Revival of the theatrical life in New York!
The idea to stage "Our Cyrano" was presented to friends and philanthropists who want to support the production of Tanya Lebedinskaya's play back in 2019. Rostand's outstanding work "Cyrano de Bergerac", written in Paris in 1897, at one time made an indelible impression on the Russian-speaking American, the talented poetess of the Russian-speaking emigration, the composer Tanya Lebedinskaya, whose songs are included in the repertoire of many pop masters. About 25 years ago, she wrote the play "My Cyrano", in which she gave her own interpretation of events. Everything is written in the format of a tragicomedy, and the narration is led by Madame Zee, a socialite and hostess of a fashionable art salon, and Rostan himself, who, as an author, comments on what is happening, sometimes discusses with the heroes, playing with events and destinies, sometimes changing them right in the course of the play.
The coronavirus did not interfere, and the premiere took place, but how and with what a full house !!! It is worth noting that during the pandemic, the teacher of the Vasilyevsk school, Ilya Kozin, thanks to computer technology, conducted rehearsals.
The revival of the wonderful theatrical performances of "Salon Z" has taken place. On June 11, "Salon Z" resumed its activity with the play "My Cyrano" by Tanya Lebedinskaya, in the historic building of the West Park church, where an extraordinary sound is due to organ pipes and the design of the hall. On the second floor in the Pushkin Hall of the Russian Art Theater in Manhattan, before the performance, a show was held with the participation of wonderful artists and opera singers: Elena Uspenskaya, Innochka Zozuli, Nikolai Znaharchuk, etc. There was also an exhibition of paintings. Speaking of "Salon Z", it is worth noting that this is a private initiative of a group of creative people who created a cycle of stage performances called "Inspired by the Baroque" 19 years ago. "Salon Z" has always delighted the audience with its original performances, showing new plots and plays that recreate the history of the era of art salons. "Salon Z" made multi-genre performances, working with both young and well-known actors: Elena Solovey, Gary Chernyakhovsky, Yura Naumkin, Sergei Yursky, Alexander Gradsky, with rock producers Stephen Lieber, Elva Claremont, etc.
Producers Donya Khaselev, Zeyna Gaine and Lev Grzhonko invited outstanding artists to participate in "My Cyrano", capable of embodying the idea on stage under the guidance of director and choreographer, GITIS graduate Maria Kotlova, who performed an aria in the musical "Nord-Ost", 19 years ago in Moscow, the action of which was tragically cut short by the fault of terrorists.
"My Cyrano" - improvisations with excerpts from Edmond Rostand's classic heroic comedy "Cyrano de Bergerac" and excerpts from the poem "My Cyrano" by Tanya Lebedinskaya. This is a play about love, deceit and good intentions. It touches upon the themes of personal relationships between heroes, friendship, war, the place of the poet and poetry, there are the author's philosophical discourses, in Russian with English captions, accompanied by the musical accompaniment of The Black Fires, combining musical, dance and theatrical performance in the style of rock -baroque.
Andrey Chegodaev (Andrey Cheggi Chegodaev) showed a real game on stage, or rather, he did not play, he lived the life of a man with an ugly long nose, but how brightly he lived !!! Marina Wonder, Carlo Velardi, an amazing actor, musician, as well as talented actors Vadim Kroll, Leonid Grinberg, Bodimir, Galina Orlovskaya, Nina Ross took part in the extraordinary performance; the producers also played in the performance: Zeyna Gagne - Madame Z and Lev Grzhonko played by Rostana ...
After the pandemic, theatrical life in New York and Salon Z is reviving. This is so necessary and important! People missed theater and music. The project includes new productions, with original scripts, in which actors from New York and from other countries will take part, about which "Salon Z" will report additionally.
Marina Lagunova
