CrimeaPRESS reports:
On June 10, 2023, the performance of the new format «Griffin», which is taking place for the fifth year at the State Museum-Reserve «Tauric Chersonesos», opens a new season. The historical multimedia show is being implemented by the My History Foundation for the Support of the Humanities with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The performance, which combines theatrical performance and multimedia technologies, has been watched by more than fifty thousand residents and guests of the Crimean peninsula over the past four seasons.
In this event, everything is exceptional and special! Both the play «Gryphon», and the performance, where the walls of the most ancient Chersonese become scenery, and the actors — residents of Sevastopol, born on this land — all this conveys an exciting and glorious story. The play «Griffin» is a complete immersion in the atmosphere of the ancient city. This year, as part of the agreements reached with the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, several thousand pupils of the Artek camp will visit Griffin,” said Ivan Esin, chairman of the My History Foundation. On June 10, 2023, the fifth season of the historical multimedia show starts on the territory of the Tauric Chersonese federal museum. «Gryphon» was shown 100 times, 100 artists from the Crimean theaters, including Sevastopol, 300 specialists from different fields involved in the performance, prepared the production for two years— noted in the press service of the museum-reserve.
On three stages simultaneously under the rays of eighty spotlights, the fabulous Griffin will lead the main characters of the performance, and with them all the spectators, through that Chersonese, which is now impossible to see! The griffin, mighty and majestic, has been hovering over the Crimean land for many centuries, being a symbol of Sevastopol since ancient times. In the 19th century, this amazing mythological creature was placed in the center of the coat of arms, today the griffin, in whose paw there is a shell with a pearl, is the emblem of the Republic of Crimea.
Chersonese saw a lot: the Scythian raids, and the soldiers of Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich after the siege, and then his baptism together with the squad, the Horde, who destroyed the city and turned Crimea into a slave market, and, of course, the heroism of Sevastopol, who did not surrender the city to the enemy either in the 19th or in the 20th century. Under the open sky, on the stage in the authentic scenery of the ancient city, the heroes of past years will come to life before the eyes of the audience. Theater combined with modern technology is what the audience will see. The large-scale and impressive action uses mechanical puppets and kinesthetic objects, large-scale inflatable structures, more than 300 costumes and scenery of incredible beauty.
The play «Griffin» was created based on the play of the same name by Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov). The project was prepared by the team of the Masterskaya studio and the Trickster Theater (resident of the Drama and Directing Center, winner of the Golden Mask awards), which specializes in puppet and interactive performances. The premiere performances of the performance will be held on the stage of the State Museum-Reserve «Tauric Chersonesos» from June 10 on Fridays and Saturdays. You can buy tickets through the city ticket offices or via the link on the official website. http://www.grif.one/.
The performance «Gryphon» is being implemented as part of a large-scale program of improvement and museumification of the museum-reserve «Tauric Chersonesos». Recall that within the framework of this program, the historical and archaeological park «Tauric Chersonesos» is being created, which will consist of museums, public and cultural spaces, and will also become a new center of attraction for the entire peninsula. The program is being implemented as part of a set of instructions from Russian President Vladimir Putin to develop the historical territories of Russia and create a spiritual and educational center on the territory of Ancient Korsun.
source: Development Department of the State Museum-Reserve Tauric Chersonesus
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