The road of long ago: "Prince Vladimir" goes to Peter, the train with spies - to the screens

The large-scale detective action film "Red Silk", a film version of the play "Paul I", and the historical drama "Catherine the Great" are coming to the big screens. SHAMAN will again perform as Prince Vladimir in Igor Matvienko's ethno-opera, which will now be shown in St. Petersburg. And the Zotov Center will present an exhibition dedicated to avant-garde artists Mikhail Matyushin and Elena Guro. "Izvestia" has compiled a calendar of cultural events for the coming week.

Cinema

"Red Silk", 16+

Directed by Andrei Volgin. Starring: Milos Bikovich, Gleb Kalyuzhny, Elena Podkaminskaya, Zheng Hanyi, Gosha Kutsenko, Yaroslav Mogilnikov, Irina Alferova, Dmitry Kulichkov, Huang Haonan, Zhargal Badmatsyrenov.

Exciting detective action takes the viewer to 1927. Trans-Siberian Express transports across Russia secret documents that are of special importance for Russian-Chinese relations and will determine the course of history. Foreign intelligence agents and thugs hiding under the mask of ordinary passengers are trying to get hold of them. A young Red Army soldier and a former Tsarist agent will have to identify the enemy.

From February 20 in the cinema

"Chelyuskin. The First", 18+

Directed by Stepan Korshunov. Starring: Gleb Kalyuzhny, Stasia Miloslavskaya, Kirill Kyaro, Dmitry Kulichkov, Dmitry Chebotarev, Alexei Rozin, Alexander Loye, Sergei Gordin, Mikhail Vozdumi, Elizabeth Damsker.

Blockbuster series about the real disaster of the Soviet icebreaker "Chelyuskin" during the passage of the Northern Sea Route. The ship was jammed by ice and went down, and the Chelyuskin crew had to fight for their lives in the harsh Arctic conditions while pilots tried to rescue them from captivity.

Premiere on February 20 at Wink.ru online cinema

"Catherine the Great" 12+

Directed by Morad Abdel-Fattah. Starring : Olga Lerman, Anna Mikhalkova, Hussein Dilber, Daria Levina, Vladimir Kotov, Alexander Klyukvin, Evgeny Shvarts, Evgeny Kharitonov, Victor Dobronravov, Miroslav Kharin.

The tape continues the cycle of historical projects "Russia", which included pictures "Peter I. The last Tsar and the first Emperor" and "Empresses". After the era of palace coups appears a new strong figure - Catherine II, who did not want to be limited to the status of the wife of the emperor and dreamed, and then realized her ideas on the throne.

From February 20 in the cinema

Movie version of the play "Paul I", 16+

Director of the movie version: Konstantin Kuts. Actors: Alexander Oleshko, Irina Dymchenko, Yuri Polyak, Vitaly Ivanov, Igor Kartashev, Elena Sotnikova, Daria Shcherbakova and others.

The film version of the Vakhtangov Theater's hit will be released nationwide and will be shown in the largest movie theater chains "KARO", "Formula Kino / Cinema Park", "Moskino" and others. The premiere of the play took place in March 2023, and since then it has always gathered full houses - tickets are sold out for months in advance. And Alexander Oleshko for the role of Paul I was awarded the prestigious theater awards "Crystal Turandot", "MK", "Golden Knight" and others.

From February 21 in the cinema

They Chose - the Motherland, 16+

Author: Natalia Osipova

The 15-part documentary series about those who returned to Russia from abroad or came for the first time, but forever, explores the concept of "Motherland" through the fates of people. Each series is a dramatic, sometimes dangerous adventure story of an individual and his conscious choice. The heroine of the first series was a former Kiev resident - journalist, mother of five children, church choir regent Svetlana Pikta. The family was forced to evacuate from the city, where they lived almost all their lives because of bullying by neo-Nazis.

February 22, 12:15, Channel One

Theater

Ethno-opera "Prince Vladimir", 16+

Director: Igor Matvienko. Performers: SHAMAN, Nikolai Rastorguev, Igor Matvienko, Soya.

After ten years of preparation, Igor Matvienko's ethno-opera is finally ready to be performed. The premiere is timed to coincide with the composer's 65th birthday. Masterfully weaving together musical styles - from lyrical ancient Icelandic motifs to rock music - Matvienko has created an exciting canvas that will resonate with the widest possible audience. In the role of Prince Vladimir is SHAMAN. The hero undergoes a transformation from a Viking pagan to the baptizer of Russia and unifier of lands.

February 26, 20:00, Ice Palace (St. Petersburg)

Call sign Tishina, 16+

Directed by Sevastyan Smyshnikov. Starring : Nikolai Klyamchuk, Arina Avtushenko, Dmitry Brodetsky, Maxim Sachkov, Sevastyan Smyshynikov, Egor Khokhlov, Arkady Kiselev, Anastasia Timushkova.

Monologue-confession, based on the story of a real person, our contemporary. A few days of Artyom's life included complex and tragic events: voluntary departure for a special operation, betrayal of a loved one, a battle and the main decision in life - to surrender or to fight. In the hospital he meets his love, but when, it would seem, all the worst is over, he has to fight with himself and the black abyss, lurking in the recesses of the soul after the experience.

February 22 and 23, 19:00, Other Stage of the Sovremennik Theatre

Corsair, 12+

Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich. Starring Daniil Roslanov, Alexandra Krisa, Amir Salimov, Nikolai Zheltikov, Sergei Vasyuchenko, Nikita Vysotsky.

The theater "Kremlin Ballet" will show the performance "Corsair" by Adolphe Adam. The plot is reminiscent of a thrilling adventure novel - there are battle skirmishes, an insidious plot, the intriguing world of the East with its colorful bazaar, the luxury of the harem, and, of course, ardent love, embodied in virtuoso variations and pas de deux, full of complex elements and requiring performers to perfect mastery of their bodies.

February 24, 19:00, State Kremlin Palace

Guilt-Free, 16+

Director: Veronika Wigg. Starring : Irina Bezrukova, Elena Kirkova, Evgeny Gomonoy, Igor Nazarenko, Andrei Misilin, Diana Egorova, Alexei Veretin, Dmitry Vorkunov.

The premiere of one of Ostrovsky's most theatrical plays. In the center of the plot - the fate of the famous actress Elena Kruchinina. She comes on tour to a provincial town, where many years ago she experienced the betrayal of her lover, the loss of her son and herself almost died of illness and homesickness. The visit has overwhelmed the provincial artists, zealously embracing her success. After all, any theater is a place where, despite the distribution of roles and long-learned text, at any moment everything can go differently.

February 26, 19:00, Moscow Gubernsky Theater, Small Stage

Hamster on the Pavement, 16+

Directed by Oleg Topoliansky. Starring : Dmitry Ulyanov, Albert Raevsky, Elvira Bolgova, Anna Raevskaya, Elena Ksenofontova, Veronika Korovina, Alexei Grishin, Mikhail Korovin.

The plot centers on two married couples who have to meet after a street fight between their teenage children. A civilized conversation degenerates into a sharp verbal altercation, during which long-standing grudges resurface in brilliant, caustic dialogues. This sparkling comedy shows how easily modern people throw off the mask of external propriety and move from ostentatious tolerance to open clarification of relations.

February 22 and 23 at 19:00, La'Teatro

Dzhorando, 6+

Directed by Andrei Kislitsin. Starring : Andrei Kislitsin, Alexei Shkuratov, Anastasia Eremeeva, Daria Eremeeva, Artem Samsonov.

Multigenre performance for the whole family is presented by Antigravity - the only theater in the world, the stage-screen of which is located at an angle of 45 degrees. The production combines clowning and acrobatics, music and computer graphics, deep meaning and funny jokes. Jorando is funny and unpredictable, beautiful and ridiculous magician. He collects people's dreams on earth and sends them to the Higher Instances, helping people to find love and happiness. And he himself dreams of grandiose feats, and one day he gets an opportunity to prove himself.

February 22 and 23, Gorbunov Culture Center

Concerts

Fanfare of Victory - to the defenders of the Fatherland - 2025!, 6+

The concert is dedicated to the Defender of the Fatherland Day. It is a joint project of the Victory Museum, the Association "Valery Khalilov Spiritual Society" and the Russian National Museum of Music. It will be attended by groups of children's music schools and art schools of Moscow and the region: brass bands, percussion ensembles, vocal and choreographic groups. The artists will perform works dedicated to Russia, themes of courage and heroism.

