For several years now, there has been a pier on the stage of the Vakhtangov Theater, where from time to time all ships dock: Yulia Borisova, Vladimir Etush, Vasily Lanovoy, Lyudmila Maksakova, Sergei Makovetsky, Irina Kupchenko, Evgeniy Knyaze in... Corypheas, stars, legends, without whose history is impossible to imagine Russian theater. More recently, ships moored with them Yuri Yakovlev, Vladislav Shalevich, Galina Konovalova. But they are already in another dimension, continuing their journey in those unknown waters from where there is no return.
"Pier" is a performance dedicated to the memory of people and the history of the Vakhtangov Theater. This sublime and romantic performance was invented for the 90th anniversary of the theater by its artistic director Rimas Tuminas. “This is our memory, this is a mass for young people who continue the work of luminaries,” he explains. - This is a mass for all parishioners - spectators. We are all passengers in this life. There is a territory that unites us for a moment, and we think that life is eternal, beautiful, but... but... This pier is that territory, perhaps theatrical, where fleeting destinies are revealed. We leave and the curtain closes."
“Pristan” can be called a benefit evening, although it employs about fifty artists. Great artists who gave their talent and life to serving their dear Vakhtangovsky each take the stage in their own role. For everyone, exactly the play from the world classics was found in which he could reveal his individuality to the maximum. Here Yulia Borisova — main character mini-performance "A Lady's Visit" based on the play Friedrich Dürrenmat. She is a true Lady, in appropriate attire, surrounded by universal admiration. Her heroine named Clara returns to the city of her youth, which is associated with not the best memories: the betrayal of her lover and, as a result, the path to the panel. But fate has its own plans for everyone - and now she is the owner of a million-dollar inheritance, and with her young husband she returned to her city with the sole purpose of restoring violated justice. It doesn't matter by what means. What matters is what the townspeople are willing to do for big money. Yulia Borisova is brilliant in this role, however, what role was she not brilliant in? You can’t help but remember her Cleopatra in a duet with Mikhail Ulyanov in a play forty years ago "Antony and Cleopatra". Even now she has so much youthful enthusiasm, such energy pours from the stage into the auditorium that it is impossible to believe the age of this actress.
For Vladimir Etush who is called the elder Russian stage, the creators of the play chose an excerpt from the drama Arthur Miller "Price". His hero, an old antique dealer named Solomon, bargains with a client not for money - although he will not give up a cent. A lonely 90-year-old man is glad that he is in demand again, and at the same time he behaves like a true master of the situation. He came to evaluate furniture not for the sake of earning money, but in order to feel alive, to play in this life. And what a joy it is to hear the familiar intonations of your favorite artist, who seems absolutely adequate to his hero. For Vladimir Etush, as indeed for any older artist, to live means to play, go on stage and bathe in the love of a grateful audience.
Lyudmila Maksakova His age is still a long way off. But according to the director’s idea, she got the role of a frantic old woman who was so carried away by playing roulette that she lost her entire fortune overnight, leaving her heirs awaiting her death with nothing. Grandmother of Lyudmila Maksakova in an excerpt "Player" By Dostoevsky quickly rolls onto the stage in a wheelchair, wearing a black hat with a feather sticking out - and blows up the entire space around him.
Together with the elders, representatives of the middle generation appear on stage, having long won the love of the public not only on stage, but also in cinema. For example, an amazing duet - Irina Kupchenko And Evgeniy Knyazev in miniature "Filumena Marturano" By Eduardo de Filippo. And in the crowd you can see artists who have long become famous. Incredible costumes the artists created for all the characters main artist theater Maxim Obrezkov, add spectacle to this exciting performance.
Several directors worked on the play, each with their own style. But it turned out to be holistic largely thanks to Pushkin’s poems, which run through it as a through plot. Reads them Vasily Lanovoi. Well, there’s no need to tell you how he knows how to do it. And also the scenery. A real Temple of Art is built on the stage (scenography Adomas Jackovskis). In some ways it resembles the interior space of a cathedral with columns going up - it’s not for nothing that Tuminas calls the “Pier” a mass. At the end, solemn music sounds, as if transporting viewers into the space of a real temple. A white cloth flutters across the entire width of the stage - a sail, on which appear the faces of great directors and artists who have served this theater all their lives - from Evgenia Vakhtangova And Ruben Simonova before Mikhail Ulyanov. The ship sails, the sail lowers - and the current generation of Vakhtangovites appears before the public, where there is a place for everyone - both luminaries and the very young. They are a team with a glorious past and a bright future.
