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the Vakhtangov Theatre closed its 99th season like never before did not. In the closed theater without chairs, without an audience, in the absence of scenery. But with thunder, liteframe, the blows of fate and the angels in the gallery.

Typically, the season closes Vakhtangov was waiting for the whole of Moscow: it is the only Metropolitan theater, which is the last day of his season went directly from the stage to the street. Old Arbat fun together with your favorite artists who sang, recited poems, danced to the orchestra. And no element could not prevent the rare unity of the audience with the servants of Melpomene. Pouring rain, cold, which usually covers Moscow in early summer, it was to the theatre is not a decree. And some invisible, insignificant virus was Almighty: the theatre was closed, the crowd dispersed.

still with the 99th season said goodbye theatrical skit. Has not done without mysticism there — still two nines oblige. Cabbage online-action, which has been sponsored by Director Vladimir Belgian, and as operators — Valery Myasnikov and Pavel Tejeda Cardenas, lasted 17 minutes. A true cinematic pleasure with the installation of a living theater (the entry is not at home) and online inclusions. First turns on, as expected, the artistic Director Rimas Tuminas, back in March, isolated themselves at home on the farm in Lithuania. He will also complete online farewell to the audience.

— it is necessary to Play the heavens, not the public or partner, — he said without pathos, which would seem implicit in the wording. And then he added: — look, I’ve grown a beard!

the Audience feel solid. But we are already painfully familiar in the history room, but no chairs. Lodges in the woods. In the beam of light is an actor in a black coat and… a medical mask.

Again, where a sea of lights,

Again there with my anguish.

Shines a spotlight, fanfare, thundering,

the Audience is waiting, be brave, the contortionist!

With the death of play.

It’s about COVID-19? And Kalman’s imagining it, damn! Despite remedy, the singing is easy to learn lead actor Victor Dobronravov, finishing the famous Aria hottest phrase: “to Always be in the mask is my destiny”. Join two artists — Arthur Ivanov and Eldar Trams, but between them on the floor tape is strictly measured safe distance. When, then Aria, the trio wants to have a hug from above will sound a pre-emptive signal. Good thing Regardie shows up and asks frachnyh actors of passports.

Turn No. 2 — the chief Director of the Vakhtangov, Yuri Butusov, as always, with a difficult approach to theater arts.

But Director Kirill KROK do not display in the air: he, as befits a good Director is always in place. But not in his office, and at the very top, in a white protective suit��. Sitting on the wooden beams under the ceiling (not the Director, and the house kind), the CRIC report, which has NOT had time to do before the end of the season. Not managed to release two premiere — “Straw hat” and “Romulus the great”, and also to show previews “Little tragedies” by Pushkin directed by Rimas Tuminas, with Lyudmila Maksakova in the lead role. Not played 356 performances in Moscow in March–April–may–June. Not gone on tour to Mogilev, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Kaliningrad, Riga, Tallinn, Leningrad, Novosibirsk, Pskov, Seoul, Shanghai, Xian, Beijing, Voronezh, Perm.

But there’s this haze of quarantine and positive information: according to crock, the theatre still managed to play 735 performances, held 61 a tour of the theater, has released 9 the Prime Minister, went on tour to Baku, Paris (twice), Frankfurt am main, mühlheim an der Ruhr, Hanover, Tara, Vitebsk, Istanbul, Vilnius, Ryazan, Nur-Sultan, Ekaterinburg (twice), Tambov. And prepared the draft and agreed on the installation of the monument to the 100th anniversary of the theater (it happens in November 2021) in front of the facade on the Arbat and launched the project of the House-Museum of the Vakhtangov theatre in Vladikavkaz, the implementation of which will continue after completion of the quarantine.

again, ray grabs a trio on an empty stage.

Arthur. Quiet! The resting stage.

the Eldar. From whom?

Arthur. From us. Here will rest and we will rest, will soskuchilsya and will work.

Well, just like Chekhov in the last act of the play “Uncle Vanya”: “We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky in diamonds!” Sad somehow from the words of Anton Pavlovich, who wrote them already in the nineteenth century and a completely different case. However — how about us, curving without work hard quarantine…

the Tone changes Yurii Butusov in his second inclusion: “Children, be sad not!”

Gavri heard, and the picture changes dramatically: “‘not need to” sing the characters from different plays, CREON from Oedipus Rex, Khludov and Black from the “Run”, Tatyana Larina with her sister Olga from “Eugene Onegin”.

‘ not need to, pass the time of separation,

Again with you each other we will find.

the reward for all the former flour

We are back at home back home.

the Director says, “Well, what are you doing, close down, close season!”

And now the final in style spiritually uplifting paintings Grigory Alexandrov: charming Masha Volkova, exactly how the Lyubov Orlova from the film “shining path”, with a proudly raised head of curls and a banner that says “Vakhtangov” stalks through the basement, among the pipes and construction materials. She is joined by Olga Lerman — they just “no barriers at sea and on land…”

Paphos builders podkarantinnogo companies withdraw again Rimas Tuminas:

— I loved all of you very much. Miss. Come to me. We here on the billiard play.