Tickets to the shadow theater Izmailovsky Boulevard. Children's Moscow Shadow Theater: repertoire, tickets, reviews

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Moscow children's shadow theater. Moscow, Izmailovsky Boulevard, 60/10

How to get there

Art. Pervomaiskaya metro station, 1st car from the center, then take bus 645 or T51 to the Moscow Shadow Theater stop, or 10 minutes on foot along Izmailovsky Boulevard.

History of the theater

The founders, or rather the founders of the Moscow children's theater shadows in June 1944 were the artist Ekaterina Sonnenstral and the director Sofia Svobodina. It was they, working in the Moscow branch of VGKO, together with enthusiastic actors, who initiated the creation of a professional shadow theater, although its origins date back to 1934, when a shadow theater on a semi-professional basis was first created by them at the Moscow Museum of Children's Books, where Ekaterina Zonenstral led a graphics club for children. Already in the thirties, this theater was so actively and successfully staging performances and showing them in schools and pioneer camps that it was taken over by the Mosgorono budget. The work of the theater was interrupted by the fact that, by decision of the People's Commissariat of Education, just before the Great Patriotic War of 1941, the Museum of Children's Books, along with its extensive and valuable funds, was transferred to Leningrad.

Until the end of the 50s, the theater worked only with a projection doll, giving a black silhouette on the screen, which is always very emotionally expressive and even aesthetically exquisite, and in choosing the repertoire it relied on works of foreign and Russian classical literature.

During the first 20 years of its existence, the theater produced about 50 performances and, since it was traveling, gave hundreds of performances for children and adults in pioneer homes, schools and pioneer camps, in creative unions and institutes, constantly winning public recognition and receiving good reviews in the press.
In 1957, the theater participated in the 1st All-Union Festival puppet theaters and received a Diploma for the play “Ashik-Kerib” based on Lermontov, and in 1958 at the World Exhibition in Brussels he was awarded a Silver Medal.

The end of the 50s is new stage in the development of the theater. It was during these years that he became acquainted with the traditional Chinese shadow theater - the theater of “light puppets”, and, seeing some of its advantages over projection theater, adopted its techniques.

The next milestone in the history of the theater is associated with the arrival of its new artistic director, Emil Isaakovich May. In 1963, he produced a cheerful performance - a game based on the fairy tales of K. Chukovsky “Aibolit” (artist N. Tselikov). In it, he went on a bold experiment - he combined in one performance a flat shadow puppet on the screen (Chinese and silhouette) and a three-dimensional puppet on a screen, which gave everything stage space gave the performance some perspective and made the performance very diverse in artistic expression. And the element of play - games with the audience - was introduced into the performance by the characters of the presenters. The performance enjoys constant success among the audience and lives on the stage of the theater to this day.

In 1988, an important event occurred in the life of the theater - it received a permanent station on Izmailovsky Boulevard, which, on the one hand, greatly facilitated the existence of the theater, since the theater ceased to be mobile and could easily work in one place, and on the other hand, it complicated creatively, since other requirements began to be placed on stationary performances, because the stage expanded production possibilities. And in 1989, the theater, having left the Mosconcert legally and organizationally, became an independent city theater. During these years, from the mid-80s until his death in 1996, the artistic director of the theater was Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Lev Konstantinovich Mashlyatin.

Since 1997, Alexander Gennadievich Krupenin became the artistic director of the theater. Wonderful performances appeared in the theater’s repertoire: “The Black Hen” based on the fairy tale by A. Pogorelsky and “The Lotus of the Heavenly Princess” based on Indian fairy tales (play by L. Ulitskaya.)

In 2012, Margarita Andreevna Modestova became the director of the Shadow Theater. In 2014, Alexander Gennadievich Krupenin left the post of Artistic Director of the theater. In the same year, 2014, the Honored Artist of Russia Viktor Leonidovich Platonov became the main artist of the theater.

Shadow theater is an ancient, very spectacular and amazing (especially for children) art form. How to make a screen and “actors” for a shadow theater with your own hands; how to come up with and provide for the most spectacular and surprising moments of the performance; how to involve children in rehearsals and staging shadow theater performances - answers to all these questions can easily be found in the publications of this thematic section. Here is collected the living experience of teachers in the field of this type of theatrical art, which contains great opportunities for the comprehensive development of children.

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Notes on speech development in the second junior group “Shadow Theatre” Lesson summary on speech development in 2 younger group Educator: 0lga Uryupina Summary of GCD in the second junior group “Walk with the Mouse in an unusual « Theater - shadows» Educational area “Artistic and aesthetic development” The type of children's activity is cognitive,...

Project “Shadow Theater for Preschoolers” Theater shadow&;#769;th is a form of visual art that originated in China over 1,700 years ago. Shadow theater uses a large translucent screen and flat colored puppets operated on thin sticks. The puppets lean against the screen from behind and become visible....

Do-it-yourself shadow theater - Summary of the lesson “Introducing the shadow theater” in the second junior group

Publication “Summary of the lesson “Acquaintance with the shadow theater” in the second junior ...” Goal: Development of creative abilities through theatrical activities. Objectives: -Introduce children to shadow theater; -Teach children to dramatize a simple fairy tale using a tabletop theater; -Develop a sense of beauty and love for the theater. Materials and equipment:...

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Templates. We cut out characters from cardboard and attach sticks to them. Let's remember the fairy tale. We set up the stage, turn on the lights and music. We put on a show. If there are a lot of spectators, you can distribute tickets. TURNIP Russian folk tale Grandfather planted a turnip and said: - Grow, grow...

