Based on a group of graduates of the VGIK course by Decree of the Committee on Culture of the Moscow Government.
A brief history of the theater in dates, names and titles
1991 - 1994: Armen Dzhigarkhanyan teaches at the acting department of VGIK.
March 12, 1996: Based on a group of graduates of the VGIK course, by Decree of the Committee on Culture of the Moscow Government, the Moscow Drama Theater was created under the direction of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (initially called “Theater “D”).
Seasons 1996 - 1997 and 1997 - 1998: The theater receives premises on Kooperativnaya Street. Armen Dzhigarkhanyan’s one-man show “Krapp’s Last Tape” by S. Beckett was transferred to this stage, the premieres of “Twelfth Night, or As You Will” by W. Shakespeare (both performances directed by Krikor Azaryan), “Cossack, or Camisole by Mascarille” by J. Moliere ( production by Karen Nersisyan), “...And the theater lives!” (based on the vaudeville by A. Lensky and A. Bondi “Lev Gurych Sinichkin”, director Vlad Druzhinin), “Mozart and Salieri” by A. Pushkin (director Valery Sarkisov), two children's performances.
Season 1998 - 1999: Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Sergei Gazarov, invited as the main director, almost completely renew the troupe (from the “first set” the artists Alexei Shevchenkov and Pyotr Stupin work in the theater today, as well as the head of the costume department Margarita Cheres and sound engineer Anastasia Gridneva). The “second set” was composed, in particular, by Vladimir Kapustin, Alexander Bukharov, Yuri Anpilogov, Alexey Annenkov, Denis Nadtochiy - the leading artists of the current troupe. Release of the play based on N. Gogol’s play “The Inspector General” (directed by Sergei Gazarov), which laid the first stone in the theater’s current repertoire.
Season 1999 - 2000: Sergei Gazarov produces the play “Returning Home” (author of the play G. Pinter, starring Armen Dzhigarkhanyan), and Alexey Kiryushchenko - “Tales of the Learned Cat” for young spectators (play by R. Ovchinnikov based on fairy tales by A. Pushkin ). Elena Medvedeva, Anna Bashenkova, Vitaly Chetkov, Stanislav Eventov come to the theater. At the end of the season, Elena Ksenofontova and Ivan Gordienko are introduced into the play “Homecoming”.
Season 2000 - 2001: Sergei Gazarov leaves the post of chief director. Season premieres: “The Heart is Not a Stone” by A. Ostrovsky (directed by Andrei Zyablikov), as well as several performances directed by Yakov Gubenko. Oksana Golubeva, Alexander Kopylov, Valentin Samokhin join the troupe, and a little later - Olga Kuzina (introduction to the play “The Heart is Not a Stone”). In the middle of the season, Andrei Merzlikin begins working in the theater with the introduction to the play “The Inspector General”. To mark the theater’s fifth anniversary, Yuri Klepikov is releasing the premiere of “A Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro” by P. Beaumarchais.
Season 2001 - 2002: The season opens with the premiere of “Close Your Eyes - I’ll Tell You Tales” based on the play “Home” by L. Razumovskaya, directed by Yuri Klepikov (Kirill Anisimov makes his debut in it). The second premiere of the season is “Killer Theatre” (based on T. Stoppard’s play “The Real Inspector Hound”, directed by Sergei Golomazov, starring Stanislav Duzhnikov in one of the main roles).
Season 2002 - 2003: On November 22, the main stage of the theater on Lomonosovsky Prospekt opens with the premiere of “She in the Absence of Love and Death” by E. Radzinsky (directed by Yuri Ioffe). Anatoly Dzivaev is being introduced to the play “Coming Home”; Maria Solovyova and Sakhat Dursunov have also been accepted into the troupe. In the same season, director Vladimir Yachmenev staged the production of “Tiny Alice, or Little Alice” based on the play by E. Albee, and Yuri Klepikov and Pyotr Stupin produced the play “Fugasse” (the author of the play is S. Tarakhovsky).
