Cultural Week: Izvestia's Choice
Movie
Four Quarters, 16+
Directed by: Evgenia Tirdatova. Starring: Anastasia Ermoshina, Peter Bezmenov, Nadezhda Mikhalkova, Andrei Ilyin, Irina Pegova, Lyubov Tolkalina, Inga Oboldina, Kirill Grebenshchikov.
Masha, who moved to the capital from St. Petersburg, expects to live quietly and without adventures the last academic year in the physics school and go for a gold medal. But love, which she can not curb, breaks her plans. He is her classmate Zhenka, a young talented sculptor. And also - new friends and new enemies, school and such different families. Masha, fully trusting her amazing chosen one, idealist and maximalist, follows him to try to build a new life together, not waiting for graduation.
From January 16 in theaters
The Limit of Fear, 18+
Director: Adrian Shergold. Starring: Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Johnny Flynn, Michael Gambon, Ryan Kelly, David Leon, Joel Fry, Alan Armstrong, Catherine McCormack
All-Russian TV premiere. Cordelia is a little out of her depth. She lives in her father's half-basement apartment with her sociable twin sister Carolyn. Although she is not bothered at all by the sounds of the neighbor's cello, but very nervous about the calls of an unknown person on the house phone. One day the heroine meets a handsome neighbor, the same musician, and next to him begins to feel more confident.
January 17, 00:20, REN TV
The Great Feathered Escape, 6+
Directors: Arturo A. Hernandez, Andrew Gordon, Veerapatra Jinanavin
Animated movie. Arthur dreams of becoming a fashion stylist, but for now he works as a delivery boy. When the world is in danger, he is assigned to deliver the most important cargo - magic golden eggs. And all would be nothing, but on the way they begin to hatch different and very restless chicks. Arthur will have to learn how to take care of the babies, make friends, become a hero and save everyone.
From January 16 at the box office
Lobster in the big city, 12+
Directed by Roman Fokin. Starring: Omar Alibutayev, Oleg Vereshchagin, Anastasia Baikaeva, Lilia Razakova, Jalil Asretov
Premiere of the third season of the colorful comedy about the adventures of a good-natured Dagestani named Omar. He tries to survive in the big city and save his love. The guy brings his girlfriend Asya to Dagestan for the wedding of a friend. During the walk she, according to Caucasian tradition, is kidnapped. Omar rescues Asya from captivity, but she is sure: he set up everything to impress her. Asya returns to Moscow and stops communicating with Omar. Unrequited love drives him into ennui and depression. Good that his faithful friend Oleg started moonlighting as a psychologist and is ready to rid the guy of the terrible moping.
From January 16 in the online cinema KION
Shaman, 16+
Director: Mikhail Merzlikin. Starring: Yuri Mainagashev, Lyana Ondur, Marina Fedunkiv, Oleg Vasilkov, Amadu Mamadakov, Ananke, Yanina Melekhova, Anton Zatsepin, Anastasia Teplinskaya.
An old man-shaman asks the spirits to let him go. He spent his whole life serving people who demanded to fulfill their wishes, sometimes stupid, insignificant, causing evil to others. No one has ever once asked him about the gods, about the meaning of life, about why people suffer. The shaman is disappointed in people - in their greed, their malice, their bourgeoisie and their lowliness. He is tired. But there is a price to pay for everything - for those who are hungry for fame, money, power, other people's husbands, and for the shaman who is forced to be a conduit between people and spirits. The payment for leaving the service - death.
From January 16 at the box office
Ghost Hunters, 12+
Director: Dmitry Tyurin. Starring: Arseny Kasperovich, Alexei Maklakov, Vadim Filipchenkov, Maryana Spivak
This is a story about the fact that to resist absolute evil can even those who do not look like superheroes. Mystical thriller tells the story of 12-year-old Zhenya Kirsanov, who is helped by two ghost hunters: former investigator Maxim and his strange mute partner, who himself resembles a maniac. The three of them will have to establish the true cause of the fire, in which Zhenya's mother died, and find a ruthless ghost-killer, who can inhabit the bodies of his victims.
