December Theater Awards
Text Alevtina Kashitsina Photos courtesy of H2O
Seagull is certainly one of the symbols of the Russian theatre. It is also the name of a theatrical award The Chayka. Its ceremony took place on December the 25th in the MHAt im. Chekhova. The award has existed since 1996 and is one of the brightest Moscow events in December. As it takes place before the New Year holidays, it is always a ceremony with a lot of jokes, fun and of course awards for best productions and roles in 19 nominations. Yekaterina Konovalova and Igor Zolotovitsky were the hosts of the ceremony as usual, entertaining the guests and presenting the prizes. Among the winners was Maxim Sukhanov and Alexander Sirin for the best actor duet, “Zorro’s Mask”. The head award prize went to Anatoly Belyi for his role in Kirill Serebrennikov’s “Man-Pillow”. Irina Grineva received her “F Smile” prize for the female role in “Ornitology” and Vitaly Khaev – “M smile” for his role in “Figaro”. Among the sponsors of the ceremony there were the following brands: Longines, Czar’s Gold, Nescafe Gold and companies LeCadeau and MaiNaim.
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