XVII International Theater Festival “Melikhovo Spring.
From May 21 to May 28 this year at the State Literary and Memorial Museum-Reserve A.P. Chekhov "Melikhovo" was held at the 17th International theater festival"Melikhovo Spring". 14 theaters showed their performances and creative teams from Russia, near and far abroad. Moreover, the geography of cities represented at the festival was unusually vast: from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Berlin. The performances included in the festival program were also extremely diverse and of high quality. This year's program turned out to be one of the strongest creatively over the past 7-8 years. At the same time, the expert council, which included well-known theater critics and reviewers, was quite strict in selecting performances, and many of those that were announced were not included in the program.
At the “Melikhovo Spring 2016” they presented both large plays by A.P. Chekhov, as well as dramatizations and compositions based on individual stories, sometimes not even the most famous. The genre range of the festival program, which included comedies, dramas and even theatrical works with a mystical twist. Was varied art form performances: some of them were performed in the traditions of the Russian psychological school, others in the style of the performance theater, and others in the farce genre. Moreover, along with performances from famous repertory theaters, the playbill included experimental works by young directors and artists.
A distinctive feature of this year’s festival poster was new program“Visiting A.P. Chekhov." The organizers suggested that writers – contemporaries of Anton Pavlovich – could well come to Melikhovo. In particular, Maxim Gorky, who was spiritually connected with A.P. Chekhov. As part of this program, the play “At the Lower Depths” of the Perm Theater “At the Bridge” directed by Sergei Fedotov was shown - one of the best interpretations of the brilliant play on Russian stage. The performance became another testimony great power Russian Psychological Ensemble Theater and demonstrated the excellent skills of the artists of the U Mosta Theater. The second “guest” of the estate A.P. Chekhov was the modern Romanian playwright Matei Visnek, who lives in France. His play “Nina”, shown by the Russian Stage Theater from Berlin, directed by Inna Sokolova-Gordon, is a kind of romantic speculation-fantasy on the theme future fate characters from Chekhov's "The Seagull".
The opening performance of the festival was the open-air project “Chekhov. The Seagull”, created at the Melikhovo Theater “Chekhov Studio” by its chief director Vladimir Baicher and production designer Vladimir Anshon. The screening of this performance coincided with the world cultural event called “Night of Museums”. The highlight of Melikhovo’s “The Seagull” is that 2/3 of the performance is performed outdoors at A.P.’s estate. Chekhov: first near the Aquarium pond, and then on the croquet field. The weather that evening made significant adjustments to the course of the performance. But, at the same time, it did not at all spoil the joyful and upbeat creative atmosphere into which the director and actors immersed the audience.
A number of festival performances were performed on the stage of the Serpukhov Music and Drama Theater. This part of the program was opened by the Strela Theater from the science city near Moscow - the city of Zhukovsky. Director Sergei Zolkin staged Chekhov's " Cherry Orchard"in the traditions of Russian psychological theater, directing his efforts to carefully constructing each role, without avoiding some textbook behavior. Performance by the Sevastopol Drama Theater named after. A.V. Lunacharsky's "#TodaSyo" directed by Moscow director Nikita Grinshpun was played in Serpukhov in the genre of a fun KVN farce. A mosaic performance created based on several stories by A.P. Chekhov, however, caused not only homeric laughter from the audience, but also introduced thoughtful and even sad notes into the cheerful comedy, forcing the viewer, in the words of W. Shakespeare, to turn his gaze “inside his soul.”
Academic Russian Drama Theater named after. M. Gorky from Astana took on the production of a very complex work by A.P. Chekhov's "The Black Monk". Director Igor Sedin staged the tragic and mystical performance, main theme which became the question of whether mental disorders an inevitable consequence of human genius?! The performance turned out to be very unusual in form: it combines a conventional environment with the deepest psychological study of each role. The Astana theater was rewarded with a long standing ovation from the audience after the performance.
