Dneprodzerzhinsk, Lesya Ukrainka Theater: repertoire and reviews

Theater named after Lesya Ukrainka (Dneprodzerzhinsk) has existed for almost a hundred years. It is very popular with residents and visitors of the city. The repertoire of the theater is quite rich and varied.

History of the theater

The first actor's troupes - both professional and amateur - began to come on tour in Dneprodzerzhinsk in 1900. The Lesya Ukrainka Theater was founded in 1920 on the basis of an amateur collective. Lopatetsky led amateur artists. Then it was the Theater of Working Youth.

In 1935 he began to be called otherwise. Now it was the Theater of Russian Drama to them. M. M. Khataevich. The troupe from the very beginning worked very successfully, and for 10 years 10 new plays were staged. In 1937, the troupe grew to hundreds of people.

In the same year the city of Kamenskoye was renamed Dneprodzerzhinsk. Mendel Khataevich, whose name was then called the theater, was declared a spy and arrested. From that moment the collective was given the name of Taras Shevchenko.

During the war the theater was evacuated to Kazakhstan. There artists actively continued to work. After the end of the Second World War the theater was transferred to the city of Krivoy Rog. And in the Dniprodzerzhinsk mobile troupe began its work. In 1956, she was named Lesia Ukrainka.

In 1962, the theater was closed, as a decision was issued to reduce the number of theater companies in the cities.

In 1979 a musical and drama theater was opened in the city. The troupe was recruited from all over the USSR on a competitive basis. The main director of the new theater was appointed Simon Tereykovsky. The first performance of the troupe was played in 1981.

In the 80 years there were tumultuous changes. Directed by the directors. Became another repertoire. The theater tried to feel the modern viewer, understand his problems, find a common language with him, become clear to him. The performances became more relevant for that time. They paid attention to the problems of that era.

In the repertoire, in addition to musical comedies and operettas, there were musicals, which then only began to gain popularity and popularity in the Soviet Union.

Then there were the productions: "Counterpoints", "Wedding in old age", "Nightingale", "Choreographic Offering", "My Fair Lady", "Fatum", "Dog Heart", "Faces", "Cola" and others.

In the 90s of the 20th century the theater began to actively and toured extensively. At the same time, in connection with the arrival of a new director in the troupe, repertoire politics is changing. Now the main part of the productions consists of performances created according to classical works.

In 1995, the theater almost ceased to produce premieres, as the economic difficulties of the country led to the cessation of its funding. Many actors left, as they were no longer paid their salaries. There were no new productions either. After 2 years the situation improved, some artists returned to the theater. It was renovated. Enterprises of the city provided him with financial support.

Lesia Ukrainka's name returned to the name of the theater in 2000. At the same time the troupe was renewed, young cadres joined it. Then, over the next 10 years, it was replenished twice more.

Today the position of the main director is Vladimir Saranchuk.

Many performances of the Lesya Ukrainka Theater were awarded prestigious prizes. And also became laureates of competitions and festivals.

In 2012, the theater began to be called academic.

Performances for adults

The repertoire of the Lesya Ukrainka Theater in Dneprodzerzhinsk is varied. It includes performances for spectators of all ages - from small to large.

For the adult audience, the following musical and dramatic performances take place in the theater:

• "Eight loving women."
• "Forgetting Herostratus".
• "And if I love him."
• "Lovers, or Oh, this Anna."
• "Hamlet".
• "The Grönholm method."
• "I'll marry this guy."
• "Tartuffe".
• "Marriage".
• "Love is love, or How we got."
• Hotel of Two Worlds.
• "Biloxi blues."
• "Greetings to you from Odessa."
• "Silva" and others.

Performances for children

The troupe pleases with performances not only adults, but also small inhabitants of the city, as well as guests coming to Dniprodzerzhinsk. The Lesya Ukrainka Theater offers its young audience a very large repertoire.

Children's performances:

• "Grandmother's Tales."
• The Magic Puff.
• "Tales of an Old Oak".
• "The Scarlet Flower".
• "Three piglets".
• "Cat house".
• The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.
• "Cinderella".
• "Princess Frog".
• "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".
• "On the roads of adventure."
• "A Tale of Emelya."
• "Snow Queen" and others.

Concerts

The Lesya Ukrainka Theater (Dneprodzerzhinsk), in addition to the performances, offers the following concert programs to the audience:

• "The Planet of Tchaikovsky."
• «The country of Multlandia».
• "Evening of Wizards".
• "Adventures of dance, or Disco with orchestra."
• "Christmas lights".
• "Her Majesty the Violin" and others.

Troupe

Dneprodzerzhinsk was famous for its acting staff even in the Soviet era. The Lesya Ukrainka Theater assembled a wonderful team.

Theatrical company:

• Irina Kokhan.
• Alexander Ivlyushkin.
• Sergey Chulkov.
• Lilia Gmyrak.
• Alla Belous.
• Vitaly Denisenko.
• Yuri Decun.
• Ilona Malysheva.
• Lydia Gebel.
• Lilia Marchenko.
• Valentina Galenko.
• Natalia Moroz.
• Tatiana Belyanskaya.
• Olga Terekhova.
• Larisa Dvinskaya and others.

"Classic Today"

This name is carried by the festival, which is organized by the Lesya Ukrainka Theater. Every year in May, visitors coming from different cities of Ukraine and other countries, takes Dneprodzerzhinsk. Lesya Ukrainka Theater hosted this festival for the first time in 1993. At first only Ukrainian troupes took part in it. After 4 years, the festival received the status of International.

Its name speaks for itself. Within the framework of the festival the troupes show their best performances based on works of classical drama.

The shows are of a competitive nature. That is, artists compete with each other. In this significant difference of this festival from many others.

Prizes are awarded in the categories: male and female roles, director's work, best supporting actors, etc.

After the demonstration of the productions, discussions are held where the jury members give a professional evaluation of the competitive works. And also there are master classes, seminars, conferences, exhibitions.

The winners of the festival are awarded diplomas, statuettes, souvenirs and valuable gifts.

Reviews

Theater Lesia Ukrainka (Dneprodzerzhinsk) reviews from the audience receives the most enthusiastic. The public likes, first of all, the play of actors. They conquer the audience with their talents, the ability to get used to the image, the way they convey the emotions and feelings of their characters. Most of the performances are presented in an interesting way, and their viewing is a lot of fun. Music in the productions is chosen remarkably and does not hinder perception at all, but on the contrary - ideally complements the game of artists.

Negative feedback can be found about the children's productions of the theater, especially about the fairy tale "The Scarlet Flower". Parents write that the Beast was dressed in a costume resembling an ostrich, for some reason the postman Pechkin was present at the beginning of the performance , who shouted very loudly, and his children were frightened.

How to get there

In the city of Kamenskoye in the Dnepropetrovsk region there is a theater named after Lesya Ukrainka (Dneprodzerzhinsk). Address it: 250th anniversary square, house number 2. You can reach the theater by trams with numbers: 2, 4, 1 and 3. And also by fixed-route taxi with the numbers: 14, 1, 16, 2, 17, 3, 18, 4, 20, 5, 22a, 6, 22b , 7, 23, 8, 23a, 11, 24, 11a, 25. Stop "Square of the DMK".