Aerial fans: AY YOLA in Luzhniki, Nike Borzov at VK Fest

Movie

Materialist, 18+

Directed by Celine Song. Starring: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal

Professional marriage agent Lucy (Dakota Johnson) is convinced that she knows everything about love. Masterfully connecting hearts, she herself remains a convinced bachelor. But when charming millionaire Harry (Pedro Pascal) begins courting her, and handsome ex-John (Chris Evans) reappears on the horizon, Lucy realizes that true love defies any formulas and calculations.

Starting June 19 at the box office

Evgeny Telegin, 16+

Director: Victor Tikhomirov. Starring: Evgeny Tkachuk, Yuri Galtsev, Tatiana Kolganova, Sergey Migitsko, Yuri Kuznetsov, Sergey Pershin

Leningrad, the 1980s. Evgeny Telegin, who is passionate about rock music, spends his time listening to The Rolling Stones and visiting Viktor Tsoi's apartment buildings. One day, as an inheritance from an uncle who is "seriously ill," the guy gets a house in the village. There he meets a young artist, as well as two sisters, the charming Olga and the mysterious Tatiana.

Starting June 19 at the box office

White steamboat, 16+

Director: Inga Shepeleva. Starring: Ella Sokolova, Alexander Koshkidko, Roman Atlasov

A new head is being appointed to the position of director of a music school in a Yakut city from Moscow. He seeks to restore his own order and soon becomes involved in a confrontation with Marta Grigorievna, the leader of the choir. The clash of two cultures leads to a mystical rapprochement between the director and his recent rival.

Starting June 19 at the box office

Mr. Penguin's School, 16+

Directed by Peter Cattaneo. Starring: Steve Coogan, Vivian El Haber, Bjorn Gustafsson, David Herrero, Alfonsina Carrosio

Tom is an English teacher. He finds a tiny penguin on the ocean shore. The baby is completely weak. Tom cleans it of fuel oil and algae and sets it free. But according to the penguin code of honor, if your life is saved, you have to repay the favor. The penguin chases the teacher everywhere. And one day she sneaks into his classroom. Together with Tom, he teaches spoiled schoolchildren kindness and care.

Starting June 19 at the box office

Theatre

Enemies. Love story, 16 +

Directed by Evgeny Arie. Starring: Sergey Yushkevich, Alyona Babenko, Svetlana Ivanova, Taisiya Mikholap, Alexander Rapoport, Evgenia Dmitrieva, Vladimir Suvorov, Sergey Girin, Ilya Drevnov

Herman Broder, who survived the horrors of war and miraculously escaped death, is balancing between three women, each of whom is his wife. Selflessly loving Jadwiga bakes poppy seed bagels in the morning and helps to take a bath. Moody and unpredictable Masha makes it possible to feel alive, just her presence excites all the receptors. And finally, Tamara, stuck somewhere between Herman's past and present, is a ghost of his youth and a living reminder of his Homeland. Can Broder really be happy with three wives?

July 19, 19:00, Sovremennik

Fathers and children, 16+

Directed by Irina Keruchenko. Starring: Kirill Vodolazov, Irina Shestina, Ekaterina Korotkova, Andrey Butin, Marina Vinogradova, Vladislav Kalashnikov, Mikhail Shelukhin, Daria Pozdnyakova, Anton Afanasyev, Valery Kukushkin

The drama is based on Turgenev's novel "Fathers and Children". Traditionally, Ivan Sergeevich's work is interpreted primarily as a story of generational conflict and the irreconcilability of their ideologies. But what if the main thing in this story is not a heated argument between the old and the new, but what clearly emerges when all external conflicts subside? The play is a story of destruction that begins when a person abandons his nature.

June 20, 19:00, The Theater of GROWTH in Tsaritsyno

Revizor, 12+

Directed by Gleb Matveychuk. Starring: Alexander Baluyev, Anastasia Busygina, Maria Poroshina, Dmitry Lomakin, Alexander Kazmin, Ekaterina Lyutova, Alexander Argos, Igor Marchenko, Daniil Stein, Denis Kutuzov

The vivid musical staging of Gogol's classic play added freshness and completely new shades to the classic story. Dynamic and eccentric musical numbers emphasize the sharp-featured characters, creating a unique atmosphere. For the first time, Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol's eternally modern comedy "The Inspector General" will be presented in the musical genre.