An even more conventional spectacle was the performance of the Taganrog Theater named after. A.P. Chekhov's "Darling" directed by Moscow director Tatyana Voronina. Suffice it to say that main character Three actresses play in the play, and the main location is a children's sandbox. The audience, however, accepted the unusual style of the play with a bang, demonstrating interest in unusual, experimental, difficult-to-perceive theater, realizing that the theater, first of all, spoke to them about serious existential problems, touched upon in the work of A.P. Chekhov.
The Serpukhov part of the Melikhovo Festival was completed by the Moscow Theater “School of Dramatic Art”. Director Igor Yatsko, who interpreted the theme, showed his version of Chekhov’s last play “The Cherry Orchard” human existence like a mystery. Artist Nikolai Simonov created a poetic atmosphere for the performance, in which signs of the bygone century were mixed - from the paintings of Salvador Dali to the aesthetics of Tarkovsky’s films. I. Yatsko believes that the heroes of this play are the Cherry Orchard that is dying, and with which the ideal is leaving. A student of Anatoly Vasilyev, Igor Yatsko, preserving the foundations of the Master’s school in his performances, in “The Cherry Orchard”, talking about Man, brilliantly combines it with the foundations of Russian psychological theater.
The second performance that was performed in the open air of the Melikhovo Nature Reserve was “Uncle Vanya” by the Voronezh Chamber Theater. The play was staged by the famous director Mikhail Bychkov. This is the theater's latest premiere. But in Melikhovo the audience saw a unique version of the play, since in Voronezh it is played on big stage, and in the estate the director chose a “location” for his action on the lawn near the “Theater Yard”, where he built the unfinished Voinitsky house. The famous director created a very sad, although witty in a theatrical sense, archetypal action about a sleepy state swollen from sleep, inhabited by very recognizable and also archetypal characters.
“Uncle Vanya” of the Rain Theater from St. Petersburg appeared completely different to the audience. Staged a play artistic director Theater Natalya Nikitina. The heroes of her play, placed in the closed, gloomy atmosphere of the Voinitsky house, in the absence real life live in mirages. And they don’t even try to break out of the sad regularity of their existence. This does not at all exclude violent passions, which become the main meaning of life for them.
Wonderful performance" Happy story"in the Melikhovo "Theater Yard" was played by the Sakhalin Puppet Theater. The theater, despite its name, turned out to be not quite a puppet theater in the generally accepted sense. This is a completely respectable adult theater, in which excellent dramatic artists and puppets play on equal terms. A story that was brilliantly staged The artistic director of the theater, Antonina Dobrolyubova (she is also the author of the dramatization), turned out to be not very happy. The performance is based on a composition based on various works of Chekhov: compact, bright, funny, touching and tragicomic, and at times very sad, thanks to the bright and dynamic direction and very accurate. development of even the smallest role, the performance certainly became important event Melikhovo Festival.
A very original, somewhat mystical play “The Man in a Case” was brought to the festival by the Berezniki Drama Theater. The history of a gymnasium teacher Greek language, living by the principle “no matter what happens,” in the director’s presentation by Andrei Shlyapin, intrigues, captures attention and holds it throughout the entire performance. This is probably also because the director made an attempt to erase the textbook gloss from famous work. In the play significant place takes up the voice-over text; at some points the audience hears the voice of Sergei Garmash. But main intrigue is that the main character is played by a young, charming girl.
Two very touching events took place at Melikhovo Spring 2016. The performance, a sketch based on Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” was shown by the “Connection” charity foundation for the support of the deaf-blind. This amazing performance with the participation of “special” people was staged by director Olga Prikhudaylova. In this extraordinary performance, magnificent professional artists and people with disabilities exist absolutely on equal terms. But not a single viewer thought about them for a second. physical disabilities. Because they are happy people, experiencing unspeakable joy from contact with Chekhov, his estate and the great play written on it.
The second event took place on Memorial Day outstanding actor and director O. N. Efremov, who loved Melikhovo very much and came here four days before his death in 200. His colleagues and associates gathered for a memorable tea party, who shared their memories of meetings and work with the Master. Main " actor“That evening Oleg Nikolaevich’s son Mikhail came and told many funny and touching episodes from his father’s life.
