• Ostrovsky on the Krasnodar Theatre Stage in 2022–2023: Dynamics of Interpretative Approaches

УДК: 792.2(470.620):821.161.1-2

DOI: 10.35852/2588-0144-2024-1-98-110

EDN: LNCAWX

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Vera V. Serdechnaia

D. Sc. in Philology, Assistant Professor of the Department of Foreign Literature and Comparative Cultural Studies
Kuban State University
Krasnodar, Russia
E-mail: rintra@yandex.ru

Ostrovsky on the Krasnodar Theatre Stage in 2022–2023: Dynamics of Interpretative Approaches

Abstract

The article is devoted to various approaches to staging Ostrovsky’s plays at the Krasnodar Academic Drama Theatre devoted to the playwright’s anniversary: in 2022–2023. Based on the material of the director’s laboratory in 2022 and two premiere performances released in 2023, the author concludes that staging Ostrovsky today requires the significant work of director in understanding the aims of the author’s dramaturgy in nowadays reality. The laboratory, led by Oleg Loevsky, highlightened the need for stylistic and genre adaptation of Ostrovsky’s plays and showed numerous options: from the laconic sketch of Murat Abulkatinov to the expressive The Abyss by Liza Bondar. Artem Ustinov’s sketch of The Snow Maiden that became a performance demonstrated the potential of genre rethinking of Ostrovsky’s text, the possibility of dystopia, science fiction and school drama in the interpretation of the “spring fairy tale”. Timur Nasirov's more traditional performance Without a Dowry turned out to be less interesting in the dialogue with Ostrovsky: despite the good actors’ works and metaphorical scenography by Konstantin Solovyov, the performance lacked interpretative courage and accuracy. Thus, the Krasnodar Drama Theatre in 2022–2023 worked extensively with Ostrovsky’s legacy, clarifying its relevance and proving the audience’s request. Traditional for the provincial theatre, and not only the provincial one, the request for “classical theatre”, for “staging closely to the play” leads to the illustrativeness of production decisions and simplifying of the director’s idea.

Keywords

Ostrovsky, Without a Dowry, The Snow Maiden, The Abyss, Krasnodar Drama Theatre, Artem Ustinov, Lisa Bondar, Timur Nasirov.

For citation

Serdechnaia V. V. Ostrovsky on the Krasnodar Theatre Stage in 2022–2023: Dynamics of Interpretative Approaches. Theatre. Fine Arts. Cinema. Music. 2024, no. 1, pp. 98–110.

DOI: 10.35852/2588-0144-2024-1-98-110

EDN LNCAWX

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Received: 24.11.2023

Revised: 05.01.2024

Accepted: 13.02.2024