Shakespeare Experimental Theater (Tyumen)

The Shakespeare Youth Experimental Theater “EST” has existed since 2005.

Created by Alexei Leonidovich Ushakov ^[1] (founder, artistic director, chief director, general producer of the theater) as an independent private experimental youth theater, where young talented actors, directors, artists and other theater specialists can realize themselves. During this time, the theater staged several multi-genre performances: the rock ballet “Romeo Juliet” ^[2] , based on the tragedy of the same name by W. Shakespeare, (to the music and songs of the Queen group, Great Britain); the signet drama “Sonnets” ^[2] , based on the poem cycle of the same name by W. Shakespeare, is specially designed for hearing-impaired and deaf viewers; choreographic performance “Anush” based on the eponymous Armenian epic; the literary performance “The Orchestra Continued to Play ...” ^[3] , based on the novel by R. Shilts “The Orchestra Continued to Play ... People. Politics. AIDS ”(translated from English by A. Ushakov, E. Matyushkina); an unparalleled performance specifically designed for visually impaired and blind viewers (reports in the First Channel’s Vremya programs and the Culture news programs) - the Kys audio-tactile phantasmagoria ^[4] , based on the novel by T. Tolstoy ( with music and songs of the group "Mongol Shuudan", Moscow); a multimedia play “399.99” ^[5] , based on the novel by F. Begbeder “99 francs”, a play for children “The era of stability, or Geese-geese, ha-ha-ha” ^[6] , based on the story of V. P. Krapivin (in collaboration with Vladislav Krapivin himself); “Urinal” ^[7] , three short stories about love without intermission based on the play by A. L. Ushakov; monodrama “My Piaf” ^[8] , based on the play by A. Ushakov “Sparrows” (based on the book by S. Berto); one-man show “Absinthe Lover” ^[9] based on the play by A. Ushakov (based on the painting of the same name by E. Manet); comedy “Three girls in search of love” ^[10] ; audio-tactile tale in 4D format “Tales of the Old Troll” ^[11] , based on European tales and others.

The performance of the Sonnets Theater took part in the competition program of the highest National Theater Award Golden Mask and was highly appreciated by the festival experts. The theater was invited to the international theater exhibition “Pro-Theater” ^[12] (organized under the auspices of the Golden Mask National Theater Festival ^[13] , the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS States and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation) ^[14] , where the theater pavilion was recognized as one of the best at the exhibition, among more than 90 theaters and festivals from all over Russia and the CIS countries, and was noted by the chairman of the fund Mikhail Shvydkim. In 2010, the artistic director of the theater A. L. Ushakov was recognized as the best Tyumen director (for the play "Kys") in the competition "Person of the Year" (according to the weekly "Arguments and Facts").

In 2010, the theater was awarded a special Letter of Appreciation from the administration of the Vladimir Region for participating in the international theater symposium and the Golden Gate festival under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. In addition to the main theatrical activities, the theater is one of the founders and organizers of the All-Russian Music Festival "Medadrom" ^[2] (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008), within the framework of which the All-Russian competition of acting songs is held (included in the STD state registry directory (WTO) of the Russian Federation of theaters of Russia "Theater Russia"), as well as the theater is one of the founders and organizers of the all-Russian patriotic action "Candle of Remembrance" (since 2004), dedicated to the Great Victory Day. At the theater there is a children's - youth theater school-studio, where about 60 children and adolescents are engaged. Several participants and graduates of the studio over the years have become students of the Tyumen Academy of Culture and Art, and many plan to become them in the future. The theater actively cooperates with the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company “Culture” channel (most of the theater’s premieres were covered on the channel in news and announcements), reports on the work of the theater were broadcast in the “Vremya” program of the “ORT - 1 channel” channel, for several years there have been articles on the theater and its the performances are published by the all-Russian magazine “Scene” (the press organ of the Union of Theater Workers of the Russian Federation, WTO).

The youth “Experimental Shakespeare Theater”] is included in the state register of theaters of Russia “Theater Russia” of the Union of Theater Actors (WTO) of the Russian Federation ^{[15] [15]} (along with the Tyumen Drama Theater, the Tyumen Theater of Puppets and Masks, the youth theater “Engagement” ), is included in the all-Russian encyclopedia "Theaters of Russia" ^[16] , as well as in the electronic encyclopedia "Cinema - Theater" ^[17] .

Repertoire ^[2] The theater presents works by Russian and world classics, as well as contemporary works: L. N. Tolstoy, M. Yu. Lermontov, A. S. Pushkin, T. Tolstoy, V. Krapivin, D. Bobyshev, U Shakespeare, Grimm, S. Perot, R. Shilts, F. Begbeder, J. Wilson and others.

