Moscow, Theatre.doc

Moscow, Theatre.doc

Moscow, Theatre.doc

Location

Moscow

Theatre

Theatre.doc

Name’s existence

since 14 February 2002

Annotation

Theatre.doc is an independent documentary theatre founded in 2002 by Elena Gremina and Mikhail Ugarov. It pioneered the “new drama” movement in Russia, which is focused on artistic interpretation of modern reality. As the first Russian theatre to fully adopt the verbatim technique, it stages performances based on word-for-word transcripts of real-life interviews. The core of the theatre’s repertoire features documentary materials (including diaries, original texts, interviews, and personal testimonies), which highlight social problems, contemplate contemporary topics, and explore diverse communities’ experiences.. The theatre has partnered with leading contemporary playwrights (Dmitry Danilov, Sasha Denisova, Lyubov Mulmenko) and directors (Ivan Vyrypaev, Vsevolod Lisovsky, Georg Geno, Dmitry Volkostrelov). Theatre.doc's performances participated in Russian and international festivals and were awarded by the Golden Mask ("Oxygen", “Life is Good”, “Light My Fire”, “Akyn Opera”, “The Man from Podolsk”), "Most Creative Theatre" award by the Creative magazine (2003), the Stalker film festival award (2005). In the Bakhrushin Theatre Museum collection there are posters, programs and production photographs of the Theatre.doc's performances.

Objects Selected: 43

Invitation card. Moscow, Theatre.doc. "The First Man" 30 July [2002-2005]

Booklet. II International festival "Theatre Island" Switzerland, Zurich. Theater am Neumarkt, Netherlands, Amsterdam. Chamber Theatre, Moscow, Theatre Near Stanislavsky House, Czech Republic, Prague. Chamber Theatre, Sweden, Orebro Teater, Saint Petersburg, Theatre of Satire in Vasilyevsky Island, Saint Petersburg, Puppet Theatre "The Doll's House", Moscow, Theatre.doc, France, Paris. Theatre of Gesture "Do a deux", Saint Petersburg, Bryantsev Youth Theatre, Germany, Puppet Theatre "Mini-Dlin", Novosibirsk, Old House Drama Theater, Saint Petersburg, Theatre "Baltic House" 26 April - 2 May 2003

Program. Moscow, Centre for Drama and Directing under A. Kazantsev and M. Roshchin, Moscow, Theatre.doc. "With a Red Thread" [2003-2005]

Handbill. Moscow, Centre for Drama and Directing under A. Kazantsev and M. Roshchin, Moscow, Theatre.doc. "With a Red Thread" 2003

Poster with photographic image. International festival "NET" Lithuania, Kharkiv, Taras Shevchenko Kharkiv Academic Ukrainian Drama Theatre, Poland, Warsaw. TR Warsaw, Moscow, Moscow Chekhov Art Theatre, Kemerovo, Theatre "Lozha", Slovenia, Moscow, Theatre.doc, Saint Petersburg, Russian Engineering Theatre "AKHE", Latvia, Riga. New Riga Theatre. 9-19 November 2003

Repertoire sheet. Saint Petersburg, Theatre of Satire in Vasilyevsky Island, Moscow, Theatre.doc. "The Mad Day, or The Marriage of Figaro", "Difficult People", "Bless you", "Dangerous Liaisons", "Don Juan", “The Bankrupt”, "The Last Victim", "My sight for sore eyes", "The Rose Tattoo", "Love for Three", "Academy of Laughter", "Vertep", "Pippi Longstocking" ("Peppi Dlinnyj Chulok"), "Workshop of Stupidity", "The Adventures of Khoma and Gopher", "Uncle Fyodor, the Dog and the Cat", "Tanya-Tanya", "Cheers", "The Power of Habit", "People live there...", "King Lear" November 2003