The State Buryat Academic Drama Theatre named after Kh. Namsarayev

THE STATE BURYAT ACADEMIC DRAMA THEATRE NAMED AFTER

KH. NAMSARAEV

Автор: Черниговский Д.Ю.                                   Научный руководитель: Понаморчук Т.Г.

ГБПОУ «Байкальский многопрофильный колледж»

Theatre has always been a part of human life. Only  theater transmits the artistic experience of ancestors to future generations. Theater teaches mankind eternal values. The Buryat theater originates from folk songs, dances, games, rituals. Russian political exiles and local intellectuals played an important role in its development.

The national professional theater in Buryatia was opened in on July 7, 1932. Soviet Buryat theater was established  on the basis of the traditions of Russian theater and folk Buryat art. The first Director was M. V. Kaptagaev. At the first theatrical repertoire were the following plays: "Barriers" by A. A. Chagaev and Mironsky, "From darkness to light" by the poet D. Dashinimaev, "Path of victory" by D. A. Dashinimaev and Mironsky. In May 1936 Maria Shambueva had begun her creative activity, she was  the first Buryat woman Director. In October 1940 the Buryat musical drama theatre was awarded the order of Lenin.

In winter  1943  the concert team of the theater headed by the artistic Director G. Tsydynzhapov went to the Belarusian front and gave about 100 concerts in two months. At the end 1948 the musical drama theatre was divided into two independent groups: the Opera and Ballet Theatre and Drama Theatre. In December 1959 the Drama Theatre was awarded the name of  Khotsa Namsaraev, the public figure, the well-known Buryat writer.

In 1982, the year of its 50th anniversary, the Drama theater moved to a new building on the Kuibyshev Street. Seven creative teams worked on the exterior and interior of the theatre. Masters of tapestry led by the folk master S. Rinchinova made a unique curtain of horsehair size 8,5x12 meters, its weight is  almost a ton. The jewelers, carpet makers used elements of national ornament and traditional style with the decorative lamps, brass elements of design of the doors. Masters of painting and monumental sculpture, led by the artist Albina Tsybikova painted the walls of the foyer with tempera painting "On the land of Geser". March 3, 1977 for great achievement in the development of Soviet art:  the theater was awarded the high title of "Academic" and the Red Banner Order.

The Buryat drama theatre promotes its performances at the interregional and international level. 2003 was held the first tour in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in the cities of Yakutsk and Neryungri and in 2004  they firstly toured in the People's Republic of China in Hailar and Nantun.

We got acquainted with a special kind of art – theater. We have learned when appeared the first national theater in Buryatia. We will continue to learn new things about the theater art. Theater excites people, pleases and saddens, and therefore helps to live!