TYUT

Theater of Youth Creativity (Russian: Театр Юношеского Творчества) (TYUT for short) - youth theatre school in Leningrad was founded by Matvey Dubrovin in 1956.

Theater of Youth Creativity was founded by Matvey Dubrovin (1911-1974). He has developed the theory of integrated education of the child through theatrical art. Matvey Dubrovin's method was based on education of a person as a human being through a theater.

Initially, the theater occupied small premises at the Art Department of the former Palace of Pioneers (currently Palace of Youth Creations), located in one of the Quarenghi buildings within the territory of Anichkov Palace. There they had a small TYUT's stage with 70 seats. Major productions were shown at the Folk arts Theater (13 Rubinstein St.) in Leningrad. In 1985, upon completion of the theater and concert complex TYUT got moved into the new building, to continue its work within the comfort of five floors for rehearsal and educational space, and two stages. The «big» stage though was quickly taken over by the Theater and Concert Complex (ТКК), and all of the performances took place on the small stage TYUT with 126 seats.

During his work, Matvey Dubrovin seriously studied and applied the teaching methods of Anton Makarenko. This was his way to create and maintain a «self-government» in TYUT. Children were elected to run the Board of the Theater, and they worked together with the teachers of the theater. They decided many aspects of theater life, but at the same time had to submit to the «Responsible person on duty» or Foremen appointed for different types of activities. After the death of Matvey Dubrovin in 1974, the theater continued on. Plays were produced and performed, trips to summer camp and theatrical tours stayed on schedule. All of this was possible due to the teaching staff of the theater, who consisted mainly of graduates of TYUT. It was, and still is, a succession of generations. Evgeny Sazonov, Honored Worker of Culture of Russia, became the artistic director of TYUT, as he was a student and a disciple of Matvey Dubrovin.

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