Russian Ecclesiastical Theater “Glas” is a Moscow theater of Orthodox orientation.
Theater History
Russian Theological Theater "GLAS" was founded on April 24, 1989 by graduates of the Higher Theater School. M.S.Schepkina Nikita Astakhov and Tatyana Belevich .
In 1991, RDT GLAS received the status of a state theater; its founder is the Department of Culture of Moscow .
Nine years later, the theater finally found its home - a small mansion on 30 Malaya Ordynka . Considering the great merits of the theater, in 1998 the Moscow Government decided to build a new theater complex on this site.
The creators, directors and leading actors of the theater are a well-deserved activist. RF Nikita Astakhov and Hon. art. Russian Federation Tatyana Belevich - graduates of the oldest theater university named after M.S. Shchepkina. They were able to unite talented people around themselves and form a highly professional troupe. And not just to create a new theater, but to affirm their creative position - Orthodox artists of Russia. For the first time in decades, GLAS has managed to bridge the artificially created gap between the Church and theatrical art. Nikita Astakhov and Tatyana Belevich - authors of original plays.
The leaders of the GLAS Russian Spiritual Theater took an active part in the restoration of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior (together with Archpriest George Dokukin). The GLAS Theater still participates in the country's public life: holds various events (Optina Forum, International Christmas Readings section), organizes charity evenings to help orphans and disabled people.
Theater performances are distinguished by a variety of genres and vivid forms. The performances feature choral music performed by theater artists. Especially for the theater, artists of contemporary art create their works: composers - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Sergey Zhukov , Honored Artist. RF Vladimir Dovgan , Valery Sariev , artists Tatyana Petrova-Latysheva , Olga Golovacheva , choreographer Ekaterina Pustovalova.
The many years of experience of Orthodox cultural figures in the post-Soviet period are summarized in the book “Invisible Steps of Christianity” published in 2008 (authors - N. Astakhov, T. Belevich). To a certain extent, this experience embodies the idea of the great Russian Orthodox writer N. V. Gogol, who proclaimed: “Modern man cannot merge directly with Christ; a person cannot meet directly with the bright light of Christ; we need some steps of Christianity, which is art and, in particular, theater. ”
Rewards
GLAS Russian Spiritual Theater is a laureate of many festivals, including - awarded with diplomas:
- VII International Theater Forum " Golden Knight " (Moscow) "For the approval of Orthodox ideals in the Russian theater"
- XVI International Festival of Sacred Music "Magutny Bozha" (Vitebsk, Belarus), for participating in the festival, preserving and developing cultural heritage
- VI Christmas Art Festival "Russian Orthodox" (Moscow), for his work in the field of revival of Russian Orthodox art and culture, for his contribution to the organization and holding of the festival and many others.
The managers and employees of RDT GLAS have, among others, the following awards:
- Order of the Holy Right Prince Daniel of Moscow, III degree (Nikita Astakhov)
- Order of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga of the III degree (Tatyana Belevich)
- Order of St. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, III degree (Nikita Astakhov)
- medal of the Holy Martyr John of Riga, I degree (Nikita Astakhov)
- Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, III degree (Pavel Shalnov)
- Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh III degree (Eugene Galaev)
- Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, III degree (Nikolai Kalenov)
Theater staff
- Nikita ASTAKHOV - artistic director of the theater, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
- Tatyana BELEVICH - theater director, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
- Kirill BELEVICH - stage director
- Pavel SHALNOV - People's Artist of the RSFSR
- Nikolay KALENOV - Honored Artist of Chuvashia
- Evgeny GALAEV - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
- Tamara SPIRICHEVA - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
- Galina MASLAKOVA - actress
- Mikhail ROSLYAKOV - actor
- Larisa Khoroshilova - actress
- Victor GOLDEN - actor
- Natalia SHEKHOVTSEVA - actress
- Natalya KORSUKOVA - actress
- Konstantin AGEEV - actor
- Lev PAVLOV - actor
- Victoria FATEEVA - actress
- Ekaterina VOINOVA - actress
- Dmitry SHVETSOV - actor
- Karina Vlasova - actress
- Nikolay LARIN - actor
- Olga LAVRENOVA - actress
- Natalia Donskaya - actress
- Anna KURKOVA - actress
- Vadim Alyoshin - actor
- Dmitry VESELOVSKY - actor
- Denis LUBIMOV - actor
- Anna HAPKINA - actress
- Tatyana LEVITSKAYA - actress
- Asya CHERNOVA - actress
- Anastasia PYLAYEVA - actress
- Andrey KASNITSKY - actor
- Daniil KOROBEYNIKOV - actor
- Alexander Ilyin - actor
- Denis PERVOMAYSKY - actor
- Tatyana SENKINA - actress
- Maria Bialoshitskaya - actress
- Ekaterina Lisova - actress
- Elena NEMTSEVA - choirmaster
- Victoria Yaroslavtseva - chorus girl
- Marina KOVALEVA - chorus girl
- Vasily SARIEV - chorus
- Marina STRUGANOVA - chorus girl
- Tamara TOMASHVILI - chorus girl
- Ekaterina PUSTOVALOVA - choreographer
- Tatyana PETROVA-LATYSHEVA - chief artist
- Sergey ZhUKOV - Head muses part, member of the Union of Composers of the Russian Federation
- Ekaterina ARISTARKHOVA - Deputy. theater directors
- Masha POPOVA - sound engineer
- Vladislav ALEXANDROV - lighting artist
- Marina MIKHALOCHKINA - Head. makeup. workshop.
Repertoire
The repertoire of the theater - performances based on the works of patristic literature, Russian classics and modern authors.
- Grand Duchess E.F. Romanova (Return) (N. Astakhov, T. Belevich, dir. N. Astakhov)
- We rehearse “The Seagull” ( A. P. Chekhov , dir. N. Astakhov)
- Sergey Yesenin (N. Astakhov, T. Belevich, dir. N. Astakhov)
- Roly, do not yawn! ( V. M. Shukshin , dir. N. Astakhov)
- Spiritual eyes (Nilus, I. S. Shmelev, dir. N. Astakhov)
- The Marriage of Balzaminov ( A.N. Ostrovsky , dir. N. Astakhov)
- We will be alive - we will not die! ( V. M. Shukshin , dir. N. Astakhov)
- For Holy Russia (N. Astakhov, T. Belevich, dir. N. Astakhov)
- Kitezh ( John (The Economists) , dir. N. Astakhov)
- Love me as I love you ( V. Krupin , dir. N. Astakhov)
- God's servant Nikolai ( N.V. Gogol , dir. N. Astakhov)
- Interchange “The Examiner” ( N.V. Gogol , dir. N. Astakhov)
- The Resurrection (N. Astakhov, T. Belevich, dir. N. Astakhov)
- The Tale of the Golden Cockerel ( A. S. Pushkin , dir. N. Astakhov)
- Easter on Vyatka veils (A. Kononov, dir. A. Zakharyev)
- This is Christ the Little Himself (N. Astakhov, T. Belevich, dir. N. Astakhov)
- The village of Stepanchikovo and ... ( F. M. Dostoevsky , dir. N. Astakhov)