At the closing of the “Melikhovo Spring”, a young theater team, TOM (Creative Association of Workshops) by Sergei Golomazov, performed their performance based on the play “Three Sisters”. (He and Vera Babicheva are the directors of the play). The action, called “123 Sisters,” was played in the open air, more precisely, on the veranda of the Main House of the estate. And according to established tradition, it also rained! Meanwhile, this did not at all break the wonderful young artists, and, above all, the performers of the roles of the staunch Prozorov sisters, but, on the contrary, gave them additional physical and spiritual strength. And therefore we can say that despite the confrontation with the elements, the International Theater Festival “Melikhovo Spring-2016” took place and ended on the highest creative note!
Venue: Chekhov district, State Literary and Memorial Museum Reserve of A.P. Chekhov.
Directions: From Yuzhnaya metro station, bus No. 365 to the station. Chekhov, then by bus/minibus No. 25 (Nerastnoye) to the stop with. Melikhovo.
From Kursky station, take the train to the station. Chekhov, then by bus/minibus No. 25 (Nerastnoye) to the stop with. Melikhovo.
International theater festival“Melikhovo Spring” grew out of traditional spring theatrical holidays. The beginning of this
XV will be held hereIIInternational theater festival "Melikhovo Spring".Every year theaters from different corners world and bring performances based on the works of A.P. Chekhov or about himself.
The Melikhovo Spring 2016 poster includes performances from theaters in Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Moscow region, Sevastopol, Taganrog, Tyumen, Voronezh, Perm, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Berezniki, as well as from Astana and Berlin.
The Melikhovo Theater “Chekhov Studio” will open the festival with its latest premiere of the plein air play “Chekhov. Gull".
Festival Director Vladimir Baicher about the Festival:“This year the 17th festival will be held in May, that is, we are already approaching “coming of age.” The poster was laid out, and it became clear that the program would be very strong. And the geography of theaters – guests of the festival – will be very extensive. Along with theaters from Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Moscow region, guests from Tyumen, Sevastopol, Taganrog, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Astana and even Berlin will come to us! By the way, our festival is called international, and this is true. Every year theaters from near and far come to us. Moreover, the initial “long list” contains much more foreign performances than the final playbill. But they undergo the same strict selection as everyone else. This happened this year too: one of the foreign performances was not included in the playbill. We do not strive to ensure that the program necessarily includes a performance from some exotic country. For us, the most important thing is its quality. I hope that at this festival, “foreign” performances will match the Russian ones. I am sure that the viewer will see a meaningful and varied program, it will feature the most various works A.P. Chekhov: from intimate to large-scale." tradition was founded in 1982, when, on the initiative of the director of the museum Yu.K. Avdeev and the chief director of the Lipetsk Drama Theater V.M. Pakhomov theater actors (for the first time in the history of Melikhov!) played “The Seagull” on the veranda of Chekhov’s house - so the characters of the play seemed to come to life in the place of its creation. In 2012, the festival celebrated its 30th anniversary and took place in the year of the 120th anniversary of the arrival of the Chekhov family in Melikhovo.
From May 21 to May 28, 2016 at the A.P. Museum-Reserve Chekhov's "Melikhovo" for the 17th time International theater festival "Melikhovo Spring". The festival program will traditionally include performances based on the works of A.P. Chekhov and about Chekhov, which will bring theaters from different parts of the world to the writer’s estate: Astana, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Sevastopol, Perm, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Moscow and other cities.
The concept of the Melikhovo Spring festival is to show all the variety of stage interpretations of the works of the great writer. For this purpose, theaters from different countries, with performances of completely different genres. Main feature festival - only Chekhov and - with the obligatory "The Seagull" in the program. In addition to classical productions, the festival's playbill includes chamber performances, large-scale dramatizations, and avant-garde versions.
