Cultural Week: Izvestia's Choice
Movie
"The Great" 16+
Directed by Ellen Kuras. Starring Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgard, Josh O'Connor, Andy Samberg, Noemi Merlan
A potential contender for the Oscar in 2025. The film is about the amazing fate of Lee Miller - a world-famous photographer, a selfless woman, the author of "Reporting in Hitler's Bathroom" and other great shots, a photo model who shone on the covers of Vogue, the wife of an Egyptian millionaire, the muse of Picasso and Dali. The script is based on the book and the memoirs of Anthony Penrose, the son and head of the archive of Miller's photographs.
From November 21 at the box office
"Mom" 16 +
Directed by Dmitry Yendaltsev. Starring: Nikolai Novoselov, Angelina Pakhomova, Polina Kutepova, Victoria Belosokhova, Nikita Tarasov, Mikhail Evlanov
Nikita, experiencing his first adult life crisis, accidentally finds a portal between worlds. There he meets "parallel" loved ones: his girlfriend, his dead mother and even himself. But before the door between the worlds closes, he must correct the fatal mistakes he made in relation to his relatives.
From November 24 at the box office
"Children of change" 16 +
Directors: Sergey Taramaev, Lyubov Lvova. Starring: Victoria Isakova, Slava Kopeikin, Makar Khlebnikov, Hetag Hinchagov, Lev Zulkarnaev, Kuzma Kotrelev, Andrei Maximov, Sergei Gilev
Criminal multi-part drama rethinks the controversial 90's through the story of one family. In the center of the plot three brothers from different fathers - Peter, Yura and Ruslan. Their mother Flora works as a trolleybus driver. Unlike each other, the boys live amicably. But it's 1995, the time of quick profit. Underground clubs are opening, and in the courtyards there are fights to the death. Each of Flora's sons has his own friends and secrets. Against the backdrop of changes in the country and crumbles and once friendly family.
From November 21 in online cinemas Wink.ru and START
"Conclave" 18 +
Director: Edward Berger. Starring: Rafe Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Bruno Novelli, Isabella Rossellini, Jacek Koman
When Cardinal Lawrence is assigned to preside over one of the world's most secretive and ancient events - the election of a new pope - he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundations of the Church.
From November 21 at the box office
Concerts
Sergei Polunin RETROSPECTIVE 12+
In the first section of the two-act evening, the renowned dancer will present a contemporary and topical Sacre to the music of Igor Stravinsky's "Sacred Spring." It is a thrilling action that immerses the audience in the atmosphere of the primitive world.
In the second act, the audience will see numbers by Sergei Polunin's favorite artists, directors, friends and colleagues, as well as his own numbers. Some of these pieces the audience could see only in video format.
November 26, 20:00, "Arbat 21"
"Liturgy" 12+
Sergei Akhunov's ballet "Liturgy" in "Zaryadye" will be presented by the Contemporary Dance Theater "Kannon Dance", vocal ensemble Intrada and OpensoundOrchestra (conducted by Stanislav Malyshev). The idea of this production appeared at the beginning of the XX century. Sergei Diaghilev, Leonid Myasin and Natalia Goncharova planned to show a ballet without music - the only sound would be the rhythm of the steps. They even wanted to involve Igor Stravinsky, who, however, refused. The production never took place. Five years ago, composer Sergei Akhunov returned to the avant-garde idea. In his music for the ballet, as was originally conceived, there are allusions to Stravinsky, the chorus sings, in the sound of which are woven elements of Old Russian string singing.
November 27, 19:00, Zaryadye Hall
Anna Asti "Symphony of Phoenix" 6+
The hits of the singer, which have conquered all the charts of the country, will acquire a new sound. Anna Asti will present a unique concert program accompanied by the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra. It took the team six months to prepare for the concert - during this time they managed to create a unique show with amazing scenery, graphics, choreography and mapping. Special guests - Philip Kirkorov and Igor Krutoy.
November 27, 19:00, International House of Music, Svetlanovsky Hall
"Murakami" with orchestra 12+
The big premiere of the Murakami band show. The musicians will present their symphorock to the fans. The team has prepared a special program - for the first time their songs will be performed with the Kazan chamber orchestra La Primavera under the direction of conductor Rustem Abyazov. The grace and scale of classical instruments combined with rock motifs.