Season 2003 - 2004: The beginning of the season - Krikor Azaryan produced the play “Powder Keg” based on the play by D. Dukovsky (Alina Vlasova and Vadim Medvedev make their debut on the theater stage in it). Svetlana Lakkai is introduced into the performances “The Heart is Not a Stone” and “Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro”. Vladimir Yachmenev becomes the chief director of the theater and (together with Yuri Klepikov) stages Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” - a play that largely defines the face of Moskovsky drama theater under the leadership of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan.
Season 2004 - 2005: “Season of Comedy” - Vladimir Yachmenev and Sakhat Dursunov produce the play “Liar Wanted!” (a play by Vitaly Pavlov based on Dimitras Psafas), and Hovhannes Petyan - the play “A couple more men here” based on Laura Cunningham’s play “Bachelorette Party” (Anastasia Lapina makes her debut on the theater stage in this play). Yuri Klepikov puts children's performance"Little Red Riding Hood".
Season 2005 - 2006: The troupe includes Anatoly Kot. Vladimir Yachmenev is staging the play “Don Juan, or the Stone Guest” based on the play by Moliere, Anna Bashenkova is staging the second version of “Little Red Riding Hood” (titled “ Extraordinary Adventures Little Red Riding Hood,” a play by E. Perov), and at the end of the season, director from Syria Samir Usman al-Bash releases the premiere of “Three Cylinders,” based on the play by Miguel Miura.
Season 2006 - 2007: Our first Honored Artists of the Russian Federation - the honorary title was awarded to Elena Ksenofontova, Olga Kuzina, Vladimir Kapustin and Alexey Shevchenkov. Anatoly Dzivaev is staging a play based on Frederico Garcia Lorca's play “The House of Bernarda Alba” (Yulia Charnaya in the title role). In the middle of the season, Vladimir Yachmenev leaves the theater. Yuri Klepikov brings to life on stage Valery Mukharyamov’s play “In the Shadow of the Vineyard,” written based on the stories of Isaac Bashevitz Singer (the play was released under the title “They’re Waiting for Us There,” and at the beginning of the next season it was renamed “They’re Waiting for Us Far, Far Away, Not Here”).
Troupe
Repertoire
- "Molly Sweeney" - Brian Friel
- “Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro” (Pierre-Augustin-Caron-de-Beaumarchais)
- "The Homecoming" (Harold Pinter)
- "The Thief" (Eduardo De Filippo)
- "Hedda Gabler" (Henrik Ibsen)
- "Don Juan, or the Stone Guest" (Jean-Baptiste Molière)
- “They are waiting for us far, far away, not here” (script - Valery Mukharyamov based on the stories of I. B. Singer)
- “The Extraordinary Adventures of Little Red Riding Hood” (Evgeniy Perov)
- "She is in the absence of love and death" (
The head of the literary department of the Dzhigarkhanyan Theater, Natalia Aleksandrovna Korneeva, in an interview with VM, spoke about what is happening in the theater today.
How are things going in the building now?
The people who two weeks ago took Armen Borisovich to an unknown direction do not let him out of their hands and continue to pursue their goals. True, they do not voice their demands. But these people - friends of Dzhigarkhanyan, led by Arthur Soghomonyan, ensured that the theater director Vitalina Tsymbalyuk (Dzhigarkhanyan’s wife, with whom he came into conflict and who turned out to be the owner of all the property of the elderly actor - “VM”) wrote a letter of resignation from the theater at will. Late yesterday evening they brought Armen Borisovich to the theater, and he spent the night there under the supervision of a nurse. Armen Borisovich is trying to manage the theater, and these people also interfere in the activities of the theater, although they are not connected with the theater in any way. These people control Dzhigarkhanyan’s actions and do not allow those who were on Vitalina Viktorovna’s team to approach him. Yesterday, after my speech on Andrei Malakhov’s program “Let Them Talk,” a man called me with threats, and his voice was similar to the voice of Dzhigarkhanyan’s friend Arthur Soghomonyan.
