All the stars at the presentation of the main theatrical award of Russia.

Elizaveta Boyarskaya and Maksim Matveev

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Igor Kostolevsky

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Elizaveta Boyarskaya again made a splash at the ceremony, the National theatre Award
“Golden Mask”. This is the final event of the largest Ukrainian festival, it was the 24th time. And in recent years it boyar, which has repeatedly been among the nominees, as well as acted as the leading “Golden mask”, undoubtedly wins the unofficial competition for the most stylish outfits. And Lisa manage to combine the elegance of dresses with blatant sexuality.

Yuliya Menshova

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Ekaterina Andreeva

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But in the category “Best female role” boyar, to claim the prize for the role of Sasha in the play “Ivanov” theater of Nations, this time remained without awards. Bypassed Alla Demidova: legendary actress noted for the production of “Akhmatova. Poem without a hero” in the “Gogol-center”.

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The award ceremony was held on the New stage of the Bolshoi theatre. And for the first time in all the years it was divided into two evenings. This was due to the huge number of nominations, which ceremony lasted nearly five hours! A few days before the finals of the “Golden mask” were celebrated stars of the theatre, which no longer had to compete with fellow folk favorites were awarded prizes for their long and colorful life in art. A competitive affair organizers reserved for the final evening.

Alexandra Ursulyak

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But the tradition to invite for the production of the prize of the Director Nina Chusova preserved. And she once again came up for the ceremony, new style and “interior”. In 2018, the theme was futuristic future.

Among the awardees in the field of ballet was Anastasia Stashkevich (the”Cage” at the Bolshoi theater), conductor Teodor Currentzis and choreographer Alexey Miroshnichenko (both for “Cinderella” in the Perm Opera and ballet theatre).

Among the winners also was the work of the Taganka Theater, “Sweeney Todd, mad Barber of fleet street”. Spectacle won in the categories “Best musical” and “the work of the Director in the musical.” Troupe-winner on stage brought Irina Apeksimova, the artistic Director of “Taganka”.

In the Opera nominations noted the work of Kirill Serebrennikov, set in “Helikon-Opera” performance “Chatski” and the play “Billy Budd” in the Large.

Conductor Teodor Currentzis and the stars of the Bolshoi ballet, Maria Alexandrova and Vlad Lantratov

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Viktor Dobronravov with his wife Alexandra

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Special prizes in the field of musical theatre jury awarded the performance
“Cantos” of the Perm Opera and ballet theatre and Anna
Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov (the latter with the wording “For the unique creative Duo in the play
The Bolshoi theatre “Manon Lescaut”)

The jury of drama theatre and the puppet theatre are encouraged with spectramedi Khabarovsk
the theatre of the young spectator and team
theater “Gogol-center” under the leadership Serebrennikov (with the formulation “For
creating space for creative freedom and daring search for a language of theatre
of modernity”).

Alla Demidov and Pavel Kaplevich

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Maxim Konovalov with his family

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In the field of drama theatre celebrated actors Anastasiya Lebedev (“Drums in the night” at the Moscow Theater. Pushkin), Dmitriy Lysenkov (Svidrigailov in “Crime and punishment” of the Alexandrinsky theatre) and Vyacheslav Kovalyov (“Exile” in the Theater.Mayakovsky).

Irina Apeksimova receives award

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The best Director was Yury Butusov (“Uncle Vanya” in the Theater.Lensoveta). And the best performances gave two performances of St. Petersburg theatres: “Chuk and GEK” Alexandrinsky and “Fear. Love. Despair” Maly drama theatre — theatre of Europe.

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