November 24, 18:00, Concert Hall "Moscow"
"UJAZ" by duet Kamil Chalaev and Nikolay Golutvin 0+
The Multimedia Art Museum will host a concert by the duo of Kamil Chalaev and Nikolai Golutvin. A new original program for grand piano, computers, electric piano, bowed and wind instruments will be performed for fans. Music on the edge of the spectrums of classical, free jazz, minimalism and electronics. The Utopian Suite will consist of 11 parts, which by alternation turn into a cycle of 22 pieces of unequal length. It is a dialog, a theatrical game between two musicians, where one challenges and the other responds.
November 25, 19:00, MAMM
"Golden hits of rock" 6+
Rock fans will hear the world hits of Deep Purple, Queen, Scorpions, Metallica, Aerosmith, Rolling Stones, Europe, Led Zeppelin. Foreign soloists Simone Romanato (Italy) and Dominic Warren (South Africa) will take to the stage together with the Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor - Roberto Molinelli (Italy). The concert will also feature popular Russian performers, finalists of top TV shows.
November 23, 19:00, State Kremlin Palace
"The Little Prince" 12+
The famous Orpheus Radio Symphony Orchestra and People's Artist of Russia Andrei Ilyin will help listeners to appreciate the true philosophical depth of the fairy tale "The Little Prince". In his author's version of The Little Prince, the author of the idea - conductor of the Orpheus Radio Symphony Orchestra Denis Kirpanev included fragments of works by Igor Stravinsky, Alexander Scriabin, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Franz Liszt. The musician believes that music will help the audience - both children and adults - to understand the complex, multi-layered, allegorical text of Saint-Exupery.
November 25, 19:00, Moscow International House of Music
Gala Concert of the winners of the III All-Russian contest of young composers "Partitura" 6+
At the gala concert the winners of the competition will be announced in eight nominations: "Symphonic work of large form", "Symphonic work of small form", "Ballet music", "Opera", "Work for one or more instruments/voices with orchestra", "Pop-symphonic work, operetta and musical music", "Film music" and "Choral music". The winning works will be performed by the Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory.
November 26, 19:00, Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. P.I. Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, Great Hall
Gala concert of the leading educational and Cossack groups of Russia 0+
The concert will be attended by Moscow student groups, folklore ensembles representing local Cossack traditions, as well as professional groups, among them: Folk Choir of the Department of Choral and Solo Folk Singing of RAM named after Gnessin, ensembles "Brothers", "Krutoyar", "Volnitsa", "Atamantsy", "URA!", "Sloboda", "Bermyanchek", "Sakma", "Radunitsa", Folk music grup "Partizan FM".
November 24, 15:00, Concert Hall of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music
Theater
"Eldest Son" 16+
Director: Alyona Lapteva. Starring: Artur Kasimov, Pavel Shevando, Vitaly Egorov, Artem Malakhov, Maxim Sachkov, Sevastyan Smyshnikov, Natalia Popova, Arina Avtushenko, Nelly Khaperskaya, Diana Bulavina, Alexei Usoltsev.
The play based on Alexander Vampilov's play returns to the stage of Oleg Tabakov Theater. In the story, two young men, who have missed the last train, ring the doorbell of the first apartment they find in search of a night's lodging. One of the uninvited guests appears to be the illegitimate son of the head of the family. He enters the role so convincingly that the owners believe him. So the clarinetist Sarafanov has an older son, and his children have a brother. However, the newfound relative does not even suspect how many surprises will bring him and all the inhabitants of the apartment this night visit and frivolous deception.
November 22 and 23, 19:00, Sovremennik, Other Stage
"Mukha-Tsokotukha" 0+
Directed by Vladimir Berkun. Starring: Andrei Nechayev, Victor Voevodin, Vladimir Berkun, Konstantin Dubichev, Lyubov Teper, Tatiana Sergeeva.
Premiere of the musical performance based on the fairy tale by Kornei Chukovsky. The world of bugs and cockroaches will suddenly be illuminated by spotlights, and their buzzing and chirping will turn into jazz sounds. Music by the legendary Alexander Tsfasman, orchestrated by Pyotr Vostokov and his Big Jazz Orchestra. And now the forest clearing turns into a concert hall, on the stage of which the gilded belly of Mukha-Tsokotukha shines to the accompaniment of a cockroach band.
