Russian Love Affair With Ice Fishing Shows No Sign of Cooling. While an icy cold Russian winter means staying indoors for most, determined (решительный) fishermen use the opportunity for a round of ice fishing. From outer (внешний) Moscow to the Gulf of Finland along St. Petersburg, here’s a look at the art and patience of…
Until March 10, 2019 In his “Industrial Zone” show at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA), Pavel Otdelnov captures (передавать) the violence of modern technology and calls for a gentler (более доброжелательный) relation to the natural world.Venue: Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA)
Every spring, Russia celebrates the best of theater with a three-month festival called the Golden Mask. The program, which will be shown March 28 to April 2, showcases (показывать) the best of the best from Moscow and other Russian cities from past years. The schedule will go up (увеличиваться) by the end of February. The…
IKEA’s do-it-yourself take on Scandinavian cool has conquered the world. But now, not content with filling the homes of cash-strapped (испытывающий финансовые затруднения) millennials, the company has its sights set on Russia’s iconic sleeper trains.IKEA have put their own spin on cabins in a train carriage travelling between Moscow and St Petersburg, transforming uncomfortable bunks…
February 16, 2019 Canadian choreographer Robert Binet creates his first full-evening story staging for the Moskva Ballet. Robert Binet’s ballet based on (по книге) Leo Tolstoy’s novella “The Kreutzer Sonata” with an original score (музыка) by Gity Razaz, designs by Hyemi Shin and libretto by Britta Johnson.
February 16, 2019 This one-man show in which actor Yury Mezhevich takes on not only the role of Beethoven but also various (разный) characters from his life takes place in a fake (выдуманный) museum devoted (посвящённый) to the composer. The story of Beethoven written by Valery Pochekin and directed by Hugo Erikssen. Venue: Praktika
February 14, 2019 California’s the Neighbourhood mixes moody (меланхоличный), ’90s-style alternative rock with hip-hop and electronics. Formed in Los Angeles in 2011, the band centers (концентрироваться) around lead singer Jesse James Rutherford, guitarists Jeremy Freedman and Zach Abels, bassist Michael Margott, and drummer Brandon Fried. Venue: Megasport Stadium
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 This mostly movement staging (постановка) by actor-director Yevgeny Kulagin and choreographer Ivan Yestigneyev is a character study of Shakespearean characters. Music by Anthony Rouchier aka A.P.P.A.R.T. Venue: Gogol Center
How far will you go to please a famously cat-obsessed professor? One university student in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg came to class in a Garfield costume – and got a massive payoff (вознаграждение) for what could have gotten him kicked out elsewhere.“A lifetime of passing grades!” the professor, Nadezhda Solopova of the Ural State…
Works from the Tretyakov Gallery and private collections. The great Jewish ex-Soviet artist and dissident (разномыслящий), Oscar Rabin has died at the age of 90. A New York Times obituary (обитуарий) from Nov. 11, reports that Rabin died in Florence, Italy, where he had been staying “for an exhibition of his work at the Florentine…