Three-century history of Russian theatre - an integral part of national culture of the past which has given to the world recognised samples of a high art and moral feat of its anonymous and known creators. Who these masters, which energy were pawned by talent first of all bases of domestic theatre, what their creative destinies and the contribution to development of Russian theatrical culture - it it is told about all on a site.

It is known, that the theatre as to an art sort in Russia was preceded a various sort by national ceremonies.

In Ancient Russia farmers marked days of a winter solstice, i.e. The beginning of new agricultural year. Behind days imnego solstices followed festivals in honour of a spring equinox and a summer solstice. During these festivals dancings, songs, rjazhenja, game on musical instruments were arranged various igrishcha.

Spring named a seven-clod, JAriloj. In the Samara edge it was personified by the high girl wrapped up in white bed-sheets which have been tied up by garlands of colours and greens with a curly green branch in hands. JArilu - or the old man in the high paper cap decorated with tapes, with bubentsami in hands, or the young guy with the rouged cheeks.

In these igrishchah people represented the work in the form of struggle of two forces - kind and malicious. Igrishcha gradually became rhythmic, participating in them gradually were built in the form of a circle, and action proceeded already under support of songs. Sometimes the circle - a round dance - was broken off, became figured or was divided into two polukruzhija or the ranks opposed and having something in common with each other.

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