Description of the attraction
The St. Petersburg State Children's Drama Theater "On the Neve" is the brainchild of its permanent leader, Honored Art Worker of Russia Tatyana Savenkova. It was created by her at the Pigment club. The first performance of the collective took place in September 1987. It was a production of Puss in Boots, which was immediately remembered and loved by the audience.
After four years, in 1991, the theater received state status. In 1992, the city authorities donated to the troupe the building in which the barracks of the Izmailovsky regiment were located, located in Sovetsky Lane, which was rebuilt during the Soviet Union under the Leninsky District Committee. After reconstruction, a theater and concert complex with an auditorium for 600 people was located there.
Theater "Na Neve" works only for children. The repertoire includes musical performances of fairy tales. Since the theater "On the Neve" is an author's, the scripts and plays for almost all performances T. Savenkova writes herself.
Spectators are always enthusiastic about new works of this creative team. Positive feedback was given by the audience about the performances "Carlson is Back, or Carlson's Birthday", "The Tale of Tsar Saltan, his glorious son Guidon and the beautiful Swan Princess", "Twelve Months", "Mowgli", "The Adventures of Chipollino", " Stone Flower "," Kid and Carlson "and many others. A production of the fairy tale "About the orphan Alyonushka and the magic Pestrushka" is being prepared for the premiere.
Theater "On the Neve" teaches young viewers to be kind, to sympathize with other people's misfortunes, mutual assistance, friendship, helps spiritual development, fosters and instills a sense of beauty.
The theater troupe was awarded the Honorary Diploma of the City Legislative Assembly. More than once critics have noted the highest professional level of the actors, excellent mastery of the technique of stage movement and vocals. This is the hallmark of the theater. At each performance, both the artists and the ballet troupe play with full dedication.
The theater "On the Neva" is also known for its charitable work. Children who are brought up in large families, children deprived of parental care, disabled people and boarding school students are constantly invited to the performances.
Repeatedly the troupe of the theater gave tours. Young foreign spectators greeted with delight the theater performances in Finland, Herzegovina, Switzerland, Israel, Ukraine, Estonia.
Theater "On the Neve" is part of the Russian Center of the International Association of Theaters for Children, in which there are 76 participating countries.
Since 2005, on the basis of the theater, a recruitment of the GITIS acting course has been held annually.
The permanent director of the theater "On the Neva" Tatiana Arkadyevna Savenkova was born in Leningrad. She is a graduate of GITIS. As a 3rd year student, she was invited by the renowned director A. Goncharov to the troupe of V. Mayakovsky's theater. In the 80s she returned to Leningrad, created the Children's fairy tale drama theater. Graduated from directing courses (workshop of M. A. Zakharov). Tatiana Savenkova is a member of the international jury of children's theater festivals.
The State Children's Drama Theater "On the Neva" is a corner of joy and carefree fun, where good is always rewarded, and evil is punished according to its merits. There is not a single performance in the troupe's repertoire that has a bad ending. Each performance of the collective is always a bright holiday, which is interesting for both children and their parents. Therefore, the theater auditorium is always full. Great music, wonderful and truly fabulous decorations, bright, expressive costumes make each performance an unforgettable and wonderful event.
