Odessa puppet theater sent Putin to hell with dictators

22 June 2022, 13:15 | Art
photo Зеркало недели
Text Size:

Odessa Academic Puppet Theater continues to operate in the face of a full-scale Russian invasion. So, the theater has already started working on a new production based on the play by Natalia Vorozhbit " However, work in the theater went on immediately after the start of the aggression, then the anti-war mini-performances “Putin in Hell” and “The Last Call from the Bunker” were presented online.. Theater critic Oleg Vergelis talks about the theater's new projects on his Facebook page.

[see_also ids\u003d"

The Odessa Puppet Theater said that 2022 was supposed to be a year of sonorous premieres and joyful holidays, because many leading actors and directors of the theater celebrate birthdays this year, and the theater itself turns 90. However, February 24 turned everything upside down.

“But the state of shock did not last long - the Odessa puppeteers immediately indicated an active position of protest against the Russian invasion - both in public and in creative terms.. The response to Putin’s aggression was the anti-war mini-performances of our theater, the premiere of which was held online - “Putin in Hell” and “The Last Call from the Bunker” directed by Elistin Mikhailov and Yuri Chaika, as conceived by Iosif Merkovich. In the first performance, the famous villainous tyrants of the past, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin, meet the modern Russian president in the next world and give him the most honorable place in the hellish cauldron.. The second project is about the complete failure of Putin’s “special operation”: a paraphrase on the theme of the song by Leonid Utesov from Odessa “Everything is fine, beautiful Marquise! These works have collected a total of about a thousand views on social networks..

Also bright anti-war statements on the network were independent works of our actors: theatrical miniatures of the creative family of Alexander and Irina Bogdanovich, patriotic author's songs of the Honored Artist of Ukraine Stanislav Mikhailenko, also collected thousands of views and positive feedback from users of social networks, ”says the theater.

In addition, the theater also held offline meetings with the audience, showed several free children's performances and held several master classes in puppetry at safe offsite venues..



“Since June 14, the theater has finally received permission to play performances on its native stage - of course, in compliance with the necessary safety standards for spectators (the basement rehearsal hall of the theater has been converted into a bomb shelter in case of an air raid).

All this time the rehearsal process is going on in the theater. Director Elistin Mikhailov is currently working on the play " Almost the entire troupe of the theater is busy in rehearsals. Directed by Yuri Chaika began work on the poetic performance " And, of course, the theater continues to prepare for its 90th anniversary, which we hope to celebrate after the Victory of Ukraine over the Russian aggressors,” the theater said..




Add a comment
:D :lol: :-) ;-) 8) :-| :-* :oops: :sad: :cry: :o :-? :-x :eek: :zzz :P :roll: :sigh:
 Enter the correct answer