Over the years, the geography of the “Melikhovo Spring” becomes not only wider, but also qualitatively more interesting. In 2016, theater gourmets and admirers of Chekhov's talent will have plenty to choose from. Academic Russian Drama Theater named after. M. Gorky from the capital Astana will show “The Black Monk” at the festival, and the Drama Theater “Strela” from the small Zhukovsky near Moscow will show “The Cherry Orchard”. Sevastopol will be represented at the festival by the Drama Theater named after A.V. Lunacharsky with a performance based on the works of Chekhov "Todasho".
Another production based on several stories by the writer - the tragicomedy "Happy Story" - will be brought from the other end of the world by the Sakhalin Puppet Theater. “Uncle Vanya” will be played by two people at once at the festival this year theater groups- St. Petersburg "Theater of Rains" and Voronezh Chamber Theater. The Drama Theater from Berezniki saved it for the “Man in a Case” festival, and the Taganrog Theater named after. A.P. Chekhov - "Darling" directed by Tatyana Voronina.
In 2016 special interest represents special program festival "Visiting A.P. Chekhov". It includes the performances “At the Lower Depths” (based on Gorky) Perm theater"At the Bridge" and "Nina" by Matej Vishnek, directed by Ilya Gordon at the Berlin Russian Stage Theater. Moscow at the upcoming festival will be represented by the School of Dramatic Art with the premiere of last season - the play “The Cherry Orchard” by Igor Yatsko and TOM by Sergei Golomazov with the ascetic-figurative production of “123 Sisters”.
The aforementioned theater "Chekhov's Studio" from Melikhovo is responsible for the highlight of the program at the 2016 festival - the constant "The Seagull". The plein air performance "Chekhov. The Seagull", staged in the summer of 2015 in Melikhovo, is interesting in that it is played in several locations of the estate, including the space near Chekhov's wing, where it was written great play, and a pond in front of the writer’s house, where the action takes place on pontoon decks. The magical atmosphere of Chekhov’s places, which became the natural backdrop of the performance, did its job, and in 2015, after the premiere, the organizers had to stage several additional performances in order to accommodate everyone who wanted to watch “The Seagull” in the homeland of “The Seagull” before the end of the season.
Another, very special, “The Seagull” will be shown at the “Melikhovo Spring” by the Charitable Foundation for Supporting the Deaf-Blind “Connection”. The performance-action "The Seagull" will take place outside competitive program. It will be another eloquent confirmation that Chekhov’s creativity has no boundaries.
It should be noted that the main program of the festival in 2016 will be supplemented by a whole series interesting events and events. Among them, solemn ceremony opening on May 21, the script of which is kept in the strictest confidence every year, television screenings of theater and film productions based on the works of Chekhov by world-famous directors and the traditional Melikhovo tea party on the Day of Remembrance of O.N. Efremova May 24.
More information about the festival: http://chekhovmuseum.com/theatre/festival/archive/festivals/2016/
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The international theater festival “Melikhovo Spring” will be held for the 17th time from May 21 to 28, 2016 at the A.P. Chekhov Museum-Reserve “Melikhovo”. The festival program will traditionally include performances based on the works of A.P. Chekhov and about Chekhov, which will be brought to the writer’s estate by theaters from different parts of the world. Spectators will see productions by theaters from Moscow, Astana, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Sevastopol, Perm, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and other cities
“The concept of the Melikhovo Spring festival is simple - to show all the variety of stage interpretations of the works of the great writer,” according to a press release received by the editors of the InterMedia agency. - For this purpose, theaters from different countries gather in Melikhovo every year, with performances of completely different genres. The main feature of the festival is only Chekhov and - with the obligatory “The Seagull” in the program.
In addition to classical productions, the festival's playbill includes chamber performances, large-scale dramatizations, and avant-garde versions.
- This approach presents the audience modern theater in all its diversity,” says festival director Vladimir Baicher.
