Construction Progress of Branches of the Russian Institute of Performing Arts at MTEC Sites

Branches of the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (RGISI) will be located in three new cultural & educational complexes in Kaliningrad, Kemerovo and Vladivostok. The buildings of the High School of Music and Theatre will be very unusual for the architectural look of the cities. They are built by Stroytransgaz Group on behalf of the National Cultural Heritage Foundation for Social and Cultural Projects and designed by GORKA Group.

The Siberian High School of Music and Theatre in Kemerovo is 60% complete. A 5-floor building for 300 students is under construction. The total area of the site within the boundaries of the land allotment is 30,000 m². The development area is 5,025 m² and the total building area is 12,850 m². It is expected that 166 employees will work here, including 65 tutors. The building includes a medical station and a canteen.

An amphitheatre with an area of 350 m² for 233 spectators has already been grouted opposite the main entrance. It will be finished with a polymer decking resistant to temperature and humidity difference.

The external walls have been erected, the workers have completed the installation of the membrane roof, the floors are being grouted, preparations for the installation of stained-glass windows and windows are in progress. They installed waterproofing film on the roof, covered the entire roof with expanded clay, installed a reinforcing net and made a strap. The workers installed 4,329 m² of roofing resistant to sudden temperature difference and Siberian frosts.

You can now see some details of the internal architectural design of the facility; each floor has its own wall and ceiling pattern. The interior space has curvilinear shapes with different bending radii and complex transitions. A "floating floor" was installed on all floors of the building; the technology provides for a soundproofing plate between the building's ceiling and the finished floor, and the additional soundproofing will facilitate the educational process so that classes in neighbouring classrooms are comfortable for students and tutors.

Skylights are provided on the roof as additional natural lighting. The structure is made from cast-in-situ oval-shaped walls rising three meters above the roof. The size of the structures is 8m by 5.8m. They have slopes on the south and east sides to provide as much light as possible. Supporting metal beams have been mounted for stained-glass windows. Light passing through the inclined stained-glass structures from the 4th floor of the building will get into the common lobby on the first floor and be evenly distributed throughout the recreation area enhancing the lines of spiral staircases.

A dormitory for 240 students is 84% complete. The following works are performed: plastering of walls, finishing of rooms, installation of prefabricated partitions; installation of internal utility networks; arrangement of the facade base; installation of onsite communication networks; site improvement. Onsite storm water and domestic sewerage, heat, water and power supply networks have been installed.

The apartment building for the faculty of branches of the State Academy of Choreography, the Central School of Music, the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts is 68% complete. Facade works, finishing works, installation of internal utilities and systems and site improvement are underway.

The studies at the Siberian High School of Music and Theatre are expected to start in the 2022-2023 academic year. For the first year of study, 75 state-funded students will be admitted to six departments and degrees, including Acting, Theatre Direction, Stage Design, Stage Setting, Production, Theatre Studies.

In Kaliningrad, the construction of the Baltic High School of Music and Theatre on Oktyabrsky Island is currently underway. It is planned to build an educational building with an area of 8,900 m² for 150 students, a High School dormitory with a total area of 4,174 m² and apartment buildings with 387 apartments (30 apartments for the faculty of the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (RGISI)).

The School is a 5-floor rectangular building. The premises include training studios and classrooms, a stage complex of the Training Theatre with storage rooms, workshops and laboratories, a library, a sports complex, a conference hall / online lecture hall, a buffet, premises for maintenance and service staff, offices, utility maintenance and auxiliary premises of the building.

Dormitories of the Baltic High School of Music and Theatre are expected to be completed later this year, they are 74.9% complete. The construction of the building frame, walls and partitions, roofing, installation of windows and elevators have been completed. The installation of utilities (water supply, sewerage, heating, power supply, ventilation), interior decoration and installation of the facade are underway.

The Baltic High School of Music and Theatre will create all conditions for the identification and professional training of young talented performers and provide regional cultural and educational institutions with highly skilled personnel.

In Vladivostok, pre-construction operations are underway for the future building of the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (RGISI). The Primorye High School of Music and Theatre is designed for 120 students. The pit excavation is now underway. The institute itself will be located on Orlinaya Hill, and a dormitory for students and new apartments for the faculty in apartment buildings under construction will be located on Russky Island.

The dormitory for students of the High School of Music and Theatre with an area of 6,335.5 m² is 24% complete. Concrete casting of vertical structures, reinforcement and installation of floor slab formwork, reinforcement and concrete casting of staircases are underway.

In accordance with the order of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, cultural, educational and museum complexes will have been built in Vladivostok, Kaliningrad and Kemerovo by 2024.

“I would really like... these centres not to be just beautifully constructed. I want them to be centres for spiritual growth and creative community providing opportunities to our people, including children so that our citizens living in this region have the opportunity to visit exhibitions of major museums: the Hermitage, the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum and others, without going to metropolitan centres, Moscow and St. Petersburg. More than 80% works of art are sometimes held in the storerooms. Why should they be there? It is better to create new platforms where people can see it and enjoy this art," said the President.

The School of Creative Industries is a unique further education project of the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (RGISI) designed for the creative young people of 12-17 years old living in the regions. The Schools have been operating in Kemerovo and Kaliningrad since 2020, and more than 200 students already completed their first year studies this summer. Studying at the School allows teenagers to orient themselves in creative trades, to implement their author's projects and make an informed choice of their future trade, including those provided in the branches of the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts.