The Chuvash State Puppet Theater 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.

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History

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.

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