Vera Alentova is ready to go on tour
Photo: Anastasia PLESHAKOVA
On August 25, a troupe meeting took place in the Italian courtyard, which was attended by Vera Alentova, Victoria Isakova, Alexandra Ursulyak, Anna Begunova, Vera Voronkova, Andrey Kuzichev and other wonderful artists. All of them were given tickets to the museum, so that after the meeting they would come to see Diderot’s “Gold of the Sarmatian leaders” and “The Salons”. Contemporary art exhibitions in 18th century Paris. Which they did.
Evgeny Pisarev surrounded by Victoria Isakova and Alexandra Ursulyak
Photo: Anastasia PLESHAKOVA
The artistic director of the theater Yevgeny Pisarev thanked the director of the Pushkin Museum, Elizaveta Likhacheva, for giving me shelter. Well, the first performances will take place on the stage of the Vakhtangov Theater. “There would be no happiness, but misfortune helped,” said Evgeny Pisarev, referring to when she would still be able to work on the Vakhtangov stage. The case is that the Theatre. Pushkin until November is closed for repairs. It will be done in several stages. The first stage is the repair of the backstage, the actors’ dressing rooms, the dining room and important utility rooms. Repairs have already begun and will end in November, but for now the theater will present performances (nine productions) on the stage of the Vakhtangov Theater, at the RAMT and at the Army Theater. And there will be many more tours. There has never been such a busy touring schedule in the history of this theater. Artists will have to live out of suitcases. People’s Artist of Russia Vera Alentova admitted that this does not scare her. She got used to this regime, playing in private performances.
Vera Voronkova and Andrey Kuzichev visiting the Italian courtyard of the Pushkin Museum
Photo: Anastasia PLESHAKOVA
So far only one branch works on Sytinsky street. The first season premiere will also take place there (October 13 and 14): the comedy “The Last Attraction”. This is the directorial debut of actor Andrei Zavodyuk. October 3-4: Ostrovsky’s “Forest” performance. In November – “Ninth number”. Both premieres are a joint project of the Pushkin Theater and the Moscow Art Theater School.
In mid-November, after repairs, the main stage will open, where the director Igor Teplov will stage the play “Cosmos”. Starring Victoria Isakova.
The performances “A man and a gentleman” (E. De Filippo) and “Tomorrow was war” based on Boris Vasiliev are planned.
Director Evgeny Pisarev is going to premiere a performance dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the Chamber Theater. The details promised to tell later.
