Bashkir State Puppet Theatre, puppet theatre in Ufa, Russia
The Bashkir State Puppet Theatre is a puppet theatre in central Ufa, staging shows for both children and adults. The building holds two performance halls with colorful stage sets and a welcoming interior designed around the characters that appear on stage.
The theatre was founded during the Soviet era to bring the art of puppetry to a wide audience across the region. It was later fully renovated and reopened to mark Ufa's 450th anniversary.
The theatre is one of the few in Russia that regularly performs in Bashkir, the language of the local people of this region. Visitors can discover characters and stories drawn from Bashkir folk tales, which are rarely found on stage elsewhere.
The theatre sits in central Ufa and is easy to reach on foot or by public transport. Performances are most frequent on weekends and around public holidays, so it is worth checking the programme before your visit.
At night, the theatre's facade is lit by a system that picks out the architectural details and gives the building the look of a fairy-tale set. This makes it one of the more eye-catching buildings along that stretch of central Ufa after dark.
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