The positive side of globalization, but don't forget your roots. Each nationality has its own cultural heritage in the form of traditional dishes, music, language, clothing and other attributes. The Moscow State Historical Institute will help preserve the heritage of Russian culture and pass it on to future generations. Ethnographic theater.

A little about the theater itself

In 1988, a unique, caring for the Russian cultural heritage Ethnographic theater. He differed from all others with his bright and stunning color, which won the hearts of the audience. At the origins of the theater’s formation were young actors who had just graduated from the M. S. Shchepkin Theater School. The young acting troupe was headed by director Mikhail Mizyukov.

Within the walls of the Historical and Ethnographic Theater, talented artists were able to combine ancient song polyphony and acting skills, professional directing and folk drama, bright costumes and ancient Russian musical instruments.

Besides theatrical arts The Moscow Ethnographic Theater is actively involved in musical activities. After all, Russian folk music- these are the bright sounds of nature, saturated with the most sensual emotions. In 2002 and 2003, the State Ethnographic Theater released two CDs dedicated to colorful Russian folklore.

How can you find a piece of Russian culture in Moscow? The Ethnographic Theater on Losinka is located at Rudnevoy Street, building 3. The nearest metro, which is nearby, is the Babushkinskaya and Sviblovo stations.

Repertoire

The ethnographic theater divided its target audience into adults and children's spectators.

For young spectators, the theater has created a list of performances based on Russian fairy tales. Children will get acquainted with such productions as “The Tale of Ivan Tsarevich, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf”, “Go there - I don’t know where, bring that - I don’t know what”, “Marya - Morevna and Koschey the Immortal” and other performances , which will immerse viewers in the colorful Russian flavor.

The Ethnographic Theater also prepared many surprises for adult viewers. The list of productions is varied and constantly updated. “Pakhomushka”, “The Hour of God’s Will”, “Shish Moskovsky” - these are just some of the productions that the acting troupe can enjoy.

The full repertoire of the tetra can be found on its official website.

Actors of the Historical and Ethnographic Theater

Artists are united here by one common and important goal for modern world- preservation of ethnic culture. The acting troupe is a team of professionals who are both excellent theater actors and excellent masters in the musical field.

Perhaps the artists of the described theater do not have big names, but they can be found in various films and television programs. Such actors are Kolygo D.N., Vasiliev S.A., Mikheeva N.Yu., Stam I.M., Chudetsky A.E. . These people devoted themselves to theatrical art, where they reveal the essence of Russian folklore and want to pass on this magical knowledge to their successors.

Buying tickets

There are two ways to purchase tickets in the theater: through the box office and electronic tickets through partners.

Purchasing tickets through the theater box office is the easiest way. They are open daily from 11:00 to 19:00 with a break from 14:00 to 15:00. A booking service is also available. To do this, you will need to send an application with clarification of contact information. After this, the cashier will contact you and confirm your reservation. Only after this procedure can we consider that the purchase of tickets has taken place. Payment is made at the box office of the Ethnographic Theater. All box office contacts are listed on the official website.

Another method, which was announced at the beginning of this section, is purchasing through the theater’s partners - Ticketland.ru, BigBilet, Ponominalu.ru.

Ticket prices are very affordable for the modern world. The minimum cost is 200 rubles, the maximum is 900.

Positive reviews

You can find a large number on the Internet good reviews from the audience. Fortunately, there are several times more of them than negative ones. Both adults and young lovers of theatrical art express their delight at the acting of the actors, how accurately each of the artists transforms into their role without any particular difficulties. All this suggests that professionals in their field are taking the stage. The scenery helps you penetrate the story and become part of it. The costumes of the artists are distinguished by their brightness and originality, thought out to the smallest detail, thereby reminding the viewer of the colorfulness of Russian culture.

Theater visitors also really like the hall, decorated with wood. This interior detail takes you back to ancient times, when people still lived in wooden huts with the amazing smell of porridge and fresh logs.

Negative reviews

Unfortunately, you can also find bad reviews about the Ethnographic Theater, but it is worth emphasizing that there are quite a few of them.

Dissatisfied spectators complain about endless queues in the cloakroom, men's and women's rooms, at the moment of entering the hall before the start of the performance and at the end.

The audience is also outraged by the delay in the start of the production, which has a particularly negative impact on young spectators who begin to get nervous.

Another frequently mentioned negative side is the inappropriate special effects in the form of various sounds that frighten young art lovers.

Despite the fact that the repertoire of the Moscow Ethnographic Theater is updated almost every three months, viewers note that the list of performances is quite poor.

Behind this serious name lies a unique team of professional dramatic actors and musicians, whose performances organically combine folk drama and directing, ancient song polyphony and acting, ancient Russian musical instruments, bright ethnographic costumes and colorful folk language.

The historical and ethnographic theater was created in 1988 by young actors - graduates of the oldest theater in Russia Theater School named after M.S. Shchepkin at the Maly Theater, headed by the permanent artistic director theater by Mikhail Mizyukov.

Over the years of its work, the theater has carried out the following productions: “THE HOUR OF GOD’S WILL” by N.S. Leskova, “PAKHOMUSHKA”, “COSSACK ACTION”, “RUSSIAN CALENDAR”, “SONG OF DESTINY” by A.A. Blok, “FOLK MOSAIC”, “ MOSCOW SHIP” by B.V. Shergina, “LOVE EXTRACTION” by Lesya Ukrainka, “FAIR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CENTURY”, etc.

For young spectators, the theater’s repertoire includes a series of performances in Russian folk tales: “THE SEA KING AND VASILISA THE WISE, “THE TALE OF IVAN THE TSAREVICH, THE FIREBIRD AND THE GRAY WOLF”, “WINTER’S TALE”, “GO THERE - I DON’T KNOW WHERE, BRING IT - I DON’T KNOW WHAT”, “THE MAGIC RING”, “LIGHT-MOON AND IVAN THE BOGATYR”, AND VASILISA THE WISE”, “UNKNOW AND THE MAGIC MIRROR”, “MARYA-MOREVNA AND KOSHCHEY THE IMMORTAL”, “THE PROPHETIC DREAM”, the Amur fairy tale “ASK YOUR HEART” by S. Fedotov and others.

Among the major production projects carried out by the theater are “POSADNIK” by A.K. Tolstoy in St. George’s Cathedral of the Yuryev Monastery in Novgorod (commissioned by the International Foundation of Slavic Literature and Culture), an open-air night performance on Bezhin Meadow “THERE, THERE TO RAZDOLNYE FIELDS” based on “Notes of a Hunter” by I.S. Turgenev (commissioned by the Tula Administration and the Union of Writers of Russia), “CANDLE OF THE RUSSIAN LAND” in the Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery in Moscow (commissioned by the Slavic Foundation of Russia), “IZMAILOVSKY ISLAND” in the family estate of the Romanovs ( commissioned by the State Historical Museum and VAO "Intourist"), "BE TO ME, BROTHERHOOD, TO MOSCOW" a historical performance for the 850th anniversary of Moscow, "SEMYON DEZHNEV" a historical performance in Anadyr (commissioned by the Department of Culture and Art of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug ) and etc.