Pop stage: Sergei Zhukov's debut at Gubernsky, Rosenbaum at the Army Theater

Movie

"Why does the planet need volcanoes?" 16+

Premiere of the popular science educational series "What do we know about planet Earth?" produced by NMG DOC. Each of the films explores aspects of one of the phenomena, the area of scientific knowledge concerned is geography, biology, chemistry and physics. The presenter of the series is Alexey Guskov. The first film is about volcanoes. Its creators will prove that fire giants invisibly controlled the course of history, influencing the fate of empires and the outcome of great battles.

October 19, 23:55, REN TV

"Lermontov", 16+

Directed by Bakur Bakuradze. Starring: Ilya Ozolin, Vera Engalycheva, Evgeny Romantsov, Dmitry Solomykin, Andrey Maksimov

Pyatigorsk, at the foot of Mount Mashuk, morning of July 15, 1841. Two days ago, Lermontov and Martynov were friends, but now they have become irreconcilable enemies. There are only a few hours left before their duel, but none of the poet's friends, relatives and friends think about the tragic ending.

Starting October 16 at the box office

"The Heartbreaker", 16+

Directed by Roman Gredin. Starring: Mikhail Tarabukin, Maria Skornitskaya, Marina Yakovleva, Alexander Martynov, Roman Gredin, Valentina Mazunina, Marina Barsukova

Svetka grew up in the countryside, but moved to live in Moscow. While spending the summer weekend with her parents, she meets her school sweetheart, Sasha, a tractor driver, and forgotten feelings flare up with renewed vigor. Sasha reciprocates, but cannot break off relations with the milkmaid Masha. A few days later, Svetka's boyfriend Serge arrives. The plan to take his beloved to Moscow collapses when Lyuba, a saleswoman, enters into a complicated amorous story.

Starting October 16 at the box office

"Two in one life, not counting the dog", 12+

Directed by Andrey Zaitsev. Starring: Svetlana Kryuchkova, Alexander Adabashyan, Anna Ukolova, Polina Gukhman, Alexander Zamuraev

The story is about two St. Petersburg old intellectuals, about their wisdom, calmness, optimism, patience and forgiveness. About everything that modern people lack so much today. Therefore, those who are cold and who need help and support are drawn to them, to their warmth and home, like to a fire.

Starting October 16 at the box office

Cyber Village-2, 16+

Director: sergey vasiliev. Starring: Sergey Chikhachev, Grigory Skryapkin, Elena Makhova, Artyom Semakin, Olga Zhevakina, Sergey Burunov

A year passes after the events of the first season of Cyber Village: Galya's hologram gained unprecedented power by inhabiting Baragozin's body, and Nikolai ended up in a space prison. Together with his friend Robogozin, the hero will have to get out of a difficult situation and challenge the powerful Gala. In the second season, the characters will return to Ceres, but now viewers will see it in a new form.

From October 18 on Kinopoisk

"100 questions about everything", 16+

REN TV's new weekly educational program is an exciting intellectual adventure for the whole family, a lively dialogue with science that can captivate both adults and children. No boring definitions from the encyclopedia: in a simple and accessible form, the authors of the program, together with reputable Russian scientists, will answer the most important "what", "how" and "why".

October 21, 22:00, REN TV

"Murderers. 1989», 18+

Directors: Alexey Bystritsky, Max Kubrinsky. Starring: Sergey Marin, Maxim Stoyanov, Evgeny Kharitonov, Vladimir Yumatov, Victoria Korlyakova, Zoya Berber, Daria Ursulyak

The premiere of the second season of the retrodetective "Murderers". It is based on the real crimes of serial maniacs. Leonid Ipatiev, an investigator in particularly important cases, will have to find out how a series of terrible murders committed in 1984 and a terrible incident in 1989 are connected. Who is really hiding under the mask of a serial killer? Is this a famous killer, or is there a new player?

Starting October 20 at the Amediateka online cinema

Theatre

"You're the only one I have", 6+

Directed by Nina Chusova. Starring: Angel Zhukov, Vera Shpak, Arseniy Mikhalchenko, Valeria Minina, Sergey Zhukov, Sergey Vershinin, Maria Parotikova

The premiere of a musical play about the Great Patriotic War, seen through the eyes of a child. 15-year-old Vanya dreams of becoming a pilot. But the fascists enter the village, and the boy's mother is taken prisoner. Vanya will have to face the cruel truth of life in order to save her dearest person. The main role in the production is played by Angel Zhukov, the son of the author of the idea and composer of the play Sergei Zhukov. The lead singer of the band "Hands up!" will also take the stage as a front-line artist.

October 16, 17, 19:00, Moscow Provincial Theater

Ruslan and Lyudmila, 6+

Directed by Irina Simonova. Starring: Arman Iskakov, Janelle Syzdykova, Vladimir Krylov, Evgeny Dubovik, Olga Korzheva, Nikita Konshin, Alisher Einis

For the first time, the Natalia Sats State Academic Russian Theater for Children and Youth (Almaty, Kazakhstan) is coming to Moscow. The visit became possible thanks to the "Big Tours" program. The artists will present a fairy tale for the whole family based on the poem of the same name by Alexander Pushkin. The play is about the triumphant power of love, overcoming any obstacles, about treachery, doomed to failure, and about the good that always defeats evil.

October 18, 19:00, RAMT

"The last novel", 18+

Directed by Sergey Aronin. Starring: Evgenia Kryukova, Nikita Muchkaev, Evdokia Kareva, Viktor Gordeev, Evgeny Ratkov

The play is based on a play by Leopold Stephensen. The young poet Frederik Sondergaard is going through a creative crisis. To support his family, he took up journalism. One day, he arrives for an interview with the famous writer Simone Nielsen. There is a complex connection between them. And this is despite the fact that he is married and she is 30 years older. Which novel is more important to them — the one that happens between them, or the one that each of them is writing?

October 19, 19:00, Mossovet Theater, "Under the Roof" stage

"Ark", 12 +

Directors: Yana Sexte, Alexey Usoltsev. Starring: Alexander Khovansky, Elena Plaksina, Sergey Girin, Olga Rodina, Alexey Usoltsev, Arkady Kiselyov

The play is based on Oleg Antonov's play based on The Diary of Anne Frank.

Amsterdam, 1942. Two families are hiding in the attic — adults and teenagers with different personalities, views and habits. Despair, anger, and resentment against each other accumulate in their souls. Living in constant fear of exposure seems unbearable. But Anna and Peter think otherwise. They have their first feelings for each other. And this youthful love will allow young people not to lose faith in the best.

October 20, 19:00, Sovremennik, Another scene

Concerts

X:IN, 12+

After an incredible reception last year, X:IN is back — with a new sound and a new show. The Korean girl group's tour is timed to coincide with the release of the powerful release Defend Yourself, a bold anthem for those who are not afraid to be themselves. And X:IN invite you to experience the atmosphere of the album live together, promise to impress with your dancing and vocal skills, as well as multinational flavor.

October 17, 17:00, VK Stadium

Symphonic punk fairy tale "The King and the Fool", 16+

The hits of the legendary rock band performed by more than a hundred virtuoso musicians dressed as characters from the songs of the King and the Fool will send viewers on a two-hour journey through fantastic worlds. On the multi-level stage, "The Sorcerer's Doll", "The Forester", "I'll Jump off a Cliff", "The Fool and the Lightning" and other compositions of "The King and the Fool" will be performed in their original sound with the support of a symphony orchestra, choir and organ.

October 18, 14:00, 19:00, " CSKA Arena

Japanese drum show "Light Rhythms", 12+

The Taiko in-Inspiration team will present the premiere of the program "Light Rhythms". The title reveals the concept: the sounds of traditional Japanese taiko drums will be accompanied by a mesmerizing play of light. The show is based on the myth of the sun goddess Amaterasu, from whom the imperial dynasty of Japan is believed to have originated. Each room will be associated with an ancient legend.

October 21, 20:00, KZ "Moscow"

Alexander Rosenbaum, 12+

Alexander Rosenbaum's annual solo concerts at the Army Theater are known to many. The singer, poet, musician, composer, doctor by education and healer of human souls by vocation invites the viewer to a dialogue about the most important thing, about the eternal and vital, about what worries each of us. The artist's Moscow concerts have long become not just tours, but also a kind of symbol of autumn, a good tradition that has existed for more than thirty years.

October 16-19, 22, 19:00, Army Theater

Evgenia Obraztsova "Life at the tips of your fingers", 6+

Honored Artist of Russia, Prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater invites you to a creative evening. The program includes duets from legendary classical productions, including iconic numbers performed by Evgenia Obraztsova and her favorite stage partners Artem Ovcharenko, Semyon Chudin, Denis Rodkin. The concert will also feature: Anastasia Limenko, Innokenty Yuldashev, Ksenia Ryzhkova, Klim Efimov, Valeria Mukhanova, Dmitry Sobolevsky, John Paul Cook.

October 21, 19:00, House of Music

Alexey Romanof, 12+

A big solo concert by Alexei Romanof, an author, composer and performer whose songs have become the hallmark of Russian stars. With his voice, you "Flew" in the late 90s with the Amega group, danced at discos in the mid-2000s to "Eva" and "Bad Girl" by the Vintage group, dreamed with Dima Bilan to "Dreamers" and wrote letters to "Ranevskaya" with Lolita.

October 17, 20:00, Performing Arts Center (Gradsky Hall)

Evening dedicated to the composer Eduard Artemyev, 6+

On the eve of the birthday of Eduard Artemyev, one of the most famous Russian composers, an evening dedicated to his memory will be held. The program includes famous works, music for Nikita Mikhalkov's films "A friend among strangers, a stranger among his own", "Slave of Love", "12". For the first time, the suite "Ancient Dances" will be performed, which, according to his father's drafts, was completed by composer and producer Artemy Artemyev. The concert is attended by the Orchestra of Cinematography under the direction of Sergei Skripka and two choirs. The soloists are Andrey Lefler, Dmitry Nikanorov and the composer's granddaughter Ekaterina Artemyeva.

