Chelyabinsk State Drama Chamber Theatre

The Chamber Theatre is one of the youngest in Chelyabinsk. The idea of its creation was born in 1988 by a group of actors of the Youth Theatre headed by Evgeny Falevich. In the leaflet-manifesto of the new theater, Evgeny Falevich said: “We want to have a chamber audience of our audience, as dissatisfied, restless and searching as we ... we firmly believe in the independence and self-worth of the stage art, ready for experiment.” Already his first performance, and he was “The Scream of Lobster” based on the play by John Marrell, the new theater attracted the attention of the public and critics. After him, Falevich put “The Tale of how Fedor the blacksmith saved the Russian land” by R. Sefa, T. Karelina, “Brave tailor” according to the tales of the Brothers Grimm. Initially, the Chamber Theatre existed under the auspices of the Chelyabinsk Cultural Foundation. Special support for the theater was provided by Tatiana Lieberman, Director of the Creative Initiatives Bureau of the Foundation, who later became its first director. Their building was not yet, rented random premises, played on the streets, in courtyards, in pioneer camps. The performances were attended by artists Lyudmila Barad, Zulfiya Akchurina, Sergey Dzyuba, Viktor Naghdasev, Nadezhda Naghdaseva, etc. In 1991, the theater received premises on 15 Zwilling Street. The first premiere, held in the new room - "Archeology" based on the play by Alexei Shipenko. The performance was awarded several awards at the regional festival "Theatre Spring" (now "Scene") in 1991. Artist Tatiana Volkova-Gafurova received the prize for best set design, actress Elena Ryzhankova – for best debut, and the director of the play Evgeny Falevich was nominated for the prize for best director. By this time, Falevich and Barad had left the theater and left the country. Alexey Pelymsky was appointed director of the theater. Collaboration began with the director Victor Del (“All Mice Love Cheese” by D. Urban, “The Game” by E. Sheffer, in 1999 – “Petersburg Wedding” by B. Brecht), with the artist Sergey Alexandrov. And the main director of the theater was Victoria Meshchaninova. On December 31, 1992, the Chamber Theatre received the status of a state theater. During the artistic management of the theater Meshchaninova with him collaborated directors: - Yuri Gorin (Moscow) - performances "Music Lessons" Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, "Love to the grave" Aldo Nikolai, "Sherochka with Masherochka" Nikolai Kolyady; - Nikolai Cherkasov (Ryazan) - performances "The Merciful Sovereign, in a hurry ..." based on the novel by F. M. Dostoevsky "Poor People", "Dear Pamelady" - "Michailov" (Kozhaktrovakova) - "Ivalyakova - "Kozhda" by Ivanov" (Kozhdakovakovakovakovakovakovakovakova - "Ko" - "Kokovakova - "Ko" by Konakovakova - "Ko" by Konakovakovakovakovakova - "Kozhda", "Kozhdnya - Harald Blaschke (Germany) play "Wojcieck" based on the play by Georg Buchner - Georg Kel (Germany) play "Pygmalion" by Bernard Shaw. - Yuri Kalugin, performances "The Bull, the Donkey and the Star" by Mikhail Barnenev and Andrei Usachev, "Crane Feathers" by Junji Kinoshita - Alexei Yankovsky (St. Petersburg) play by KLIM "Dostoevsky-Chesterton: Paradoxes of Crime, or Lonely Horsemen of the Apocalypse" Theater Collective takes an active part in regional festivals "Scene", all-Russian festivals "Real Theater" (St. Petersburg), "Maggorinburg", "Maggory" (Rigornsky border). Lobnya of the Moscow region), "Tsar-tale" in Veliky Novgorod. In 1997, the theater became the winner of the festival “Theater without Borders” with the play “I can’t love, I can’t”. In 1999 – winner of the festival “Tsar-fairy tale” with the play “One, two, three, four, five – I go to look” In 2001, the play “Felicita” at the Regional Festival “Scene-2001” was awarded a diploma “For the best director”. "Camerata-2004" - Diploma "For the best male role" (Oblomov in the play "Oblomov (sleep) to actor Mikhail Yakovlev Since 2006, the next director of the theater - Oleg Khapov. "Camerata-2006" - Special diploma of the jury (the play "All in the garden", director Victoria Meshchaninova - 2008). (June) - at the II-th international theater festival Kolyada-plays Diploma "For the best work of the director" Victoria Meshchaninova, the play "On Easter the sun dances" 2008. (October) - festival "SCENA-2008" - Diplomas: "For the best work of the director" Oleg Khapov, the play "Music and cigarettes will not be enough until spring ...", the diploma "For the best female role", Marina Ghez for the role of Julia, the diploma "For the best male role" Peter Artemyev for the role of August also in the play "Music and cigarettes will not be enough until spring ..." In the 1992-1993 season, the Chamber Theatre became the initiator of the international theater festival "Camerata", held every two years and now. The theater successfully tours, including abroad.