Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “Katerina Mironova Art Studios”(ANO “TMaK”)
Jointly with Moscow North-Western Administrative District Culture Department
State Government-Financed Culture Institution Culture Centre “Mitino” presents National Group Theatre-Studio “DVER”.
Theatre-studio «DVER» was created by an author’s target programme to develop children’s and teenagers’ creative potential using professional stage practice. The children who study in the theatre-studio get a real opportunity not only to enter the professional stage but also to continue their theatrical education in specialized educational institutions of Moscow.
In the theatre-studio “DVER” a great attention is paid to the psychology, the pedagogy, the repertoire and the age characteristics are taken into account. In the staging the theatrical dramatics, plastics and music arrangement are very well combined.
Girls and boys in the theatre-studio in their everyday studies grasp the fundamentals of actors’ skills, choreography, vocal art, stage movement, acrobatics and stage speech.
Broad repertoire, various performances, musicals, plastic compositions help young actors to perfect themselves in the world of art, to fulfil themselves in a creative way and to open new doors into our great and splendid world.
The design of costumes, decorations, the recording and arrangement of soundtracks, the work on scripts and staging, careful selection of personnel make the young artists worthy to enter the stage.
The main staff of the theatre performs on prestigious stages of Moscow, regularly goes on international tours, participates in international and national art competitions and festivals.
The graduates of the theatre-studio study in theatrical institutions of Moscow, some of them are engaged in leading theatres of Russia, among them the Lenkom Theatre, Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre, Gorky Moscow Art Theatre.
The theatre-studio has been awarded with numerous national and city grants. The theatre-studio “DVER” participates in several charity and social programmes of Moscow, such as concerts for disabled, large family children, war and labour veterans.
The theatre collaborates successfully with many composers, writers, musicians, artists and many art groups of Russia and abroad.
“Katerina Mironova Art Studios” organizes various entertainment and leisure programmes for children and adults, stage professional shows for children and adults, holds large scale events like “City Day”, “Victory Day”, “International Children’s Day”, New Year shows and other thematic holiday events.
National Company Theatre-Studio “DVER” was founded in 2000 under the Moscow State Cultural Institution Cultural Center “MITINO” by director Ekaterina Valeryevna Mironova who has been the group’s leader until now.
The group was awarded the title “National Company” in 2004 and approved it twice in 2008 and 2011.
Now about 200 persons are engaged in the theatre-studio aged from 3 to 25.
A distinctive feature of the theatre is that the entire almost repertoire is author’s.
The leader of the national company theatre-studio «DVER»:
Ekaterina Mironova graduated from Moscow State University of Culture and Arts majoring in choreography and producing and staging of concert and show programs and also graduated from director courses under State Academy of Theatre Arts.
E. Mironova is a scriptwriter, director and choreographer of the theatre-studio “DVER”. Repertoire genres:
- dramatic performance;
- folklore performance;
- parody performance;
- lyric performance;
- dance composition;
- musical;
- musical-plastic compositions;
- chamber staging;
- theatre composition.
Stage experience:
Until now the theatre-studio has gained rich stage experience.
The company has been performing on the following stages of Moscow:
Pillar Hall of the House of Unions;
Central House of the Workers in the Arts;
Drama theatre in Vernadsky Avenue;
«Romen» Theatre;
Theatre Named After N. V. Gogol;
Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Singing Centre;
«Et Cetera» Theatre under the leadership of Alexander Kalyagin;
U Nikitskikh Vorot Theatre;
GITIS Theatre;
Childrens Music Theatre Named After Natalya Sats;
Moscow State Variety Theatre;
Krasny Oktyabr Culture Centre;
House of Fashion;
«Mir» Cinema and Concert Hall
Achievements:
From 2001 the company has participated in various competitions and festivals, among them international ones (at the average ten times a year) and has always been awarded.