From January 17 in online cinema Okko
A Minute of Silence, 16+
Director: Ilya Shekhovtsev. Starring: Evgeny Tsyganov, Olga Lerman, Roman Madyanov, Sergei Gazarov, Artem Tkachenko, Andrei Smirnov, Maria Matzel, Vladislav Tiron
Dramatic story about big business, love and family. In the center of the story of a large businessman Valery Korolev. After an earthquake in the Islamic Naristan found a man with amnesia. Before it turns out that this is one of the richest men in Russia, he, together with the psychologist of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Maria Streltsova, will have to escape from the persecution of the special services in an attempt to understand who he is and why he flew to Naristan.
From January 20 on the First
Theater
Cipollino, 0+
Choreographer: Genrikh Mayorov. Starring Dmitry Prusakov, Alexandra Krisa, Egor Motuzov, Victoria Zeifert, Mikhail Evgenov, Nikita Vysotsky, Alina Kaicheva, Anastasia Teterina.
A performance based on the work by Italian writer Gianni Rodari, performed by the Kremlin Ballet Theater. Music by Karen Khachaturian, scenography by Valery Leventhal.
The square of a fairy-tale town. A family of Radishes meets a family of Onions. Mama Cipolla and Father Cipollone are reprimanding the restless Cipollino, who is tired of babysitting his sister Cipolletta. There is also Master Vinogradinka mending shoes. Cum Pumpkin is looking for bricks to build himself a house. Professor Pear is playing the violin. Suddenly, Mr. Tomato bursts into the square and announces the arrival of Prince Lemon. He has issued a law that everyone must pay for the sun shining, the rain falling, and the wind blowing.
January 19, 16:00, State Kremlin Palace
Blue and Green, 12+
Director: Ksenia Koshkina. Starring Kirill Novyshev, Sergei Lobachev, Mila Shogina, Sergei Rensevich, Alina Bannova, Dmitry Ivlev, Natalia Kachalkina
This is a touching, full of soft humor romantic story about the first love of a young Muscovite Alyosha and a girl Lily. The first love, which forever leaves a trace in everyone's life. And although sometimes this trace turns out to be a deep scar, it is thanks to it, the first love, that a person is truly born.
The play is based on a story by Yuri Kazakov, a short story writer, Dante Prize winner, screenwriter, master of "soft prose". The actors of the Inclusion Center and other inclusive projects are involved in the production.
January 21, 19:00, Moscow Gubernsky Theater, small stage
Eldest Son, 12+
Director: Pavel Safonov. Starring: Victor Sukhorukov, Dmitry Yendaltsev, Dmitry Vlaskin, Evgenia Kregzhdeh, Agrippina Steklova, Igor Nevedrov, Vasily Simonov, Andrei Finyagin.
One of Alexander Vampilov's most famous plays. The story begins with a deception when two young men, student Busygin and his buddy Silva, escorting girls to the suburbs, are late for the last train. In search of warmth and lodging, the hapless suitors find themselves in the house of an oddball musician under the fictitious pretext that one of them is the illegitimate son of the father of the family and has come to visit him. The impostor enters the world of the Sarafanov family and in just a couple of days there are such warm feelings between him and the household that they cannot be destroyed even by the revealed deception. And this leads to the most unexpected consequences, turning the lives of all the characters of the play.
January 21, 19:00, "Russian Song" Theatre
Grìmur, 12+
Director: Eduard Boyakov. Starring: Eduard Fleurov, Valentin Klementiev, Evdokia Germanova, Anastasia Strugacheva, Daria Duzhenkova, Sergei Grebennikov, Nikita Kashevarov.
In the ancient Saltykov-Chertkov estate will present a story about a couple in love. He is a theater artist and make-up artist. She is a star of the serf theater, whose performances are attended by the Emperor himself. Their fates and lives are in the hands of the master - a heartless count who has taken a fancy to the young beauty. The audience moves around the estate, witnessing rehearsals, dates, love vows, confession, meal preparation and peasant life in the cattle yard, where live chickens and goats live. And then in the theater hall watch the final story. Live music, fantastic interiors of the XVIII-XIX centuries make the immersion complete.
January 17, 19:00, New Theater under the direction of Eduard Boyakov
Concerts
Real, 12+
Literary and musical project created by the art cluster "Tavrida". This is a new chapter in the history of Russian patriotic poetry. The audience will get acquainted with the work of modern authors writing about what is happening now in the historical regions of Russia. Together with poets Zakhar Prilepin, Oleg Roy, Andrey Nazarov, Mikhail Mamaev will take the stage. The audience will hear not only poems but also songs performed by SHAMAN, ST, GRINKEVICH group, Sergey Nikhaenko, Sergey Chuikov, Vladimir Babenko, Tema Kuba, LEBEDEVA, Vasily Pasechnik.
