Municipal Drama Theatre Biysk, Cultural heritage theatre in Biysk, Russia.
The Municipal Drama Theatre in Biysk occupies the Narodny Dom, a 1914 building by architect I. F. Nosovich funded by merchant P. A. Kopylov and his nephew Colonel A. P. Kopylov. Its eclectic facade mixes Art Nouveau motifs with Gothic-style elements. The auditorium seats 263, and the stage measures 9 by 14 by 16 metres.
A troupe was founded in 1887 by the political exile Leonid Yeshin as a society of drama lovers, performing Griboyedov, Gogol and Ostrovsky in the Public Assembly hall. From 1918 to 1925 the actor and director Vladimir Gardénin, a pupil of Stanislavsky, led it. The theatre took its present name in 1939. During the Great Patriotic War the evacuated Moscow Lensoviet Theatre under I. Shlyapanov worked on this stage until early 1943.
The theatre stages classical Russian plays and contemporary works that shape the artistic life of the city. Visitors experience how local performers and artists convey the cultural identity of the region through their productions.
The theatre is located at Sovetskaya Street 25 and offers regular performances with a rotating schedule for different age groups. Visitors should plan their arrivals ahead and check in advance for current productions.
During the Civil War the Bolshevik underground fighter Galaktion Maletin hid in the small tower that crowns the building; the Kolchak troops caught him there on 5 November 1919. The tower is still visible on the facade.
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