National Group Theatre-Studio «DVER» is laureate and winner of the following national and international festivals and competitions:
- Laureate of the International Theatre Festival named after Bryantsev, St. Petersburg (2001, 2003, 2006, 2009);
- Laureate of the International Festival of Arts in France, Cannes, 2002;
- Laureate (2005) and best childrens theatre company (2006) of the international theatre festival «Earth, Theatre, Children», 2005;
- Grand Prix of the international art festival «Crystal Magnolia», 2006;
- Grand Prix of the international art festival «Kinotavrik» and the nomination «Best performance», Sochi, 2006, and laureate in 2003 and 2004;
- Grand Prix of the Russian National Easter Festival, 2007;
- Laureate of the festival «Golden Autumn», 2006, and «Autumn Renaissance», 2007;
- Laureate of the Russian National Bakhrushin festival «Big Change», 2007;
- Laureate of the international arts festival «Slavic Wreath», Kranevo, Bulgaria, 2007;
- 1st Award of the XI Moscow International festival of childrens and youths companies «Primroses-2008»;
- Laureate of the childrens arts festival «April», 2008;
- Winner of the 1st and the 2nd independent festival of childrens and youths theatres of a small scale «NEW PERSONS 2009», «NEW PERSONS 2010», «NEW PERSONS 2011», Grand Prix of the festival;
- Award and jurys special prize of the Open Moscow childrens and Youths Festival Competition «Show Booth-2009»;
- Laureate of the 1st degree of the folklore competition «Mitino Origins» in the nomination «Folk Song», 2010;
- Laureate of the International folklore festival «Moscow Round Dance», 2010;
- Laureate of the 3rd degree of the district open festival of the youth culture «Moscow – a constellation of talents», 2010;
- Grand Prix of the International festival «Friends of Bulgaria», 2010 and 2011;
- Laureate of the 1st degree of the International Festival Competition of childrens and youths art «DANKO-2011», Odessa, Ukraine;
- Laureate of the 1st degree of the International Festival Competition «Stone Flower», Yekaterinburg, 2011;
- and many others
Recognition of the activity:
The companys, the leaders and the teachers activity of the National Company Theatre-Studio «DVER» has been widely recognized at various levels of cultural activity in Moscow and Russia which is confirmed by Awards, as following:
- Award for the leader of the theatre-studio E. Mironova for her directors and pedagogic work with young actors in the performance «Evenings in a village near Dikanka» issued by the president of the Union of theatre activists of the Russian Federation, A. Kalyagin;
- Award of the participant in the competition of professional mastership in the nomination «Best culture education worker of Moscow – 2008» issued for the leader of the theatre-studio «DVER» E. Mironova;
- E. Mironova is the winner of the district competition of professional mastership «Best culture education worker of the North-Western Administrative Okrug of Moscow – 2008»;
- Award of the participant in the competition of professional mastership in the nomination «Best culture education worker of Moscow – 2010» issued for the director and teacher of actors skill of the theatre-studio «DVER» O. Astanin;
-Award for the first place in the municipal competition of professional mastership and a bage «Moscow Master» to E. Mironova
- Appreciation in the name of the board and the direction of the Central House of the Workers in the Arts;
- Appreciation of the Head of Council of the Mitino District (yearly from 2003 to 2011);
- Appreciation from the Prefecture of the North-Western Administrative Okrug of Moscow, 2005, 2007-2011;
- Commendation from the company «Kinomark», 2005;
- Letters of appreciation for the Culture Department, Committee of the Community Ties of Moscow, Moscow City Duma deputies
Charity:
The company takes active part in charity concerts and actions held in various institutions of Moscow, such as:
- Centre of social service «Mitino»;
- social apartment houses in Mitino district № 1, № 2, № 3;
- schools and children’s homes of the North-Western Administrative Okrug;
- children’s homes;
- regiments;
- veterans meetings;
- events organized by the authorities of North-Western Administrative Okrug and the Prefecture of Mitino district;
- New Year celebrations;
- events on the open stages dedicated to the Defender Day and Maslenitsa.