As part of the “Melikhovo Spring”, the Academic Russian Drama Theater named after. M. Gorky from Astana will show “The Black Monk” at the festival, and the Drama Theater “Strela” from Zhukovsky near Moscow will show “The Cherry Orchard”. Sevastopol will be represented at the festival by the Drama Theater named after A.V. Lunacharsky with a performance based on the works of Chekhov “Todasyo”. Another production based on several stories by the writer - the tragicomedy "Happy Story" - will be presented by the Sakhalin Puppet Theater. This year, “Uncle Vanya” will be performed by two theater groups at the festival - the St. Petersburg “Theater of Rains” and the Voronezh Chamber Theater. The Drama Theater from Berezniki made “Man in a Case” for the festival, and the Taganrog Theater named after. A.P. Chekhov - “Darling” staged by Tatyana Voronina.
This year a special festival program “Visiting A.P. Chekhov” will be presented. It includes the performances “At the Lower Depths” (based on Gorky) by the Perm theater “U Mosta” and “Nina” by Matej Vishnek, directed by Ilya Gordon at the Berlin theater “Russian Stage”.
Moscow at the upcoming festival will be represented by the School of Dramatic Art with the premiere of last season - the play “The Cherry Orchard” by Igor Yatsko and TOM by Sergei Golomazov with the production of “123 Sisters”. The Chekhov Studio Theater from Melikhovo is responsible for the highlight of the program at the 2016 festival - the unchanging “The Seagull”. Another “Seagull” will be shown at the “Melikhovo Spring” by the Charitable Foundation for Supporting the Deaf-Blind “Connection”.
- Directors and actors have always strived to come to Melikhovo - after all, Chekhov worked here, the foundations of Russian psychological theater were laid here. Theaters of various ranks - from academic to student - are happy to show their versions of Chekhov's plays here, says the current director of the Melikhovo Museum-Reserve, Konstantin Bobkov.
The main program of the festival in 2016 will be complemented by a number of interesting events and activities. These include the opening ceremony on May 21, the script of which is kept in the strictest confidence every year, television screenings of theater and film productions based on the works of Chekhov by world-famous directors, and the traditional Melikhovo tea party on Oleg Efremov’s Memorial Day on May 24.
The festival featured 14 performances from Berlin, Astana, Moscow, Sevastopol, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Perm and other cities
The festival took place from May 21 to 28 on the territory of the A.P. Museum-Reserve. Chekhov "Melikhovo". Theaters performed productions throughout the museum estate: in the wooden frame of the “Theater Yard”, on the veranda of Chekhov’s main house, on the Aquarium pond, croquet field and other open areas. Some of the performances were hosted by the Serpukhov Music and Drama City Theater.
The festival opened on May 21 with a gala concert attended by the Minister of Culture of the Moscow Region Oksana Kosareva. In his welcome speech she noted that " Chekhov is not easy great writer, this is an example of selfless service to people whose life example should be a guideline for all modern officials».
On opening spectators were treated to performances by soloists of the Russian Ballet Theater and the jazz ensemble “Doctor Chekhov”, horse riding performed by students of the Melikhovo equestrian section, circus acts and a bright finale with a huge balloon, rising above Melikhovo.
This year the “Melikhovo Spring” poster was supplemented special program “Visiting Chekhov”. The performances of this program are not dramatizations of Chekhov’s works, but in these productions or the fates of their authors, interesting connecting threads with the work of Anton Pavlovich can be traced. This is, for example, the performance "Nina" based on the play by the famous Romanian playwright Matei Visnek, performed on the first day of the festival Berlin theater "Russian Stage". Second performance as part of the special program “Visiting Chekhov” - “At the Lower Depths” of the Perm Theater “U Mosta”— was presented in Melikhovo on May 22. This production based on the work of A.M. Gorky shocked the audience with the naturalism of the scenery and costumes, the stunning acting and the direction of Sergei Fedotov, which has already been noted by critics more than once.
