Фотограф: Андрей Безукладников

Pinocchio

Director: Boris Yukhananov
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Nearest performances

23 March,  Saturday
19:00 – Forest
24 March,  Sunday
18:00 – Theatre
26 March,  Tuesday
19:00 – Forest
27 March,  Wednesday
18:00 – Theatre

The premiere took place in 21 November 2019.

Boris Yukhananov's production of Pinocchio continues the mythological, fairy-tale line of works begun in his productions of The Blue Bird and Drillalians. At the heart of the mystery is Carlo Collodi's fairy tale The Adventures of Pinocchio, which the project authors have transformed into "Pino-mythology." 

The theatre's entire troupe is engaged in the project, the main role of which – Pinocchio undergoing metamorphosis – is performed by two young actresses, Maria Belyaeva and Svetlana Naidyonova. The hero's multiple nature offers a unique interpretation of a twin myth. Pinocchio is surrounded by commentators – both a dramatic and an active chorus that, so to speak, siphon the text through themselves. The Electrotheatre's chorus and the dancers also perform. This all comes together in a large, working space.

An important aspect of the Pinocchio. Theatre segment is the commedia dell' arte, which redefines the dell' arte tradition that is associated with Meyerhold and Vakhtangov in Russian history. Dell' arte is actually a crude style, based on the limitless freedom that a man has in engaging society's underbelly, and on very clear, simple desires. At the same time, paradoxically, this is what is left us of the ancient mysterial theatre, from the Eleusinian mysteries. Specially for this purpose, over the course of a year, the company's young members trained under Alessio Nardin, a guest master from Italy, who received his expertise from the hands of Ferrusi Soleri. Masks for these characters were made in Venice.

Pinocchio is the space of a life-affirming street theatre, but also a temple of Pinomythology that stands on this street.

Boris Yukhananov: “Each performance takes for itself a name or aspect; and once again seeks its place in cultural history or context. In this sense, Pinocchio, of course, exists on the fringes, on one hand continuing our series of fairy tales (The Blue Bird and Drillalians), on the other hand, engaging literally with all known fairy tales, while doing something unexpected with them. In principle, new-processual art offers theatre a new territory - one in which one can create one's own myth. A place where you can create your own world. Where you can watch other people do it. It is a world that is not separate from reality, but does not obey it. In this new territory, we embark on a journey that takes us out of the world, as it keeps us with it. We move to another universe filled with both fantastic and real things.”

 

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Борис Юхананов, режиссер, художественный руководитель Электротеатра Станиславский:
«"Пиноккио" — очень важный для меня спектакль. Связано это с тем, в первую очередь, что я представляю нового неизвестного драматурга, личность, Андрея Вишневского. Я считаю его первым подлинно новопроцессуальным драматургом, создающим развивающиеся миры и тексты. В этом суть его замечательной, на мой взгляд, драматургии, совершенно неожиданной и очень отличающейся от других современных текстов. При этом я не делаю никаких толерантных жестов по отношению к пьесе, а создаю подлинный вариант театра. Андрей как драматург участвует практически во всех репетициях.
Этот спектакль мы делаем в соавторстве с Юрием Федоровичем Хариковым, в подлинном диалоге, складывающимся прекрасно и сложно. Также над проектом работают художник по костюмам Анастасия Нефёдова, композитор Дмитрий Курляндский, хореограф Андрей Кузнецов-Вечеслов — наша команда.
Работа над "Пиноккио" идет уже давно. Мы рассмотрели множество вариантов сценографии: Юрий Федорович создал фактически целую книгу вариантов. Это большой и значимый для театра проект, в котором занята почти вся труппа. В роли Пиноккио заняты две замечательные молодые актрисы: Светлана Найденова и Мария Беляева. 
"Пиноккио" — это спектакль, у которого есть черты метаоперы. Жанр спектакля — мистерия. В каком-то смысле «Пиноккио» продолжает важную для Электротеатра «сказочную линию», которую мы начали спектаклем "Синяя птица"». 

