Theatrical life in Kiev is very rich and differs in variety of productions and creative approaches . The repertoire of this or that theater is designed for a certain audience, the directors are constantly looking for new ways to attract their viewers . Mastodonts adhering strictly to classical canons, often offering to the attention of the public experimental performances . All together they create a rich and diverse cultural space to the delight of residents and guests of the Ukrainian capital . Total in Ki There are about fifty theaters - we will tell about the most significant .

National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Ukraine named after. Taras Shevchenko

Address: st. Vladimirskaya, 50, tel .: +38 (044) 279 11 69, website: www.opera.com.ua

No doubt, among the cultural institutions of Kyiv the pillar and custodian of traditions is the Opera and Ballet Theater . Located in the center of the city on a small hill, the building attracts attention by its appearance. . The theater constructed in the Neo-Renaissance style harmoniously blends into the surrounding area, and the interior spaces create a festive mood with the grace of decoration, while remaining convenient for the viewer and the collective . Theater repertoire consists of classical products tions . Not far away are St. Sophia Cathedral and the Golden Gate of the reign of Yaroslav the Wise .

Theater of Russian Drama. Lesya Ukrainka

Address: st. Bogdana Khmelnitskogo, 5, tel .: +38 (044) 234 42 23, 234 90 63, 235 72 29, website: www.rusdram.com.ua

Not far from the opera house, in the historical center of Kiev is located and the famous Theater of Russian Drama, whose history began in 1891 with the theater-entreprise actor and director Nikolai Solovtsov. The theater received the name of Lesia Ukrainka in 1941, but immediately after the war, the troupe disintegrated. The return of the theater collective headed by the director to Kiev took place in 1944. Many theatrical performances are awarded with the highest evaluation of critics and unconditional recognition of the public.

National Academic Drama Theater named after. I. Franko

Address: Ivan Franko Square, 3, tel .: +38 (044) 279 59 21, website: www.ft.org.ua.

The status of the national theater named after Ivan Franko was given in 1994, and the first troupe was formed almost 100 years ago in Vinnitsa. The two-story building, in which the theater is now located, was destroyed during the war and after the reconstruction a third floor was added to it, and a small square was built before the building. On its territory there is an unusual monument to a man with a dog, dedicated to actor Nikolai Yakovchenko and his dog.

National Philharmonic of Ukraine

Address: st. Vladimirsky descent, 2, tel .: +38 (044) 278 16 97, 278 62 91, website: www.filarmonia.com.ua

In the Kyiv Philharmonic you can hear world-famous stars, with great desire here act and Ukrainian talents . The acoustics of the column hall to him . Lysenko is considered exemplary, and the history of his appearance in Kiev is very interesting . Kiev Merchant Assembly entrusted the building of the building for his club to the architect Vladimir Nikolayev who possessed excellent knowledge of acoustic laws . And The concert hall of the House of Merchants' Assembly quickly won the fame of an excellent place for of musical evenings . After the war, the building would carry, but as the best building for the Philharmonic was found in Kiev, the House managed to avoid the sad fate .

Kyiv Operetta

State Theater Address: Str. Bolshaya Vasilkovskaya (Krasnoarmeiskaya), 53/3, tel .: +38 (044) 287 26 30, website: www.operetta.com.ua

The repertoire of the Kiev Theater of Operetta includes performances in various genres: classical operettas , modern musicals, musical tales for children and adults, light comedies. The first performance of the theater was seen by spectators in 1935. Since 2004, the theater has a chamber stage "Theater in the foyer."

Kiev State Academic Puppet Theater

Address: st. Mikhail Grushevsky, 1a, Khreshchaty park, phone: +38 (044) 278 58 08, website: www.akadempuppet.kiev.ua

Since 2005, for the Kiev puppet theater, which has existed since 1927, was built permanent premises. The building of the theater is a real fairy-tale castle, the visit of which will bring pleasure to both children and adults. Sculptures of fairy-tale characters adorn the niches of the building and approaches to the theater. In the repertoire - plays for spectators of different ages.

Kiev theater of drama and comedy on the left bank

Address: prosp. 25, tel .: +38 (044) 278 58 08, website: www.drama-comedy.kiev.ua

The troupe of the theater gathered in 1978, for the first 10 years the collective did not have its own premises, and the performances were staged only in Russian. Now the theater is located in the building of the former cinema "Kosmos", and the productions with equal success are bilingual.

Kiev State Theater of Young Spectators in Lipki

Address: st. Lipskaya, 15/17, tel .: +38 (044) 253 62 19, website: www.tuz.kiev.ua

The basis of the repertoire in the Theater for Young Spectators is the works of classics and modern plays. At the court of young theater guests, the collective takes out tales, tragedies, musicals and comedies. Many young actors who begin their careers in the theater in Lipki, later become widely known.