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At the festival "Kolyada-plays" brought together 23 theatre troupes from six countries
In the capital of the Middle Urals passes Theatre Festival "Kolyada-plays". The current - the second of its kind, and the first took place 14 years ago.
Then, in 1994 - m, arrived in Yekaterinburg, it seems, 16 theaters from Russia and Germany, and on the stage drama, which Kolyada then worked, played performances on his plays. Audience recall, split into two camps. Fans immoderation likovali sunrise over the "sun of Russian drama", shrugs shoulders doubt: immodesty once - so much fuss around one and healthy living playwright, whose only because of one of the classic is not entitled to take. And then, sorry - chernuha… A Kolyada so happy guests, so patiently and listened views of interested spectators and vosparivshih abundance of material from critics who doubted that zakradyvalos - though it is not for the sake of fame, something else he had in mind. Are we really trying?
14 years of flying. Nikolai has not changed: writes plays, makes plays. Circumstances, however, is different: Kolyada no longer just a fashionable playwright and director "format of small scenes". Now he, in the modern language, this "brand" Ural culture, not people, and creative Holding, in one person combining actor, director, playwright, teacher, artistic director of Theatre behalf of himself, editor in chief of thick literary journal. And also the organizer of the annual international competition playwrights "Eurasia" and now this, "Kolyada-plays". In the last 23 now take part theater of the six countries, and the city gave the festival activities under the six best sites. A 39 performances asserted in playbill, has been put on a play not only of Christmas Carols, but his students as well as authors who participated in the International Competition playwrights "Eurasia". What unites all the same participants - from the Kyrgyz National Theatre and the Chelyabinsk TYuZa, Drama Theatre of Lodz (Poland) and "Kokoteatra" from Helsinki (Finland), Theatre "Sputnik" from London and Tyumen Drama Theatre - principally neglamurny look at things. With the current times looks like a challenge. Sam Nikolai their faithfulness to the principles explained simply:
-- Exal in Tobolsk in the car, looked at these grey, wet village houses left and right of the road, and so was tosklivo. These cries about "won the May" at the Eurovision, in football, hockey and other victories seem to be any wild shamelessness glumyaschegosya rights. "We all had, hurrah, we won, we have the best, we are ahead of the entire planet!" S poshodili mind?
And what do I do for Bilana rejoice? Or reassure ourselves: we are excellent, we are ahead of the entire planet, well, there are any shortcomings, but generally speaking we do well. No, comrades, not all.
That's about it in many ways "bad" and tell us performances, which heroes - and dembelya prisoners, soldiers' mothers, do not wait for sons, small and vorishki spivayuschiesya Losers, unclaimed actress and live in poverty century old, single aunts and tenants forgotten God and the authorities barracks… But, my God, how painfully loves them all Kolyada and teaches that love their students and teach us. Mercy to the fallen - remember, were taught in school? Go to the performances and Remember!
Poster festival events so vast and diverse that the most meticulous and curious theatre risked break into parts, choosing between a marathon, in which actors will read new plays, exhibition of the artist Vladimir Kravtseva (who designed many performances of Christmas Carols and invented a symbol of the festival - flying star) Art meetings with actors and playwrights, film, debates, conferences and scientific presentations books. Well, about the performances, of course, a separate conversation. Although it is better not to talk and watch. The four day festival behind us, and until the end of the week are a lot of events planned. The creative meeting with the originator of the celebration - today at the House of talent.