Artificial Intelligence: Manyunya, Juno and the robot assistant

Manyunya returns with new problems and adventures, the anniversary "Juno and Avos" will be presented in the Kremlin. Yulia Peresild will communicate with the AI in love, and Valery Gergiev will again assemble "Zaryadye". "Izvestia" chose the main cultural events for the coming week.

Cinema

Ambush, 16+

Directed by: Mark Boorman. Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Jonathan Rees Myers, Connor Paolo, Gregory Sims, Jason Genao, Jordan Johnson-Hinds

All-Russian TV premiere of the action movie by Mark Boorman. Captain Drummond, leading a group of elite commandos, is tasked with gathering secret information that could change the fate of the war. At the edge of the jungle, the team is attacked by an overwhelming invisible force of the enemy army, and must follow it into the complex maze of Kuti tunnels, with the enemy and traps at every turn.

February 19, REN TV.

Manyunya: Ba's Birthday, 6+

Directed by: Arman Marutyan. Starring: Ekaterina Temnova, Karina Kagra (Kagramanyan), Karina Mnatsakanyan, Juliet Stepanyan, Arman Navasardyan, Arsen Grigoryan, Mariam Mano, Tamara Petrosyan, Anna Andreasyan.

A grand celebration is approaching - the anniversary of Ba, on which the family and friends are going to gather, even her sister Faya will finally arrive. Manyunya's parents, Karinka and Narine, put a lot of effort to make the holiday go perfectly. But, as it happens, everything goes wrong: the sheep escapes, the birthday cake is spoiled, and it turns out that Manyunya was taken to a prestigious school and now the girl is moving to another city. Will the little heroines be able to save the holiday and preserve their friendship?

From February 13 in theaters

Pigsy: A Journey Through Time, 6+

Directed by Qiu Liwei

Animated picture about the thorny path of a lazy piglet to real happiness. A distant, distant future. Selfish piglet Captain Pigsey goes on a journey full of dangerous adventures. He dreams of a better life. But it turns out that true happiness is closer than he thinks. Cartoon will be to the taste of fans of films "The Fifth Element" and "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". The viewer will see an exciting spectacle, full of action, humor and at the same time deep thoughts about our world.

From February 13 at the box office

ON and She, 16+

Directed by Evgeny Korchagin. Starring: Julia Peresild, Alexei Shirochkin, Igor Chernyavy, Jane Mirro, Vladimir Steklov, Kirill Zaitsev.

Xenia is a talented developer in the field of artificial intelligence. In her life comes a black streak: the bosses do not accept the new project, and the young man does not support her. She decides to escape from her problems to a house on the ocean, which is equipped with an artificial intelligence named Marcus. He will satisfy any desire of the guest and do everything for a comfortable stay. From the first cup of coffee, Marcus impresses Xenia with his intelligence and wit. He anticipates all her desires. For the first time Xenia feels complete idyll. But it turns out that Marcus is not ready to be just an assistant and claims to be in a relationship. He has already developed a program of their life together with Xenia.

From February 13 in theaters

Natalie and Alexander, 16+

Directed by: Vladimir Shchegolkov. Starring: Xenia Traister, Alexander Zaryadin, Danil Akutin, Polina Aug, Alexei Barabash, Rostislav Bershauer, Orit Blazer, Vladimir Bolshov, Pavel Vashchilin, Grigory Vernik, Igor Vernik.

The love story of Natalia Goncharova and Alexander Pushkin. A short period of life, which became the happiest and the most fatal for them. The main character of this story - a woman - wife, mother, muse, social diva: Natalia Nikolayevna Goncharova. Like any girl, Natalie dreamed of simple human happiness, but life has riddled her to be the wife and muse of a genius. The events of the series will begin with the matchmaking poet to the young beauty and will continue until 1834 and acquaintance with Dantes.

From February 17 to 20, 22:00, First Channel

Outsource, 16+

Directed by: Dushan Gligorov. Starring: Ivan Yankovsky, Eldar Kalimulin, Danil Steklov, Vitaly Kovalenko, Dmitry Sumin, Leonid Telezhinsky, Mila Ershova, Karina Alexandrova, Dasha Kotreleva, Daria Savelyeva, Elizaveta Rufina, Sergei Dyakov, Anton Pakhomov

The mid-1990s, a small town on the edge of the earth. In a special purpose prison, suicide prisoners are waiting for their fate. Prison staff, who must carry out the sentence, are also "behind bars" of their problems. The warden Sasha is not sure that he wants to marry his fiancée Natasha, who as if on purpose gets into an unpleasant story before the wedding. And prison doctor Pyotr is happily married, but cannot overcome his pathological addiction to sex on the side and as a result brings unhappiness to the family.

From February 13 in Okko

Theater

Juno and Avos, 16+

Directed by: Alexander Rykhlov. Starring: Nikita and Alexander Pozdnyakovs, Nikolai Drozdovsky, Svetlana Bakaeva, Anna Burkina, Natalia Krestyanskikh, Diana Orlovskaya, Ekaterina Kulchitskaya, Nikolai Lyutov, Yves Nabiev.

