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This oldest theater in Russia forbids entry to children! Especially the directorate against organized groups of schoolchildren. Only when accompanied by an adult is an adolescent over 12 years of age allowed. These are the strict rules at the Alexandrinsky Theater located in one of the most beautiful buildings on Nevsky Prospekt

The theater in honor of the wife of Emperor Nicholas I - Alexandra Feodorovna, the famous theater-goer and patroness of art

The first permanent public theater in Russia was founded by the decree of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna in 1756, he was then called - "Russian for the representation of tragedies and comedies theater." Almost 80 years after the troupe was organized, the theater received a building built by Carlo Rossi. This architectural monument of St. Petersburg is made in Empire style, today it is protected by UNESCO.

The theater stands on the underground tributary of the Fontanka River on a floating foundation of 5 thousand oak piles. This is a Venetian technology that allowed Rossi to build a building where previously stone structures were feared to erect. Through the bars in the floor of the auditorium, the streams of the river are visible.

In the same year 1832 the theater received a new name - Alexandrinsky, in honor of the wife of Emperor Nicholas I - Alexandra Feodorovna, a famous theater-goer and patroness of art. Today it is officially called the State Academic Drama Theater named after AS Pushkin. Although Petrograders call him Alexandrine.

There were such great directors in the theater as Vsevolod Meyerhold, Leonid Vivien, Grigory Kozintsev, Georgy Tovstonogov, Nikolai Akimov. Today the Alexandrinsky Theater is directed by the People's Artist of Russia, laureate of state prizes, director Valery Fokin

New stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater

Repertoire

Alexandrinsky's repertoire includes more than two dozen performances, including the famous Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, The Seagull ", Gogol's" Marriage ". Here you can see the classical ballet, for example "Swan Lake" and "La Bayadere". The troupe also puts on modern plays: "The Dream of a Funny Man", "Flowers for Charlie". Alexandrinsky conducts an international theater festival under the same name.

In May 2013, Alexandrinsky opened a new stage. This is a real creative laboratory, with an arsenal of the latest technical equipment, with which you can make a fantastic performance from the performance.

Practical information

Address - Ostrovsky Square, 2

Tickets for evening performances on the main stage - from 1000 up to 3000 rubles (June 2013).

From 13.00 to 14.00 tickets for the repertoire performances of the Alexandrinsky Theater are sold at a reduced price - with a 10% discount.
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