Throw everything, go to Andreapol

Muscovite Natalya Manezheva left for a small town on the Western Dvina - Andreapol, and there, of course, bought a goat ... and sold a goat. And then she decided that she did not need a goat. And even culture and art are completely. And this is how it happened and comes right now from the first person.

Here is the story of creating a house of arts from Natasha herself.

It all started with the creation of the Hope ensemble. I created it in the city in 2007, around April, because we made the first program dedicated to Victory Day. At first there were 7-8 people in the ensemble. They sang classics-Mozart, Pergolets, Grieg, Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian folk songs, arias from various operas, made several staged concerts (with verses, slides, videos, songs, dances, theatrical productions). The ensemble is amateurous, everyone loves to sing, although not professionals.

They were engaged in the House of Culture - they left there, since it was not possible to rehearse there, and later in the house of officers. Then they closed the house of the officers, and we had nowhere to go in the city ...

This is where all kinds of thoughts went: to rent your house, rent some independent room, etc. Our classic did not fit into the repertoire of the Andreapol House of Culture ... I didn’t want to go back ...

If there were 80 people at the first concert (a huge number for such a small city), then 250 people began to gather. That is, we gradually formed our own audience in the city.

Then the following happened. I built a big house for myself, 15 km from the city, and I ended money. Rather, I simply did not have time to earn them: everyone who built, imagine at what speed the money from the construction disappears.

* Andreapol - the city is located 286 km west of Tver, on the spurs of the Valdai Upland, in the upper reaches of the Western Dvina, 20 kilometers from its source.

I had to take it, but I hate to be in debt. I somehow sit in October 2010 and I think: “I’m very decisive, swift, I don’t want to stretch the construction for half a life, I need to complete and make it possible to make it, but will I sell my Moscow apartment? And where to let the money? After all, there will be enough and still ... will I have a lot to build a house in Andreapol for the ensemble? And why only for the ensemble? sciences ... "

I called everyone, consulted, and everything was insanely quickly twisted,-abstract.

In short, 3 days after visiting this idea, my Mclar already actively gave my apartment for sale, and a month later I sold it. I will never forget this deal: I am sitting on a bank on my birthday, I sign documents, with a temperature of 40, the second pneumonia in a row after two months of the ongoing heavy bronchitis, in the sixth month of pregnancy, and even with a severe trauma of the spine ... I went out, received money - about happiness!

Now we will break through - I will finish the house, and I will build a creative center. Victory!

Then we rehearsed to the houses for a year and a half or two, we sat on maternity leave, in short, we waited. They collected an initiative group, 12 people - poets, musicians, artists, dancers.

We agreed with Vladimir Yurinov that he would become the director of the House of Arts (so we all christened our brainchild together). Volodya Bard, poet, writer, military fighter-fighter, former director of the old remarkably Andreaapol House of Officers.

The bullet left Moscow and December 2, the day after the sale of the apartment, I bought land in the very center of Andreapol - 13 acres. This day can be considered the birthday of our house of art, that is, the moment when this place itself appeared ...

I have not seen what kind of site I buy. There was snow on the head. In the spring, when the snow melted, I gladly found that a chic apple and plum garden in the territory of the house of art. This is a gift!

In May, how the earth melted, they began to make the foundation. According to the calculations, a project was made in which 4-fold reliability is laid. Fortunately, I have such a wonderful friend- Lena Yarovitsyna , she is a professional designer-designer, and consulted me in everything.

I read it specially Neufer, I figured out all the construction standards, the building will be public, and you need to foresee a lot, and be sure to relay, and do everything right.

In the building-a hall for 100-130 seats-this is a large living room, a small living room for small meetings and for classes a 25-30 person and a lobby. In total 12x12 m, the height of the ceilings is 3 m, and in the hall - 4 m, so that the acoustics are better. There is also a attic, but there is no funds for its completion yet, and so far there is no such need. That's when people get used to it, they will come here when it will be clear what and how to develop, then the funds, I am sure, will be found.

Of course, everything will depend on the private initiative of people: they will want to make the theater here - please, they will want the studios of guitarists, beaded, painting, modeling, embroidery, and anything that helps people to become more beautiful, kinder, wiser, which will increase the cultural level and help to reveal creative potentials of both children and adults. We will be very happy about everything.

True with children, the thing is special. Parents with children here naturally, without problems, will come. But schools or kindergartens can bring children here only with permission/in the presence of parents. So Rono ordered, and this is probably right, because the premises are private, who knows, they say that there will be, they do not want to take responsibility to their parents.

From the inside, everything is wooden and natural, outside the house is sheathed with PSP slabs, pellet heating.

We bought a chic piano (thanks to Sergey Medvedev, the owner of Europiano), it will not be a shame to invite good pianists.

This is the courtyard.

This is a view from the road, 50-100 meters from the station building, a good entrance and an approach to the house, near the station you can leave cars, if that ...

In the process of construction, the summer of 2012, the completion of external work.

This is a view from the garden. This year, the first time was taken out hogweed, wow this infection! But they say, if he does not give to give it, then he then dies. Maybe someone will advise that who is experienced in eradicating this enemy. But while the construction is ongoing, it is necessary that the horseshoe is to grow - just no one will stick out again. The barrier is such a kind ...

This is the future main entrance. Only flooded the steps ...

It is in a small living room there is a pellet pellet from a pellet boiler. A thing, I can say with confidence, wonderful.

Son Grishka during the construction process ...

This is the foyer and the door to the small living room.

I will add from myself to the above-all this splendor makes only the first steps in the Internet communities and really needs to support precisely the spread of information. Pages will be filled with news, photos , but if there are those who want to come on the case, help, sing, run, hold courses-then it’s even marvelous.

PS

Once, about 10 years ago, it seems, Natalya came to our house and said: "Sew a dawn dress for me, I will sing!" We are cynics, giggled, but sewed. And she take the binge, and even further - more.

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Everything is just beginning ...