Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre was designed by the architect Karl Kozlowski in 1890. His original name was Minsk provincial theater. In the theater we were touring troupes from other cities and countries. At this stage Vsevolod Meyerhold in 1908 put "Puppet Show" Bloc. There were Komissarzhevskaya, Davydov, Varlamov, Savina.

After the Revolution, September 14, 1920, the theater was re-inaugurated as the Belarusian State Theatre. Immediately in the repertoire it has been a pronounced national themes. In the first season we were put performances "Ruined Nest" Yanka Kupala "In Kupalle" M.Charota "Pavlinka" Yanka Kupala. Under the leadership of Zhdanovich ethnographic expeditions were organized to gather Belarusian folk art.

During the Great Patriotic War, the theater has performed not only in the rear, but also went to the front, in the hospitals.

In 1944 the theater was awarded the title of Yanka Kupala. In 1948, for the play "Constantine Barrier" A.Movzona theater received the USSR State Prize.

In 1956 the building was renovated by the architect A. Spirit. The building has been substantially increased, the audience became more convenient, but it has completely lost its original architectural appearance.

In the 1960s, during the Khrushchev thaw, theater performances Yanka Kupala became a national and all-union event. The theater directors come innovators Boris Lutsenko and Valery Rajewski, as well as the younger generation of actors, whose art combines high classical craftsmanship and modern theatrical trends. Performances "Lyavoniha orbit" A.Makaenka, "Freak" N.Hikmeta, "People in the swamp" I.Melezha became a sensation.

Currently Kupala Theatre - a bright personality with its classical traditions and modern theatrical experiments. This theater is not only a favorite of Minsk residents, but also the audience all over the world. Most recently, the performance of the theater named after Yanka Kupala "The Rape of Europa, or Theatre Urszula Radziwill" created a furor in London.