About Teatrino project
Teatrino project is an educational platform and a multifunctional toy theater for experiments and creativity.
We will help you start playing with toy theater, introduce you to theatrical traditions and history. Theater directors, artists and practitioners will share tips and workshops.
On the Teatrino stage, you can play with ready-made sets or create your own performances from scrap. You can feel like a stage director, scenographer, lighting and sound designer, puppeteer, actor, and share these roles with your friends and family.
We will help you start playing with toy theater, introduce you to theatrical traditions and history. Theater directors, artists and practitioners will share tips and workshops.
On the Teatrino stage, you can play with ready-made sets or create your own performances from scrap. You can feel like a stage director, scenographer, lighting and sound designer, puppeteer, actor, and share these roles with your friends and family.
Elena Shubina
Founder & Art Director
25 years ago, when I was just starting to work at the Mariinsky Theatre, I got a dream — to make a toy theatre that everyone, young and old, could play with. In 2020, when the theatre industry got shaken by pandemic, my daughter Polina and I have finally started making this dream come true.
Woflgang von Goethe and Hans Christian Andersen, Mikhail Lermontov and Lev Tolstoy, Ingmar Bergman, Oscar Wilde and dozens of other famous creators have played in toy theatre.
The toy theatre sparks creativity, brings family and friends together and opens the door to the world of Theatre.
Woflgang von Goethe and Hans Christian Andersen, Mikhail Lermontov and Lev Tolstoy, Ingmar Bergman, Oscar Wilde and dozens of other famous creators have played in toy theatre.
The toy theatre sparks creativity, brings family and friends together and opens the door to the world of Theatre.
Elena Shubina
Founder & Art Director
25 years ago, when I was just starting to work at the Mariinsky Theatre, I got a dream — to make a toy theatre that everyone, young and old, could play with. In 2020, when the theatre industry got shaken by pandemic, my daughter Polina and I have finally started making this dream come true.
Woflgang von Goethe and Hans Christian Andersen, Mikhail Lermontov and Lev Tolstoy, Ingmar Bergman, Oscar Wilde and dozens of other famous creators have played in toy theatre.
The toy theatre sparks creativity, brings family and friends together and opens the door to the world of Theatre.
Woflgang von Goethe and Hans Christian Andersen, Mikhail Lermontov and Lev Tolstoy, Ingmar Bergman, Oscar Wilde and dozens of other famous creators have played in toy theatre.
The toy theatre sparks creativity, brings family and friends together and opens the door to the world of Theatre.
What we do
Teatrino is more than a toy. It is an open door the world of Theatre, a great way to discover theatre’s traditions, a possibility to replicate famous performances on a little stage and create your own theatre shows!
Your toy theatre
We produce and offer you to get your personal Teatrino. So you can play with your family and friends or enjoy creating shows on your own!
Workshop
We conduct series of workshops for adults and children, introducing them to the world of theatre and creating a show together.
Performance
We present 20-30 min performances staged in Teatrino for any ages. Currently we have two shows in the repertoire.
Lecture
We organise talks on the history and tradition of toy and puppet theatre.
Why toy theater?
We believe that art and love will save the world and we think that a small table theatre is a magical and important tool in this process.
Brings together
family and friends of all ages, providing the opportunity to create their own productions, staged congratulations, scenes from the life of loved ones and “skit” without leaving home
Provides
an opportunity to learn more about theatre backstage life, what are the theatrical professions, traditions, etc
Develops
speech skills, motility, memory, imagination, such creative abilities as: staging, artistic, acting, literary, musical
Teaches
declamation and public speaking, teamwork
Teatrino in media
An interview made in Tbilisi, Georgia in November 2022 by Litagora magazine. Lena and Polina Shubina are sharing the story of creation of the Teatrino, current activities and future plans of the project.
Who we are
We are a group of theatre professionals and artists.
- Elena ShubinaProject Author and Creative AdvisorTheatrical producer, creative producer. For many years has worked at the Mariinsky Theatre as a producer for new productions and participated in foreign tours; Creative producer of the Olympic Closing and Paralympic Opening ceremonies in Sochi, worked at the Alexandrinsky Theatre, BDT, collaborated with Chekhov International Theatre festival in Moscow.
- Polina ShubinaProject co-founder, Producer and Curator of Teatrino workshops in TbilisiArt manager, artist, and sailor. Polina has performed with the legendary puppet theater Bread and Puppet. During the pandemic, she developed the educational platform teatrino project and the Teatrino toy theater together with her mother. Polina loves the sea, crafting things and bringing people together.
- Anna SagalchickProducer and Curator of Teatrino workshops in TbilisiCurator, creative activist, and educator. Anna has worked on circus and theater projects with children and teenagers. She believes that theater can be a language for discussing complex issues, finding solutions, and reconciliation. As a child, Anna made puppets out of flowers and plants. She loves natural textures, minimalism, and functionality.
- Ilya SorokinConstruction designer
- Alexandra KhodotGraphic Designer
- Sophya WelleArtist and Puppeteer
- Sasha KonakovaArtist
Contact us
Polina Shubina
Telegram/WA: +995 599 034 627
Email: teatrinoproject@gmail.com
Email: teatrinoproject@gmail.com
