State puppet theater of the Republic of Mordovia: history, repertoire, troupe, address

The State Puppet Theater of the Republic of Mordovia (Saransk) was born from an amateur studio. Already almost 80 years ago, he received the status of a professional. His current repertoire is pretty rich.

History of the theater

The State Puppet Theater of the Republic of Mordovia became a professional collective in 1937. He was born from an amateur circle, which was organized by circus performers. The first years of existence were difficult, as there were no professional directors, the material base was very weak, there was no room. But there were people who loved their cause and therefore overcame all difficulties.

From the very beginning of its creative path the theater managed to win the love of the audience. The first professional director appeared here in 1948. It was a talented N. Misyura. In 1949 Iraida Kazakova became the director of the theater. This woman has done a lot for the development of the troupe.

In 1970, Vladimir Kazachenko came to the State puppet theater of the Republic of Mordovia as the main director. Thanks to him in the repertoire appeared a lot of very interesting and wonderful performances. With him, performances were staged in the Mordovian language, created according to the Mordva myths. Soon for the theater was built and own building. A street for the puppeteers was Volodarsky Street. That's where they live and to this day.

For 20 years, since 1978, the theater was run by Evgeny Kuryshev. He was a creative person and a skilful manager. This man had a great influence on the formation of a new repertoire and the development of the theater on a stationary stage. For almost 80 years of its existence the troupe has been updated many times. Today there are recognized masters of the stage, as well as talented young people. The theater has not lost its vitality and youth, despite its venerable age, while becoming much more mature in the creative plan, rather than was at the beginning of its journey.

Theater today

In our days the State Puppet Theater of the Republic of Mordovia is a regular participant of various festivals, both puppet and folklore. He regularly becomes a diploma or a laureate. Among the festivals that submitted to the Mordvinian puppetry: "Workhorse" in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny, "Petrovsky Balagan" in Kaliningrad, "Rainbow" in Samara and so on. As well as the theater has repeatedly participated in international competitions abroad. In 2005, the theater was declared a particularly valuable cultural heritage. For the years of his existence, he had experienced many interesting events.

Very important in the life of puppeteers of Mordovia was the festival "Sunflower". In the national language its name sounds like "Chinjaramo". It is the puppet theater that is its organizer. It was first held in 2011. His birth was timed to a great holiday - the millennium anniversary of the unity of the peoples of Mordovia and Russia. The festival has the status of an international one. Guests and participants gathered from different cities of our vast country, as well as from other countries. In 2011, artists from Grozny, Dzerzhinsk, Saransk, Kaliningrad, Poltava and even Istanbul (Turkey) came.

In 2013, the team was declared one of the best in the sphere of social and economic development of the Republic. Today the director of the theater is a young, talented, creative and promising person, who knows how to lead, - Evgeny Romanovsky. He holds the title of Honored Artist of the Republic of Mordovia.

Repertoire

A very rich repertoire, consisting of more than forty performances and replenishing every year, offers its young audience the State Puppet Theater of the Republic of Mordovia. His poster presents the following productions:

• "Merry Bears".
• "Puss in Boots".
• "The Autoworld".
• "The Scarlet Flower".
• "Teremok".
• "The Magic Lamp of Aladdin."
• "Mashenka and the Bear".
• "Miracles in the sieve."
• "Two maples."
• "Gold yarn".
• "One and a half handfuls."
• "Alinkin tales."
• Caliph-Aist.
• "Naughty little mouse."
• "Colored milk."
• "Good Litter" and many others.

Troupe

The State Puppet Theater of the Republic of Mordovia is a remarkable team consisting of talented actors. They perfectly know their profession. Many of them are laureates of various competitions and festivals, they are awarded with prizes, diplomas and certificates. There are among the actors who were awarded honorary titles of Honored and People's Artists.

Troupe:

• Lyudmila Gorinova.
• Natalia Koroleva.
• Galina Yakushina.
• Ivan Chindyaykin.
• Edward Vardanyan.
• Irina Rakhmanova.
• Vladimir Sidorin.
• Valentina Alshina.
• Vera Shipova.
• Yunir Khalikov.
• Igor Buyankin and others.

Where is

The address of the puppet theater: Volodarsky Street, house 90А. Not far from it there are Mosoblbank, the republican hospital, the movie theater KinoMax. Near the theater there are such streets: Polezhaev, Rabochaya, Vokzalnaya and Lenin Avenue.