Performers

Maria Belyaeva
PINOCCHIO
Svetlana Naidyonova
PINOCCHIO
Alla Kazakova
ACTOR OF THE CELESTIAL THEATRE
Vladimir Dolmatovsky
Дзанни
Irina Savitskova
ACTOR OF THE CELESTIAL THEATRE
Mikhail Sokolov
ACTOR OF THE CELESTIAL THEATRE
Serafima Nizovskaya
HOLY
Maria Chirkova
ACTOR OF THE CELESTIAL THEATRE
Uliana Lukina
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Grigory Nekrasov
Дзанни
Антон Митнёв
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Alexander Miloserdov
SPECTATOR
Alexander Panteleev
GEPETTO
Alexander Sinyukov
SPECTATOR
Nikolai Trifilov
SPECTATOR
Anna Daukaeva
CRICK
Yevgeny Samarin
SPECTATOR
Azamat Nigmanov
RAFFLESIA
Boris Dergachyov
BIRDIE
Georgy Grishchenkov
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Andrei Yemelyanov
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Oleg Bazhanov
KING
Anastasia Fursa
SPECTATOR
Anna Antosik
SPECTATOR
Anna Kapalyova
SPECTATOR
Darya Kolpikova
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Lyudmila Myagkaya
HOLY
Margarita Movsesyan
SPECTATOR
Olga Bynkova
BOX OFFICE
Yekaterina Kudinskaya
SWEETHEART
Alyona Kakhuta
CELESTIAL CHOIR
Yelena Byrkina
CELESTIAL CHOIR
Ilona Bul
CELESTIAL CHOIR
Kirill Shirokov
ORGANIST
Роман Жауров
ORGANIST
Arina Zvereva
MONSTER
Sergei Malinin
MONSTER
Olga Rossini
MONSTER
Ilia Laptev
MONSTER
Andrei Anisimov
ANGEL
Asya Belaya
ANGEL
Vitaly Terekhovsky
ANGEL
Dmitry Mikirtumov
ANGEL
Yekaterina Andreeva
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Natalia Afanasyeva
ANGEL
Alexandra Polonick
ANGEL
Alisa Sviridova
ANGEL
Artyom Bogucharsky
ANGEL
Raisa Doschanova
ANGEL
Anastasia Kazantseva
ANGEL
Anastasia Shelepova
ANGEL
Pavel Maximenko
ANGEL
Yury Duvanov
MANGIAFUOCO
Igor Lysov
MANGIAFUOCO
Anastasia Ksenofontova
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Diana Rakhimova
JUNKIE-PAGLIACCI
Andrei Ostrovsky
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Roman Drobot
MEAT
Maxim Derichev
MEAT
Dmitry Myagky
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Anton Lapenko
FOREIGNER
Anna Mavlitova
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Dmitry Chebotaryov
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Pavel Kravets
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Anton Kapanin
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Anton Kostochkin
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Yevgeny Kapustin
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Anton Filipenko
MEAT
Yulia Abdel Fattah
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE
Daria Pashkova
WITCH
Rinat Handzhyan
NIJINSKY
Inna Golovina
FAIRY QUEEN TITANIA
Irina Koreneva
FAIRY QUEEN TITANIA
Yelena Klishchevskaya
JUNKIE-PAGLIACCI
Leonid Zverintsev
JUNKIE-PAGLIACCI
Lyudmila Rozanova
JUNKIE-PAGLIACCI
Nina Firsova
SPECTATOR
Tatyana Maist
JUNKIE-PAGLIACCI
Tatyana Nazarova
JUNKIE-PAGLIACCI
Tatyana Ukharova
JUNKIE-PAGLIACCI
Anna Senina
SPECTATOR
Anton Torsukov
SPECTATOR
Yevgeny Sergeev
SPECTATOR
Lera Gorin
SPECTATOR
Fyodor Borisenko
SPECTATOR
Pavel Shumsky
SPECTATOR
Yuriy Vasilev
ACTOR IN MANGIAFUOCO’S THEATRE