For 7 years now the first Russian-language theater in the GCC Melpomene has been holding a successful theater festival “Theater Spring in Dubai”. During this time, the festival was visited by more than 5,000 art connoisseurs, who saw more than 30 full-fledged performances. The productions were applauded at the largest Dubai venues: Mall of Emirates, Junction, Dubai parks and resorts, Emirates theater, Dubai College, Dubai Performing Arts Academy.
In general, our graduates performed more than 60 plays. We are proud of each of the 258 actors who completed the courses and perform in our theater. An authoritative jury visits the performances to present awards in 12 categories. This year the festival program includes 3-4 theater venues, including the Dubai Performing Arts Academy, Dubai College and Emirates School, where 9 performances will be shown.
Every year we are visited by playwrights – the authors of plays attend the premiere performances of their plays. In particular, in 2023 the festival was visited by Tomaso Pagonis and Valentin Krasnogorov. The play “Moralite” received a world premiere, the production of which was highly praised by the author from the stage.
2023 was also marked by the fact that Russian-language theater became closer to English-speaking audiences – performances were accompanied by English subtitles. The festival was attended by advisors and staff from the office of His Highness Sheikh Majid Rashid Al Mualla, as well as representatives of the national diasporas living in Dubai.
May:
May 11 “This is us” Concert program of monologues
May 12 “Players”, Nikolai Gogol.
May 18 “8 loving women”, Robert Thomas.
May 19 “5th sector”, Marina Alieva.
May 25 “Tea with mint or lemon”, Daniel Navarro.
May 26 “Behind Closed Doors”, Jean Paul Sartre.
June:
June 1 “Oath Maidens”, Oleg Mikhailov.
June 2 “The Case of Katerina Lvovna Izmailova”, Irina Kondrashova.
“The Dawn Will Rise: Bastard” by Nina Sadur.
This is a unique, one-of-a-kind project in the UAE. This is a community of actors of different nationalities. The theater has been operating in Dubai for the eighth year. Every year we present performances to the Russian-speaking public. Dozens of students passed through the workshop. Together we have produced dozens of monologues and excerpts, as well as more than 30 full-length performances. Since 2023, the Melpomene Theater has been a full member of the Association of Theater Workers Abroad.
On February 27, 2024, at the international arts forum “TAVRIKA” 2024, in the nomination “Dramatic Theatre”, in the age category “Adults”, the Melpomene Theater Studio became the 1st degree Laureate for the play “Halo”. Representatives of 5 countries took part in the forum: Russia, Belarus, United Arab Emirates, Georgia and Cuba.
Artistic director and director – Anna Shtatskaya graduated from the Dnepropetrovsk Theater and Art College. She received a Master of Arts in Greece, where she successfully worked in theater and cinema. Its repertoire includes such authors as Lorca, Chekhov, Williams and other famous Greek and Russian playwrights. She took advanced training courses for professional actors and participated in the creative laboratory of I. Lysov from the STD of the Russian Federation. Successfully completed an elective course in puppet theater and directing. Speaks Russian, English, Greek and Ukrainian.
Being an actress of dramatic theater and cinema, with more than 20 years of work experience and having extensive experience in teaching acting courses for children, she is well acquainted with the specifics of acting and stage speech courses. She has been teaching acting for children for over 12 years and for 7 years for adults. Director of the famous children’s musicals in Dubai: “The Nutcracker”, “Visiting a Fairy Tale”, “The Magic Tales of Scheherazade” and “Once Upon a Time There Was a Russula”.