November 22, 11:00, 14:00; November 27, 12:00, Obraztsov Puppet Theater
"Laughter visible to the world and tears unknown to him" 12+
Director: Marina Brusnikina. Starring: Yevgeny Mironov, Maria Smolnikova
November 24 marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Alfred Schnittke - the largest Russian composer of the second half of the twentieth century. In Marina Brusnikina's production, named after a quotation from Gogol's Dead Souls, the New Russia Orchestra performs music for the Taganka Theater's production of The Revision Tale. Selected fragments of the poem "Dead Souls" impress with their timelessness and relevance, and Schnittke's music - the accuracy of getting into the image. The orchestra will be conducted by Yuri Bashmet, a musician who has enjoyed years of friendship and close cooperation with Alfred Schnittke.
November 24, 19:00, P.I. Schnittke Concert Hall. P.I. Tchaikovsky's
"Ionych" 16+
Director: Oleg Dolin. Starring Asya Domskaya, Yuri Polyak, Maria Shastina, Irina Smirnova, Pavel Yudin, Alexander Kolyasnikov, Egor Razlivanov.
The premiere of the play based on Anton Chekhov's story "Ionych". As the director says, it is a necessary today's story about how a man is destroyed, how everything good, holy, beautiful in him disappears.
November 26, 27, 19:30, Vakhtangov Theater, New Stage
"Veronica decides" 16+
Director: Yuri Grymov. Starring: Anastasia Sycheva, Dmitry Bozin, Nadezhda Menshova, Alexander Borisov, Zhanna Chirva, Roman Zubrilin, Leonid Tregub, Lyubov Novak, Maria Orlova, Lev Smirnov, Marianna Kanivets, Alexander Zhukov.
The performance is based on the world bestseller by Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho "Veronica Decides to Die". A suicide attempt, a madhouse, a love that returns the taste for life - the plot of the book is known, but how will Grymov's? The director continues to explore the nature of man. How to face his own fears and despair? What is true love and hope capable of? Is it possible to believe in one's own strength and learn to trust life again?
November 22, 19:00, Theater "Modern"
"Ostuzhev. Letters of the audience" 6+
Directed by: Nadezhda Telegina. Starring: Alexander Bely, Lyubov Yeschenko, Maxim Putintsev.
The evening is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great actor of the Maly Theater Alexander Alekseevich Ostuzhev (1874-1953 years). The researcher of his life and work, Professor Vladimir Filippov, wrote back in 1945 that a whole archive could be made up of letters from spectators who sent them to the theater. The actor saved these letters. And now they are read by the actors of the Maly Theater.
November 23, 16:00, Memorial Apartment of A.I. Sumbatov-Yuzhin
"Days of the Turbins" 16+
Director: Georgy Dolmazyan. Starring: Alexander Khoshabaev, Vera Semyonova, Julia Vergun, Yevgeny Panferov, Anatoly Safronikhin, Leonid Semyonov, Roman Zuev.
In the play based on Mikhail Bulgakov's play, the theme of a family caught in the cycle of historical shifts comes to the fore. The Turbin House becomes a place where a knock on the door can speed up or slow down the pounding of the heart. How can you save yourself and help your family when your homeland comes first?
November 27, 19:00, "MOST" theater
"I'm not home" 18+
Director: Mikhail Levitin. Starring: Stanislav Sukharev, Boris Romanov, Peter Kudryashov, Olga Levitina, Anna Bogdan, Ekaterina Teneta, Maria Glanets, Ekaterina Vinogradova.
The Hermitage Theater is the discoverer of Daniil Kharms' work on the Russian stage. "I'm Not at Home" completes the trilogy that began in 1982 with Mikhail Levitin's legendary performance "Kharms! Charms! Charms! Or the School of Clowns."
The production is a mirror, which reflects the influence of the great Oberiut on people in contact with him. The performance includes not only poems and stories by the writer himself, but also the memories of his wife Marina Vladimirovna Malich.
November 22, 19:00, Moscow Theater "Hermitage"
"Abduction of ES" 16+
Director: Tatiana Arkhiptsova. Starring: Alexei Trofimov, Anna Garnova, Vera Kanshina, Dmitry Zhuravlev, Alexander Popelo, Ekaterina Devkina, Glafira Lebedeva, Ksenia Komarova, Evdokia Kareva.
The genre of the play "Abduction of Sabyaninov" playwright Pyotr Gladilin designated as "comedy with ballet and synchronized swimming". The author finished work on the play, dedicated to his father, in 2007, then the play was staged, in which one of his last roles was played by People's Artist of the USSR Lyudmila Gurchenko.
