Youth Theatre on the Fontanka

Saint Petersburg State Youth Theatre on the Fontanka

Na Fontanke Theatre
Address 114 Quay of the Fontanka
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Opened 1979

The Saint Petersburg State Youth Theatre on the Fontanka (Санкт-Петербургский государственный молодёжный театр на Фонтанке) is a theatre on the banks of the River Fontanka in Saint Petersburg founded in 1979.[1] It plays Russian classic plays in the winter seasons and hosts a rock concert in the summer.[2]

History

The theatre was founded in 1979 by Vladimir Malyschitsky, aiming to be a theatre of innovative direction, and has focused on young playwrights and performers, as well as amateurs.[3] The current artistic director is Semyon Spivak, who joined the theatre in 1989.[4]

References

  1. ↑ St Petersburg Encyclopedia
  2. ↑ Elena Nowak, Anja Otto, Vadim Sergeev St. Petersburg entdecken 2006 Page 188 "Jugendtheater an der Fontanka Molodzhnyj teatr na Fontanke (Mолодёжный театр на Фонтанке). "
  3. ↑ Nile Guide
  4. ↑ Petersburg City.com

Coordinates: 59°55′08″N 30°18′47″E / 59.91889°N 30.31306°E / 59.91889; 30.31306


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