Donetsk Regional Drama Theatre
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| Donetsk Regional Drama Theatre | |
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Донецький обласний драматичний театр | |
 Donetsk Regional Theatre of Drama in Mariupol | |
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Mariupol |
| Country | Ukraine |
Coordinates: 47°05′46″N 37°32′55″E / 47.09611°N 37.54861°E
Donetsk Regional Theatre of Drama (Ukrainian: Донецький обласний драматичний театр, Russian: Донецкий областной драматический театр) was a theatre in Mariupol in southern Ukraine. The modern theatre was constructed in 1960. The theater was largely destroyed by Russian airstrikes on 16 March 2022.[1]
History
The theatre was bombed on 16 March 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 1847 - Records the first time a theatrical troupe came to Mariupol, under entrepreneur V. Vinogradova. As there was no theatre in the city the troupe gave its performances in a rented barn in Ekaterininskaya street (nowadays - Lenin Av.).
- 1850 - 1860 - A barn in the courtyard of Popov (a local resident) provides the first theatrical venue - "The Temple of a Muse of the Melpomene". The building is fairly basic with elementary conditions, but here during several seasons many troupes performed. These included participation by provincial actors of that time: Alexandrov, Neverov, Medvedeva, Stoppel, Novitsky, Minsky, Prokofyev, Piloni and others.
- 1878 - The first professional theatrical troupe appears in the city of Mariupol. The beginning of the Mariupol theatre is funded by the son of a rich merchant Vasily Shapovalov who has rented a room for the theatre. The career of actors I. Zagorsky, L. Zagorsky, L. Linitskaja and others begins here.
- 1887 - Opening of the newly built theatre on November 8, named the Concert Hall (subsequently Winter Theatre), it has a big stage, comfortable seating, a place for the orchestra, and an auditorium for 800. [?A role of the Governor of a town in the first statement of the Concert hall "the Auditor" the owner of theatre and impresario has played]
- 1880 - 1890 - Performances of outstanding masters of the Ukrainian stage took place: M. Kropivnitsky, I. Karpenko-Kary, P. Saksagansky, M. Staritsky and others.
- 1920 - A drama collective "New Theatre" under the management of A. Borisoglebsky was active
- 1934 - The theatre is created the All-Donetsk musical-dramatical theatre based in Mariupol (the head - A. Smirnov, the main director - A. Iskander).
- 1959 - The Mariupol theatre is given the status Donetsk State Theatre.
- 1960 - November 2, the official opening of the re-constructed theatre and the first performance takes place.
- 1978 - The theatre company celebrates the 100th anniversary. The collective is awarded an Honour for significant merits in the theatrical arts.
- 1985 - The small stage of theatre is opened.
- 2022 - March 16, the theater was largely destroyed by airstrikes during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Hundreds of civilians were apparently sheltering in the building at the time.[2][3]
See also
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References
- ^ "Ukraine: Mariupol city council claims Russia destroys crowded theater — live updates". Deutsche Welle. 2022-03-16. Archived from the original on 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ Lister, Tim; Voitovych, Olga; John, Tara (16 March 2022). "Russians bomb Mariupol theater where hundreds had taken refuge, officials say". CNN. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine war: Mariupol theatre 'sheltering hundreds' bombed". Sky News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.