Dear "Roses Street Theatre", thank you so much for being here!

MODFEST.RAMPA.RU 2014 Dialogues on the Margins - I'm telling you, an earthquake. - Through the opening of the load-bearing wall! Quickly! - What a long one... About 30 seconds, no less. How much do you think? - Six points, no more. Now people will start pinning it to something as a sign. Do you think this means the elections? - Because of the festival. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Who will you vote for? - For Yuri Rosca. - Is he for Europe or Russia? - He is for working with both. He is a true patriot. He is for Moldova. And we are on friendly terms. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - Why do you manage to analyze performances like that? - Actually, for me the object of analysis is the entire festival as a whole. I identify development trends, calculate risks, including cultural, social and political ones, and draw up development scenarios. Theater is the most mobile art. Music is even more mobile, but it doesn't have the same social influence. Theater determines the style that will dominate in the next year or two, and this style determines what will sell on the markets in three or four years. Analyzing a performance is a detailed, in-depth analysis. I use the same rules as for any other analysis. Don't make up anything about the performance before you see it. Be attentive. Remember that there are no trifles or unimportant details. Evaluate what you've seen. Trust yourself and remember Pavel Rudnev's 15 rules of the theater critic's code. - How do you define this style? - If you think back to the 2012 festival now, what comes to mind right away? Remember the rules for a director's analysis of a play. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - I can't think of anything offhand... - The main theme was the relationship with God and religion. Last year it was an individual choice in opposition to the masses. Semiotics was a suitcase. This year there is a serious social demand for individual and general civic responsibility. Semiotics is water. - If a normal person listens from the outside, it sounds like complete nonsense. - Normal people understand that this is not nonsense. Here, try explaining even to theatergoers what, for example, postdramatic theater is. - Yes, I heard... - Although Harmelin says that there is no postdramatic theater, he is a truly great artist and has a keen sense of contemporary aesthetics. In his performances, one can see, if not all, then many of the tools of postdrama. Moreover, he came to these tools intuitively. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - How Harmelin knows how to create a real celebration. Several years ago, the Zdob si Zdub group was at the opening. And this year, the Zhok dance ensemble. - Zhok is part of world culture. You can see their performances in Chisinau once or twice a year. - And what amazing children he has in the theater! Aren't they from the theater lyceum and the students? - Yes, indeed. The children are fantastic. I've only seen such children once before, at a concert of the composer Vladimir Genin here in Munich. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - There are no tours now. If anyone comes, it's a hack job. Viktyuk came once in the last few years, and practically that's it. But here, at the festival, you can see real contemporary theater. We practically don't have any other opportunity. At least for Russian-speaking people. - Do you come to the discussions? - Yes! It's a real event. There is an expert from Belarus there... - Tatyana Kotovich. - Yes. We are just lucky that we can hear her. - Are you going to vote? - Of course. - For whom? - For the Democratic Party. --------------------------------------------------------------------- - Among the festival's highlights, I can name the works "You, Me..." by the St. Petersburg Baltic House, and "Games in the Backyard" by the Tbilisi Theater. Three one-man shows: "The Chant of the Madonna of Pinega" from Novgorod, "Jean Genet - Son of a Bitch" from Tel Aviv, and Harmelin's stunning work "Give Me Back My Life, Please..." The acting by Dmitry Dubina, whose only means of expression for most of the performance is his face illuminated by the stove light, is simply incredible. This is serious contemporary theater. In addition, a student of Yuri Arkadyevich Harmelin presented her work out of competition. Her work "Japanese Tales" is not even contemporary theater, but its future.

With great respect and love, I'd like to write about the MOLDFEST.RAMPA.RU festival on behalf of my entire family! For six years now, all working members of our family have tried to split their annual vacation into two parts: a summer break and the autumn festival. We want to see all the events taking place during the festival. We try not to miss a thing! For us, Russian-speaking citizens of the Republic of Moldova, this is a true celebration! After all, due to our financial situation, we can't visit so many countries and cities in one year to see and experience so many theaters and performances! But here, in our hometown, without leaving our country, in just one week, we see so much new and interesting stuff that we've never seen in our entire lives! This is very important for us and our children, to whom we try to pass on Russian culture and the Russian language! Special thanks to Russia, in particular the Russkiy Mir Foundation, which greatly helps and supports the festival! You give us hope that we haven't been forgotten by our people, despite our geographical distance. We saw almost every performance at this year's festival. It's hard to single out just one – they were all so different, and so wonderful! It's very difficult to get into this theater, and the festival in particular. The hall is small and there are few seats, but we're willing to stand in the aisles, sit on the floor, just to catch a glimpse of another world, this magic, this miracle, this fairy tale called THEATRE! THANK YOU SO MUCH! With love for theater, the Kalinevich family: Alina, Daria, Svetlana, Oleg! Chisinau.

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The State Youth Drama Theater's production of "From Rose Street," based on the play "Troikasesmerkatuz" by the talented contemporary Russian playwright, was directed by Yuri Harmelin, Master of Arts of the Republic of Moldova, in 2005. This is a joint project with the Union of Theatre Workers of Russia to support Russian theaters in neighboring countries. The set designer for this production is the talented production designer and winner of the Russian Golden Mask Award, Stepan Zohrabyan. The production enjoys immense popularity both in the Republic of Moldova and far beyond its borders. The State Academic Drama Theatre "From Rose Street" is regularly invited to various countries and cities to perform this production for competition festivals, tours, and other theatrical forums, and consistently receives top awards at all festivals (Chisinau, Moscow, Minsk, Bobruisk, Kherson, Yekaterinburg, Yalta, Simferopol, and others). The production "Troikasemerkatuz" was named the best performance of the year by the Union of Theatre Workers of the Republic of Moldova in 2006. At the "Galla Premialor" theatre festival in Moldova, it received the Union's highest awards for "Best Direction" and "Best Actor of the Year." The production enjoys great acclaim everywhere. However, like any work of art, it cannot please everyone. Therefore, if someone doesn't like it, that doesn't speak volumes about its quality.

Good afternoon, from Ukraine! I saw your rock opera "White Crow" as part of the 9th International Theatre Festival "Meetings in Odessa." Unfortunately, the theme of war is more relevant than ever for Ukraine. Moldova also has such a bitter experience, so even despite the young actors, you can't help but understand that they convey the essence not only through their performances, but also through the soul of the people. Tears clouded my vision when Death said, "I so love young soldiers." In our country, we mourn almost every day because we bury young men, our Heroes, who are dying in Donbas. Moreover, many have (in the words of the opera) broken lives and unfulfilled weddings. Therefore, like Joan of Arc, we often ask, "Who are you with, O God?" Thank you to everyone who participated in the production and original interpretation of this dramatic poem. I think this rock opera will be a long-standing part of your theater's repertoire! Thank you again! We are always happy to see you in Ukraine!

The State Youth Drama Theater "From Rose Street" is drawing to a close with its 36th season. This event will be marked by the premiere of "WHITE CROW" by Yuri Rybchinsky. Directed by Yuri Kharmelin. We look forward to seeing you on June 21st and 22nd at 6:00 PM!