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T: Let’s read the text about the theaters of Mari El.
Theaters in Mari El
A theatre is building where plays, operas, ballets, operettas are performed. The main two parts of a theatre are the stage for the actors and the hall for the audiences which are separated by the orchestra pit. We can have seats in the orchestra stalls, in the stalls, in the pit, in the boxes, un the dress circle, on the balcony and in the gallery. We can go to a matinee or evening performance and can buy tickets beforehand or at the box-office before the performance.
If we want to go to the theatre we look though a billboard to find out what the cast is. If we come to the theatre before the performance we go through the foyer to look at the pictures of actors, actresses, singers, dancers hanging on the walls. During the intervals we can go to the refreshment room. To get some more information about the cast we can buy a programme.
There are theaters for children and grown-ups. People who often go to the theatre are called theatre-goers or fan.
In the capital of Mari El there are 4 theaters:
The Shketan Mari National Theatre. M. Shketan played a great role in the creation of this theatre. Theatre is a bust to him near the theatre.
The Konstantinov Russian Drama Theatre. The theatre got its name after its former stage manager in 1994.
The Puppet Theatre for children.
The Sapaev Opera and Ballet Theatre. It was named after Sapaev in 1994.
The Shketan Mari National Theatre used to be called different: the Musical Theatre and the Mari Music and Drama Theatre. It was opened in 1920nand in 1929 it became a professional theatre which was housed in different buildings of the town. The present magnificent building of the Mari National Theatre with its beautiful columns was opened in our town in Lenin Square in 1960b. it has a hall for 800 people. The plays in this theatre are performed in the national language. On the 19th of March, 1995 the theatre celebrated its 75th anniversary.
The Konstantinov Russian Drama Theatre is in Chavain boulevard. Its history goes back to 1937 when this theatre was situated in K. Marx street.
The puppet theatre was opened in our town in 1942. Now it is placed in a new building in K. Marx street. Children like to attend puppet shows at this theatre. The performances of the theatre were a great success in Moscow in April of 1994.
The performances at the Sapaev opera and Ballet Theatre are staged in the building of the Mari National Theatre. Those who like to go this theatre know the names of such opera singers of dancers. A. Shaved, N. Kovaleva, T. Perepelitsa, E. Komleva, L. Ushakova, Y. Tupicov, B. Dobrynin and others.
The repertoire of out theatre is very wide. We can listen to operas by Tchaikovsky, Rossini, Verdy, Bized, Counod, Puccini, etc., operettas by Straussand Lehar.
The first Mari opera “Akpatur” by E. Sapaev based on the drama by S. Chavain was staged on the 5th of April, 1963 and is still in the repertoire. Boris Artemyev sang the part of the legendary hero Akpatyr. T. Labutina sang the main part of Evika.
Another national opera “Elnet” I. Molotov based on the novel S. Chavain was also a great success for its music and singing N. Kovaleva performed the part of Chacha. N. Kovaleva has a beautiful voice and is a good actress.
Lovers of ballet can admire the beautiful ballets “Swan Lake”, “The Nutcracker”, “The Angara”, “Gissele” and others.
The first national ballet “The forest Legend” by A. Luppov was staged on the 17th of February. 1974 with A. Alexandrova, G. Klimanova and V. Kuzminuk in the main parts who created the vivid images of Erica, Shaivi and Keremet.
The repertoire of the Mari National Theatre is very wide. “Salika”… one of the national historical plays by the famous playwright S. Nikolaev was first staged in 1936. Since that time it has been staged more than 700 times. Another play “Aivika” was first staged in 1948.
Задания к данному тексту:
1. Чтение текста.
2. Перевод текста на русский язык.
3. Вопросы к тексту:
a) How many theatres are there in Yoshkar-Ola?
b) Who is Mari National Theatre named after?
c) When did the Shketan Mari National Theatre celebrate his anniversary?
d) When was this theatre opened?
Литература:
1. В.В. Иванова, Сборник методических разработок, "Межкультурная направленность обучения на уроках неродныз языков и во вынеурочной работе", с. 54
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