Baltic House Festival Theatre Explained

The Baltic House Festival Theatre (Russian: Балтийский дом) is a theatre located in Alexander Park, Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Petrogradsky Island. It was founded in 1936 as the Lenin's Komsomol Theatre, and renamed Baltic House in 1991.^[1] From 1936-1939 it was located at 12 Vladimirsky Avenue, then moved to its current location in 1939.^[2]

Baltic House has been the main stage of the International Baltic House Theatre Festival (Russian: Театр-фестиваль «Балтийский дом») since 1991;^[3] the international festival of mono-performances, since 1997; and "Meetings in Russia", and the international festival of Russian theatres from Commonwealth of Independent States and Baltic States, since 1998.^{[4] [5]}

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Baltic House Festival Theatre Official. 2012-03-09. (Russian)
2. Web site: Saint Petersburg Encyclopaedia, Baltic House Festival Theater. 2012-03-09.
3. News: International Baltic House Theatre Festival held in St. Petersburg . topspb.tv – Телеканал Санкт-Петербург . This year the festival programme features performances staged by theatres from Russia, France, China, Italy, Lithuania, and Poland..
4. Web site: Saint Petersburg Encyclopaedia, Baltic House Festival Theater. 2012-03-09.
5. Web site: Baltic House Festival Theatre Official. 2012-03-09. (Russian)