Theatre - State Academic Russian Drama City of Ufa

It is believed that the origins of the State Academic Russian Drama Theater of the Republic of Bashkortostan go back to the noble educational activity of the Aksakov family, which is associated with the cultural prosperity of the region. It was from that time when Sophia Alexandrovna, the wife of Ufa Governor Grigory Aksakov, the son of the great writer, was inspired by the dream of a theater and achieved the construction of the first theater building in the city, and the chronicle of the Russian acting troupe. Years passed before the theater team was artistically formed and found a roof over their heads. The traditions of the Ufa theater were born and strengthened in those days when the best Russian entreprises gave performances here, “stars of the Russian acting class” shone on the stage: Glykeria Fedotov, Alexander Yablochkin, Konstantin Marjanov and others. The tastes of the Ufa audience were brought up on remarkable samples of the Russian theater school. Traditions are supported and developed by the current troupe, which has passed a difficult, saturated with interesting, sometimes unexpected and dramatic turns. The oldest center of theatrical culture in the republic justifies its high purpose. It is difficult to imagine the cultural life of Bashkortostan without this collective. Each premiere of the Russian Academic Theatre is an exciting event. The team is well known in Russia and abroad. Here, the most interesting directors of modern theater are happy to implement their searches, ideas, and Ufa audiences have the opportunity to get acquainted with various directions, styles, manners. But preference is given to OUR director - artistic director of the theater Mikhail Isakovich Rabinovich. His performances, which have already become legends in the theater world, you can walk endlessly. They give food for thought about life, give great aesthetic pleasure, and the person who came to this hall finally understands that without the theater simply can not live. Each generation of viewers has their idols. Brilliant actors of the previous decades - Rimma Baikova, Lev Benin, Nikolai Drozdov, Irina Tolchinskaya, Khana Warsaw. The creative relay from them took Galina Midzyaeva, Svetlana Akimova, Vladimir Pribylov, Olga Lopukhova, Tatiana Makrushina many others and, of course, a whole constellation of young talented actors who inspire confidence in the continuation of wonderful traditions. The main artist of the theater is Vladimir Stepanovich Korolev, the executive director is Gennady Anatolyevich Mokshaev. The building of the State Academic Russian Drama Theatre was built in 1861 in Ufa. It has two halls - a large one with 741 seats and a small one with 71 seats. The building of the theater has a children's room, two buffets, a theater museum, regular exhibitions of artists. On weekends, a chamber orchestra plays in the foyer of the theater. Pre-sale of tickets is working. Famous performances: “Apricot Paradise”, “Without Guilt”, “Your Sister and Prisoner”, “Detective at the Crossroads”, “Venetian Twins”, “Givers”, “Canterville Ghost”, “Snow Maiden”, “Fifth Corner”, “Family Portrait with a Stranger”, “Passion for Loss” and others. If we consider the theater as a small state, then the State Academic Russian Drama Theater of the Republic of Bashkortostan can be said that it is, indeed, a whole country - with a great history and bright pages from the book of time, wonderful traditions acquired by daily, painstaking spiritual work. Its strong spiritual foundation shapes the future. This is a state with a stable present, which is an example of tireless search and is the embodiment of the eternal, good and beautiful in the rapidly changing modern world.