2024-10-06 06:35:05
The Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theater hosted a performance of the National Drama Theater of Russia (Alexandrinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg) “Marriage” based on the work of the Russian classic Nikolai Gogol, Day.Az reports.
A large tour of the Alexandrinsky Theater, the oldest national theater in Russia, to Baku took place on the basis of a memorandum signed between the two theaters.
Before the performance, a press conference was held with the participation of the management of Azdrama and the Alexandrinsky Theater, at which the cooperation between the two theaters was highly appreciated. It was noted that the project is being implemented with the support of the Ministries of Culture of Azerbaijan and Russia. The friendship and cooperation established between the theaters will continue for many years to come, contributing to new successes in cultural relations between Russia and Azerbaijan.
The director of the play is People’s Artist of Russia, President of the Alexandrinsky Theater Valery Fokinwhich reveals the acute conflict of the hero, striving to preserve his personal world, with reality taking on an absurd, almost farcical appearance. A reality that provokes a person to perform the most incredible stunts and participate in ridiculous attractions, as if imposed by evil spirits. Such an attraction is the story of the matchmaking of six suitors at once to the merchant’s daughter Agafya Tikhonovna Kuperdyagina, who, even in her dreams and fantasies, does not find a chosen one who has the full range of human virtues.
Honored artists of Russia took part in the production Maria Kuznetsova and Svetlana Sheichenkoactors Vladimir Koshevoy, Vasilisa Alekseeva, Ivan Efremov and others. After the performance, the Alexandrinsky Theater was awarded the National Theater Prize, established by Azdrama. Theater director, honored cultural worker Ilham Askerov presented the prize to the director of the Alexandrinsky Theater Alexander Malich. The play “Marriage” was also awarded the “Golden Dervish” prize from the Union of Theater Workers. The award was presented by the Chairman of the Union of Theater Workers, People’s Artist Gadzhi Ismailov artistic director of the Alexandrinsky Theater Nikita Kobelev.
It was noted that for the first time, as part of the tour to St. Petersburg of the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theater, the premiere of the play “Iblis and…” was presented on the stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater on September 3-4. The artistic director of the theater Nikita Kobelev presented a diploma to the director of the performance, artistic director of Azdrama, Honored Artist Mehriban Alekperzadeh.