Odesa Puppet Theater - there is always a place for fairy tales and magic: the history and location of the institution
Odesa Puppet Theater is one of the oldest puppet theaters in Ukraine. It was founded in 1932 and is located in the historical center of Odesa at 15 Pastera Street. For more than 80 years of its existence, the Odesa Academic Puppet Theater has become one of the most famous theaters of puppetry in Ukraine and beyond. Many unforgettable performances were created, which became classics of the genre, and the skill and talent of the team was recognized at many festivals and competitions. The Puppet Theater in Odessa has its own tradition and style of performances, which are characterized by the high skill of the actors, as well as bright and unique scenery.In the puppet theater in Odesa, children meet for the first time in their lives with an action called theater. This is how they can be prepared for "adult" performances, which they will have to get acquainted with at a more mature age. With the help of dolls, theater actors tell children stories that teach them kindness, honesty, love, friendship, nobility, justice, and help them learn about themselves and the world. Here, the dolls are very similar to people. Coming to life in the hands of real masters, they are happy, upset, quarrel and make up, but every fairy tale always ends well, to the great joy of children.
Repertoire of the puppet theater in Odessa
The theater's repertoire includes more than 30 plays based on the works of domestic and foreign authors. These are works of various genres that will be interesting to both children and older viewers:- "The Adventures of the Baby Elephant";
- "The Little Mermaid";
- "The Legend of the Fox and the Crane";
- "Aladdin";
- "Painted Fox";
- "My neighbor is a dinosaur" and others.
