Taganrog Theatre

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The Taganrog Drama Theater named after Anton Chekhov and decorated with Order of Honor (Russian: Таганрогский ордена Почёта драматический театр имени А.П.Чехова) is a traditional Russian drama theater based in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast.

The Taganrog Drama Theater named after Anton Chekhov and decorated with Order of Honor
Таганрогский ордена Почёта драматический театр имени А.П.Чехова
Taganrog Theater
Таганрогский театр
Taganrog City Theater as it appears on a 19th-century postcard
Map
AddressUlitsa Petrovskaya 90
Taganrog
Russia
DesignationListed as a landmark in the regional register(объект культурного значения регионального значения)
Construction
Opened1827
Rebuilt1866 (in a new building)
Website
www.chehovsky.ru

Foundation and early years

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The Taganrog Theater was established in 1827 by governor Alexander Dunaev.[1]

Italian opera

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Since 1861, Italian opera regularly performed in Taganrog. In 1874, the Taganrog Municipality acquired the theater building by the purchase of its stocks.

Young Anton Chekhov in the theater

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Anton Chekhov who was born in Taganrog in 1860 was in love with theater and literature from his childhood.

Later years

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In 1901, the first movie was shown onstage Taganrog City Theater.

In 1944, the Soviet of People's Commissars of USSR named the Taganrog City Theater after Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.

Since 1980, the theater festival In the Birthplace of Anton Chekhov (Russian: На родине А.П.Чехова) has been held with participation of theaters from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Italy, Croatia, Spain, Australia, Belarus, Germany and Japan.

In 2002 and in 2010, the theater performed at the International Literary & Musical Forum in Badenweiler, Germany, staging Anton Chekhov's Proposal and The Wood Demon.[2]

In October 2006, the theater participated at the 1st International Blacksea Theater Festival in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

In April 2009, the theater won 3 awards at the International Theater Festival "Golden Key" in Donetsk, Ukraine.[3]

On January 29, 2010 within the framework of Anton Chekhov's 150th birth anniversary celebrations in Taganrog, the President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev visited the Taganrog theater, where he watched a rehearsal of the performance "Everything Starts in the Childhood", dedicated to Anton Chekhov.[4]

In October–November 2012 the Taganrog Drama Theater hosted the international production "Passions of Romeo" (IUGTE International Shakespeare Performance Project - "Страсти по Ромео.like/unlike". Театральные сновидения по мотивам пьесы В.Шекспира "Ромео и Джульетта"). The performance was created with participation of Russian actors in collaboration with the international production group (Ireland, Spain, Greece, UK, Mexico, Switzerland, USA).[5][6]

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Notable people throughout the history of the theater

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References

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Notes

  1. ^ "taganrogcity.com | Taganrog Theater". www.taganrogcity.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  2. ^ Taganrog Theater Performs On German Stage
  3. ^ The Taganrog Chekhov Theater triumphs on the Ukrainian stage
  4. ^ The President of Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev participated in celebrating the 150th anniversary of the great Russian writer Anton Chekhov in the writer's home city of Taganrog.
  5. ^ Taganrog Drama Theater Continues its Work on International Shakespeare Performance Project
  6. ^ The New Production of Taganrog Drama Theater Goes "for Export"

Sources

  • Taganrog Encyclopedia (Энциклопедия Таганрога), 2nd edition, Taganrog, 2003
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