At that time, when all the Metropolitan theatres are closed, one is still working. No, the performances and the audience here, of course not, but it’s a scene seen in its time, going through the more “performance”. In the Vakhtangov stage box major change is the replacement of the old pipe to the new economy. So during the quarantine time here the gift is not to lose and preparing the theatre for the 100th anniversary. The details of the theatre from the old Arbat – the observer “MK”.
On the stage of the workers as extras in a great setting – many, and everyone in business. Launched from under the grate straps are lonely dumped a pile at the walls around the perimeter of the stage: written off, they’ve already played. Who knows, straps is a very important part of theatrical equipment, responsible for the appearance of the play and how it looks from the audience. Stancato is a metal tube or a farm long in the mirror of the stage (15 to 18 meters), on which the mounter and attach different elements of the scenery, backdrop, or scenes, and they silently swim under the grate or down the stage, revealing to the audience a very nice view. A long time ago stancati operated manually using a system of weights and balances, in modern theatres, the stage box is equipped with electro-mechanical lifts with computer positioning. Driving this economy one fitter with the help of computer technologies with a large screen.
– Now we launched the second phase of the reconstruction of our historical stage, says the theater Director Kirill KROK. He had a month left to work. – It includes the complete replacement and modernization of old flying bar hoists of a sample of 1950-th years – there were 59. Two years was the development of the project, the team adapted it to the building of the theatre built in 1949. Came to the conclusion that today on our stage will be set 48 lifts: with a capacity of some 300, some 500.
it is Worth Recalling that the building beloved of Muscovites theatre was seriously damaged during the war: 24 July 1941, during a Nazi air RAID on Moscow got the bomb – the stalls and the stage was completely destroyed and, as recalled by old residents of the Arbat, a week on the street the wind drove the remnants of the decorations. Fortunately, this evening the performance was not, however, killed two people on duty on the roof. Shrapnel killed the actor episode of Nikolai Kondratieff and the protagonist-lover Vakhtangov Basil-tailed possum. For theatre, his death was a tragic loss: Kuzu admired by the spectators and especially spectators, went to him, tall, slender, handsome, and adorable man that is rare to say about actors with egoistic role of hero-lover.
– Kirill, how is it that the most popular and well zarabatyvalmatched pre-pandemic drama theatre of Russia in XXI century worked on such antediluvian equipment? – ask crock.
– first, a historical old building. Second, the alterations of scenes- it’s a long story, many years nobody wanted for her to take while reaching repertoire. Yes, and the theatre could not afford such costly work.
– how much is it costing you technical re-equipment of the scene?
– 278 million, but that is only the second pipe stage, and the first, a year ago, we completely changed the lighting equipment, and even earlier – sound. Thus in total, the complete retooling of the scene is spent will be about 600 million rubles. Thanks to the Ministry of Finance, which has allocated such large funds. Still, the Vakhtangov theatre next year will be 100 years old, and have equipment not even from the past, and from the last century, even indecent.
According to the Director, before beginning work, the experts carefully examined the building on the Old Arbat: bearing design, took on the analysis of bricks from the walls, the chemical samples on the fatigue resistance of the metal trusses under the roof, was mathematically calculated what load can be applied. So it became clear that before you hang on the walls of the new winch, you need to spend injectiona walls, that is, to strengthen their special chemical composition, which the old brickwork will turn to concrete. Only then it is possible to hang 48 new mechanical winches.
– When you plan to complete the work?
– Work is for 3 months, we hope that by the end of August the builders will give us a platform and we can begin to rehearse the premiere of the play “Little tragedies” directed by Rimas Tuminas
– why of the hall brought out all the chairs? You change them too? If I’m not mistaken, by all accounts they is Antiques.
10 years ago, on the 90th anniversary of the theater, we completely shifted our historic parquet – he was zacharin and in a terrible state. Then at all levels we dismantled the seats in the dress circle, the balcony, and now decided to spend it scraping, still 10 years have passed, it is time. By the way, the Vakhtangov seats 71 and Russian law after 29 years they will be full of Antiques, and in the us they have such. So we decided ottsiklevat all floors, as well as in the lobby and in the dressing room, but it is needless to say. And, I think, by September 1 we will be able to say that Vakhtangov theatre whose equipment will be is a modern theatre complex. Four years ago we completely changed the sound at all in the past year – all the light, and now – mechanization.
all work will be completed? Or something else plan?
Hopefully, will be finished. In a historical context it is necessary to leave something to those who will come after you.
