three months ago, one of the brightest and tireless Actresses of our theatre and cinema Nonna Grishaeva was hard to imagine that the creative life may hang in an undefined state. For six years she successfully manages the Regional theatre of young spectator, the first year own course of the entertainer in GITIS, but only in the beginning of March, the actress shone on the New stage of the Vakhtangov as a great Lyudmila Markovna Gurchenko. About leaving quarantine, is a professional idol, the relationship to aging and to the “disease” of Mikhail Efremov
in an interview with “MK”.
“We will have to operate at a loss”
After the first breaks you at once, for the first time in two months, came to the theater. What do you feel?
— of Course, happy: I’m finally back in the home theater, which has become a second home for me. But, on the other hand, after the meeting revealed many problems and difficulties, which it is not yet clear how to overcome. It’s scary for our future. In the big hall of 300 seats, of which it will be possible to put the audience on 110. While in the latter 70, but you can put 20. Accordingly, the theater will not be able to earn. We will be forced to operate at a loss. If earlier the theatre had to pay a surcharge to the artists, the money from tickets sold, and all was well, but now we are very scared.
— How did it artists?
— Very hard. That’s the question we recently discussed with the Minister of culture of Moscow region Elena Mikhailovna Harlamova. Without us, this situation can not cope. People need to go on holiday. And that means to pay holiday pay. Therefore, we count on Ministerial support.
— I understand that no allowances can last for a long time. But because chess Seating chart how to earn. But it’s better than not working at all?
— About to not play, even to think terribly. Otherwise, the performances die. That is why, as soon as we were released, we began to rehearse and remember at least the music — there are in fact dancing. Just so by September they were dead.
— In early April you said that the first time worked as a therapist for their artists. How did they survive the isolation?
— Yes, it is. But all artists we came up with classes. This came out great content. In the end they got infected with an Internet story that began to do mini-performances even with their children. Indeed, among our actors a lot of couples. Literally every day in the social media theatre came out of their various performances. They read stories, sang songs and played fable. We have two big concert: May 9 songs war and to the children’s Day on 1 June. It was incredibly cool and touching to tears.
How was the first rehearsal for the live actors?
— This feeling is beyond words. When I climbed the stairs, I heard music from the play. And when I entered the room and saw the happy faces of the actors, delighted for them even stronger. First, we called 7 or 8 people to repeat music for the play “Important”. Of course, in addition to the age of artists, over the age of 60. We love and cherish. Then came another 4 people to go through musical scenes from “Journey to happiness”. And today repeated the “Peter pan” Alexei Frandetti.
Pandemic upset repertory plans. What spring premieres you carry for the fall and what can the audience expect in the new season?
— have all suffered. In October we will show the premiere of the musical “Sleeping beauty” staged by Irina Pakhomova and “fairy Tales just in case” Arcadia Cherkashin on the small stage. But the main premiere is our anniversary. On 25 October, the Moscow regional theatre of the young spectator is 90. We are preparing and hope for subsidy from the management area. But most importantly, the holiday was live. This is a very important event for us.
“In the play I’m trying just to be her — Lucy will live the life from beginning to end.”
— one very dear to your heart production of “Lucia. Declaration of love” (directed by Alexander Nesterov. — Approx. ed.) about Lyudmila Gurchenko you have played only three times. Remember role during quarantine?
— Yes, of course I do. Constantly look at the video, not to forget the dancing and singing under a soundtrack, not to forget vocal. With the text all the time, sit, repeat. In short, do everything that this show is not dead at the take-off. Indeed, we performed it only three times, and then came the quarantine.
are You personally familiar with Lyudmila Markovna?
— unfortunately, no. Once only we saw her backstage. She passed by me, and I was not able to come. Now fans easily embrace their idols, taking selfies. But I’ve never understood that.
I was still a student, and my classmate played father in the play “battlefield belongs to marauders” in the Theater of satire. In fact, thanks to him I was able to see her on stage. Life Lucy was my landmark and a vital beacon. From early childhood it seemed to me, if we were to be a actress, just like her. I always her equal. But more unfortunately, life did not take.
do you think she would like the play?
I don’t know… But judging by the fact that he really like Sergei Senino (husband of Lyudmila Gurchenko. — I. N.) and all the people who knew her hope would have liked. They spoke kind words to me, so I seem to be going in the right direction. In fact, I always felt her support. And every time playing this show, I clearly feel that Lucia’s soul is next to me. It is so challenging mentally and physically, without her support I simply could not stand.