A week has passed since that unforgettable evening when I had the good fortune to attend the play “Pier” at the Theater. Vakhtangov, and he still stands before your eyes and makes you think about many things, about the undisturbed values of the artist’s words and play, about the beauty of the classical repertoire, which has not been amenable to modern reading.
You can apply many colorful epithets to the performance, but I will highlight two: unique and sad. The uniqueness of the action on stage is the participation in it not of one great actor, but of a whole constellation of great masters. Rarely does a theater boast that so many recognized audience favorites perform on its stage. All of them devoted many decades of their work to the theater, and I would like to believe that the traditions of great directors continue in the theater, and the love for their theatrical home unites and supports the entire troupe. Perhaps the brilliant idea of Rimas Tuminas is precisely this: to show not only the magnificent theater stars, but also the amazing studio atmosphere that different years was characteristic of the Vakhtangovites.
The performances of this theater have always amazed us with their theatricality, festivity, and jokes on the topic of the day. But serious psychologism is also inherent in the theater. And in this production we see on stage small performances, different in spirit, each staged for its own “one actor”. The appearances of all the middle-aged masters are accompanied by applause. Everyone is great. You can grumble a little for different reasons - this mini-performance can be shortened, this one can be lengthened, and these ones can generally be swapped, and the music in the finale can be muted a little. And yet four hours pass in one breath. This is a meeting with a real Theater that has not lowered the bar and respects its audience. Bravo to Vladimir Etush, Galina Konovalova and Yulia Borisova! This is something sparkling and unattainable in terms of the level of play! And when later, at home, I found out about the age of these Artists, all I could do was bow low to them from the waist! Separately, I would like to highlight Vasily Lanovoy, who briefly appears on stage to read Pushkin’s poems. But how does he do it! There is so much tragedy and sadness in his words and appearance. I haven't had goosebumps in a long time theater hall. Thanks to him and everyone for these goosebumps.
There is a lot of humor in the performance, and yet at the end of the performance I was haunted by a feeling of aching sadness, sadness for the passing of Art. The performance began on a sad note - with the performance of a prayer, and ended with a huge fluttering curtain, on which portraits of the famous Vakhtangovites appear and disappear. What is this? " gone With the Wind"? But the young artists in the first scene pray that we do not forget those who created the Russian performing arts. Now, in the age of television and films with special effects, I would like to believe that the Theater is alive and there is someone to continue its traditions. Thanks again to Rimas Tuminas for his brilliant production.
The anniversary performance "Pier" is not a traditional event for the 90th anniversary of the Theatre. It is rather a need to pay due respect and admiration to the actors who devoted their entire creative life one theater - the Vakhtangovsky. Their service constituted its history and glory. Performance in 2 acts based on the works of B. Brecht, I. Bunin, F. Dostoevsky, F. Dürrenmatt, A. Miller, A. Pushkin, E. de Filippo.
When
Where
Theater named after Evg. Vakhtangov, Arbatskaya metro station.
What is the price
Ticket prices range from 400 to 5200 rubles.
Description of the event
What is an anniversary? This is the shore, the pier to which the theater - the ship - is moored. On its board are inscribed from time to time the dates 60, 70, 80 and finally 90. Who are its passengers today? Actors different ages, talents, role. They are a team, and on November 13, 2011, leaders stepped onto the captain’s bridge, whose skill and virtuoso acting became a legend: Yulia Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Vladimir Etush, Vasily Lanovoy, Irina Kupchenko, Evgeny Knyazev.
In this benefit performance, everyone has their own theme, their own hero, their own confession. A creative life was lived in the theater, which became a temple for them, and the anniversary performance was a mass in memory of those of its builders who are not with us today, and those who are rightfully the pride of the Vakhtangovites. This is a mass for young people who continue the work of luminaries. This is a mass for all parishioners - spectators. This is the theater's offering to the future.
Awards for the play Pier:
Winner of the MK Theater Award Season 2011/2012 in the category " Best Performance"
Laureate theater award"Theatrical Star" in the category "Best Acting Ensemble", 2012
Winner of the Stanislavsky Foundation Prize in the “Event of the Season” category, 2012
Winner of the theater award "Highlight of the Season" (season 2011 - 2012)
Who is it suitable for?
For adults, theater fans.
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Winner of the MK Theater Award Season 2011/2012 in the category "Best Performance"
Winner of the theater award "Theater Star" in the category "Best Acting Ensemble", 2012
Laureate Stanislavsky Foundation Awards in the “Event of the Season” category, 2012
Winner of the theater award "Highlight of the Season" (season 2011 - 2012)
To the 90th anniversary of the State academic theater named after Evg. Vakhtangov.
