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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 |
Donetsk Regional Theatre of Drama (Template:Lang-uk, Template:Lang-ru) 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
- 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] Satellite imagery of the building taken prior to the airstrikes showed the word "Дети" ("kids" in Russian) painted on the ground at the front and rear of the building, apparently an attempt to warn Russian jets away from the building.
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.