The Seventh International Theatre Festival Baltic House
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The Seventh International Theatre Festival
«Baltic House»
October 3-11, 1997. St. Petersburg, Russia.
Participants of the festival:
A.P. Chekhov Moscow Academic Art Theatre (Moscow, Russia), National Theatre (Oslo, Norway), «Life» Festival (Vilnius, Lithuania), New Theatre (Riga, Latvia), Polish Theatre (Wraclaw, Poland), Small Theatre (Vilnius, Lithuania), Stephan Jarach Theatre (Olshtyn, Poland), Ianka Kupala Theatre (Minsk, Belorussia), G. Tovstonogov Academic Big Drama Theatre (St. Petersburg, Russia), A. Pushkin Theatre (Pskov, Russia), City Theatre (Tallinn, Estonia), Tilzit-Theatre (Sovetsk, Russia), «Shauburg» Theatre (Munich, Germany).
The International Jury headed by the academician l. Gitel’man will define the winners in the following nominations: Grand Prix, the prize for the best direction, the prize for the best performing of male and female roles, the prize for the best scenography.
Daily press-conferences, free discussions.
Evening actors’ club: rest and business contacts.
Theatre press, leading foreign and Russian theatre critics, weekly press-bulletin.
The scholar-practical conference «The Classics in the Mirror of Theatre» will take place by the results of the festival. Leading theatre critics of Russia and North Europe, directors and actors will participate in the conference.
THE FOLLOWING IS PLANNED IN THE FRAME-WORK OF THE FESTIVAL:
- Ceremonial awarding with the first theatre prize of St. Petersburg «Golden Sophit» on October 2.
- Extensive showing of the best performances of St. Petersburg Theatres: G. Tovstonogov Academic Big Drama Theatre, Alexandrinskii Theatre, Lensovet Theatre, Comedy Theatre, Theatre on the Fontanka River, Small Drama Theatre, V.F. Komissrzhevskaia Theatre, Young Audiences Theatre and others.
- International seminars:
October 3-5 - Seminar of theatre festival directors (in conjunction with the Theatre Art Academy and Soros Foundation);
October 8 - 10 - Seminar on the author’s right protection (in conjunction with the Theatre Art Academy and Sweden Institute).
- Great excursion program for the guests and participants of the festival.
The festival was included in the program of the conference of the majors of the Baltic Sea Region cities.
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«Baltic House» Theatre.
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Program of the VIIBaltic House International Theatre Festival
Date / Big Stage of the «Baltic House» Theatre. / Small Stage of the«Baltic House» Theatre. / Other theatres
October
3 / AntonChekhovMoscowAcademicArtTheatre
(Moscow, Russia)
Anton Chekhov
«Three Sisters»
directed by O.Efremov 7 pm
October
4 / The New Theatre
(Riga, Latvia).
Anton Chekhov
«Sea-Gull»
directed by A.Hermanis 7pm / Satire Theatre
(St. Petersburg, Russia). Rezo Gabriadze
«The Song of the Volga»
directed by R.Gabriadze 3 pm
October
5 / The Polish Theatre(Wraclaw, Poland)
Anton Chekhov
«Platonov»
directed by E.Jaroczki 7pm / City Theatre
(Tallinn, Estonia)
Ia.Rokhumaa
«The Only and Eternal Life»
directed by Ia.Rokhumaa
7 pm / G. Tovstonogov Academic Big Drama Theatre
(St. Petersburg, Russia).
Jean Anuille
«Antigona»
directed by T.Chkheidze 7 pm
October
6 / The Polish Theatre(Wraclaw, Poland)
Anton Chekhov
«Platonov»
directed by E.Jaroczki 7pm / A. Briantsev Young Audiences Theatre
(St. Petersburg, Russia).
Nikolai Gogol
«The Old World Landowners»
directed by G.Vasiliev 7 pm
October
7 / Stephan Jaroch Theatre
(Olshtyn, Poland)
Anton Chekhov
«The Ward No. 6»
directed by A.Sroka 7 pm
Theatre «Credo»
(Sofia, Bulgaria)
Nikolai Gogol
«The Coat»
(room 91) 7.30pm / A. Pushkin Theatre
(Pskov, Russia)
William Shakespeare
«King Lear»
directed by V.Radun 7pm
October
8 / National Theatre
(Oslo, Norway).
Henrich Ibsen
«The Wild Duck»
directed by R.Lutkh.
2 pm, 8 pm / Ianka Kupala Theatre(Minsk, Belorussia).
Dmitrii Boiko
«Bloody Mary»
directed by A.Gartsuev 7 pm
Theatre «Credo»
(Sofia, Bulgaria)
Nikolai Gogol
«The Coat»
(room 91) 7.30pm / Theatre on the Fontanka
(St. Petersburg, Russia). Yukio Misima
«Marquise de Sad»
directed by S.Spivak
7pm
October
9 / The Small Theatre
(Vilnius, Lithuania)
Mikhail Lermontov «Maskarade»
directed by R. Tuminas 7pm / Theatre «Derevo»
(St. Petersburg, Russia)«Once...»
directed by A.Adasinskii
7.30 pm
October
10 / The «Life» Festival
(Vilnius, Lithuania)
William Shakespeare «Hamlet»
directed by E.Niakroshius 7pm / Theatre «Derevo»
(St. Petersburg, Russia)«South. Board.»
directed by A.Adasinskii
7.30 pm
October
11 / Miltinis Theatre
(Panevezhis, Lithuania). Ernst Thompson
«On the GoldenLake» directed by R.Banionis 6 pm / Theatre «Derevo»
(St. Petersburg, Russia)«South. Board.»
directed by A.Adasinskii
7.30 pm
Participation of the following theatres is also supposed -
«Shauburg» Theatre(Munich, Germany). «The Five Outcasts» directed by R. Kaizer.