January 18, 18:00, Gorky Moscow Art Theatre
International competition of vocalists and concertmasters of Khibla Gerzmava, 6+
The competition will bring together an expert panel of leading singers, directors, conductors and opera agents. Khibla Gerzmava will head the judging. The laureates will not only receive cash prizes, but will also have the opportunity to debut on the opera stages of the best Russian theaters.
The main competition - three rounds of vocalists and three rounds of concertmasters - will be held until January 21. On January 22 and 23, the Lessons with Masters project will be launched as part of the competition. Members of the jury will give master classes, both in an individual closed format and open. And on January 24 they will announce the names of winners and laureates who will perform at the gala concert. The winner of the Grand Prix will receive 2.5 million rubles and will make his debut on the stage of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater.
Through January 21, MAMT
Old New Year with Denis Matsuev, 6+
This is an annual musical tradition beloved by Muscovites and guests of the capital. Denis Matsuev, accompanied by the Svetlanov State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, will play masterpieces of classical music. Among them are Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2. In addition, in the company of his renowned friends Andrei Ivanov (double bass) and David Tkebuchava (percussion), the pianist will perform several author's compositions in original arrangements. Ivan Nikiforchin is at the conductor's desk.
January 20, 19:00, LIVE Arena
The Star of Christmas, 6+
Gala concert of the Tchaikovsky Grand Symphony Orchestra under the direction of People's Artist of the USSR Vladimir Fedoseyev. It concludes the extensive program of the second charity festival "Christmas Star" organized by "Miloserdiye.ru" and the Stage 23 Theatre Salon. The program includes works by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov. The soloist is Ekaterina Mechetina (piano). Maestro Denis Lotoyev is at the conductor's desk. The festival revives the spiritual and secular traditions of meeting and celebrating Christmas. All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to charity.
January 22, 19:00, Zaryadye Concert Hall
Dmitry Sinkovsky and Svetlanov State Orchestra of Russia, 12+
The Svetlanov State Orchestra of Russia concludes its named subscription at the Tchaikovsky Hall on January 16 with a program of textbook works by Maurice Ravel and Dmitri Shostakovich. Dmitry Sinkovsky, Principal Conductor of the Pushkin State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in Nizhny Novgorod, will be at the console. Greek pianist Theodosia Ntokou will also make her debut with the Gosorkestra. In the center of the program is Dmitry Shostakovich's "Leningrad Symphony". Its performance anticipates the celebrations on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The program will be complemented by Shostakovich's Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra and Ravel's Bolero.
January 16, 19:00, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall.
Tatiana's Day, 6+
A concert of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra "Russian Philharmonic" and the Art Project "XXI Century TenorA" is dedicated to the beautiful holiday of all girls bearing the name Tatiana. The ensemble includes soloists from prestigious Moscow and European opera houses.
This evening songs about love and fidelity, tenderness, beauty and devotion will be performed. Song hits - "Swan Fidelity" by Evgeny Martynov, "Tatiana" by Mark Maryanovsky, "Lada" by Vladimir Shainsky, "Melody" by Alexandra Pakhmutova, "Queen of Beauty" and "Song of First Love" by Arno Babajanyan.
January 22, 19:00, House of Music
Museums
Green Palaces, 0+
The exhibition tells about the history of garden art in Europe and Russia from the Renaissance to the present day. The exhibition includes architectural plans, drawings, engravings, sketches, theater sketches and three hundred photographs, which the curator of the exhibition made during expeditions to many countries of the world.
The author of the exhibition-almanac - Boris Sokolov, Doctor of Art History, Professor of Russian State University of Fine Arts and an expert in park art - explores the history of the regular park and the connection between historical gardens and modern ones. The regular garden is built on the ideas of geometry and perspective; it demonstrates victory over chaos and power over life's circumstances. This ancient garden type has existed as far back as the Middle Ages and Ancient Egypt and is still in demand today.
From January 18 to May 18, Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, Bread House.