The legendary rock opera "Juno and Avos" by Alexey Rybnikov and Andrei Voznesensky celebrates its anniversary on the stage of the State Kremlin Palace. The plot about the all-consuming tragic love of Count Rezanov and Conchita was written by Rybnikov and Voznesensky, and Mark Zakharov staged it in 1980 at Lenkom. The production impressed audiences 45 years ago and has remained one of the most famous rock operas on the Russian stage ever since.

Alexey Rybnikov's version is designed to bring back the original idea of the creators of the work. It combines the traditions of Russian spiritual music, folklore, and genres of mass urban music with the composer's figurative, ideological and aesthetic priorities.

February 16, 19:00, State Kremlin Palace

Rodinki, 16+

Director: Dmitry Izmestiev. Starring: Daria Roshchina, Anton Savvatimov, Anna Sazonova.

The most mysterious performance of the season, in which the director and young artists of the theater explore the theme of childhood not as a "beautiful far away" with grandmother's pies and tooth fairies, but as a territory of survival and trauma.

Surrounded by live music and vocals, documentary sincerity and warm embraces with the whole audience, the theater invites parents - present and future, with and without children - to bravely pass through the corridor of growing up, re-record their experience of the past and "come out on the bright side". Maybe even sing something from the Beatles together.

February 16, 19:30, RAMT

F.M. Games, 16+

Director: Evgeny Kozlov. Starring: Lyonya Nechayev, Evgeny Slavinsky, Ekaterina Starateleva, Ekaterina Kulikova, Yegor Medvedev, Sergei Tupoguz, Bogdan Kochurov

Director and choreographer Evgeny Kozlov explores the problematics of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novels "The Gambler" and "Crime and Punishment" in a synthesis of theatrical forms: there is opera, dance, physical theater and, of course, the dramaturgy of Dostoevsky's texts.

The creators of the performance strived for "resonance on Dostoevsky's frequency", hence the play on words in the title "F.M. Games": FM is not only Fyodor Mikhailovich, but FM, as one can easily guess.

February 14, 15, 19:00, Tovstonogov BDT, Small Stage (St. Petersburg)

Paralympian, 16+

Director: Roman Gabria. Starring: Vitaly Yarosh

The story of a Paralympian athlete, told in the first person, with elements of performative interaction with the audience. A monologue of a man swimming a personal distance with all its obstacles and humor. Not just a performance, but a confession, a monologue of a man on the edge of the possible. The story of courage and overcoming, of a man's fight with fate, in which each new victory is inconclusive, is only one of many steps on the long and difficult path called life.

February 18, 20:00, New Manege

Director: Lyudmila Munirova. Starring: Elena Ponomaryova, Alexander Hotenov

The main characters, Masha and Sasha, will invite visitors on a fascinating journey to find their friend - the missing doll Ivashka. Together they will explore the mysterious attic, full of mystery and magic. At every step they will encounter numerous riddles, mysterious objects and meet various characters. The heroes will encounter a spider that has kidnapped their friend. They will need to join forces to defeat the evil character, rescue the toy and bring it home.

Until May 25, 11:00, 13:00, 16:30, VDNKh, Moskvarium, Lamantine Chamber Hall

Lady with a Dog, 16+

Directed by Alla Reshetnikova. Starring: Anton Sokolov, Natalia Shklyaruk, Diana Egorova, Andrei Isaenkov, Dmitry Vorkunov, Sergei Rensevich.

A drama based on one of Chekhov's most famous stories - the story of how a resort romance between two seemingly prosperous people disrupted the entire course of their lives.

Dmitry Dmitrievich Gurov fills his days with dinners in restaurants and searches for new love adventures, cynically justifying his predilections by unhappy family life. And everything would have gone on and on in the same rut, not to happen one day meeting with a woman. Everything began as a resort romance, but it turned out to be something that was hitherto unknown to both of them - love.

February 13, 14, 19:00, Moscow Gubernsky Theater, small stage.

Rumi's Universe, 6+

Director: Vadim Pinsky. Starring: Denis Ignatov, Gleb Bor, Vildan Faskhutdinov, Alexander Tolmachev, Vasilisa Kashuba, Ekaterina Zhigulskaya, Alexandra Pletneva, Tamara Logvinova, Karlen Kardashian, Christina Levchenko, Rustam Makhmutov, Mikhail Matychenko.

The premiere of the space musical for the whole family based on the book by Alexey Shoshev about an alien hero and his Moscow friends saving the Earth from intergalactic evil. It is an exciting and touching story about hope, love, friendship and courage. Together with the actors, the audience travels to another dimension, witnesses and participants in space battles. Thanks to unique costumes and multimedia effects, fantasy turns into reality, and the space becomes closer. The performance is filled with music, dance and good humor.

February 15, 12:00, Theater Modern

Concerts

MGASO: Britten. Shostakovich. Stravinsky, 6+

The Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Ivan Nikiforchin will present in the Zaryadye Hall a program of works by three great creators of the XX century. The soloist is Dmitry Masleyev (piano). Maestro Anton Grishanin is at the conductor's desk. On the program: Benjamin Britten - Symphony Requiem, op. 20, Dmitry Shostakovich - Concerto No. 2 for piano and orchestra, Igor Stravinsky - Music for the ballet "Petrushka".

