DALLAS: Lia Akhedzhakova in "My Grandson Benjamin"

Thu Dec 12 2024 at 07:00 pm UTC-06:00

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DALLAS: Lia Akhedzhakova in "My Grandson Benjamin"
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The incomparable Lia Akhedzhakova stars in "My Grandson Benjamin" based on the play by Lyudmila Ulitskaya and directed by Marfa Gorvits. Also starring: Aleksandra Islentyeva, Olga Grudyaeva, Egor Trukhin.
*This play is performed in Russian
The main protagonist, Esther (Akhedzhakova), lives in the past, where traditions and rules from childhood are preserved in her memory. Authoritative and used to making decisions for others, she unsuccessfully tries to find a suitable wife for her only son. One day, Esther decides to go back to the small town of Bobruisk, where she grew up, and returns with the correct bride, a young beauty from a vetted family. It would seem that everything is going according to plan, but Esther’s attempt to build a new world on an old foundation eventually crumbles. Her son rejects his mother's imposed marriage, and the bride is not who she was perceived to be...
The classic conflict between "fathers" and "children" in the play is interwoven with a funny, touching story about maternal love, capable of both creating something beautiful and destroying everything around. The main heroine must come to terms with the chasm between her traditional ideals and the new ways of the world.
Bestselling author Ludmila Ulitskaya wrote this play in the 1980s, but its themes remain timeless. Thanks to the work of stage masters Lia Akhedzhakova and Aleksandra Islentyeva, joined by a cast of bright young actors, the play is in turn poignant and comical, soul-gripping and hopeful.
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Спектакль "Мой внук Вениамин"
ЛИЯ АХЕДЖАКОВА
Александра Ислентьева
Егор Трухин
Ольга Грудяева
Режиссёр Марфа Горвиц (лауреат “Золотой маски”)
«Мой внук Вениамин» – удивительно пронзительная история семейных отношений.
Главная героиня Эсфирь (Ахеджакова) живёт воспоминаниями о прошлом, в её памяти традиции и порядки из детства. Властная и привыкшая решать за других, она безуспешно подыскивает своему сыну "правильную" невесту. И вот однажды решается на важный шаг – отправляется в свой родной Бобруйск и привозит оттуда юную красавицу из проверенной семьи. Казалось бы всё складывается удачно, но чёткий план обустройства нового мира по старому рушится.
Сын противится навязанному матерью браку, а привезённая невестка оказывается совсем не той, кем казалась…
Классическое сопротивление “отцов” и “детей” в спектакле нанизано на смешную и одновременно трогательную историю о материнской любви, способной как созидать что-то прекрасное, так и разрушать всё вокруг.
Пьесу Людмила Улицкая написала в 1980-х, но впоросы, которые в ней поднимаются, не имеют срока давности. Блистательная работа настоящих мастеров сцены - Лии Ахеджаковой, Александры Ислентьевой - и молодoй и яркой команды вряд ли оставит кого-то равнодушным.
*Спектакль идет на русском языке.
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Dallas, TX
📅 Date: Thursday, December 12, 7:00 PM
📍 Venue: Carpenter Hall / Irving Arts Center, 3333 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX 75062
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