How were you threatened?
This man said that I was behaving ugly and should not support Vitalina Viktorovna. True, I did not listen to him to the end - I interrupted the conversation. Arthur behaves like a theater owner. If threats against me are repeated, of course, I will contact the police.
Nobody fired you from the theater. Do you go to work?
Yes, I was at the theater all day and am only now returning home.
Some media reports say that today the theater was raided. Was force used? And, excuse me, if this is so, where are the police looking?
Despite the order “Keep outsiders out” issued in the theater, Arthur and his people are in the theater.
Why did Vitalina Viktorovna write a letter of resignation from the theater of her own free will? Not on any show, and there were many of them, did she comment on this act?
Vitalina Viktorovna wrote a statement of her own free will, because she did not want to make the theater hostage to her family drama. But it did not help. Strangers - Arthur and his team - occupied the theater. Vitalina Viktorovna satisfied the wishes of Dzhigarkhanyan’s friends, but this did not solve the problem.
We live in a rule of law state. Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Theater - state-owned state-financed organization, which operates on taxpayers' money. You understand that seizing a government agency is tantamount to seizing the telegraph in 1917. This is illegal and in principle it cannot be in the center of Moscow?
I understand your question. We do not know the position of the Moscow government. Of course, the Department of Culture of the Moscow Government is aware of our problem. But the government has not yet intervened.
Please answer the question: “Are there law enforcement officers in the theater?”
Don't know. There is security at the theater. Someone saw the police, but not today, but earlier. The district police officer in our district is aware of the situation - he came to the theater.
If a police officer controls everything, why are you talking about raider takeover theater?
One thing I can say is that this is all wildness. And all this is just the beginning of the drama. I never thought that I would become an unwitting participant in this disgrace.
Despite its rather young age and the youth of the troupe members, Dzhigarkhanyan’s theater confidently and firmly wins the favor of the audience with its complex but vibrant performances. Even the most experienced artists consider the works of Bulgakov, Pushkin and Moliere to be very difficult, but the actors, led by maestro Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, easily embody the images of classical characters on stage. Together with these worldwide famous plays The theater plays performances based on such writers as Beckett and Vampilov. The youth and enthusiasm of the artists, combined with the colossal creative experience and life wisdom of the founder of this temple, Melpomene, allow such a diverse repertoire to successfully exist.
From the historical past of Theater "D"
The Dzhigarkhanyan Theater (its address is Lomonosovsky Prospekt, 17) often tours other cities of Russia. Over the 20 years of its existence, the troupe has visited such settlements as Saratov, St. Petersburg, Cherepovets, Lipetsk, Perm and others. The artists also visited countless cities in the Moscow region.
Initially, Dzhigarkhanyan’s theater was called Theater “D”. It was founded in the early spring of 1996. The base of the troupe at that time was made up of VGIK graduates, whose course was led by Armen Borisovich. Then the establishment was located in a tiny room located on Kooperativnaya Street with a small auditorium. The troupe’s first performance was Professor Dzhigarkhanyan’s one-man show “Krapp’s Last Tape” based on S. Beckett. Then there were the premieres of such performances as “Twelfth Night, or As You Want”, “And the Theater Lives!”, “Mozart and Salieri” and others. The institution’s repertoire also included productions for children, for example “ Good country Australia" and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves".
This is a very versatile repertoire, which even venerable theaters are not always able to handle. But the young troupe successfully accomplished the difficult task that was set before them. The performances gained unprecedented success with both the public and critics, and Dzhigarkhanyan himself proved himself to be an unusually talented teacher.
Troupe led by Gazarov
Armen Borisovich invited Sergei Gazarov to his theater in 1998 for the vacancy of chief director. Together, during the 1998-1999 season, they almost completely renewed the troupe. So, of the artists who “opened” the establishment, only Pyotr Stupin and Alexey Shevchenkov remain today. Also to this day, the “first” sound engineer, Mrs. Gridneva, and the head of the costume shop, Margarita Cheres, are still working. The leading actors from the “second set” are now V. Kapustin, Yu. Anpilogov, A. Bukharov, D. Nadtochiy and A. Annenkov. The basis of the modern repertoire was laid by the play “The Inspector General” based on the play by Nikolai Gogol. The director of the performance was S. Gazarov.
In the 1999-2000 season, the Dzhigarkhanyan Theater was replenished with such artists as S. Eventov, E. Ksenofontova, V. Chetkov, E. Medvedeva, I. Gordienko and A. Bashenkova. At this time, the play “Homecoming” is being released. main role in which Dzhigarkhanyan played, and the children's production “Tales of the Learned Cat.” The latter was produced by Alexey Kiryushchenko. IN next season Gazarov resigns from the position of chief director.
Moving to a new building
By 2002, the Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Theater was already an incredibly successful institution. This November, the Melpomene Temple is moving to a new building. It is located in one of the most picturesque areas of the Russian capital - on the Sparrow Hills. This building used to house a theater called “Progress”. In the new premises, the theater under the direction of the star can accommodate much larger number spectators. After all, five thousand people can fit here.
Along with the large premises, the Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Theater had the opportunity to expand its repertoire. Now in addition to the popular dramatic performances The public has the opportunity to enjoy the wonderful vaudeville “And the Theater Lives!” Productions for young spectators are also created.
What do they put on in the theater?
The Dzhigarkhanyan Theater, whose playbill is extremely diverse, has a main and small stage. At the first of them, viewers can watch such performances as “Vassa”, “Queen of Beauty”, “Theater of the Times of Nero and Seneca”, “Joan of Arc - White crow", "Nameless Star" and many others.
The following masterpieces are staged on the small stage: “Love Poem”, “Sophia”, “And It’s Not Funny...”, “Molly”, “Theatre... Eternal love"and other productions.
Children's performances
The Dzhigarkhanyan Theater, whose poster also includes children's plays, deeply respects its young viewers. And therefore he prepares work for them too. Thus, among the children's repertoire there are such productions as “Children's Scenes”, “Tales of the Learned Cat”, “The Extraordinary Adventures of Little Red Riding Hood”, “ ugly duck", "Twelve Months" and a number of other works.
April 3, 2018, 12:40 - NovostiNK
Some publications and TV channels continue to promote the story of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan’s divorce proceedings, people's artist THE USSR, artistic director Moscow Drama Theatre. Artur Soghomonyan, a member of the theater’s artistic council, businessman and sponsor, and a close friend of the artist, told the editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Noah’s Ark” about truth and lies, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and his theater.
Arthur Arshamovich, the hype around the divorce proceedings of Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan continues, many means mass media exploit this topic, using it for their own PR. I would like to know the truth from you, a person close to Armen Borisovich.
- I am filled with feelings of indignation and injustice. The hype around Armen Dzhigarkhanyan’s divorce proceedings is further aggravated by the fact that today public consciousness manipulated by so-called talk shows. Their participants delve into the personal lives of the “heroes,” often coming up with certain details that are picked up by the yellow press and online publications.
I, as a person close to Armen Borisovich, am offended that in such a rude form, it is not deserved in relation to great artist, this topic is being discussed. I became an involuntary participant in this story, I know the situation, as they say, from the inside, and, by the way, I really regret some of my steps.
Which ones?
Even at the beginning of this noisy story, I persuaded Armen Borisovich, after leaving the hospital, to give an interview to the host of a talk show on Channel One. Back then I had no idea how it would turn out and what the consequences would be. On the program, Dzhigarkhanyan addressed the audience with a request “not to meddle” in his personal life, and advised those who love romance novels, read the classics. We thought that by telling the truth on air we would be able to “extinguish” the situation, but it turned out the opposite - it turned out that we added fuel to the fire.
