Arkady Kats with troupe

Arkady Kats formed a unique troupe of like-minded actors: Leonid Belyavsky, Tatyana Shvets, Rayna Praudina, Nina Neznamova, Rodion Gordienko, Aleksandr Boyarsky, Ludmila Golubeva and others. This was a bright period for the original theatre with its own repertoire and artistic program. A period which brought the theatre fame and recognition far beyond the borders of Latvia. A. Kats was Director of the Y. Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow from 1989.