Nikolai Zykov Theatre

Nikolai Zykov Theatre (Russian: Театр Николая Зыкова) - puppet theatre founded in Moscow by Nikolai Zykov, a Soviet and Russian actor, director, artist, designer, puppet-maker, master puppeteer.

When Zykov was five years old, his parents took him to the Puppet Theatre of Sergey Obraztsov. After the show, Zykov created his own theatre in his house and presented puppet performances for his parents and his younger sister. At that time he did not make puppets by himself. Instead, he took details of toys and inter-connected them with wire.

Zykov began making puppets for his performances in 1977. In 1980, he made his first puppet vignette. In 1985, he created his first solo puppet performance and founded his own professional Nikolai Zykov Theatre.

Zykov constantly developed the technology and has created many new construction and technological innovations for experimental marionettes, marionettes-transformers, radio-controlled puppets, experimental giant puppet consrtructions.

Nikolai Zykov Theatre offers 18 puppet performances for audience of all ages. These performances include:

Nikolai Zykov Theatre offers 2 master classes for professionals and puppet lovers:

Zykov has performed in more than 40 countries around the world. These include:

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