Performance in 2 acts based on worksB. Brecht, I. Bunin, F. Dostoevsky, F. Dürrenmatt, A. Miller, A. Pushkin, E. de Filippo.
The anniversary performance "Pier" is not a traditional event for the 90th anniversary of the Theatre. It is rather a need to pay due respect and admiration to the actors who devoted their entire creative lives to one theater - the Vakhtangov Theater. Their service constituted its history and glory. What is an anniversary? This is the shore, the pier to which the theater - the ship - is moored.
The dates 60, 70, 80 and finally 90 are inscribed on its board from time to time. Who are its passengers today? Actors of different ages, talents, roles. They are a team, and on November 13, 2011, leaders stepped onto the captain’s bridge, whose skill and virtuoso acting became a legend: Yulia Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Vladimir Etush, Vasily Lanovoi, Irina Kupchenko, Evgeny Knyazev.
In this benefit performance, everyone has their own theme, their own hero, their own confession.
A creative life was lived in the theater, which became a temple for them, and the anniversary performance was a mass in memory of those of its builders who are not with us today, and those who are rightfully the pride of the Vakhtangovites.
This is a mass for young people who continue the work of luminaries.
This is a mass for all parishioners - spectators.
This is the theater's offering to the future.
Dear viewers, the program of the performance offered to your attention is not final. The theater reserves the right to perform not all parts in one evening, change the sequence of parts, and also make adjustments to the cast of performers.
Duration:3 hours 45 minutes (with one intermission)
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The performance is based on the works of F.M. Dostoevsky, F. Durrenmatt, A. Miller, A.S. Pushkina, E. De Filippo (2h50m) 16+
Artistic director productions: Rimas Tuminas
Directors: Vladimir Ivanov, Alexey Kuznetsov, Vladimir Eremin
Artists: Yulia Borisova, Lyudmila Maksakova, Vladimir Etush, Vasily Lanovoy, Irina Kupchenko, Evgeny Knyazev
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Review of "Afisha": This performance will go down in history, it is unique. Not because it is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the theater. Evg. Vakhtangov - how many “Danish” celebrations happen? Its uniqueness lies in the composition of the participants, in the brilliance of their names and, most importantly, in the frantic ardor of the debutants with which the great actors, the honor and glory of the Vakhtangov Theater, devote themselves to the roles they have chosen for the benefit performance. The performance is woven from fragments different works and walks to the incessant applause of the touched public. A flurry of applause falls on Yulia Borisova, who has not appeared on stage for a long time, who reigns and enchants in “The Visit of the Old Lady” according to Dürrenmatt, and on Vasily Lanovoy, reading Pushkin, and on Lyudmila Maksakova, who appears as the Grandmother from Dostoevsky’s “The Gambler,” and on Vyacheslav Shalevich in the role of Galileo from Brecht's play. Vladimir Etush is magnificent in the role of old Gregory from “The Price” by A. Miller, every replica of his colorful character is a pure pearl and causes joyful laughter from the audience. Irina Kupchenko and Evgeny Knyazev brilliantly, highlighting only the most important thing, fly through the play by E. De Filippo “Filumena Marturano”. With bated breath, the audience listens in ringing silence to Yuri Yakovlev, who so simply and wisely plays “ Dark alleys"according to Bunin.
This is a performance of luminaries. The Vakhtangov youth are modestly crowded into the background, it cannot be otherwise: the role of the young here is admiration and admiration for the great departing theater.
But the real discovery and triumph of the performance is Galina Konovalova in Bunin’s dramatized story “Favorable Participation.” We can safely say that the actress, who had never played leading roles and was not famous, came to him at the age of 95. real success. She plays old singer, a forgotten former prima who only lives from Christmas to Christmas, since it is around Christmas, once a year, that she receives an invitation to give a charity concert for high school students, and this concert - the anticipation of it, the preparation for it - becomes the main event of her life. Galina Konovalova’s performance amazes with its ebullient energy and combination of contrasts: sadness and irony, the subtlety of inner experiences and grotesquery, ineradicable female coquetry and self-irony. The hidden meaning of the performance is revealed: the soul of the actor knows no age. The thirst for creativity is insatiable.
The artistic director of the production is R. Tuminas. Directors: A. Dzivaev, V. Eremin, V. Ivanov, A. Kuznetsov. Artist A. Jacovskis. Costume designer M. Obrezkov. Composer F. Latenas
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