June 25, 26, 19:00, Army Theater

This wonderful life, 12+

Directed by Roman Samgin. Starring: Elena Yakovleva, Andrey Zavodyuk, Irina Byakova, Oleg Pyshnenko, Artem Yoshkin, Irina Tsarenko, Kirill Chernyshenko, Ekaterina Rogachkova

The basis for this production was one of Ken Ludwig's most famous comedies, the play Moon over Buffalo. The plot centers on the temperamental actor couple George and Charlotte Hay. Once they were famous and famous — they starred in films, signed autographs, and now they run a private repertory theater in a provincial town, playing two plays with a troupe of five people. George and Charlotte do not lose hope of returning to the big stage and to the cinema, and fate presents them with this chance — the famous director Frank Capra arrives in their town. The characters are ready to do anything to get the roles in his new film.

June 19, 19:00, Pushkin Theater

Troy. Impression, 12+

Director: Ekaterina Obraztsova. Starring: Alexander Gorodisky, Artur Arutyunov, Ekaterina Maletina, Ekaterina Hvorostenko, Tatiana Sergeeva, Egor Chudinov

The play about the fate of the famous adventurer and archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann tells how the dream of a poor boy allowed mankind to rediscover Troy. The viewer will go on two trips at once. The first is in time: the era of Homer, high antiquity with columns and chiton, as well as the time of Schliemann — an energetic 19th century with adventures, entrepreneurs and newspaper boys. The second is a journey into the world of imagination, dreams, and fantasies.

June 19, 20, 19:00, Obraztsov Puppet Theater

Rumors, 12+

Directed by Vadim Dubrovitsky. Starring: Elena Safonova, Yulia Agafonova, Vladimir Steklov, Valentin Smirnitsky, Tatiana Kazyuchits, Olga Bogomazova, Igor Livanov, Vladimir Bogdanov, Oleg Maslennikov-Voitov.

Four married couples are going to a social party. But the mysterious shots fired in the bedroom of the owner of the house, the deputy mayor of New York, seem to echo a series of incredible events and revelations.

June 25, 19:00, La'theater

Concerts

Dima Bilan, 6+

On the longest day of the year, Dima Bilan will perform at the VTB Arena with the program "I am your number one". Most recently, Bilan has sold out twice at the St. Petersburg Ice Palace. This time, Muscovites will be able to appreciate his show. The audience will hear both time-tested hits and tracks from the new album "Vector V." Large-scale decorations, advanced technologies, interactive activities in the fan zone and on the dance floor — all this is Dima Bilan's show.

June 21, 20:00, VTB Arena

Symphonic karaoke show "World Pop Hits", 6+

Three thousand spectators, accompanied by the Imperialis Orchestra Chamber Orchestra, will perform their favorite songs, including works by Nikolai Noskov, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Billie Eilish, Adriano Celentano, ABBA, Queen, A-HA and many others. The texts will appear on a huge screen installed on the site, and will also be available by QR code on individual bracelets.

June 19, 20:00, VDNKH Green Theater

Graduation concert of students of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, 6+

Nikolai Tsiskaridze, rector of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, founded in 1738 in St. Petersburg, graduated from his first women's course. Traditionally, students' graduation performances will be brought to Moscow. On the stage of the Kremlin Palace, young artists will present a choreographic program in three sections, each of which is dedicated to an important event in the history of the ballet school, whose graduates at various times were outstanding ballerinas and dancers — Anna Pavlova, Matilda Kshesinskaya, Tamara Karsavina, Vaclav Nijinsky, Marina Semenova, Galina Ulanova, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Makarova, Svetlana Zakharova, Diana Vishneva, Ulyana Lopatkina.