• 2006 - “Romeo Juliet” by W. Shakespeare, director A. Ushakov
• 2007 - “Anush”, Armenian epic, director E. Matyushkina
• 2008 - “Sonnets” by W. Shakespeare, director A. Ushakov
• 2009 - “The orchestra continued to play ...” R. Shilts, director A. Ushakov
• 2009 - “Kys” based on T. Tolstoy, director A. Ushakov
• 2010 - “399.99” based on F. Begbeder, directors A. Ushakov, Z. Babaev
• 2010 - “The era of stability, or geese-geese, ha-ha-ha ...” V. Krapivina, director A. Ushakov
• 2010 - “Urinal” by A. Ushakova, director A. Ushakov
• 2010 - “My Piaf” by A. Ushakova, director E. Matyushkina
• 2011 - “Absinthe Lover” by A. Ushakov, directors A. Ushakov, R. Mansurov
• 2011 - “Three Girls in Search of Love” based on J. Wilson, director A. Ushakov
• 2012 - “Tales of the Old Troll” Grimm, S. Perot, T. Hoffmann, director A. Ushakov
• 2012 - “The Caucasian Prisoner of Marlborough” based on A. S. Pushkin, M. Yu. Lermontov, L. N. Tolstoy, director A. Ushakov

Several full-scale performances have been planned and are already underway: the literary play “Tararam”, based on the verses and stories of Sasha Cherny; a trio solo in one act "Freddy", about the life and work of the legendary musician and performer Freddie Mercury, based on the play by A. Ushakov "Life and Death of Farukh Bulsar" (based on the book by P. Fristone "Freddie Mercury. Notes by a close friend", to The 65th birthday of Farukh Bulsar); literary performance “Brodsky cabinet” based on the book of D. Bobyshev “I am here”; sharp social drama “Hamlet. A Premonition of Civil War ”, based on the tragedy of the same name by W. Shakespeare (with music and songs by Yuri Shevchuk and the DDT group, St. Petersburg); sign-play "Jade Dragon" based on Asian fairy tales (specially adapted for hearing impaired and deaf children).

In the immediate plans of the theater: an experimental virtual performance “King Lear. Game over ... ”, based on the tragedy of W. Shakespeare (specially adapted for hearing impaired and deaf viewers); provocative, highly social, documentary performance "Mein Russische Kampf"; adult performance "Mono / Stereo", etc.

• 2012 - “Tararam” by Sasha Cherny, directors E. Parfenova and A. Ushakov
• 2012 - Shakespeare.net by A. Ushakova, director A. Ushakov
• 2013 - “Freddy” by A. Ushakova, director A. Ushakov
• 2013 - "The Jade Dragon" Asian Tales, Director A. Ushakov
• 2013 - “Richard III” by W. Shakespeare, director A. Ushakov
• 2013 - Brodsky Cabinet D. Bobysheva, director A. Ushakov
• 2014 - “King Lear. Game over ... "W. Shakespeare, director A. Ushakov
• 2014 - “Mein russish kampf” A. Ushakova, director A. Ushakov
• 2014 - Hamlet. Anticipation of a civil war ... "W. Shakespeare, director A. Ushakov
• 2014 - “Mono / Stereo” by A. Ushakova, director A. Ushakov

Theater is one of the most significant types of art. It allows a person to master the system of "social roles", materializes the social meaning of the significance of the individual, is a means of social adaptation and orientation. The developing market mechanisms of the post-Soviet era had not the best impact on modern Russian theater. One of the socio-theatrical problems was that the modern Russian theater is completely not oriented towards the spectator with limited physical abilities. These people are deprived of the theater as a socio-cultural institution. One of the effective solutions to this problem may be the creation of a socially oriented theater. "Social Theater" should be created in such a way as to take into account the features and needs of the spectator with disabilities, that is, a comprehensive socially oriented approach to the creation of such a theater, its organizational and creative structure is required. Theater "EST" began the creation of such a theater "Manifesto of the social theater" ^[2] .

• 2008 - “Sonnets” by W. Shakespeare, director A. Ushakov (for deaf viewers)
• 2009 - “The orchestra continued to play ...” R. Shilts, director A. Ushakov (for AIDS patients)
• 2010 - “Kys” based on T. Tolstoy, director A. Ushakov (for blind viewers)
• 2011 - “Absinthe Lover” A. Ushakova, director A. Ushakov (socially oriented performance)
• 2012 - “Tales of the Old Troll” Grimm, S. Perot, T. Hoffmann, director A. Ushakov (for blind children)
• 2013 - "The Jade Dragon" Asian Tales, Director A. Ushakov (for deaf children)
• 2013 - “Mono / Stereo” by A. Ushakova, director A. Ushakov (socially oriented performance)
• 2013 - “The Simple-minded Zombie” by A. Ushakova, director A. Ushakov (for intellectually changed children)
• 2014 - “King Lear. Game over ... "W. Shakespeare, director A. Ushakov (for deaf viewers)
• 2018 - The Little Humpbacked Horse based on the tale of P. Ershov, director A. Ushakov (for deaf viewers)

The theater’s specialists are actively involved in scientific and methodological work - an application for participation in the All-Russian program “Culture of Russia” has been prepared for the Tyumen AU DOD “Pioneer”; prepared and approved the primary theater education program of the "Small Academy of Arts" of the supplementary education system of the city of Tyumen, which still works effectively in the AU DOD; prepared a program of preparatory courses in directing and acting for TyumGAKIST; prepared and published several scientific and methodological articles (including in central journals). The theater collaborates with the Department of Aesthetics of Moscow State University. M. Lomonosov - research by theater specialists in the field of rehabilitation and socialization by the theater of people with disabilities will be used in the program of the Art Therapy course at Moscow State University. The artistic director of the theater A. Ushakov is completing his doctoral dissertation - “Social theater as a socio-cultural phenomenon of Russia in the 21st century”.

