Theater "Through the Looking Glass" (St. Petersburg): about the theater, repertoire, troupe

Theater "Through the Looking Glass" (St. Petersburg) is located in the heart of the cultural capital. The main part of the repertoire consists of musical performances for children. But the adult audience is not deprived of attention.

About the theater

Theater "Zazerkalie" (St. Petersburg) is considered one of the best in St. Petersburg from the musical, on its stage are children's musicals, world masterpieces of opera, operetta, concerts and musical evenings.

The theater opened in 1987. Its creator was Alexander Petrov. It was he who coined the name "Through the Looking Glass" under the influence of the work of Lewis Carroll.

The children's musical theater has repeatedly become a laureate of prestigious theater awards, including the Golden Sofit and the Golden Mask.

The troupe constantly takes part in various festivals and goes on tour to other cities and countries.

"Through the Looking Glass" is very popular among young and adult audiences. Their interest in the theater plays is not weakening.

Performances for children

The repertoire of the "Through the Looking Glass" theater (St. Petersburg) includes the following performances for children :

• "Favorite toy".
• "Finist is a clear falcon".
• "Alice Quest."
• "Ludwig and Tutta, or Lessidesian history."
• "Passion for Kashtanka."
• "Winnie the Pooh and everything, everything, everything."
• "Robinson Crusoe".
• "Three piglets".
• "Crocodile".
• "Christmas mystery" and others.

Performances for adults

Theater "Through the Looking Glass" (St. Petersburg) offers the adult audience the following musical performances:

• "Porgy and Bess".
• "Magical flute".
• "Love Potion".
• "Cinderella".
• "Cricket on the stove."
• "Newspaper, or Marriage on the ad" and others.

Troupe

Theater "Through the Looking Glass" (St. Petersburg) gathered on its stage remarkable soloists:

• Daria Rositskaya.
• Anna Yevtushenko.
• Natalia Barlyaeva.
• Andrey Matveyev.
• Rail Safargaliyev.
• Maria Reshavskaya.
• Elena Milyaeva.
• Anton Moskalev.
• Kirill Zhukov.
• Anna Snegova.
• Ekaterina Kurbanova.
• Olga the Reds.
• Yuri Davidenko.
• Olga Vasilyeva and others.

New season 2016-2017

Theater "Through the Looking Glass" (St. Petersburg) opened this season on a grand scale. The first in the queue was the opera Madama Butterfly. As the director was the founder and permanent artistic director - Alexander Petrov.

Also in the 2016-2017 season there was an innovation - the cozy courtyard of the theater turned into a real concert hall in the open air. There is now a scene, spectator seats, scenery and a protective awning from the rain in case of bad weather. In September, while it was warm, a series of concerts was held on the territory of the courtyard, allowing listeners to be transferred to other times and different countries.

In the first days of autumn, in Zazerkalye events were held, dedicated to the veterans of the polar convoys of 1941-1945. Meetings with these heroes were held here, for them the artists held a big concert.

The musical children's theater joined the celebration of the anniversary of Sergei Dovlatov. In honor of this event, performances on his prose works were shown here: "Sounds D" and "Suitcase".

On the day, which marks the beginning of the siege of Leningrad, on September 8, the theater actors took part in the Memorial ceremony on the shore of Lake Ladoga. Young artists sang about the heavy burden of war and the price at which the Great Victory was won.

Also in September the theater performed in the project "Music on the Neva". This festival was organized in the heart of the cultural capital - in the open air.

In October, "Through the Looking Glass" gave its young audience two premieres: "Alice. Quest "and" Humpty Dumpty ".

Also soon the theater plans to go on tour to Moscow.

In November, "Through the Looking Glass" will take part in the project "Try Yourself", which organizes the Goethe Institute in St. Petersburg. Here the students of the senior classes will be given the opportunity to try themselves in art. They will be able to implement their theatrical production and play a role in it. Actors "Through the Looking Glass" will conduct master classes for schoolchildren. Thus, adolescents will be given the opportunity to express themselves and express themselves. The project is aimed at making the theater part of the life of the younger generation.

In the New Year holidays "Through the Looking Glass" will present to its young spectators exclusive concerts of classical music "Conductor - Father Frost". In the program works of E. Grieg, P. I. Tchaikovsky, I. Brahms, V.A. Mozart, S. Prokofiev, L. Beethoven and other great composers. The concert will feature soloists and the orchestra of the theater "Through the Looking Glass".

For the second half of this season, premieres such as opera "Carmen", a children's musical "Old Man Hottabych" are scheduled.

And also the number of subscriptions will increase, now there will be ten.

As of April 2017, a theater festival for children is planned. It is called "Harlequin". And also a theater prize with the same title will be awarded. It will receive the best domestic productions, intended for young spectators.

Address

Theater "Through the Looking Glass" is located along Rubinstein Street, house number 13. The nearest metro station is "Dostoevskaya" ("Vladimirskaya"). Next to Zazerkalem are the theater of Europe, Manevich Square and Doctor Filatov's Clinic. And also the streets: Zagorodny Prospekt, Grafsky Lane.