Why it was and still is a benchmark?
Because she can do everything. Lucy could be versatile singing and dancing actress in “the Straw hat” and “Heavenly swallows”, but at the same time very deep and poignant in “Five evenings” or “Twenty days without war”. This diversity was and remains the most important landmark in the profession. Reason its role literally follow me. I played Tamara in “Five evenings”, the Mother goat in the musical “Toothy nanny” and Corinne in “Mademoiselle nitouche” at the theater Vakhtangov, her character in “Heavenly swallows”. Even now, I’m back rehearsing for her role of Clara in Bocardo “Straw hat”.
facial Expressions and plastic Gurchenko become incredibly recognizable. As in the case of Alla Pugacheva, it is often clumsy to use parodists. But your father is different.
— I’ve never done it but always refused when I offered. Love her too much to do it. The only time was in the show “one to One”, but just because I had to do exactly. And in the play I’m trying just to be her — Lucy will live the life from beginning to end. Today it is probably the most favorite performance and favorite role.
I have long prepared. First author of the musical material Alla Sohini, which was Lusini friend, we have read two of her books: “Applause” and “Lyusya, stop!”, emphasizing the material basis of the performance. And when we met in autumn in the kitchen and opened his sketches, I realized that said the same thing. Like Lucy on top of we have led that you need to take.
— it is Interesting that you keep calling her Lucy and not Lyudmila Markovna. Although 25 years ago did not dare to approach its ideal.
— Yes, just in time as she became so close to me that I can’t call her otherwise. We even play the so called “Lucy. The Declaration of love”. This is our Declaration of love. And I must say that he has found a worthy home at the Vakhtangov theater with a light hand of Marina Raikin. For which I am very grateful.
— Lyudmila Markovna has worked tirelessly with age — always wanted to stay young and feminine. She got plastic surgery that changed her face. How do you feel about such drastic measures?
I’m still hoping for that moment when I need it, invent something else. I would not like to interfere so radically. While holding on.
Is the need for an actress or aging beautifully?
— This is our profession, but the face is an important tool. I’m not ready to grow old. Expect from me and require a completely different. Last year I was playing 18-year-old Denise in “Mademoiselle nitouche” of the Vakhtangov theatre. What’s aging? Then, however, there was a desperate situation — sick all Denise, there is nobody to play, the play cannot be undone. I have long played Corinne. Had a night to remember the role played 15 years ago. And it was so good that a month later I was asked to repeat the feat for the 400 performance. It was my inner victory over them, time and age.
“Misha is always challenging work”
the Main theme of the last days was a terrible accident with participation of Mikhail Efremov. You often found on the set. How was he as a partner?
— Misha is always hard work… Alcoholism is a disease. Now speak, why not treated, which looked friends. I think it’s so easy to make a person with such bad temper to go to the hospital? Just sad and hurt for what is happening on the TV. The fact that this is a PR. This pack swallows, dancing on the bones and their stones. Don’t all of you sinless? Terribly sorry for… Sorry for all. And the victim, and his family, and Misha. As he said in his speech, no more of this actor Mikhail Yefremov. He was slowly killing himself, and eventually killed himself and someone else’s soul.
“We tried not to leave students”
— unlike theatres who somehow managed to online for theater schools it’s big trouble. Last year you scored first course in GITIS on the music faculty. How was working with students?
— despite the fact that the skill of the actor is absolutely impossible to engage in an online format, we still tried not to throw students. Gave different homework. For example, they have worked HARD insulation, that is embodied the selected picture. And prepared monologues on the war, on May 9 and monologues from Shakespeare’s plays and sent the video. The boys themselves chose the material, worked on it and sent the video. And the teachers has watched and made comments.
— A session?
the Exam was postponed to August. Impossible online to complete a practical items. But there is another problem — paying for it. Many parents have lost their jobs during the quarantine. Of course, they have no money to pay for children’s education. We therefore Grigory Zaslavsky trying to support the children, to look for money from the funds. Also, there’s a special student loans at low interest.
many actors at the time of isolation was much more work. How do you personally moved the quarantine?
— Exactly two months we sat in isolation outside the city. Only once I went to the finals of the international competition of readers on red square and to take in “Ostankino”. But we also wasted no time lost. My husband came up with the stamp show “Born of isolation”, a series which is published in my Instagram. It’s sketch Comedy and musical numbers in different images. We simply can not sit without work, so we continue to please the audience and my subscribers in this format.
