Bahatr Basangov State Kalmyk Dramatic Theatre, Cultural theatre in Elista, Russia

The Bahatr Basangov State Kalmyk Dramatic Theatre stands at 21 Aksyon Suseyev Street in Elista. Its auditorium seats 232 spectators, and since November 2011 it has incorporated the Jangar theatre for young audiences. The company's director is Galina Shuraeva and its artistic director Boris Mandzhiyev.

The theatre traces its origins to a Kalmyk drama studio opened in Astrakhan in 1927, which became a travelling company; its production "Ulan Sar" was shown in Moscow with 300 students. The modern theatre was founded in 1936 in Elista, opening on 5 November 1936 with Khasyr Syan-Belgin's play "Önchi bök" ("Orphan Wrestler"). Its first director, until early 1937, was the future national poet Sandzhi Kalyaev. Evacuated to Aktobe in 1942, its staff were deported to Siberia from December 1943 and performed in Kalmyk special settlements; it resumed work in Elista in 1958 and was named after writer Baatr Basangov in 1961.

The repertoire is performed in both Kalmyk and Russian. The first Kalmyk one-act opera, "Җирhл" ("Happiness"), with a libretto by Tseren Ledzhinov, premiered here on 5 May 1939. In November 2011 the theatre absorbed the "Dzhangar" young spectators' theatre. The theatre is named after the Kalmyk writer and playwright Baatr Basangov.

The theatre stands at 21 Aksyon Suseyev Street in Elista, with a hall of 232 seats. Its repertoire is performed in Kalmyk and Russian, and since November 2011 it has incorporated the Jangar young people's theatre. Galina Shuraeva is director and Boris Mandzhiyev artistic director.

The theatre has 232 seats. Its director is Galina Shuraeva and its artistic director is Boris Mandzhiev. In November 2011 the children's and youth theatre Jangar was merged into it.