The Melikhovo Spring 2016 poster turned out to be extremely diverse. Academic Russian Drama Theater named after. M. Gorky from the capital of Kazakhstan Astana showed "Black Monk", Sevastopol presented at the festival Drama Theater named after A.V. Lunacharsky with a performance based on the works of Chekhov "Todashō". Another production based on several stories by the writer - a tragicomedy "Happy Story"- brought from the other side of the world Sakhalin Puppet Theater. "Uncle Vanya" this year two theater groups performed at the festival - St. Petersburg "Theater of Rains" And Voronezh Chamber Theater. Was played twice at the festival and "The Cherry Orchard" — Drama theater"Strela" from the small town of Zhukovsky near Moscow And Moscow theater "School of Dramatic Art". Drama Theater from Berezniki prepared for the festival "Man in a Case", A Taganrog Theater named after. A.P. Chekhov – "Darling" directed by Tatiana Voronina.
The highlight of the 2016 festival was the performance on May 28 "123 Sisters", which was presented by young actors on the veranda of Chekhov’s main house Creative Association of Golomazov Workshops (TOM) from Moscow.
On Memorial Day O.N. Efremova May 24 a traditional Melikhovo tea party took place in Melikhva, the guests of which were the playwright Alexander Gelman, as well as the son and grandson of the director - Mikhail and Nikita Efremov.
May 25 Charitable Foundation support for the deaf-blind “Connection” and Workshop of D. M. Brusnikin The Moscow Art Theater School-Judges were shown at the festival “Melikhovo Spring-2016” inclusive performance “The Seagull”, in which the roles are performed by professional artists and actors with disabilities. Its director of the play, Olga Prikhudaylova, noted: “ Participation in the Melikhovo Spring festival is very important for our team, as we welcome any opportunity for dialogue between the public and our Special Theater».
Besides theater program in Melikhovo the audience was presented photo exhibition-retrospective “Seventeen moments of “spring” dedicated to the festival. It depicts the performances of theater groups participating in the “Melikhovo Spring” and the theatrical life for all the years of the festival’s existence, starting from 2000.
As part of the festival on site summer cafe the estate worked audio zone “Listening to Chekhov”, whose visitors could hear radio shows based on the works of A.P. Chekhov performed by O. Tabakov, A. Kalyagin, S. Garmash, S. Makovetsky, I. Churikova, Y. Rutberg, S. Bezrukov, M. Efremov, K. Khabensky, N. Karachentsov and others famous artists. The audio zone project was prepared jointly with Radio Russia and Radio Culture.
Festival director Vladimir Baicher talking with journalists at a press conference, he explained how the performances were chosen for the seventeenth “Melikhovo Spring”: “ We tried to select the most interesting performances, without dividing them into innovative, traditional, avant-garde, and so on. We took into account only one criterion - high quality performance. If we see that there is an interesting take on Chekhov’s work, we try to include the play in the festival program».
Baicher also noted that Melikhovo is completely unique project connection of museum and theater space, which became possible thanks to the competent management of the estate, which understands that modern museum– this is not a frozen structure, it is something that must constantly develop.
Museum director Konstantin Bobkov, in turn, noted: “ For us, a museum is not just an exhibition and excursions. We want to develop here everything that was close to Chekhov. We built croquet fields because Chekhov played croquet, we hold a dachshund festival every year because Anton Pavlovich adored these dogs, and here, in Melikhovo, two dachshunds named Hina and Brom lived with him. Over time, we got a stable because Chekhov loved horses. Everything that had to do with the writer’s lifestyle, including the theater, was reflected in the Melikhovo Museum-Reserve».
Governor of the Moscow Region A.Yu. Vorobiev On the eve of the festival, I sent a greeting to all its participants, which included the following words: “ It is very important that the festival is held in the Moscow region, in the Melikhovo museum-estate, where the writer created almost forty of his outstanding works… I am sure that this year the festival will be eventful and fruitful and will give many discoveries to everyone who comes to this wonderful holiday" Summing up the results of the festival, we can say with confidence that it once again turned out to be a bright theatrical celebration for all admirers of the talent of the great Chekhov.
Based on materials from the press center
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