“ Young guys and girls with honest and open faces. They carefully and fairly deftly move furniture, strain the vocal cords, some are exposed - in general, they fully act as an instrument of "someone else's, unkind will." They are sincerely sorry. But have not any of them ever wondered if he is doing something wrong in life? The production as a whole is an empty and unprofessional thing (I can not call it work). There is no directing. The material, of course, is not easy (civil war). And the very prose of Babel is not for the faint-hearted. But why turn human pain into "comic verses"? What type of new art does that require? I think it is wrong to mask the lack of talent spetsefektami, nude nature and tricks with sound and scenery. Music is also past (it is not surprising, the composer with the director has a long creative tandem). Choreography in general for the company is rather weak. Although in this setting, she should, in theory, draw (exception - the girl who performed the general number in the first row, perhaps she is a choreographer: the difference with the rest is striking). In terms of acting, I will only note the scene with the letter. Monologue of the son, narrating about revenge to the father and drawing white crosses. This scene was on the level. But another scene with the same actor ("the cartridge on me must be stricken") is spoiled by his partners. In general, but should you wait for something more from the student's skits? Probably not, but I do not rule out that Babel himself would have cut all this self-activity into small cabbage.

“ About the play "Cavalry" Dir. Maxim Didenko Center for them. Meyerhold (1.11.17) This performance feels like a tightrope walker performing a complicated and risky number. And at the moment when he was already convinced in the class of skill, he breaks down - so ingenuously that you do not know whether to sympathize with him or resent it. Find a stage equivalent to the Babel word - the task is not a template one. Speech norm of this author is difficult to overcome till now. But it seems that Maxim Didenko managed to find the source code. On the field of well-tempered episodes in the excitement of violent dances and choral gulbis, the unsubstantiated explosive youth of the actors is thriving. The queue of actor's pieces and feints, the ensemble character of the performance, solo "tricks", and the overall pressure of the performance - realize, as well as possible, a free stream of Babel's text in the rebellious Sabbath. And an empty stage box for such a game - the best place for any scenographic transformation. Where the tricky rhythm of the transitions from stage to stage fascinates, like the tricks of a skilful illusionist. A special impression of the play-list of the production, the more valuable is that the performance of the composer is Ivan Kushnir. In some places, musical intonation breaks to the heights of a truly dramaturgic speech. But, for all the gentleness, more than two-hour performance, you involuntarily begin to worry: will the director be able to withstand the degree of tension before the final codes? Of course, a stunning text requires a strong stage gesture. And maybe not all the symbolism of the rich action was deciphered from the first time, but the ruthless nature of the mutiny is revealed in such frank fullness and naked abundance that the actors feel sorry for the selfless waste of such a resource. In a daring move, of course, there is a lot of theatrical courage, but it seems that such things are taken on a breathless breath, like a shot. Any excess - lowers the status of the expression. Babel understood this perfectly and had the secret of a sufficient word. Even the fact that the more an open body was displayed, the less clearness of the spoken words was observed - it makes you smile. But, with all that, we must admit that the total number of rooms (thoroughbred dominants of the show) deserves to be given something selectively for encore in the conservative traditions, on applause. A similar tradition does not seem to exist in a dramatic theater, but I think that "Cenarmia", for all its extraordinary unusuality, can afford it. But in general, excellent, skillful work. The total score for the five-point system: 4+, in decimal: 9.

“ Wonderful performance