November 23, 19:00, Mossovet Theater, "Under the Roof" stage
Museums
"Ice. Life" 6+
The exhibition in the genre of edutainment by Planet9 and Plus Studios will tell about different aspects of ice existence: from its physical and chemical properties to its use in nuclear power, everyday life, sports and art. The story unfolds in the scenery of a spaceship, which went on an expedition to the Ice Planet. The audio story will be the guide for visitors of the exhibition. Scientific consultants - glaciologists and polar explorers - took part in the development of its concept, and the curators, art historians Anna Buali and Liya Chechik, selected art objects related to the theme of ice.
Until December 20, Sevkabel Port (St. Petersburg)
"The King of Fairy Tales. To the 180th anniversary of the birth of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov" 0+
Rimsky-Korsakov was called the Tsar of fairy tales for a reason. He translated Russian bylinas, ancient tales, real and fantastic stories into the language of music. Each section of the exhibition is dedicated to one of the composer's five operas based on fairytale stories - "The Snow Maiden", "Sadko", "The Tale of Tsar Saltan", "Kashchey the Immortal" and "The Golden Cockerel". The exhibition includes works by famous theater artists of the late XIX - early XX century: Mikhail Vrubel, Konstantin Korovin, Ivan Bilibin, Alexander Benois, Fedor Fedorovsky.
November 26 through March 23, Museum of Music
"Treasures of Bahrain: The Art of Goldsmithing through the Ages" 0+
Inspired by the rich culture of the Persian Gulf region, masters of jewelry in the Kingdom of Bahrain create real works of art, which will be presented within the framework of the project for three months. Guests of the exhibition will be able to learn about the history of Bahraini gold, see unusual jewelry, a collection of unique jewelry and various tools for working with jewels.
Until February 20, State Historical Museum
Festivals
9th Moscow Jewish Film Festival 16+
The festival will present 50 films from 11 countries. Artistic, documentary and experimental projects. Guests are also waiting for educational events, retrospective and VR-program. In the main competition included: drama Maya Koenig "Milky Way" (Israel), tragicomedy Adam Brier "All About Levkovichi" (Hungary), biographical drama Finn Taylor "Avenue of the Giants" (USA), poignant film Marco Carmel "Arugam Bay" (Sri Lanka), musical comedy Daniel AM Rosenberg "Not Kosher" (Canada) and historical drama Marco Bellocchio "Kidnapped" (Italy). The festival will open with Jonathan Glazer's Oscar-winning film "Zone of Interest."
From November 24 to December 1, Oktyabr Film Center, GUM Cinema, Zotov Center and the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center.
Journey to the North Pole in "Moskvarium" 5+
"Moskvarium" has prepared for visitors a presentation of the book "Vacations on an icebreaker" and a meeting with the editor-in-chief of "RBC Style" Evgeny Tikhonovich, who made the passage to the North Pole on the nuclear icebreaker "50 Years of Victory". He will tell about the legendary traveler Fyodor Konyukhov, as well as about the meeting with the largest predator - polar bear, will present photos from the North Pole. The guests will be shown a movie about the voyage on the nuclear icebreaker. And master classes and interactive activities are planned for the youngest ones.
November 23 at 15:00, VDNKh, Moskvarium exposition
"Viju night of emotions: all shades of fear" 18+
One of the most exciting events of the year returns to Moscow - on November 27, the second "viju night of emotions" will be held, which will be dedicated to all shades of fear. Participation is free, by pre-registration.
This time the organizers have prepared new "emotional sets". The audience is waiting for movie fragments that make the heart beat more often. These will be episodes from movies of different genres, which will cover all facets of fear - from mild excitement to terrifying phobias. Each set will be accompanied by discussion and dissection, allowing the audience to look at the movies from a different angle. In addition, everyone will be able to ask questions to invited film critics (Egor Moskvitin, Jean Prossyanov) and a psychologist (Maxim Kovalenko).
November 27, 20:00, Illuzion Cinema (Grand Hall)
Skating rink
Skating rink at VDNKh 0+
November 22 and 23 at the main exhibition of the country will be the grand opening of the largest skating rink in Moscow and the start of the new winter season - 2024/25 "Inspiring Generations", timed to coincide with the 85th anniversary of VDNKh. The program includes colorful theatrical processions, circus shows and immersive performances.
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