The Moor will do the deed: Akon in Russia and a new film about Romeo and Juliet
Movie
Juliet and Romeo, 16+
Directed by Timothy Scott Bogart. Starring: Clara Rugor, Jamie Ward, Jason Isaacs, Rebel Wilson, Dan Fogler, Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi, Rupert Graves, Fordia Walsh-Pilo, Nicholas Podani
The greatest love story never ceases to excite cinematographers. A new adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy about the boundless feelings of Romeo and Juliet and the eternal confrontation between Montague and Capulet is being released. The film gathered a star cast. In the role of lovers — Clara Rugor and Jamie Ward. They were accompanied by Jason Isaacs, Rebel Wilson, and Dan Fogler. The film, shot in the musical genre, was directed by Timothy Scott Bogart, known for the biopic "The Birth of Legends" about Neil Bogart, the owner of the Casablanca Records music label, who discovered Kiss, T.Rex, Donna Summer and other stars.
From August 7 in the cinema
The Lost Place, 18+
Directed by Alexander Azha. Starring: Halle Berry, Percy Daggs IV, Anthony Bee Jenkins, William Catlett, Catherine Kirkpatrick, Georges Graciez, Matt Anderson, Cadence Compton, Kristin Pak, Stephanie Lavigne
A psychological horror film starring Halle Berry is being released in Russia. The main character and her two sons are the only survivors in a world that has been enslaved by evil. Literally by a miracle, the family is protected from certain death by a house in a remote forest, from which it is possible to leave only by tying yourself to the railing with a rope. The system begins to crumble when one of the sons has to doubt that the mother is telling the truth.
The film was shot by an experienced French director in the genre, Alexander Azha. His filmography includes a remake of "The Hills have Eyes" in 2006. Two years later, he released the creepy mystical horror "Mirrors". In 2019, The Trap, which Quentin Tarantino named the best film of the year.
From August 7 in the cinema
Barankins and stones of power, 16+
Directed by Misha Polyakov. Starring: Yulia Topolnitskaya, Andrey Fedortsov, Kuzma Saprykin, Dmitry Zhuravlev, Alexander Mizev, Valerie Zoidova, Polina Gukhman, Ksenia Kutepova, Alexey Burmistrov, Snezhana Samokhina
A fantastic Russian comedy about a family of hereditary drivers, whose members suddenly become superheroes. The supernatural comes to the Barankins' lives when their great-great-grandmother Varvara, also a coachwoman, gets to them through a time portal from 1804. They bring magic stones to their relatives from the future, which endow their descendants with superpowers. Meanwhile, a certain Velemir is hunting for these gifts, intending to seize the power that the stones grant.
The series premiered on August 7 on Kinopoisk
Theatre
MAMMA IS PASSING BY! or the Musical went wrong, 12+
Directed by Anna Shevchuk. Starring: Alexander Matrosov, Alexander Babik, Anna Karmakova, Yulia Churakova, Pavel Levkin, Nikita Smolyaninov
A witty parody in which, to the accompaniment of reinterpreted world hits, the viewer finds himself in the insane backstage of the theater. The boss of a provincial factory decides to surprise his wife and orders her favorite musical from local producers. The troupe enthusiastically sets to work, but the sponsor starts poking his nose everywhere, and it turns out that he has very original views on art. In addition, on the day of the premiere, everything goes awry.: The leading actress ends up in the hospital, and her role goes to an inept debutante, the patron's mother-in-law joins the cast, and the lyrics and music have to be changed on the go. The performance turns into a hilarious mess, where improvisation is the only chance to save the show.
August 7 at 19:00, August 9 at 14:00, 17:00 and 20:00, August 10 at 14:00, MDM
Concerts
Akon, 12+
The R'n'B legend Akon will give two concerts in a row in Russia. The artist, who needs no introduction, at least to the millennial generation, has several platinum albums, repeated Billboard leadership, hits with Michael Jackson, Gwen Stefani, Eminem, DavidGuetta, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent. The performer of the nostalgic hits Smack That, I Wanna Love You, Right Now (Na Na Na), Lonely, Belly Dancer (Banaza) will perform in Sochi, and the next day will rock the Moscow audience.
