Lermontov Russian Drama Theatre (Russian: Русский театр драмы имени М. Ю. Лермонтова, tr: Russkiy Teatr Dramy imeni M. Yu. Lermontova) is a drama theatre named after Russian poet and artist Mikhail Lermontov located in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
National Russian Drama Theatre named after M.Y. Lermontov
The Russian Drama Theatre was opened in Almaty in 1933. Creation and formation of the theatre was done by Yury Rutkovsky [ru], Zinaida Morskaya [ru] (Maksimova), Yevgeny Dyordiyev [ru], Vladimir Zeldin who brought fame to the theatre.
The theatre was named after Mikhail Lermontov in 1964 – the year of the 150th anniversary of poet's birth. At the end of the 1970s, the theatre was acknowledged to be an academic theatre.[1]
Theatre staff were awarded the Certificate of Merit of the Culture Committee for their productive work in the development of theatrical art in 2000.
In 2006 the theatre was closed for major repairs. The theatre installed expensive stage lighting and sound equipment, modern air conditioning and heating systems. The restoration lasted almost three years and the theatre reopened its doors in December 2008.
According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev the theatre was assigned the status ″National″ on 20 November 2020.[2]
From 1983 to June 2020 – Ruben Andriasyan [ru] – the artistic director of the theatre.
Since July 2020 – Dmitry Anatolievich Skirta [ru], Honored Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan, became the artistic director of the theatre.[6]
Monumental statusedit
A new State List of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Local Significance in Almaty was approved on 10 November 2010, which gave the theatre monumental status.[7]
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