Northern buffoon
«Everything was all right at first.They were fishing together and were drinking together the tsar was drinking from a shot glass ,a man from a glass».
«Gilded foreheads» is a northen humorous story about a simple man Kapiton by name, about his naighbour tsar, tsar’s wife Agrafena by name and other people.
Boris Shergin (1896 – 1973) – russian writer, folklorist, publicist and artist.
The texts of Boris Shergin are incredibly colorful: the writer knew the life and culture of Pomorie well from childhood. He loved to listen to the fascinating stories of his father’s friends – eminent ship carpenters, captains, pilots and hunters. He was introduced to songs and fairy tales by N.P. Bugaeva, a peasant woman from Zaostrov, a family friend and housekeeper of the Shergins.
Cartoons created based on the fairy tales of Boris Shergin – «The Magic Ring», «Martynko» and others – made his name truly famous.
The premiere – December 23, 2018
Duration – 35 minutes (without interval)
Directed by Oleg Olegovich Zhyugzhda – chief director of the theater, Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus
Scenography and puppets – Larisa Mikina-Probodyak