Nikolai Zykov Theatre

Performance "The Magic World of Marionettes" (1993), Nikolai Zykov Theatre

Nikolai Zykov Theatre (Russian: Театр Николая Зыкова) - puppet theatre founded in Moscow by Nikolai Zykov, a Soviet and Russian actor, director, artist, designer, puppet-maker, master puppeteer.^[1]

History

Histoire d'amour (2003), flying marionettes, Nikolai Zykov Theatre

When Zykov was five years old, his parents took him to the Puppet Theatre of Sergey Obraztsov. After the show, Zykov created his own theatre in his house and presented puppet performances for his parents and his younger sister.^[1] At that time he did not make puppets by himself. Instead, he took details of toys and inter-connected them with wire.

Zykov began making puppets for his performances in 1977. In 1980, he made his first puppet vignette. In 1985, he created his first solo puppet performance and founded his own professional Nikolai Zykov Theatre.^[2]

Puppets

Zykov constantly developed the technology and has created many new construction and technological innovations for experimental marionettes, marionettes-transformers, radio-controlled puppets, experimental giant puppet consrtructions.

Performances

Performance "Puppets, 21st Century" (2012), Nikolai Zykov Theatre

Nikolai Zykov Theatre offers 18 puppet performances for audience of all ages.^[2] These performances include:

• "Cabaret of Metamorphoses"
• "New Animation"
• "The Search for Dinosaur"
• "New Year Puppet Show"
• "Dinosaur and his friends"
• "Giant and others"
• "Cosmic adventure"
• "The Magic World of Marionettes"
• "From Prehistoric Man to Aliens"
• "Radio-controlled Puppet Show"
• "Exclusive Show"
• "Light Puppet Show"
• "Russian puppets"
• "Puppet Carnival"
• "Treasures of the East"
• "Puppet Bach Concert"
• "Children Party"
• "Puppet Divertissement"

Master classes

Nikolai Zykov Theatre offers 2 master classes for professionals and puppet lovers:

• "Marionettes: today and tomorrow"
• "Workshop of Miracles"

Tours

Zykov has performed in more than 40 countries around the world. These include:

Argentina[3] Brazil Venezuela Mexico United States[4] Iceland Estonia

Latvia Byelorussia Ukraine Poland Germany[1] Belgium France

Spain Italy Austria Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary Russia

Bulgaria Greece Cyprus Turkey Israel Egypt South Africa

Mauritius Seychelles Iran Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Tajikistan Afghanistan

Pakistan[5] India Sri Lanka Singapore Taiwan China[6] South Korea

Japan[1]

Awards

• Diplomas of several competitions and festivals in Russia^[1]
• "Arts Innovation" award of the 12th China Shanghai International Arts Festival and the 2nd Shanghai International Puppet Festival Golden Magnolia (2010)^[6]
• "Excellent Show" award of World UNIMA Congress and Festival (2012)
• "Performance" award of Asia-Pacific UNIMA commission (2014)

See also

• Nikolai Zykov
• Puppetry
• Adult puppeteering

References

1. Boris Goldovskiy, "Puppets", Moscow 2004, page 171 ISBN 5-94117-095-5
2. Nikolai Zykov Theatre in Directory of Russian Theatres
3. Mirar con ojos de títeres in "Pagina12" Buenos Aires, and Argentina
4. Photos, The Puppetry Journal ISSN 0033-443X — USA, Minneapolis, Spring 2002
5. Photos, Sarwat Ali, Animating The Inanimate — Pakistan, Lahore: Ferozsons, LTD, 2005 ISBN 969-0-02024-2
6. "Arts Innovation" award of the 12th China Shanghai International Arts Festival and the 2nd Shanghai International Puppet Festival Golden Magnolia, 2010

External links

• Nikolai Zykov Theatre Official Website