Day: December 12, 2023

ANO for promoting concert activities Russian Seasons renders support for Russian theaters abroad within the framework of the Federal project “Development of Cultural Dialogue”, which is a part of the state program “Development of Culture”.

In 2023, premieres of theater productions created with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation took place in 12 cities of eight countries – Abkhazia, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, South Ossetia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

From September to December 2023, 15 foreign theaters showed 15 premieres! Productions based on the works of A. S. Pushkin, whose 225th anniversary will be celebrated in 2024, and A. N. Ostrovsky, whose 200th anniversary the world theater community is celebrating this year, were offered to the attention of foreign theatergoers and fans of Russian classics. The works of both classics do not lose their relevance to our time and are extremely popular among foreign audiences.

The literary works of A. S. Pushkin were eagerly sought by the theater directors –  from the mystical short story, told by the poet in the Karamzins’ salon in 1828 and recorded by Vladimir Titov, who was among the guests that very evening, and fairy tales, on which many generations of residents of the neighboring countries grew up, to the world famous novel in verse Eugene Onegin.

The State Youth Theater of Uzbekistan staged the biographical play Pushkin is Alive. Excerpts from documents, letters and memories of contemporaries alternate with scenes from the most striking Pushkin’s works, which burst into the biographical story line of the show.

The directors who worked the plays by A. N. Ostrovsky picked up his two famous comedies for their productions: The Forest – one of the most labyrinthine works of the great playwright in terms of story-telling,  and Wolves and Sheep, the exciting plot of which was based on real events.

Premieres in Russian theaters abroad
supported by the Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation in 2023

 

Republic of Abkhazia
Sukhum
Fazil Iskander State Russian Drama Theater
S. Pushkin
EUGENE ONEGIN
directed by Sergei Efremov
Premiere – 26, 27 September 2023

Republic of Armenia
Yerevan
S. Stanislavsky State Russian Drama Theater
S. Pushkin
LITTLE TRAGEDIES
directed by Karen Nersisyan
Premiere – 5 December 2023

Republic of Belarus
Minsk
Gorky National Academic Drama Theater
PUSHKIN’S TALES
based on the works of A. S. Pushkin
Directed by Honored Worker of Art of the Republic of Belarus Sergei Kovalchik
Premiere – 30 November 2023

Grodno
Honored company of the Republic of Belarus “Grodno Regional Puppet Theater”
A LONELY COTTAGE ON THE VASILYEVSKY ISLAND
based on the narrative of A. S. Pushkin
Directed by Honored Worker of Art of the Republic of Belarus Oleg Zhugzhda
Premiere – 5 December 2023

Brest
Brest Academic Drama Theater named after Lenin Komsomol of Belarus(
S. Pushkin
MOZART AND SALIERI
Directed by Denis Fedorov
Premiere – 5 December 2023

Kyrgyz Republic
Bishkek
Bishkek City Drama Theater named after. A. Umaralieva
N. Ostrovsky
THE FOREST
Directed by Tatyana Zakharova (Russia)
Premiere – 10 November 2023

Bishkek
Ch. Aitmatov State National Russian Drama Theater
S. Pushkin
THE QUEEN OF SPADES
Directed by Vyacheslav Vittikh
Premiere – 10, 11 November 2023

Bishkek
Zhangazieva Kyrgyz State Puppet Theater
S. Pushkin
THE TALE OF TSAR SALTAN
Directed by Valentina Annikova
Premiere – 5 December 2023

 Republic of South Ossetia
Tskhinval
L. Khetagurov South Ossetian State Theater
S. Pushkin
BORIS GODUNOV
Directed by Tamerlan Dzudtsov
Premiere – 7,8 December 2023

Republic of Tajikistan
Dushanbe
Vl. Mayakovsky State Russian Drama Theater
S. Pushkin
A FEAST IN TIME OF PLAGUE
Directed by Khurshed Mustafoev
Premiere – 25, 26 November 2023

Buston
S. Pushkin Russian Drama and Comedy Theater
S. Pushkin
THE GYPSIES
Directed by Rano Rakhmatulloeva
Premiere – 8 December 2023

Turkmenistan
Ashgabat
S. Pushkin Russian Drama Theater
N. Ostrovsky
WOLVES AND SHEEP
Directed by Olga Volkova
Premiere – 9 December 2023

Republic of Uzbekistan
Tashkent
State Youth Theater of Uzbekistan
PUSHKIN IS ALIVE
Directed by  Maria Lychkovskaya (Russia)
Premiere – 1 December 2023

 Tashkent
State Academic Russian Drama Theater of Uzbekistan
N. Ostrovsky
WOLVES AND SHEEP
Directed by Honored Artist of the Republic of Uzbekistan I. Avdyushkina
Premiere – 30 November 2023

Fergana
Fergana Regional Russian Drama Theatre
THE LADY PEASANT
based on a short story by A.S. Pushkin
Stage adaptation and direction – Chief Director of the Theatre Anvar Abdullaev
Premiere – 29 November 2023

On 14 December, the closing ceremony of the international Russian Seasons  project will take place at the Palace of International Forums Uzbekistan. In 2023 the project was for the first time held in Uzbekistan with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The closing ceremony will feature the Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra conducted by People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Valery Gergiev and some of the laureates of the XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition.

As part of the concert at the closing ceremony, works by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Rodion Shchedrin, Georges Bizet and other famous composers, whose operas and concerts are included in the golden fund of the world repertoire, will be performed.

The program of the concert will include the aria of Prince Yeletsky (I love you…) from the The Queen of Spades by Tchaikovsky, Figaro’s cavatina (Largo al factotum) from Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini, Marfa’s fortune telling scene from Khovanshchina by Mussorgsky, Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix from Samson et Dalila by Saint-Saëns. Among the instrumental works – Fantaisie brillante sur Carmen for flute and strings by Borne – Bizet, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra by Rodion Shchedrin, and works by Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra and Piano Concerto No 1.

Soloists — laureates of the XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition Zinaida Tsarenko (1st prize and Grand Prix, mezzo-soprano), Sofia Wieland (1st prize, flute), Sergey Davydchenko, 1st prize (piano), Maxim Lisiin (2nd prize, baritone) and Ravil Islyamov (II prize, violin).

To reiterate, Russian Seasons i n Uzbekistan opened in May 2023 with the performance 12 the theater production of Nikita Mikhalkov Center of Theater and Cinema. Subsequently, 39 events were held in different cities of the Republic of Uzbekistan, including: the exhibition of the Russian National Museum of Music Rachmaninov and Chaliapin. Parallels and Intersections, master classes by teachers from GITIS and VGIK, concert by Honored Artist of Russia, laureate of international competitions Ildar Abdrazakov (bass), tours of the Obraztsov State Academic Central Puppet Theatre and the Russian State Theater Satyricon named after Arkady Raikin, lectures and cartoons screenings by the Soyuzmultfilm Studio, concerts by the People’s Artist of Russia and the Republic of Abkhazia Hibla Gerzmava, the Gnessin Ensemble of Contemporary Choral Music Altro coro, the Moscow Soloists Chamber Ensemble conducted by the People’s Artist of the USSR Yuri Bashmet and other events.

We express our gratitude to the general information partner of the project, the international news agency Sputnik Uzbekistan! Sputnik – up-to-date information about events in Uzbekistan and the world. Follow the news on the website and telegram channel Sputnik Uzbekistan.

We also thank the official information partner of the Russian Seasons project, the Interstate Television and Radio Company Mir , and the radio partner of the Russian Seasons project, the Federal Radio Station Radio Russia.