Lyalka (theater)

The Belarusian theater "Lyalka" was created in 1985 as a puppet troupe at the Yakub Kolas Drama Theater .

The first performance ("Dzed i Zhorak" based on the play by V. Volsky) was played on April 20, 1986. This day is traditionally celebrated as the birthday of the Belarusian theater "Lyalka".

Since 1989, the artists at the Lyalka Theater have been Alexander Sidorov (chief artist) and Anna Sidorova (production designer).

In 1990, the puppet collective, having a permanent repertoire, stood out in a separate theater with a building in the city center.

In 2000, the staff of the Lyalka Theater was awarded the title of Honored Collective of the Republic of Belarus.

The staff of the Belarusian Theater "Lyalka" is known in Belarus and abroad, he has won five Grand Prix, prizes for best performances and roles, diplomas of international festivals.

Belarusian Theater "Lyalka" is located in the city of Vitebsk. The theater is located in the house on the street. Pushkin , 2.

This building was built as a private manor house in the style of classicism and is under state protection as a monument of the history and culture of the city of the XIX - n. XX century.

The building at the beginning of the 20th century was planned to be used for the Commercial School. However, the First World War began and a hospital for the wounded was placed in it.

After the October Revolution, the Council of Workers and Deputies was located in the building and the first Bolshevik conference was held in Vitebsk.

Later, the Jewish Pedagogical College operated here, after the liquidation of which in 1937 the building was transferred to the Vitebsk Pedagogical Institute.

After World War II, this building was occupied by the city party committee.

The repertoire of the Lyalka Theater consists of 32 performances on classical and modern works for adults and children of different age groups.

In addition to these performances, the theater hosts a battle performance based on the classic story about Jesus Christ and King Herod.

The performances of the Lyalka Theater are exclusively in Belarusian.

All the performances of the collective are subject to the main direction, which is defined as a theater-holiday.

7 productions addressed to an adult audience

1. "The Ruined Soul, Abo Pacaranna Greshnika"
2. "Ladja Rospachi"
3. "Zhuraўlіnae pyaro"
4. Decameron
5. Natatki Var'yata
6. "Dzyadzka Vanya i systry TR"
7. “Hiding place of the jerk of the Veras pustachech”

Theater performances for children

1. "Khlopchyk-Zorka"
2. "Enchanting zbroya Kenzo"
3. "Yashche once right Chyrvonu hat"
4. “Assyarozhnaya, Sonya!”
5. "Beremensky music"
6. "Ceramics-ceramics"
7. "Pryntsesa i Svіnapas"
8. "Wise-Hare" Hare
9. "Knock Knock! Hto there? "
10. Beech
11. “Dzed i Zhorak”
12. “One time, two, three”
13. "Yameleva Chashets"
14. Aladzin
15. "Sonya i snowy chalachevchі"
16. "Butterfly-vyselok"
17. “Sunichki for Velikanachki”
18. "Marozka"
19. "Chorny Kuryts, abo Padzemny zhyhary"
20. “Khlopchyk i Tsen”
21. "Pіlіpka i vedzma"
22. "Dapytlіvy elephant"
23. "Good Brothers"
24. "Kasmichnaya Cossack"
25. "Daddy"

In the foyer of the theater is a museum of puppets and scenic elements from performances. This exposition is replaceable, it is replenished from the theater archive.

It presents a variety of doll systems: puppets, tablets, gloves, and cane dolls.

The museum also has a mechanical theater and battles created by the artist Alexander Sidorov.

The batleika was made in 1996 in the image of the 18th century authentic Mogilev battlelet.

The artistic director of the theater is the Honored Art Worker of Belarus Vіktar Klimchuk .

The director of the theater is Alexander Grigoriev.

Artists currently working in the theater

1. Olga Korzun;
2. Alexander Makhankov;
3. Yuri Frankov
4. Nina Shabanova
5. Larisa Martynova
6. Oleg Richter
7. Anna Stepanets
8. Olga Makhankova
9. Alexey Makarsky
10. Olga Lazebnaya
11. Natalya Gaiduk
12. Evgeny Gusev
13. Mikhail Klimchuk
14. Valery Zimnitsky
15. Sergey Tolkach
16. Marina Morozov
17. Maria Kovaleva
18. Alexander Kozlov

Technical Group

1. Voronov Alexander - lighting designer
2. Vasiliev Vadim - lighting artist
3. Evgeny Ryzhkov - sound engineer

Artists who previously worked in the theater

1. Vladimir Bublyakov
2. Elena Zhuravleva
3. Svetlana Luneva
4. Elena Mozheiko
5. Irina Nikolaeva
6. Tatyana Attarova
7. Yuri Semenchenko
8. Alexey Glot
9. Vyacheslav Zenchik
10. Victoria Kirik
11. Alexander Ovsyannikov
12. Yuri Shinelko

• Memory: Guest-documentary chronicle of Vitebsk. 2 kn. Prince 2nd / Redcal .: G.P. Pashkoў (Gal. Red.) Іnsh .; Mast. E.E. Zhakevich. - Mn .: BelEn, 2003. - 680 p.: Il. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 985-11-0257-1
• Kotovich, T.V. Belarusian Theater "Lyalka": monograph / T.V. Kotovich. - Vitebsk: UO "VSU them. P.M. Masherova ", 2012. - 110 p.

• The official website of the theater
• An article by Lyudmila Gromyko about the Lyalka Theater in the magazine Mastastva
• An article about the Lyalka Theater in the Kultura newspaper
• Interfax.by about the Lyalka Theater