June 19, 19:00, The State Kremlin Palace

Lumisfera. Symphony in the park and 5,000 candles, 6+

The Lumisfera show will present the premiere of the updated musical program "Symphony in the Park and 5,000 Candles" in the open air. It combines iconic and beloved works of classical and popular music. This is a real immersive performance that will unfold around the audience with a symphony of sounds, light and atmosphere. The Dream Orchestra String Orchestra conducted by Pavel Gogadze has prepared a special musical program that will combine compositions by Ludovico Einaudi, Eduard Artemyev, Antonio Vivaldi, and Joel Sunny.

June 25, 21:00, VDNKH Green Theater

Opening of MTS Live Summer 2025, AY YOLA, 6+

MTS Live Summer begins the open-air summer concert season at Luzhniki Stadium. It will be opened by AY YOLA, who became the musical discovery of the year and conquered the world charts with her track Homay — the video has already collected more than 11 million views. Settlers, nttrl and ielele will also participate in the event. On this day, in honor of the launch of the project, the organizers are preparing several additional surprises for the audience and guests of the festival.

June 18, 20:00, Luzhniki

Requiem. Eternal glory to the heroes, 6+

Musical and poetic composition "Requiem. Eternal Glory to the Heroes" based on the poem of the same name by Robert Rozhdestvensky to the music by Kuzma Bodrov on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. The concert will feature a Large Combined Choir (artistic director and chief conductor — Professor Alexander Solovyov) and the All-Russian Youth Symphony Orchestra conducted by People's Artist of the USSR, Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation Yuri Bashmet. Famous theater and film actors Irina Kupchenko, Sergey Shakurov, Igor Petrenko, Alexey Vertkov and Ilya Shakunov will perform as readers.

June 22, 19:00, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

Golden rock hits, 6+

Gayane Shilajyan, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, Honorary Artist of the city of Moscow, the head of the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, celebrates his anniversary on June 19. A concert "Golden Hits of Rock" will be held especially for this event. This is a new life for legendary compositions by Deep Purple, Queen, Scorpions, Aerosmith, Rolling Stones, Europe, Led Zeppelin. Magnus Backlund (Sweden) and Simone Romanato (Italy) will come to congratulate the hero of the day. Maestro Roberto Molinelli (Italy) is at the conductor's desk.

June 20, 19:00, House of Music

Museums

Outdoor life, 6+

The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts and the Pushkin Moscow Theater will hold an open reading of letters and memoirs of museum staff written during the war years. In the Museum's Feat exhibition, voices from the past performed by Pushkin Theater artists Nazar Safonov, Veronika Safonova, Anna Begunova and Ivan Leshin will come to life between the figures of ancient gods, under the dome of the blue sky, and in a ray of light shining through the once-destroyed glass roof.

June 20, 12:00 p.m.,

Peter the Great: The Birth of a maritime power, 0+

The updated exposition in the House of Peter the Great in the interior spaces that opened after the restoration. There are more than 100 authentic exhibits of the XVII–XIX centuries from the collection of the museum-reserve. Visitors will be able to visit the Dining Room, the Study and the Sleeping Chamber of the tsar himself, look into the orderly room and examine the supplies of the royal closet. In the vestibule, they will learn about the beginning and development of navigation and shipbuilding in Russia, as well as about the construction and existence of the House itself, which was called by contemporaries "Sovereign's Luminaries" or "Palace".

From June 19, Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve, Peter the Great House

Opening of the Central Museum of the Russian Cossacks, 0+

The Central Museum of the Russian Cossacks is opening in Moscow, which will become part of the State Historical Museum complex. The Institute is located in an old mansion in Bolshoy Levshinsky Lane, where the Palace Department was housed before the 1917 revolution. The exposition consists of 16 halls, where the history of all Cossack troops and guard formations of the Russian Imperial Army will be presented. The exhibition includes more than 800 items. Among them are a numismatic collection, personal Cossack awards, weapons, uniforms, banners, a collection of paintings, graphics, sculptures.

From June 25, the Central Museum of the Russian Cossacks

Russian wild, 12+

The exhibition, whose name refers to David Burliuk's article for the Blue Horseman almanac, will combine the works of French Fauvists Henri Matisse, Otho Friez, Albert Marquet, and experimental rebels who used color to change the face of Russian art in the 1900s and 1910s: Ilya Mashkov, Natalia Goncharova, Olga Rozanova, and others. The project is included in the program of the Open Art Festival "Cherry Forest".

