Vyborg Theater of Drama and Puppet "Holy Fortress"

Vyborg Theater "Holy Fortress" was founded in the second half of the 20th century. Today, his repertoire includes performances for spectators of all ages. Here you can see performances on classical plays, as well as on the works of Soviet and modern playwrights. The theater combines two genres - drama and dolls.

History

The Vyborg Theater was opened in the 70s of the 20th century by a group of enthusiasts close to each other in the spirit of graduating LGITMiK, the Department of puppeteers. These people serve in the "Holy Fortress" until now, being the golden make-up of the troupe. Yuri Labetsky was chosen as the leader without hesitation, and he is still an art director. The troupe was very small then. The name for the theater was chosen long. At first there was an idea to call him "Little Puppet", since in St. Petersburg there was "Bolshoi". But the artists were not allowed to be named. As a result, he came up with the name "Holy Fortress". This is how the name of the city of Vyborg is translated into Russian from Norwegian.

In the early years, artists did everything themselves. They made dolls, sewed costumes, wrote scripts, were engaged in musical design of productions, painted scenery. They did not have their own building. Permanent troupe found much later.

The theater was created as a puppet theater, and the performances were only for children. But in 1999, dramatic performances for adults appeared in the repertoire. One of them received the Golden Sofit Award . It was a performance, which still exists in the repertoire, "Eight loving women." Then he acquired the status of the theater of drama and dolls.

Since 1987 the theater has been actively touring. He takes part in festivals not only of All-Russia, but also of International significance. The theater is often awarded prestigious awards for productions. The festivals in which the theater has already taken part in these years have been held in such countries as Finland, Poland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Lebanon, Italy, Denmark, etc.

"Holy Fortress" is not only a participant, but also an organizer of several large-scale festivals held in Vyborg.

One of the brightest productions of the theater, intended for an adult audience, is Bolero. This is a play about the creation of the world, in which music, plastic and dolls are combined.

For the years of its existence, the theater has trained several generations of viewers, many of whom remained his fans for life.

Today the troupe has become much larger. She was replenished with young talents. The theater attracts to the production of talented directors.

In December 2007 Yury Labetsky was awarded the Rolan Bykov Prize "For his contribution to the development of children's creativity".

The theater continues to create, develops. Today it is the center of the spiritual and cultural life of the city of Vyborg. He not only makes his audience happy with the productions, but also holds conferences, meetings with the audience. A lot of work is done on moral and aesthetic education of man.

The soul of the theater is always open for its faithful fans, and for new spectators.

Repertoire for adults

According to the plays of classics and modern playwrights, the plays for the adult audience included the Vyborg Theater in their repertoire. His poster offers the following productions:

• "And in the morning they woke up."
• "Primadonna".
• "Romeo and Juliet".
• "Hanuma".
• "Eight loving women."
• "Orchestra".
• "Two on the swing."
• "In the Shade of a Vineyard".
• "The truth is good, but happiness is better."
• "Bolero".
• "Carl and Anna."
• "Endless April."
• "Jacques and his lord."
• "Whales from August."
• "You're a fool, Plush."
• "Testosterone".
• "Three sisters".
• "Two Veronets."
• "The life and passion of the house of the Bessemonians."
• "My poor Marat."
• "And in the war there was love."

Performances for children

Vyborg Theater plays for children's audiences as well.

Repertoire for young spectators:

• "One hundred kisses for the pot."
• "Tsvetik-semitsvetik."
• "Lesson for the Little Red Riding Hood".
• "Mistress of Copper Mountain".
• "Bug".
• "The Last Night of Shahrazade."
• "Apple War".
• "Mashenka and the Bear".
• "Home hedgehog."
• "Apricot tree".
• "Home Theater Nanny Arina."
• "Hunt for the princess."

New Year's views

In the New Year's holidays, the Vyborg Theater prepared special tales for boys and girls:

• "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King."
• "The Bride for Santa Claus".
• "New Year's Ball for Cinderella".
• "The mystery of the New Year's forest."
• "Twelve months".
• "The sun and the snowmen."

Troupe

Vyborg Theater gathered a wonderful creative team.

Troupe:

• Tamara Belova.
• Ildar Basyrov.
• Mikhail Nikulin.
• Alexander Ryazanov.
• Tatyana Tushina.
• Wally Hammer.
• Irina Kokreva.
• Evgeny Nikitin.
• Galina Kikibush.
• Vitaly Stratichuk.
• Anton Kosolapov.
• Yuri Labetsky.
• Galina Basyrova.
• Olga Polyakova.
• Maxim Gladkov.
• Nikolai Ustinov - Leszczynski.
• Olga Gurina.
• Svetlana Baeva.
• Vladimir Pavlukhin.
• Olga Smirnova.

Artistic director

Vyborg Theater (St. Petersburg) "lives" today under the leadership of Yuri E. Labetsky. He is the artistic director of the troupe and he himself takes part in productions as an actor.

Yury Evgenievich graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinema, specializing in "actor". He began his career in the city of Pskov. There he served in the regional puppet theater. Then there was Lvov. After - the Kurgan Theater "Gulliver". Here Yu. Labetsky later became the main director. In 1982 the puppet theater was opened in Vyborg. Yuri Evgenievich moved into it as the main director. The artistic director of this theater, he became in 1992.

In 1993, Yu. Labetsky was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia.

Thanks to the competent leadership of Yuri Evgenievich, the theater overcame many problems, the financial crisis, was restored and experienced a number of reconstructions. It was Yu. Labetsky who formed a remarkable troupe.

The artistic director of the Vyborg Theater is a diverse personality. He, among other things, is a great stage designer, he is engaged in writing dramatizations.

Buying tickets

Tickets to the Vyborg Theater can be purchased at his ticket office. She works every day, without days off and lunch. Opening hours of the cash desk: from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm. You can also call the theater and book tickets by phone. Their cost is from 100 to 150 rubles for children's performances, 350 rubles for performances for adults. Students are given a discount. For them, the cost of a ticket for an adult play is 200 rubles.

Where to find and how to get there

Everyone who visits the play for the first time, the question arises: "Where is the Vyborg Theater?" The address is: Sportivnaya street, 4. The school # 14 is located opposite the theater. There is a kindergarten № 21 "Smile" nearby. And also school number 12. From St. Petersburg, you can get to Vyborg by bus number 830. It leaves from the metro station "Grazhdansky Prospekt". Further on Vyborg itself, you can reach the theater by buses with numbers 5, 1 or 6, and also by route taxi No. 13.

Vyborg Palace of Culture

DK "Vyborg", located in the city of St. Petersburg, Was opened in 1927. This palace immediately became the center of the cultural life of the city. There were conferences, various events, forums, important meetings, meetings. It was here that Dmitri Shostakovich gave his first concert. DC "Vyborg" hosted the World Congress, in which Academician I. Pavlov participated. In the Palace of Culture there are studios and associations, amateur groups are engaged. On his stage today there are concerts and performances of famous troupes and artists.