The Gorky Moscow Art Theater after more than a hundred years is faithful to the ideas of its founders and is known for productions only in classical theater literature, in the best traditions of realism. Often, the viewer confuses the Gorky Theater under the direction of art director Tatyana Doronina with the second Moscow Art Theater.
History of the Moscow Art Theater named after Gorky
The history of the theater began in 1898 with the founding of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Art Public Theater. The first production was the tragedy "Tsar Fedor Ivanovich" by A. K. Tolstoy. In subsequent years, the repertoire was based on the classics of domestic and foreign literature and works of modern dramaturgy. Leading positions on the stage of the theater were occupied by Chekhov's plays (Uncle Vanya, The Seagull, Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard), Bulgakov's Days of the Turbins and Gorky (Meshchane, At the Bottom).
In 1901, the theater received the name Moscow Art Theater (Moscow Art Theater), in 1919 - Moscow Art Academic Theater (Moscow Art Theater), in 1932 - Moscow Art Theater. M. Gorky.
Theater division
The period of perestroika in the country also affected the theater, in 1987 it was divided into two theaters: the Moscow Art Theater under the direction of T.V. Doronina, who left the name of M. Gorky in his name, and the Moscow Art Theater under the direction of O. N. Efremov, who received the name A. P Chekhov. The symbolism of the Moscow Art Theater, a floating gull, has been preserved by both theaters.
However, it was the Doroninsky Moscow Art Theater. Gorky is considered the successor to the theater, founded by the great Stanislavsky. The artist and the troupe of actors consider their main task to adhere to the traditions that developed in the Soviet era. After dividing their path, they define it as "a return to Stanislavsky."
In different years of the Soviet period, the theater received the highest awards from the government. The Moscow Art Theater owns the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, and the Order of the October Revolution.
Currently, the art director and part-time director of the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky is the People's Artist of the USSR Tatyana Vasilievna Doronina.
Description of the Moscow Art Theater named after Gorky
Moscow Art Theater M. Gorky is located at Moscow, Tverskoy Boulevard, 22. This building was erected in 1973 according to the project of architect V. S. Kubasov and occupies almost a whole block. It is a magnificent building with a dark facade lined with brown-red tuff.
Long horizontal stripes are launched along the main facade of the theater - a kind of imitation in stone with the folds of a theater curtain falling down. The main entrance is emphasized by supporting lights, a solid white strip of balconies, metal brackets, bas-reliefs with the image of four muses. These and other elements add rhythm and dynamics to the whole composition. The entrances are pushed deep into the building, a wide staircase leads to them from the street. The general style of the facade of the building is similar to the prototypes of the St. Petersburg and somewhat Scandinavian Art Nouveau.
The auditorium of the theater is designed for 1345 people. The architects created a bright artistic-shaped solution for the theater, in which there is a sense of stylistic unity of color, form and plastic. Here, everything is designed in tones characteristic of the old building of the Moscow Art Theater. The interior, decorated with wood, bronze and stone, perfectly conveys the atmosphere of solemnity. The use of natural materials gave an expressive, but restrained solution. The walls of the lobby, the auditorium, columns, and even elevator doors are lined with wood.
Dark green furniture in harmony with the lining and islands of green, highlighted. In the decoration of the theater, the technique of flowing spaces was used, here various types of lighting ingenuously hide the asymmetry of the internal organization, and are used to emphasize the transitions from one room to another.
Repertoire of the Moscow Art Theater named after Gorky
The repertoire of the contemporary Gorky Moscow Art Theater is composed of works by Russian and foreign classics: Chekhov, Bulgakov, Gorky, Ostrovsky, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Hugo, Shakespeare, Goldoni, Moliere. Often there are plays by famous playwrights and writers: Alexander Vampilov, Alexey Arbuzov, Vladimir Malyagin, Valentin Rasputin, Alexander Twardovsky, Victor Rozov, Konstantin Simonov, Yuri Polyakov, Edward Radzinsky.
After the section in the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky was staged over seventy performances. The theater is distinguished by a commitment to the productions staged many years ago. For example, the “Blue Bird” by M. Meterlink is still on the Doron stage, and “Three Sisters” by A. P. Chekhov was restored by T. V. Doronina according to the director's drawing of the production of Nemirovich-Danchenko himself.
Although the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky has always been and remains a truly dramatic theater; the genre style of the theater’s repertoire is diverse, from drama to comedy performances. A special place in the repertoire is occupied by productions with the participation of the artistic director of the theater, People's Artist of the USSR Tatyana Vasilievna Doronina: “The old actress for the role of Dostoevsky’s wife” E. S. Radzinsky, “Vassa Zheleznova” based on the play by M. Gorky.
The Moscow Art Theater’s autumn repertoire is represented by both long-lived productions and new performances. Favorite and expected classics every season by spectators are:
- "Her Friends, " premiere date February 6, 1997.
- “At the Bottom”, premiere: May 3, 1999
- "Handsome Man", premiere December 19, 2006
- “Not all cats are Pancake week”, premiere on September 17, 2009
- "The Master and Margarita", premiere: April 21, 2009
Relatively recent productions of the Moscow Art Theater:
- "Pygmalion" with the premiere on January 2, 2016
- “Borrow Love, ” premiere April 26, 2012
- The Web, premiere March 1, 2013
- "Meek", premiere on December 2, 2015
- Othello of the county town, premiere October 27, 2015
- "My poor Marat", premiere May 9, 2015
- The Taming of the Shrew, premiere December 5, 2015
- "House on the Outskirts", premiere February 23, 2015
- Hamlet, premiere December 26, 2014
- "Savage", premiere December 1, 2013
The theater also offers new performances to the audience, including “The Mansion on Rublevka (Party Gold)”, premiered on November 7, 2017, “Eccentrics”, premiered February 2, 2017, “Cherry Orchard”, premiere: December 19, 2017., “In Search of Joy”, premiere on December 28, 2017, and The White Guard, premiere: April 4, 2018
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