The Kazakh State Academic Theater for Children and Youth named after G. Musrepov (

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: Казахский государственный академический театр для детей и юношества имени Г. Мусрепова) is a theater for young spectators in

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

, Kazakhstan, giving performances in the

Kazakh language The Kazakh or simply Qazaq (Latin: or , Cyrillic: or , Arabic Script: or , , ) is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia by Kazakhs. It is closely related to Nogai, Kyrgyz and Karakalpak. It is the official lan ...

History

The main initiator and the first director of the theater was

Natalya Sats Natalya Il'inichna Sats (sometimes spelled Natalia Satz; russian: Наталия Ильинична Сац; 27 August Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._14_August.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="/nowiki> O.S._14_Augus ...

, who was in exile in

. On 6 September 1944 the of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Kazakhstan issued a decree "On Organizing a Theatre for Young Spectators in Alma-Ata". On 7 November 1945 the theater presented its first performances to the people of Almaty: there was "Little Red Riding Hood" by

Evgeny Schwartz Evgeny Lvovich Schwartz (russian: Евге́ний Льво́вич Шва́рц; , Kazan, Russian Empire – January 15, 1958, Leningrad, Soviet Union) was a Soviet writer and playwright, whose works include twenty-five plays, and screenplay ...

directed by Natalya Sats in the morning and in the evening "The Siege of Leiden" by which was directed by playwright

Viktor Rozov Viktor Sergeyevich Rozov (in russian: Виктор Сергеевич Розов, 21 August, 1913 – 28 September, 2004 Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian dramatist and screenwriter. He wrote more than 20 dramatic pieces and 6 film scripts, includ ...

. Performances were initially staged in

; the Kazakh troupe was founded in 1946. The first performance in Kazakh was "Altyn kilt" (a translation of Aleksey Tolstoy's eponymous play). From 1946 to 1985 several dozen performances in the

were staged. In 1985, by Decree No. 50 of the Ministry of Culture of the

Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic ; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы) *1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы) , linking_name = the ...

, as of 24 February, the Theater for Children and Youth of Kazakhstan was divided into two independent companies: the Kazakh Theater, which was named after the Kazakh writer and playwright Gabit Musrepov, and the Russian Theater, which was named after Natalia Sats. In 1996 the theater was awarded the honorary title of an academic theater.

Architecture

The theater stands on the former site of the , which was demolished in 1934. Construction started in 1957 and finished in 1962. The building stood on Comintern Square, and opposite A. Imanov Square. The designers of the building were architects A. A. Leppik, and . The theater building was constructed in transiting style from classicist to functionalist traditions. It is a three-storey volume on a

stylobate In classical Greek architecture, a stylobate ( el, στυλοβάτης) is the top step of the crepidoma, the stepped platform upon which colonnades of temple columns are placed (it is the floor of the temple). The platform was built on a level ...

, with the main facade oriented to the west. The main entrance is accentuated by a deep

loggia In architecture, a loggia ( , usually , ) is a covered exterior gallery or corridor, usually on an upper level, but sometimes on the ground level of a building. The outer wall is open to the elements, usually supported by a series of columns ...

in the form of a stylized

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

. The

pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...

is ornamented with a relief panel on Kazakh musical folklore theme. The wall planes of the side pylons and the loggia are partitioned in height by stained glass windows.

Heritage status

On 10 November 2010, the new State List of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Local Significance in

was approved, simultaneously with which all previous decisions on this subject were declared no longer valid. This decree retained the status of a monument of local importance of the theater building.

References

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