2024-02-17 15:10:27
The repertoire of the Azerbaijan State Academic Russian Drama Theater for the second half of February has become known, Day.Az reports.
February 17 – “Three Beauties”
The premiere of the play based on the play by V. Krasnogorov took place on January 13, 2024. The director is People’s Artist of Azerbaijan Alexander Sharovsky.
A simple story, filled with funny situations and funny jokes, tells about one unremarkable evening, which becomes the starting point in the search for true love. Three friends, three women with completely different characters, temperaments and destinies, suddenly and with great optimism decide to radically change their lives and find companions for themselves. The Internet comes to their aid with this.
February 18 – “Masquerade”
The play premiered on November 24, 2013. The production was timed to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov and was commissioned by the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan. And on May 27, 2022, the audience was presented with the restored performance “Masquerade,” which had undergone a number of changes. The director is People’s Artist of Azerbaijan Alexander Sharovsky.
Drama based on the play by M.Yu. Lermontov reveals to the viewer the tragedy of Yevgeny Arbenin’s imagination, which depicts to him the betrayal of his wife Nina. This is a play about the path of the human soul, striving to get to the bright side, leaving the world of carnal pleasures, deception and excitement. But the past, represented by the Unknown, overtakes him, falling down with punishment for long-standing mistakes. A bracelet dropped in the heat of a masquerade is enough to cause a tragedy.
February 22 – “Seven Beauties”
The performance premiered on December 7, 2012 and was dedicated to the 870th anniversary of the birth of the great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami, on the eve of the Year of Nizami, declared by UNESCO in 2013. Stage director – Jonas Vaitkus (Lithuania).
The conceptual view through Nizami Ganjavi’s poem reveals philosophical themes of understanding the world and truth. Having become ruler, Bahram orders the architect to build seven magnificent buildings – one for each of his concubines, decorating them with appropriate shades. Every day Bahram visits one of the wives, and each one tells him their story, which corresponds to a certain mood and color. This is associated with a certain mystical path that the human soul must pass from darkness to purity, and Bahram, having passed this path, having experienced the bitterness of defeat, betrayal and adversity, acquires high moral qualities, turning into a worthy and fair ruler.
February 23 – “The Captain’s Daughter”
The premiere of the play took place on June 9, 2023 and was timed to coincide with the 225th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian writer A.S. Pushkin. Stage director – Igor Konyaev (Russia).
Based on the story of the same name by A.S. Pushkin, the play describes the historical events of the uprising of Emelyan Pugachev during the reign of Empress Catherine the Great and talks about the pure, fragile love of officer Pyotr Grinev and the daughter of the commandant of the fortress, Masha Mironova. Despite the difficulties and vicissitudes, Grinev never betrays his credo – “Take care of your honor from a young age” and maintains his dignity, not taking the side of the rebels even under pain of death.
February 24 – “Pride and Prejudice”
A romance for women in 2 acts based on the work of Jane Austen was presented to viewers on April 14, 2013. Stage director – Ilgar Safat. The director of the production is People’s Artist of Azerbaijan Alexander Sharovsky.
The storyline reveals to us the story of the nascent love between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth, which is tested by pride and prejudice. Before them is a long path of self-knowledge and the awakening of true feelings through noble deeds and sincere impulses.
February 25 – “The Fate of an Artist”
The premiere of the play based on the play by Azerbaijani playwright Elchin took place on May 20, 2016. The director is People’s Artist of Azerbaijan Iran Taghizadeh.
The tragic and mysterious fate of the actor Arablinsky, whose name is inscribed in gold in the history of Azerbaijani theatrical art, is studied in detail by the playwright and director Irana Taghizadeh. The reasons for his death under mysterious circumstances have not yet been revealed. But there are a great many rumors, versions and legends about this. One of them is the involvement of a woman in love with the actor. Possibly a countess. But there is an assumption that this was done by one of the actor’s relatives. So why was the brilliant actor, one of the founders of the national drama theater, deprived of his life?
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