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"Brooklyn Fairy Tale"
Nomination: Best Implemented Theatre Set Design
The plot of Woody Allen's tragicomedy centers around a mob family led by a mobster nicknamed Duck Sal. When Raphael’s painting "Madonna Granduca" falls into his hands, the lives of all his relatives are transformed.
Artist Vladimir Firer juxtaposes the rich, ornate entourage of the mobster's home with the calm, luminous image of the great painting. In Sal’s house, everything is put on display: luxurious Dior-style outfits and antique items that do not always harmonize with one another. To complement this kitsch, the artist frames the portal with light bulbs like a cabaret, where everything is bright, without shades or half-tones.
The image of the Madonna and Child is projected onto a large screen that replaces the backdrops. The painting hovers freely in this space and changes size as the characters freeze before it, lost in their thoughts. It seems to respond to the movement of the soul, captivating the viewer. In the finale, the characters find themselves under gunfire, and the infant — "growing" to fill the entire screen — seemingly covers them, saving them. The painting becomes one of the main characters of the play and an essential driver of the action.
Location
114 Fontanka River Embankment, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Project Website
About the Applicant
The Saint Petersburg State Youth Theater on the Fontanka was founded in 1980. Since 1989, the theater has been led by People's Artist of Russia Semyon Spivak, one of the prominent figures in Russian theater, who has carved out a unique space for it in the country's theatrical landscape. Today, the Youth Theater is an auteur theater renowned both in Russia and abroad. Its repertoire features over 45 productions based on Russian and foreign classics, many of which have received prestigious awards and festival diplomas.
Project Authors
Vladimir Firer, Merited Artist of Russia
Images
Yulia Kudryashova-Belokrys
Extra visual materials
Other participants
Stage Director: Semyon Spivak, People's Artist of Russia, Director: Polina Nevedomskaya, Lighting Designer: Gidal Shugaev, Composer: Andrey Gubin, Choreographer: Evgeniya Lykova, Stage Movement: Igor Kachaev, Video Director: Valentin Sukhanov, Musical Design: Sergey Patramansky. Cast: Sergey Koshonin, Merited Artist of Russia, Natalya Surkova, Merited Artist of Russia, Anastasia Tyunina / Aleksandra Prokhorova, Alisa Varova / Valentina Loginova, Roman Nechaev / Aleksey Oding, Andrey Zarubin / Fedor Frolov, Vladislav Burgard / Aleksandr Tikhanovsky, Yury Stashin / Artem Kirin, Yulia Shubareva, Sergey Malakhov / Fedor Orevin-Bruni, Anna Deryagina, Matvey Chernikov, Anton Perfiliev, Vladislav Senatorov, Roman Sharov, Anastasia Nechaeva, Anastasia Koshkina, Ksenia Fedotova.
