Chuvash State Drama K. Ivanov's Theatre (russian: Чувашский государственный драматический театр, cv, Чӑваш патшалӑх драма театрӗ) — is a theatre located in Cheboksary,

Chuvash Republic Chuvashia (russian: Чувашия; cv, Чӑваш Ен), officially the Chuvash Republic — Chuvasia,; cv, Чӑваш Республики — Чӑваш Ен is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuv ...

, Russia. The group combines traditional European and national styles.

History

The Chuvash State Drama Theatre was founded in Kazan in 1918 by theatre director Ioakim Stepanovič Maksimov-Koškinskij. In 1920, the theatre company moved to Cheboksary and began showing plays of Chuvash playwrights and translations of Russian classics. Performances played in the Chuvash language. PN Osipov served as theatre director from 1927 to 1939. Original art by theatre artists grew stronger from year to year. During this period, the theater collaborated with the best Chuvash playwrights, among them F. Pavlov, I. Maximov-Koshkinsky, N. Iseman, M. Trubina, Agachi L., A. Eskhel A. Colgan, J. Ukhsay, V. Alager, L. Rodionov, V. Ukhli, N. Terentiev. In 1933, the theatre was awarded the title of Academic, and in 1959 it received the name of classic poetry Chuvash Ivanov. In 1947, the theatre came GITIS's graduates (Chuvash studio, Tarkhanov's cours). The theatre won the

State Prize of the Russian Federation The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Russia as Russian Federation National Award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates ...

in 2003.

Theatre today

Now the theatre performs works by foreign playwrights: D.Marotta and B.Randone, Zh.Anuya; Russian - Ostrovsky, Alexander Pushkin, Roshchina, V.Rozova, S. Prokopieva and Tokmakova A. Larevo; Chuvash - N.Sidorova, N. Ugarina A. Chebanova, G.Medvedeva.

Actors and actresses

*Kuz’mina, Vera Kuz’minična *Jakovleva, Nina Mihajlovna *Kirillova, Nadežda Mefod’evna *Andreev, Arkadij Alekseevič *Jakovlev, Valerij Nikolaevič *Ver’jalova, Irina Vasil’evna *Demidov, Aleksandr Oskarovič *Dimitriev, Arsentij Valerianovič *Grigor’eva, Nina Il’inična *Zubkova, Nadežda Alekseevna

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