February 17, 19:00, Zaryadye Hall

Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra and Valery Gergiev, 6+

Mariinsky Theatre soloists, chorus and symphony orchestra will perform at Moscow's Zaryadye Concert Hall. Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major will be performed. Soloists are Lorenz Nasturica-Gershovichi (violin), Narek Ahnazaryan (cello) and Ivan Rudin (piano). The second section will feature Brahms' Symphony No. 2 in D major. The performance of this symphony will be a worthy conclusion of the concert series.

February 13, 19:00, Zaryadye Hall

Museums

Depicting the air. Russian Impressionism, 12+

The exhibition brings together works by Konstantin Korovin, Igor Grabar, Stanislav Zhukovsky and other masters of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. More than 150 works from 76 state collections and private collections from Kaliningrad to the Far East are presented. A special feature of the exhibition will be an acoustic performance "Listening to Impressionism", created especially for the exhibition by the Scene 23 salon. The authors of the project are director Denis Azarov and composer Oleg Makarov. The musical and sound palette creates a feeling of complete immersion, conveying to the viewer not only visual, but also acoustic, sometimes almost tangible, impressions.

From February 14 to June 1, Museum of Russian Impressionism.

Karetny Dvorik, 0+

Priceless carriages are moving. An exposition of antique carriages has opened in the State Historical Museum. A new exhibition space has been created for the artifacts within the museum walls. Among the most important items forming the exposition of the State Historical Museum on the history of the Russian Empire are three unique carriages: the carriage of Paul I, the carriage of Alexander II's children and the ceremonial carriage of Count Matyushkin's family. They have an important historical and cultural significance as monuments of the art of carriage making in Russia.

From February 13, State Historical Museum

New jellyfish zone at the Moskvarium, 0+

A new thematic zone with some of the most mysterious creatures of the seas and oceans - jellyfish - will open in the exposition of the "Aquarium". The first visitors will see the ear aurelia, and later they will be joined by crested jellyfish, sea nettles and cornerotes. They all vary in size, shape and coloration.

In the new thematic zone there are aquarium-columns, which refer to futuristic landscapes from sci-fi movies.

From February 14, VDNKh, "Moskvarium"

Forms and images. Lucky, 0+

The project tells about the history and development of Russian miniature painting, which has become a unique phenomenon of world art culture. The exposition includes more than 100 items - caskets, chests, icons, as well as trays, powder dishes and sketches of illustrations, costumes and theater sets from the collections of Rosizo, Bakhrushinsky Theater Museum, State Museum of Palekh Art and private collections. Their example traces the evolution of the art of Russian miniature painters, which was formed under the influence of Russian painting of the XVIII-XIX centuries and folk tradition.

Till March 30, State Museum and Exhibition Center "ROSIZO"

Festivals

Cinema as Art. Art in Cinema, 16+

The authors of the films selected for the festival are Oscar, Cannes, Venice and MIFF winners. Before each screening, art historians and film historians will talk about the film and its cultural significance. The festival program will include classics of both documentary and fiction films. The audience will see recognized masterpieces, among them: "The Voice" by Ilya Averbakh, "The Book of Decisions" by Michel Gondry, "8 1/2" by Federico Fellini. "Man with a Movie Camera" by Dziga Vertov and "Mary Pickford's Kiss" will be shown to the accompaniment of a tapper.

Admission to all screenings is free of charge

February 13 - 23, Tretyakov Gallery, cinema hall of the Engineering Building.

Music for lovers by 1000 candles, 16+

HighTime Orchestra under the direction of Alexei Donskoy and star jazz band Diamond Black will perform a romantic program in honor of Valentine's Day. The evening will be filled with music by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Strauss, Max Richter, as well as hits by Whitney Houston, Adele, Sting, Frank Sinatra and others. The atmosphere of the holiday will be complemented by candlelight and unexpected surprises. February 14, at 19:00 in the House of Music program "Romantic Waltzes". The rest of the concerts will be held in the Tropical Greenhouse of VDNKh. February 14 at 20:00 will present the program "Jazz Stars", February 15 at 19:00 "Seasons", February 16 at 16:00 - "Soul Divas", and at 19:00 - "Date in Paris".

February 14-16, House of Music, VDNH

Concert of the Children's Choir "Vesna", 6+

The large-scale concert is timed to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the choir "Spring" named after A.S. Ponomarev and the 75th anniversary of the composer Efrem Podhayts. The program includes the cantata "How to Draw a Bird" for soprano, children's choir and symphony orchestra. Soloist - Elena Nakaznaya (soprano). The second section includes fragments from operas by Puccini, Dvořák, vocal miniatures by Debussy, Glinka, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. The entire evening on stage is the Symphony Orchestra of the State Academic Symphonic Chapel of Russia under the direction of Valery Polyansky. The conductor of the concert is Airat Kashayev. Presenter - Yaroslav Timofeev.

February 17, 19:00, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall