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Lyubimov’s fairy tales
The ordinary magic of Taganka
The ordinary magic of Taganka. On April 23, the Taganka theater will turn 45 years old. On the day of the anniversary, the premiere of the play “Tales” will be held. This is a free composition created by Yuri Lyubimov according to the works of Andersen, Wilde and Dickens. These days, pre -premiere shows of the performance are in the theater and rehearsals continue. The New Times visited one of them 
Musicians and Circuschi - young actors of the Taganka Theater - in flight and music are waiting for the start of rehearsal. She lingers for an hour-something does not get along with the technicians, but finally it happened: Yuri Petrovich Lyubimov enters the hall. “Gentlemen, be kind, stop jumping! Start! " - quietly, but he says weightily, sitting down at his table. It includes a lamp, takes a legendary lantern, which has been a pointer, a “mini-sophite” for 45 years and, most importantly, the light conductor of his wishes and requirements for actors (if, for example, Lyubimov quickly waves his hand in a flashlight, the artists understand that they dragged on to the mise-en-scene and need to add the pace).
Meanwhile, the director fussed around the director, talking along the inner walkie -talkie. "Crap! Nothing will work out with this! " - the speaker swear loudly. “Leave these“ pancakes ”these“ pancakes ”outside the theater,” Lyubimov reacts instantly. “Do not say your shock habits here ...”
Vysotsky, hear me? The rehearsal is preceded by the “Parsing of flights” - the analysis of the past pre -premiere show of the performance. The participants in the performance gathered on the stage - the most part of the troupe of the theater on Taganka. “In general, I am satisfied with what happened,” says Lyubimov to the actors. “But there are several comments.” Masha, you still need to say this phrase as we agreed. Do you understand? So pretend that I understood! .. Or you, Vysotsky ... Vysotsky, hear me? .. ”By a strange coincidence in the troupe of the theater today, an actor’s namesake, who has become a symbol of the Taganka theater, is Dmitry Vysotsky (in“ Tales ”he is SNiP). Yuri Petrovich sometimes calls the owner of another legendary surname of the Taganka, actor Konstantin Lyubimov (happy prince and prince). From the "Old Guard" in "Tales" are busy Alexei Grabbe, Anatoly Vasiliev, Dmitry Mezhevich and Marina Police. The rest are mainly young people, and therefore Yuri Petrovich, turning to the artists, says: "Dear, my young!"
I ask you to obey it seems that working with the new generation of actors is not easy. At the rehearsal, Yuri Petrovich again and again explains their tasks young. Patiently and calmly he repeats: “Still, I ask you to obey. You still won’t take the public with briskness. And since you don’t take the audience, it means that you play inexpressive. ”
“To take the audience”, according to Lyubimov, you can do not have stamps (“jumping into a stamp - and charm goes”), a game in the case (“There are many people who understand theatrical art and know the path of this theater”) and a sincere interest in work (“Sitting and waiting for their replicas is a dull occupation”).
Surprisingly, during the rehearsal, some young actors manage to “not pay attention” to the directorial comments. “No, I just played it right now ...” says one of them. “That is, you have skill in the evening, will it appear at the show? - clarifies Yuri Petrovich. - I understand you. And now I will say that it was clear to you. You can’t hack so! Because then you will not be taken anywhere to work. And they will not pay money. ”
Lyubimova does not shock the work of youth. “It's not about young,” the director says in an interview with The New Times. - This is an undisciplined country. And if you have no patience to work here, then you just need to leave. Fortunately, I was kicked out of the country, and I worked there for some time. ¹ And while these actors can’t send to work there, to the west, they will not understand anything. But these guys still learned to work: the performance, in general, turned out. ”
The miracle of reality on the Favorite days, the director continues to hone the nuances of the polyphonic score of the performance. It easily connects in a shagal-bright “picture” and minimalism of the scenery, acrobatic chatter and conversation on eternal topics, a mystical carnival and an enchanting circus ... On the stage, a fairy tale becomes a reality: here, next to the viewer, the focus makes a brilliant blue ball, the fragile mermaid acquires the ability to walk, the scruff is reproached in the deeds of the deeds, and The blind daughter of Kaleba is seeing ... Here, next to the viewer, a new ordinary miracle of Taganka is born.
“Each theater should have its own manner, its own face. And in this performance - 45 years of the life of the Taganka Theater, ”says Lyubimov. - You just need to see the performance - and you will understand it! "
As part of the festive week on the stage of the theater, performances will be shown that have become the milestones of the creative path of Yuri Lyubimov and his theater.
04.04 - A kind person from Sesana
15.04 - Tartuf
16.04 - Master and Margarita
04/17 - Vladimir Vysotsky
18.04 - Evgeny Onegin
21.04 - before and after
04.22 - Woe from the mind - Woe to the mind - grief of the mind
23.04 - Tales (premiere)
1 After an interview with Times, in March 1984, Yuri Lyubimov was relieved of the post of artistic director of the Taganka Theater, and soon deprived of Soviet citizenship. During the years of forced emigration, Yuri Lyubimov staged performances abroad - in England and Italy, in Sweden and Germany, in Spain and the USA ...