The magic of a ballet fairy tale, 0+
Bakhrushinsky Theater Museum offers to uncover the mystery of the creation of one of the best productions of choreographer Yuri Grigorovich in collaboration with artist Simon Virsaladze in the Bolshoi Theater "The Nutcracker" (1966). The exhibition presents wonderful puppets from this ballet. The exposition will be complemented by a Christmas tree decorated with toys with sketches of scenery and photos of scenes from the performances. Visitors will also see items from the ballet story "The Firebird". The embodiment of ballet master Mikhail Fokin's dream was the performer of the main role, People's Artist of the USSR Maya Plisetskaya. One of Maya Plisetskaya's costumes for this role will be on display at the exhibition.
Until January 25, Maya Plisetskaya Museum-Apartment.
Baltic Frontiers, 0+
The exhibition will tell about the exploits of submarine sailors. Among them is the legendary commander of the submarine S-13, Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Marinesko. Under his command in January 1945, the crew in one campaign sank two military transports of Nazi Germany "Wilhelm Gustloff" and "General von Steuben". The exhibition includes the tunic of the captain of the first rank and the uniforms of the submariners, their personal belongings, as well as archive photos. The exposition also presents rarities related to the formation and development of naval aviation and its representatives. A part of the exhibition is devoted to the history of the residents of besieged Leningrad.
Until January 29, Victory Museum
Time. History. Myth. French clock from the collection of the Historical Museum, 0+
The exhibition presents more than 30 French mantel clocks of the late 18th - early 19th century. The objects demonstrate not only the achievements of clock mechanics of that time, they are unsurpassed works of decorative and applied art, showing the skill of French designers and bronze makers. The compositions adorning the mantel clocks refer to ancient mythology, historical events and the plots of chivalric novels. French masters even reflected in their works the events of Russian history. The exhibition presents clocks "Minin and Pozharsky", "Peter the Great on Lake Ladoga". They were especially popular among aristocrats - participants of the War of 1812. The watches were the epitome of Russian patriotism.
Until March 17, branch of the State Historical Museum (Tula)
"Saviors. Ways of Salvation" 0+
The exhibition is dedicated to Russian and Georgian righteous people of the world. This is the name given to people of non-Jewish origin, who during the Holocaust, risking their lives, saved Jews - hiding them, providing them with food, things and documents necessary to hide from the Nazis.
The centerpieces of the exhibit are two large-scale installations. The first is a round cella covered with armor made of plates with the names of Russian righteous people. Inside it there are interviews and testimonies of Jews saved by them, and outside, in niches - four video interviews with the righteous. The second installation by Ivan Shchukin is called "Exodus". It is a series of objects made of specially processed matzah, telling about Georgian righteous people. The impression of the exhibition is enhanced by a musical composition by Ilya Rubinstein, created for the project.
The exhibition, created by MMOMA and the Russian Jewish Congress, opens the Moscow program of Holocaust Remembrance Week.
January 21 - March 2, 2025, Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA), 25 Petrovka Street, Moscow.
Festivals
Resources for Life, 6+
The festival will be held as part of the exhibition "Polytechnic Museum: Creating the Present". It will feature classic lectures, public interviews with scientists and quizzes for both adults and children. Alexander Efimov, Candidate of Biological Sciences, researcher of the biotechnology company BIOCAD, will tell how tests with cells are conducted and how they help to develop medicines. Roman Sergienko, methodologist of scientific and educational programs and projects of the Polytechnic Museum, will ask interesting questions on various topics. Participating in this quiz, children will be able to orient themselves in choosing the most appropriate scientific direction. The quiz questions cover different scientific fields - physics, chemistry, geography. There will also be lectures on how the brain works and what methods scientists use in its research, how large companies implement and use artificial intelligence, who develops and tests bionic prostheses.
January 18 and 19, CEH "Manezh" (St. Petersburg)
VI Winter International Arts Festival in Moscow under the artistic direction of Yuri Bashmet, +6
During the month in the capital will be held 18 concert and theater evenings at six central concert and theater venues of the city with the participation of the best artists who have received international recognition. This year's program includes masterpieces of academic art and premieres at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, performances, and performances by the best internationally acclaimed artists. The program this year includes masterpieces of academic art and premieres at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, performances commissioned by the festival in different years at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre, the Maly Theater and the Gogol Theater, and a series of cameras. A series of chamber concerts at the Bashmet Center.
Maestro Bashmet's Festival of Arts is a kaleidoscope of creative events: concerts of academic, jazz and ethnic music, musical and dramatic performances, chamber concert programs and much more.
Until February 9, Moscow
