EKATERINBURG STATE THEATRE INSTITUTE

Russia


Ekaterinburg State Theater Institute is the only one Federal Theatre School out of the central part of Russia that provides training for highly qualified theatre professionals in the following fields “Acting”, “Theater Directing”, “Creative writing”, “Dramaturgy” and “Producing”. The Institute was founded in 1985 and through years educated a large number of famous actors, theatre directors, dramaturges and producers. 

Our students and professors annually take part in international theatre festivals and competitions and usually receive a high evaluation of their level of creativity and education. We teach young actors for most Russian regional theatres.

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Hamlet

“Hamlet” is the performance-walker for three locations. The far-fetched existence of artists allows you to combine all kinds of genres: kabuki, pantomime, clownery and a rock concert. The performance begins in a scenic space where we imagine that the troupe of wandering artists with whom Hamlet played performance in front of Claudius had just returned from Elsinore, where they fell into the midst of palace intrigue, murder, love and betrayal. These artists will present their views on the most famous story in the world about revenge, because only they saw it personally and know how everything was in reality. And to whom, if not wandering artists to tell this story? Indeed, in their arsenal of music, clowning, pantomime, plastic theatre and other theatrical directions and means of expression that they mastered while travelling around the cities. And you will also have to make a short trip: at the beginning, you will be guests at the funeral and wedding, then you will be invited to the palace, where the local prince is crazy and, as a result, the action will be mixed on the stage, where the same mousetrap performance will take place and passions will unfold, truly a Shakespearean scale!

Watching the performance, one should not forget that these are only artists and everything that happens in front of the viewer is nothing more than a booth. Therefore, if you want to laugh – you need to laugh boldly, if you need to argue with the artist – you need to argue, it’s not forbidden to cry at certain points, and if the actors’ play was delighted, it’s definitely worth rewarding them with hard currency. All this is the freeway to play, where the viewer becomes an accomplice in the performance, and, sometimes, can even change the whole story!

“Hamlet” is a result of collaboration of Ekaterinburg State Theatre Institute (ESTI)  with the oldest and famous Russian Theatre Institute in Saint-Petersburg. It has been created in frames of the creative laboratory “Interior Space”, September, 2019 when theatre directing and scenography students came from other schools to implement their performance ideas in sketches with acting of ESTI.  Nikita Trofimov – the director of Hamlet and Anna Polyacova – scenographer from Saint-Petersburg worked with 4th year acting students of ESTI (the course of Prof. Aza V. Blonova and Associate Professor Alexander A. Blinov) . The scetch of the performance “Hamlet” was considered as one of the best and recommended for premier in November 2019. Also, the episode from “Hamlet” received the award as the best students work, its director Nikita Trofimov received the first prise as the best theatre director, and the actor Alexander Vasin as the best male actor on the XVII. International Competition of Students theatre directing works in Theatre Institute named after B. Schukin, Moscow, November 2019

 

Author, director, set, light design: Mariusz Grzegorzek

Costumes: Tomasz Armada

Choreography:  Daria Szymańska

Music: Leszek Kołodziejski 

Production: Barbara Grzegorzek

Cast: 

Dominika Walo

Sylwia Gajdemska

Irmina Liszkowska

Julia Szczepańska

Dorota Ptaszek

Aleksander Rudziński

Janek Napieralski

Wiktor Piechowski

Michał Włodarczyk

Dominik Mironiuk

All performances by EKATERINBURG STATE THEATRE INSTITUTE

  • Tuesday

    31. 3. 2020

  • 20:00
    """Hamlet"" is the performance-walker for three locations. The far-fetched existence of artists allows you to combine all kinds of genres: kabuki, pantomime, clownery and a rock concert. The performance begins in a scenic space where we Imagine that the troupe of wandering artists with whom Hamlet played performance in front of Claudius had just returned from Elsinore, where they fell into the midst of palace intrigue, murder, love and betrayal. These artists will present their views on the most famous story in the world about revenge, because only they saw it personally and know how everything was in reality. And to whom, if not wandering artists to tell this story? Indeed, in their arsenal of music, clowning, pantomime, plastic theatre and other theatrical directions and means of expression that they mastered while travelling around the cities. And you will also have to make a short trip: at the beginning, you will be guests at the funeral and wedding, then you will be invited to the palace, where the local prince is crazy and, as a result, the action will be mixed on the stage, where the same mousetrap performance will take place and passions will unfold, truly a Shakespearean scale! Watching the performance, one should not forget that these are only artists and everything that happens in front of the viewer is nothing more than a booth. Therefore, if you want to laugh - you need to laugh boldly, if you need to argue with the artist - you need to argue, it’s not forbidden to cry at certain points, and if the actors’ play was delighted, it’s definitely worth rewarding them with hard currency. All this is the freeway to play, where the viewer becomes an accomplice in the performance, and, sometimes, can even change the whole story!"
    The Jury’s Path
    The Main Programme

  • Wednesday

    1. 4. 2020

  • 12:00
    "Hamlet" is the performance-walker for three locations. The far-fetched existence of artists allows you to combine all kinds of genres: kabuki, pantomime, clownery and a rock concert. The performance begins in a scenic space where we Imagine that the troupe of wandering artists with whom Hamlet played performance in front of Claudius had just returned from Elsinore, where they fell into the midst of palace intrigue, murder, love and betrayal. These artists will present their views on the most famous story in the world about revenge, because only they saw it personally and know how everything was in reality. And to whom, if not wandering artists to tell this story? Indeed, in their arsenal of music, clowning, pantomime, plastic theatre and other theatrical directions and means of expression that they mastered while travelling around the cities. And you will also have to make a short trip: at the beginning, you will be guests at the funeral and wedding, then you will be invited to the palace, where the local prince is crazy and, as a result, the action will be mixed on the stage, where the same mousetrap performance will take place and passions will unfold, truly a Shakespearean scale! Watching the performance, one should not forget that these are only artists and everything that happens in front of the viewer is nothing more than a booth. Therefore, if you want to laugh - you need to laugh boldly, if you need to argue with the artist - you need to argue, it’s not forbidden to cry at certain points, and if the actors’ play was delighted, it’s definitely worth rewarding them with hard currency. All this is the freeway to play, where the viewer becomes an accomplice in the performance, and, sometimes, can even change the whole story!"
    The Main Programme




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