New well-forgotten old Theatrical activity develops the child’s personality, instills a sustainable interest in literature and theater, improves the skill of embodying certain experiences in play, and encourages the creation of new images. The shadow is of great interest to children...

Theatrical activities in kindergarten- This magical world fairy tales Exactly theatrical activity to a greater extent allows the development of the child’s creative abilities, develops children’s aesthetic senses and artistic perception. That is why teachers, as part of...

Do-it-yourself shadow theater - Theatrical and gaming leisure in the form of the shadow theater “Under the Mushroom” in the younger group

“Under the mushroom” Theatrical and gaming leisure (shadow theater) in the younger group Goal: to arouse interest in the shadow theater performance, positive emotions in the process of theatrical and gaming activities. Materials and equipment: bell, screen, lamp or slide projector, cardboard figures and...

Fairy tale “Turnip” Grandfather planted a turnip and the turnip grew big and big. The grandfather began to pull the turnip out of the ground. He pulls and pulls, but he can’t pull it out. The grandfather called the grandmother for help. Grandma for grandfather, grandfather for turnip. They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out. The grandmother called her granddaughter. Granddaughter for grandma, grandma for...

One of the ancient forms of art. The first representatives of this field appeared in Ancient Greece more than two thousand years ago. Distinctive feature of this type of art is that the main actors The productions include lighting equipment and a doll that projects its silhouette on the screen. This magical form of art is also presented in our capital within the walls of the Children's Moscow Shadow Theater. What is he like?

Moscow Children's Shadow Theater

The theater described has a difficult fate and an extensive history. Its origins go back to 1934, when the artist E. Sonnenstral led a children's graphics club at the Moscow Museum of Children's Books. Then she was joined by director S. Svobodina, who took the circle’s activities to a new level. Now the shadow theater toured children's camps and schools, spreading its magic. Unfortunately, during the Great Patriotic War The Moscow Children's Shadow Theater was destroyed. After the war, the acting troupe did not have a permanent place. But in 1988, the theater received its home in Moscow on Izmailovsky Boulevard.

The stages of development of the Moscow Children's Shadow Theater can be considered the modernization of the puppets themselves. From the 30s to the 50s of the 20th century, shadow theater worked exclusively with a projection puppet, the silhouette of which was projected onto the screen using properly installed light. Then, since the early 60s, the acting troupe has been studying the traditions of Chinese shadow theater, namely the “light puppet”. This means that with the help of theater lighting from above and the unusual design of the doll, it makes it possible to obtain a three-dimensional image. The first positive experience of using the Chinese method was the production “Come, Fairy Tale!” The next breakthrough in shadow art was made by the new director E. I. May in 1963. His innovation was that he combined a shadow puppet on the screen and a three-dimensional puppet on a screen in the play "Aibolit". This gave more space for the realization of all artistic ideas.

The address of the Moscow Children's Shadow Theater has not changed since the end of the 20th century - Izmailovsky Boulevard, building 60/10.

Repertoire

The list of performances is relatively small. It includes performances for both the youngest and teenagers.

The repertoire includes a production that is practically absent in other children's theaters. The performance "Classic for the little ones. Giselle" is staged for children aged 1+ (duration 35 minutes) to give the little viewer a little magic, after which he will remain in a good mood.

For the target audience aged 5+, the repertoire is quite extensive: “Thumbelina”, “How Dad and I Went to the Forest for a Christmas Tree”, “The Little Humpbacked Horse”, “A Kitten Named Woof”, “Buttery Lisa”.

For children aged 6+, the Moscow Children's Shadow Theater has prepared an educational excursion performance "Where Shadows Live" and a master class "Evening Tale".

Troupe

Actors in a shadow theater are not just artists, they are wizards, thanks to whom dolls and their shadows come to life. The acting troupe is small, but has all the skills of shadow art at a professional level.

Buying tickets

Purchasing tickets will not be difficult. Their purchase can be made both at the box office on Izmailovsky Boulevard and on the official website of the Moscow Children's Shadow Theater. Purchasing tickets at the box office is the best option, as you can consult with the cashier about the repertoire, which will help you choose the right performance for your child. As for the official theater, the theater’s website has a very convenient menu for ordering, and it is easy to use. The theater itself also recommends affiliated ticket sales sites as partners. But do not forget that there may be a markup on such sites, be careful.

The minimum ticket price is 400 rubles.

Shadow theater for children usually means not only a theater with puppets, but also images of animal shadows using hands. Parents can amaze their child with animated pictures on the simplest wall.

History of shadow theater

Shadow theater is an art that originated many centuries ago. The richest and most famous were fond of it, because the puppets were made by hand from thin, well-dressed camel skin. Openwork dolls, animals and birds, painted by masters in all the colors of the rainbow, were expensive.

It was only in the 17th century that the French realized that the mystery of shadow theater, depicting unprecedented figures with their own hands, especially captivated children, so this art spread in just a couple of years in the form of a real role-playing game.

DIY animal shadows

Organizing a shadow theater at home couldn't be easier! There is nothing complicated about animal shadows; most often, just two hands are enough to see a bunny, dog or bird.

So, how to make eyeshadow with your own hands?

1. You will need a light wall or any large object, hung with a white sheet;
2. Sunlight or light from a bright lamp should shine directly on the wall, not from the side;
3. Approach the wall in such a way that your own shadow does not fall directly on the wall;
4. Fold your hands together as shown in any of the pictures.

You can also bring animal shadows to life with your own hands! Move your fingers and your bunny will fold his ears and the bird will fly. Teach your child to draw shadows of animals; this will develop the baby’s motor skills and spatial thinking.