Until September 28, the Museum of Russian Impressionism

Festivals, awards

The VII Russian series festival "Pilot", 16+

The competition program of the game series includes projects of various genres — from comedies and dramedies to teen dramas and historical detective. Among them is "Dear Willy" about the secret friendship of two main geopolitical rivals in Europe — Soviet Secretary General Leonid Brezhnev and West German Chancellor Willy Brandt. The best game series will be selected by a professional jury: Konstantin Buslov, Alexander Veledinsky, Alexander Kott and Peter Todorovsky. Traditionally, the second main prize at the festival is determined by audience voting. The opening series of this year's show will be the historical drama Constantinople, which tells about the events of the early 20s of the XX century.

From June 19 to June 22, Ivanovo.

Crystal Turandot Theater Award, 12+

Awards for the best theatrical works of the 2024/2025 season will be presented at the ceremony. This year, in the special nomination "Transfer of Fire", the Pushkin Theater will be awarded for the play "Bad Good" based on Oscar Wilde's play "Lady Windermere's Fan". Artistic director Evgeny Pisarev restored historical justice and returned to the stage the performance, which was the last for the creator of the theater Alexander Tairov. Alexey Borodin, director and artistic director of the RAMT, will be awarded in the special nomination "For Honor and Dignity".

June 23, 20:00, Arkhangelsk Estate Museum, Yusupov Palace

Afisha's picnic, 0+

The legendary Afisha Hunter Picnic Festival is ready to welcome guests in the capital's Kolomenskoye Park. Guests will enjoy excellent music, gastronomic discoveries on the food court, entertainment, local brand marketing and much more. The main headliner of the festival is "Hands Up!". For the first time, the Uma2rman band will perform at the Picnic. The program also features new wave heroes the group "Owl" and "Sirotkin".

June 21, 14:00, Kolomenskoye Park

VII Festival "Stanislavsky Factory, 16+

On the final day, the participants of the festival, students of acting faculties from eight regional universities of Russia, will show sketches of performances staged by the masters of the Stanislavsky Factory. Marina Brusnikina will present a work based on Chekhov's short story "The Teacher of Literature", Sergey Zemlyansky — a plastic sketch "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk district", Maxim Melamedov — a dramatic sketch "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District". At the end of the screenings, the closing ceremony of the festival will take place – awarding diplomas to participants and commemorative statuettes of "I Believe", an exclusive miniature sculpture by Stanislavsky.

June 20, from 12:00, Moscow Provincial Theater

VK Fest in Sirius, 12+

The festival's guests will enjoy performances by artists, an autograph session with influencers, master classes, scientific stand-up, a sports laboratory, games and a food court. On June 21, the main stage of the festival will feature the bands Three Days of Rain and the Culture Room, Yulia Savicheva, BLIZKEY, JANAGA, Nike Borzov, JONY and Betsy, singer of the hit Sigma Boy. The presenter is stand—up comedian Guram Amaryan. In the influencer area, guests will be able to meet TENDERLYBAE, Vadim Spiridenkov, the creators of the Kamil and AminKa family channel, as well as Egor Shkred.

June 21, from 16:00, Sirius, Medalnaya Square (Sochi)

Lectures

Who built the Polytechnic: Georgy Ivanovich Makaev, 12+

The name of Georgy Ivanovich Makaev is not as widely known as the names of Hippolyte Monighetti and Nikolai Shokhin. But it was he who became the author of the northern — last — wing of the Polytechnic Museum, the construction of which was completed in 1907. Listeners of the lecture by Irina Aitova, an architect and a tour guide at the Polytechnic Museum, will find out which other buildings in Moscow belong to his authorship, who participated with him in the design and construction of the northern wing of the Polytechnic Museum and how it happened. The lecture for schoolchildren will be held in online and face-to-face formats.

June 25, 13:00, Lecture Hall of the Polytechnic Museum