The theater is actively publishing - with the help of the theater’s specialists, a whole series of books “The Youth Theater Library” has been prepared for printing. In 2010, Izvestia Publishing House (Moscow) published the first book of this series - Designing a Performance on a Small Stage ^[18] [9], in 2011-13. books will be published - “Dictionary of Theater Director” ^[19] [10], “Shakespearean Dictionary” , “School Theater” , “Musical Design of a Performance” , “Social Theater” , “Acting Training” , etc. A. L. Ushakov is one from the editors of the All-Russian Theater Magazine "Children's Theater Magazine", Moscow.

Theater management:

• The founder of the theater is Alexei Leonidovich Ushakov
• Theater Executive Director - Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Matyushkina

Directors: Since its founding in 2005, the permanent artistic director of the theater has been Alexei Ushakov.

• The main director of the theater - Alexey Ushakov
• The main artist of the theater is Ekaterina Augustenyak
• Lighting Designer (Light Director ) - Yuri Herkul
• System Administrator, Special Effects Director - Andrei Jus
• Sound producer - Ilya Zakharchuk
• Costume Designer - Eleanor Parfenova, Olga Malakhova
• Stage Director - Sergey Linder
• Choreographer - Natalia Shurganova, Sergey Panov, Tatyana Tseplyaeva
• Plastic and Mime Director - Natalya Kolpakova
• Composer - Maxim Kremeshkov

Directors The directors work in the theater on an ongoing basis:

• Alexey Ushakov , Ekaterina Matyushkina

Performances at the EST Theater are also staged by invited directors:

• Zaur Babaev , Sergey Linder , Natalya Shurganova , Eleanor Parfenova and others.

The troupe of the theater Actors on an ongoing basis:

• Alexander Khanzhin , Ekaterina Matyushkina , Yuri Herkul , Olga Malakhova , Alexey Ushakov

Guest Actors:

• Natalia Shurganova , Aelita Sadretdinova , Zaur Babaev , Konstantin Korkunov , Ulyana Mileshkina , Ekaterina Avgustenyak
• Yanina Mileyko , Nikita Betekhtin , Yuri Lobodenko , Ani Petrosyan , Anna Chistova , Anastasia Lezova , Alexander Putko
• Ksenia Semenova , Kirill Butusov , Danil Chashchin , Julia Grafeeva , Ilya Matusevich and others.

• “Romeo Juliet” (2006)
• The Sonnets (2008) [20]
• Kys (2009)
• “Kys” radio show (2009)
• The Urinal (2010)
• “Absinthe Lover” (2011)

• Information from the official website of the theater - http: //shakespeare-theatre.rf/page/page35.html
• Wikipedia “Demented Drama” - Demented Drama
• Информация с официального сайта «Pro-Театр» фестиваля «Золотая Маска» — http://www.pro-teatr.ru/fest.php?id=5&menuitem=1&year=4
• Википедия «Свеча памяти» — http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D1%E2%E5%F7%E0_%EF%E0%EC%FF%F2%E8
• Театральный справочник СТД (ВТО) РФ «Театральная Россия» — http://www.rosteatr.ru/ru/search.aspx?org=3794
• Энциклопедия «Театры России» — http://театрыроссии.рф/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=129:----lest-russiar&catid=41:2011-02-08-09-22-35&Itemid=63
• Театральная энциклопедия Кино-Театр.ru — http://www.kino-teatr.ru/teatr/801/print
• Манифест «Социального театра» — http://шекспир-театр.рф/page/page117.html
• «Оформление спектакля на малой сцене», издательство «Известия», 2010 г. — http://dramateshka.ru/index.php/rezhissura/1376-oformlenie-spektaklya-na-maloyj-scene
• «Словарь театрального режиссёра», издательство «Известия», 2011 г. — http://шекспир-театр.рф/news/ID_6.html
• Национальное кредитное бюро — http://www.creditnet.ru/info/?id=6374701
• Городской интернет портал «МегаТюмень» — http://megatyumen.ru/catalogue/company/47109/
• Тюменский интернет портал 72afisha.ru — http://72afisha.ru/afisha/performance/3585/
• Информационно-деловой портал TumenToday.ru — http://www.tumentoday.ru/2011/01/28/дела-вокзальные/
• Парламентская газета «Тюменские известия», № 194 (4936) — http://www.ti.ru/article/12829/
• Официальный сайт театра — http://шекспир-театр.рф
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