August 8, 20:00, Iceberg Winter Sports Palace (Sirius, Sochi)
August 9, 19:00, CSKA Arena (Moscow)
"Shukshin's Stories" with Viktor Sukhorukov, 12+
A musical and dramatic concert where works by Vasily Shukshin — "Stepkina Lyubov", "Boots", "Cut", "Miles Sorry, Madam" and others — come to life on stage performed by People's Artist of Russia Viktor Sukhorukov. The Academic Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments named after N.N. Nekrasov is responsible for the musical atmosphere of the evening.
August 8, 20:00, VDNKH Green Theater
Festivals and exhibitions
GNESSIN AIR on Znamenka, 16+
The festival program includes 11 days of non-stop music. From classical to jazz, from Baroque music performed on authentic instruments, to works by modern composers and popular soundtracks, there are about 30 daytime, evening and night concerts in total, which will be held at three venues. Classical and ancient music will be played in the Organ Hall and the Attic. Works of lighter genres and original programs will be performed on the Summer Stage. Traditional orchestra performances will also take place there.
A special guest of the festival will be Olesya Petrova, a soloist of the Mikhailovsky Opera and a guest soloist of the Mariinsky Theater, who shines on the world's leading stages: the Bolshoi Theater of Russia, the Metropolitan Opera, the Hamburg State Opera, the Sydney Opera House and others. Renowned oboist and teacher of rhetorically informed performing arts Rafael Palacios (Belgium - Mexico) and jazz singer Masha Ocean (Spain) will come from abroad. The artistic director of the festival is Mikhail Khokhlov, Honored Artist of Russia, Director of the Gnessin Moscow Art School.
August 7-17, Apraksin – Buturlin estate on Znamenka
Pilot Festival, 6+
The annual festival will host several dozen artists, including Zhenya Trofimov and The Culture Room, Combination, Jane Air, El Mashe, Lilies of the Valley, Bakhyt-Kompot and others. In addition to the musical part, the program includes a fair, historical reconstruction and other entertainment for the whole family.
From August 7 to August 10, the complex "Zhao Da!Cha" (Yaroslavl region)
Algorithms of cognition, 12+
The third and final part of the summer intensive festival, which takes place in the format of short solo exhibitions of contemporary artists and creative associations. Every month of summer, three parallel exhibitions open in the three halls of AZ/ART. In August, the projects of the art group "Coniferous", Mikhail Rubankov and Irina Korina will be presented to the public. In addition, acoustic concerts are held as part of the program. On August 14, the series will be completed by the frontman of the band "Underground" Andrey Dzhidzhikov.
From August 8 to 31, AZ/ART Center for Contemporary Art
"Octacon", 6+
For a few days, the Octave industrial cluster will become the epicenter of geek culture. A large-scale Octacon festival will be held there in partnership with the Russian comic book publishing house BUBBLE. The festival will cover all key areas: comics, anime, video and tabletop role-playing games, cosplay and cinema. Guests will meet with authors, screenwriters, actors of theater, cinema and dubbing. One of the most spectacular events in the program is a wrestling show.
August 9-10, creative industrial cluster "Octave" (Tula)
Arkhangelsk Lad, 0+
A series of open—air events will take place on the territory of the Church of Archangel Michael and the Arkhangelsk Lad center in Crimean Alupka - concerts, performances, master classes and the opening of a literary space. The musical program includes Arseny Tarasevich-Nikolaev, the LRK Trio, the duet of Wolves and Kondakov, the Ethnosphere project and others.
August 10-13, Church of the Archangel Michael, Alupka (Crimea)
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