On the Main Stage of the Taganka Theater in Moscow, a farewell ceremony is held for Honored Artist of the RSFSR, former director of the theater Nikolai Dupak. It has been reported TASS.
Dupak’s colleagues and relatives carry flowers to the coffin. “Nikolai Lukyanovich played a fundamental role in the development of the Taganka Theater, for about 30 years, since 1963 he led the theater as a director. [по 1990]. Dupak’s colleagues, in a speech of mourning, under him changed the name of the theater to one that is known to everyone today, and under his leadership the emblem of the theater appeared in the form of a red square.
According to the representatives of the theater, under the direction of Dupak, Yuri Lyubimov staged a play that is still in progress in the theater – “The Good Man from Cezuan”. “Under the leadership of Nikolai Dupak, a new red brick building was built at the Taganka Theatre, where the New Stage is currently located,” they added.
Dupak died on March 26 at the age of 102. Condolences have already been expressed to the relatives of the player. expression Vladimir Putin.