequin" right to exist.

In spite of halved funding and denial of support from the Culture Department, the "Mannequin" continued its work by launching a new project "Art Insomnia."

Theater-studio "Mannequin" (Chelyabinsk)

On the cold February day of 1996, the opening of the Studio-Theater "Maneken" was held in the same basement of the student hostel.

Until 2000, the studio theater acted only at festivals and student competitions, but after that it began producing plays for the "big spectator". In 2001, the play "Clinic" was staged, consisting of mini sketches. He is the most popular in the repertoire of the studio.

Studio-theater "Mannequin" gives a lot of new impressions to its viewers, using in the productions elements of the non-verbal theater, a lot of plasticity and rhythm, direct work with the viewer and much more. Studio one of the first in the city began to demonstrate performances for kids (the play "A very hungry caterpillar").

The studio-theater has repeatedly won many international festivals and has toured Europe.

Theater repertoire

"Mannequin" - theater (Chelyabinsk), the repertoire of which is extremely diverse. There you can see a comedy ("Twelfth Night", "Doctor of Philosophy"), and melodrama ("Valentine's Day"), and tragedy ("Romeo and Juliet"). But the collective is famous for its unusual performances, for example, the dramatic mystery "Long Happy Christmas" or the Siberian-Italian farce "Mad Truffaldino Day".

In the new season, premieres of the performances "The Door to an adjacent room", "Дикарка", "Марлен" are expected. All those wishing to see the unusual performances of the theater are waiting at the address: st. Sonia Krivoi, d. 79a.

Repertoire of the Studio-Theater "Mannequin"

1. "Ecus" (mystical story).
2. "The Old Woman" (thriller).
3. "Letters of Love" (melodrama).
4. "Dangerous summer" (irresponsible fantasy).
5. "LBV" (dedicated to moms).
6. "Clinic" (interactive show).
7. "Eaters" (based on the work of Van Gogh).
8. "Mamatatadadatka and I" (the story of one family).
9. "Arcadia" (intellectual detective about love).
10. "Cafe" (plastic performance).
11. "Dark alleys" (play-mosaic of love).