| Chuvash State Puppet Theater | |
| Address: | President's Boulevard |
| City: | Cheboksary |
| Country: | Chuvashia, Russia |
| Opened: | April 15, 1945 |
| Yearsactive: | 1945-present |
| Website: | http://www.puppet.culture21.ru/ |
The Chuvash State Puppet Theater (Russian: Чувашский государственный театр кукол, Chuvash: Чӑваш патшалӑхӗн пукане театрӗ) is a puppet theater, located in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic, Russia. The group combines traditional European and national styles.
Theater is a member of the International Association of Puppet Theaters (UNIMA) and the Russian Association Puppet Theater-21.
The Chuvash State Puppet Theater was founded on April 15, 1945 by theater director S. M. Merzlyakov.
On April 15, 1945 the troupe was shown a premiere ("Three girlfriends", author — S. M. Merzlyakov).
In 1951, the theater was eliminated, but a puppet team continued to work in the Chuvash State Philharmonic.
In 1958, M. Antonov (S. V Obraztsov's student) reactivated the theatre.
In 1996, the team wins the M. Sespel's Youth Prize of Chuvashia for its service to the arts.
The theatre is a member of the International Association of Puppet (UNIMA) and of the Russian Association "Puppet Theatre - 21".[1]