October 18, 19:00, Moscow International House of Music

Museums

Father's Day at the Victory Museum, 0+

The Victory Museum has prepared a special gift for Father's Day. In honor of the holiday, dads with children under 14 will be able to visit the museum on Poklonnaya Gora for free. To do this, you will need to present the child's birth certificate and the father's passport at the checkout.

Guests will be able to get acquainted with the museum's large-scale expositions and thematic exhibitions: "The Path to Victory", "80 years under the Sign of Victory", "Shoulder to Shoulder", "Feat on earth and in Heaven" and others. A fun sports quest will be held from 11:00. Participants will find out what the soldier has in his duffel bag and how they wrote letters to the front, test their knowledge of history, and be able to assemble a real machine gun.

October 19, from 11:00 a.m., Victory Museum

"A prayer that sounds in clay. Optina elders", 0+

In Natalia Ovsienko's works, ceramics cease to be just a material: under her hands, clay acquires the sound of prayer and tells about faith and spiritual achievement. The sculpture series of the Optina Elders is a project that combines the skill of an artist and the humility of a Christian. Each image here is not only a portrait of an ascetic, but also an attempt to convey his inner light, that same boundless Christian love.

Since October 18, the Vvedensky Stavropol Monastery of Optina Pustyn (Kaluga region, Kozelsk)

"The last triumph of Peter the Great. Eternity lies ahead", 0+

The exhibition tells about the unprecedented funeral ceremony of Peter the Great, who died on January 28, 1725. For the first time in Russian history, a special Sad commission headed by Count Yakov Bruce was created to organize it. He was commissioned to conduct the funeral "according to the custom of other European States," which was a continuation of the transformations of the court funeral rite, which Peter I himself had once begun. This decision emphasized the importance of the funeral ceremony, where the burial of the monarch was not just a funeral rite, but an important state act.

From October 17 to February 1, Moscow Kremlin Museums

Yuri Cooper: SFUMATO, 6+

Yuri Cooper's solo exhibition is organized by ASKERI GALLERY and is dedicated to the artist's 85th anniversary. The man is a legend. His name is associated with an entire era in art: he was friends with Joseph Brodsky, communicated with Marc Chagall, lived and worked in Paris, London and New York. The exhibition includes monumental paintings by the master, sculptures, projections of theater halls, reminiscent of his work at the Bolshoi Theater. Cooper developed the set design for several productions. One of the latest architectural projects is the large—scale restoration of the Nikita Mikhalkov Workshop 12 Theater.

Until March 15, Kazan Kremlin Museum-Reserve (Kazan)

Festivals

Hvorostovsky Art Festival, 6+

On October 16, the birthday of the "golden Russian baritone" Dmitry Hvorostovsky, an art festival named after him will start in Krasnoyarsk. The music forum will be opened by Honored Artist of Russia Ildar Abdrazakov. The maestro will appear on the stage of the Bolshoi Concert Hall in a new role as a conductor. The Krasnoyarsk Academic Symphony Orchestra together with the Moscow State Academic Chamber Choir will perform Gioachino Rossini's "Stabat Mater". The festival's poster features performances by Ambrogio Maestri (Italy), Erwin Schrott (Uruguay), Ramon Vargas (Mexico), Vasily Ladyuk (Russia) and other opera stars.

From October 16 to November 5, Krasnoyarsk.

IX Festival "Biennale of Theatrical Art. Directing lessons", 16+

A large-scale theatrical project, which includes performances, educational events (lectures, workshops, creative meetings), directing laboratories, theater exhibitions, book fairs. Directing Lessons is the only festival in the world where only directors are on the jury. The festival opens on October 17 with the performance "Poof, or Lies and Truth" by the Vakhtangov Theater (New Stage) directed by Asi Knyazeva.

From October 17 to December 25, Moscow

III International Film Festival "Days of African Culture and Cinema "Africa. Together into the future", 16+

The festival features an extensive film program, which contains vivid phenomena of modern African cinema, an open public program with relevant public talks and lectures by leading experts, as well as a concert program that will introduce modern African performers. There are seven films in the film program. They are all participants and winners of international film festivals. Films of completely different genres — from an afro-noir thriller about power and betrayal to a comedy drama about changing standards of beauty. Some films will be presented by the directors personally.

From October 15 to October 19, the cinema hall of the Engineering Building of the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Illusion cinema

II International Paralympic Film Festival "Overcoming", 12+

Overcoming is a film festival about athletes with disabilities. The competition features 27 films from 12 countries. Paintings about the participants of the SVO are highlighted in a special nomination. The festival will open at the Lipetsk State Philharmonic with the premiere of the film "Faces of the Country. Alexander Yaremchuk", directed by Viktor Lyubimov. As part of the screening, a photo exhibition "Cry, but Shoot" will be held, dedicated to the work of Soviet front-line cameramen during the Great Patriotic War. The general partner of the film festival is the Russian Paralympic Committee.

From October 21 to October 24, Lipetsk