February 23, 12:00, Museum of Victory

Seven, 18+

The main characters of the dance show are familiar to the audience - greed, lust, envy, anger, gluttony, pride and laziness. The performance speaks about the seven deadly sins through the language of modern choreography - sensually, passionately and provocatively.

February 19 and 20, 20:00, KZ "Moskva".

Natalia Gulkina's anniversary concert "Dispersing Mirages", 6+

For her jubilee concert Natalia Gulkina has prepared a special program combining her favorite hits and several new songs. To create a bright and unique atmosphere of a real holiday together with the artist will be her friends and colleagues, including Nikolai Baskov, Elchin Azizov, Anita Tsoi, Tatiana Bulanova, Turetsky Choir, Svetlana Razina, Natalie, Tatiana Ovsienko and others.

February 26, 19:00, State Kremlin Palace

Tribute show "Legendary hits of the 20th century - Sting, Madonna", 6+

Project producer Gayane Shilajyan has combined in one program lyrical ballads of Sting and bright dance hits of Madonna: Shape of my heart, Desert rose, Englishman in New York, Fragile, Frozen, Like a Virgin, La Isla Bonita and others. All songs will be performed in unique arrangements for a large symphony orchestra. Italian singer Clarissa Vicky will appear as Madonna, Sting's songs will be performed by Asker Berbekov.

February 25, 19:00, House of Music

Museums

Love in the avant-garde. Mikhail Matyushin and Elena Guro, 6+

The exhibition is dedicated to the two most important figures of the Russian avant-garde and their mutual influence - in art and in life. Viewers will see a number of drawings and watercolors from the archives of the great couple, which have never been exhibited before, and extremely rarely exhibited works from museum collections (the authorship and dating of some have been clarified), and hear specially recorded musical compositions by Matyushin, restored from manuscripts. The project is the result of extensive research work within the framework of the Zotov Center's grant program - curator Sergei Uvarov was one of the winners with his study "Mikhail Matyushin's Creativity in the Context of the Constructivism Era".

February 21 - May 25, Zotov Center.

Voices of the Past, 16+

"Maybe by combining two views - the mystical past and the modern scientific one - we will get to know ourselves better?", asks the exhibition curator Anastasia Loktaeva. The project tells about the influence of the principles of thinking of the past on modern human reality. The exposition brings together works by Evgeny Antufiev, Madhu Akhmedova, Alisa Gorshenina, Andrei Kuzkin, Anastasia Loktaeva, Vadim Mikhailov, Slava Nesterov, Ulyana Podkorytova, and Nestor Engelke.

Until March 31, M2 Gallery

Issue. History. Glazunov Academy, 6+

The project illustrates two epochs of Yushkov's house - an old mansion on the corner of Myasnitskaya Street and Bobrov Lane. Artistic life within its walls began in the early 1840s, when the Moscow Art Society rented a room here for its drawing class, and a century and a half later, in 1987, Ilya Glazunov founded the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. 25 museums of Russia took part in the creation of the exposition.

Until April 6, Zaryadya Gallery Parking Lot

Mirror of Days, 0+

The exhibition features still lifes and objects by artist Nadezhda Yagofarova, created since 2020. This project is a reminder that even in simple things there is hidden amazing, unexpected beauty. The choice of still life as the main genre is due to Nadezhda's love of arts and crafts. Canvas for her becomes a place for experimenting with forms, textures, intensity of color. And antique objects are a link between different epochs. They take the viewer into a space where the past meets the present and give the compositions an atmosphere in which time seems to stand still.

Until March 27, Postrigay Gallery

Defense Technique, 12+

A thematic excursion dedicated to the Defender of the Fatherland Day will take place in the Open Collection of the Polytechnic Museum. Among the exhibits are BN-1 night binoculars, a model of the RDS-1 nuclear bomb, and the MRK-61 robotic complex. The exposition demonstrates the connection between the achievements of science and technology and defense developments, tells what modern cosmonautics owes to the first intercontinental ballistic missile and much more.

February 23, Open Collection, Polytechnic Museum