The State Don Cossack Theatre in Volgograd
(Государственный Донской казачий театр)

- one of the first professional theater troupes in modern Russia, which realized in its creative work best traditions of Don cossacks. The theater aims at supporting connection between generations, keeping, developing and multiplying cultural wealth of our nation, based on Orthodox culture.
     The founder and the art director of the Don Cossack Theater is an Honored Artist of Russia Vladimir Ivanovich Lyapichev. He produced more than 40 plays from classical and modern repertoire.
     The theatre started in 1992, when the audience saw the first night    "I came to give you freedom (Я пришел дать вам волю)"   based on the play of the same name by V. Shukshin. Since then the troupe pleases the audience by first nights every year.
     SDCT   has its own traditions, style, which was created
and developed during 16 years.
     In 2005 The State Don Cossack Theater announced about itself on the Theatrical Festival "Compliment" in Novocherkassk city (Russia), where a play "Villagers (Хуторяне)"  by A.Kopkov was presented on the jury judgment. The Theater gained the first award and the diplomas:
     The best Director Work,
     The best Man Play,
     the depth of role understanding and virtuosity of play.
     Next two years: 2006 and 2007, the Theater twice gained  a diploma of an International Festival "Homo ludens"   ("A Playing man") in Nikolaev city (Ukraine).

     In different time in theatre worked and keeps on working such vivid and talented artists like Honored Artist of The Russian Federation   A. Trusov,    Honoured Art Worker, a composer  -  A. Klimov, Honored Artist of The Russian Federation L. Danilina, Honored Artist of The Udmurtia - N. Nikolaeva, Honored Artist of The Russian Federation P. Zaychenko, who acted in more than 20 films.
     Several times the Theater had   tours  in the cities of Russia and in the countries of the former USSR such as Moscow, Novorossiysk, Sevastopol, Rostov-on-Don, Balakovo, Volgodonsk, Mineralnye Vody, Nikolaev, Anapa, Saratov.

Troupe of theatre

In 2008 The State Don Cossack Theatre celebrated its 16 anniversary.

          If for a human being 16 years is an early youth, the time of hopes, first love and friendship which remain in our soles for ever, so for a theater it’s also not the time to make conclusions.
It’s obvious; the audience likes its theatre. In the hall you can see people of different ages: children, youth, mature people, and honored veterans. And the matter is not only the interest towards folk cossack traditions perfectly embodied in the work of the troupe: here you can feel warm and festal atmosphere, here you can come with your family and bring children.
     The plays of the theater carry moral idea, based on traditions of Russian Orthodox Culture, confirming the idea that every person should overcome human vices, starting form ourselves. This internal exactingness is peculiar to the director as well as to the artists and staff. It let them gain love and recognition of the audience not only in Volgograd and Volgograd Region.

The State Don Cossack Theatre in Volgograd

     Present theatre season is famous for the thing that it was opened in a reconstructed hall of its native building, which was built in   XIX   century and is a unique monument of architecture,
survived in two wars.
     Held out the Civil War, its survival in the Stalingrad battle was a miracle. It witnessed hard
bombing and bloody battles. This is one of the most beautiful buildings in our city; it still reminds us about unconquerable strength and firmness of Russian spirit. Nowadays has become a theater,
it helps to support the connection between generations, to keep, develop, and increase spiritual and cultural values of our great city hero Zarizyn-Stalingrad-Volgograd.