What's happening today?
Essentially, nothing is happening today. People are divorced, there is nothing in common between them. The ex-wife has nothing to do with the theater. But, nevertheless, Vitalina Tsymbalyuk continues to fuel this hype, inventing and publicly “presenting” more and more new details from the life of the great actor in order to film another talk show. This is replicated by the media and some online publications.
I would like to appeal to readers not to watch these shameful talk shows. I understand that many people watch these programs because they worry about Armen Borisovich, but the laws of the genre are such that the essence of the matter is of little interest to the authors, the main thing is advertising and ratings. By turning on the TV to these programs, you are not willingly encouraging them and ex-wife to continue the persecution of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan!
How did you meet Armen Borisovich?
- This happened in the early 90s. On the site of the business club we created, we decided to hold meetings with representatives of the arts, exchange impressions, and learn news cultural life. At these meetings, even the idea of organizing and holding the Kinoshock film festival was born.
Armen Borisovich was invited to one of these meetings, who was an idol for me, as for many. I was happy that I was able to meet him in person. The meeting exceeded all my expectations. I was able to verify that he not only great actor, but also great person. Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is the kindest, tactful person. He either speaks very well about people or nothing, skillfully avoiding incorrect questions. He is wise. But Dzhigarkhanyan’s most mysterious human quality, which Natalya Gundareva said best in her time, is “magical intuition.”
Did you know Natalya Gundareva?
Yes, and very good. I was the producer of the play “What an Idiot Life,” in which the main roles were played by Dzhigarkhanyan, Gundareva and Garkalin. With this entertaining performance we traveled all over the country, many foreign countries. It was a real joy to communicate with these people. It was at this time, by the way, that we began to create the Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Theater. He was a very popular actor in both theater and cinema, and he was relatively cool with the enterprise. But together with producer Leonid Roberman, we persuaded Armen Borisovich to participate in enterprises. Theater has become my hobby. The production company I created, “Amethyst,” still produces several performances every year.
I think that as a businessman I was largely formed thanks to Armen Borisovich. For me he has always been a mentor. He has truly amazing intuition. He feels and anticipates a lot. Natalya Gundareva told me this story: I’m walking along the corridor of the theater, I’m thinking about how to solve one question, I get into the elevator, and Dzhigarkhanyan is in it, and while we’re driving, he looks at me and tells me not to worry, and gives an answer to my question. internal question. He leaves the elevator, and I stand there for another five minutes and can’t understand how he knew what was bothering me?
Similar situations happened to me. In some miraculous way, he gave answers to questions that deeply worried me, especially when there were several possible answers, and I had to find the correct one. I remember I had to make a very important decision regarding business, and I almost made it, but I still doubted it. Armen Borisovich and I were traveling on the train to a performance in St. Petersburg. And suddenly he says that he has favorite poem Pushkin, takes out the text and reads. And this poem contained the answer to my question, and not at all the one I chose. As life later showed, he turned out to be right. When any questions arose in his personal life, Armen Borisovich helped with wise advice.
Do you think Vitalina Tsymbalyuk had a selfish interest in her relationship with Armen Borisovich or did she really fall in love?
I witnessed their very first meeting. They met at the premiere of one of our performances in Kyiv, I handed over the tickets myself, Armen Borisovich had a lot of fans and admirers in almost all the cities where we came with performances, nothing special happened then. In reality, she appeared in the life of Armen Borisovich in 2008-2009, when she moved from Kyiv to Moscow. From the first days of her appearance next to Armen Borisovich, her falseness was felt, this, of course, caused great concern among his friends. At that time, Armen Borisovich’s closest friend Nerses Oganesyan was alive, of course we were worried, but it was difficult to advise Armen Dzhigarkhanyan anything.
