Rock greetings: Electrum Picnic in St. Petersburg and W24 in Moscow
Movie
"Careful, sex! How are we bred?", 18+

Thousands of men across the country fall into elaborate networks where relationships are just an excuse to extort money. Masseuses, consumerists, fake dates, escort girls and fake "investors", free dinners for astronomical bills. This is discussed in a new documentary investigation by REN TV. The editors of the TV channel found out how the romantic divorce industry works.: who is behind the beautiful girls, how fake establishments work. For the first time, an exclusive interview with a girl who lured 23 million rubles for a fake pregnancy and received a real sentence for fraud. The viewer will also learn the details of the story of the jewelry house owner, who paid almost a million dollars for love and was left with nothing.
January 25, 23:55, REN TV
Lefty, 12+

Directed by Vladimir Besedin. Starring: Yuri Kolokolnikov, Fedor Fedotov, Leonela Manturova, Jan Tsapnik, Alexey Guskov, Artur Ivanov, Alexander Chevychelov
Russia, the end of the 19th century. Against the backdrop of the impending war with Great Britain, a mysterious device is found in the imperial palace — a mechanical flea. Peter Ogarev, a young officer who dreams of earning the trust of Emperor Alexander III, is assigned to investigate the incident. In search of the truth, he teams up with Lefty, a brilliant but forgotten master from Tula. Together they plunge into a world of intrigue and danger.
Starting January 22 at the box office
"Blockade fates", 12+

Directors: Konstantin Biryukov, Mikhail Safronov, Irina Evteeva, Alexandra Agrinskaya, Andrey Bakhurin, Maria Dubrovina
An animated film. Stories based on the memories and diaries of people who survived the siege of Leningrad. About the exploits of young artists, climbers, selfless faith in the New Year's miracle, the power of children's imagination, dignity, loyalty and honor that the residents of the city managed to preserve despite the challenging days.
Starting January 22 at the box office
"Debtors: How do I make them pay?", 16+

Why did Larisa Dolina not pay taxes for a country mansion for 10 years? How much did Alla Pugacheva and her husband save on payments for the castle? Why do they get away with everything? Why is Philip Kirkorov's pier on the banks of the Moskva River being taken away? The answers to these and other questions are in a new documentary investigation by REN TV. The journalists studied the register of alimony defaulters, officially published on Gosuslugi. Kirill Yemelyanov, the star of the TV series "Kadetstvo", and Pavel Mamaev, the scandalous ex—football player, will share their revelations with the viewers of the TV channel.
January 24, 16:55, REN TV
"Full compatibility", 16+

Directed by Grigory Vasiliev, Elena Werner. Starring: Maria Lisova, Peter Fedorov, Dmitry Pevtsov, Semyon Molokanov, Svetlana Ivanova, Valentina Mazunina, Lyra Kekeeva
Svetlana is a tough and dedicated transplant doctor. While completing her residency in St. Petersburg, she caused a scandal in the hospital, after which she was assigned to the provincial Zapolyarsk in the Far North. The heroine is faced with difficult patients and difficult moral choices. Not everyone is willing to agree for their loved one to become an organ donor.
Starting January 22 at the PREMIER online cinema
"Mr. Nail", 16+

Director: Konstantin Kolesov. Starring: Alexander Robak, Anastasia Panina, Alexey Korsukov, Vasily Turkin, Igor Khripunov
One day, an experienced carpenter Semaga loses his job in the workshop, and his wife, on the contrary, gets a promotion. In a desperate attempt to regain the respect of his family and find a new vocation, he opens a nail salon with his friend Anton. Confident that he can handle nails as easily as he can with nesting dolls, the hero enters the world of women, gels and varnishes. A man's life is changing radically.
From January 26 on the STS
Concerts
Electrum Picnic, 12+

Edmund Shklyarsky and Marat Korchemny will present a unique project — "Electrum Picnic". To the sounds of electronic arrangements of the band's songs, in the atmosphere immersed in the neon lights of the night city, the story of a man who fancied himself a Shot Arrow will be told. Everything will be unusual at the concert. Keyboard instruments will prevail. Behind them are Edmund Shklyarsky, Marat Korchemny, and two actresses behind the sequencers. Behind the drums are a drummer and a percussionist. As the action progresses, electronic decorations will come to life: giant glowing teeth, on which the Inquisitor's captive will walk, a snake making guttural sounds, and a magnet that attracts everything.
January 25, 19:00, Sergey Kuryokhin Center for Contemporary Art (Saint Petersburg)
Hibla Gerzmava and Denis Matsuev at Zaryadye, 6+

One of the most sought-after singers of the world opera scene, People's Artist of Russia Hibla Gerzmava will present a joint program with virtuoso pianist, People's Artist of Russia Denis Matsuev. The program includes works by Soviet composers, as well as Bernstein's Symphonic Dances. The following people take part in the concert: Ekaterina Mochalova (domra), Borislav Strulev (cello), Andrey Ivanov (double bass), David Tkebuchava (drums). Throughout the evening, the Chelyabinsk Philharmonic State Symphony Orchestra was on stage, with Alexey Rubin at the conductor's desk.
January 23, 19:00, KZ "Zaryadye"
W24, 16+

Fans of South Korean music are waiting for the new program of the W24 group. The rockers will travel through several cities of Russia with the Grass at Home tour. The name was not chosen by chance. The soloists of W24 became famous in Russia thanks to their covers of the famous songs "White Night", "Poplar Fluff", "Grass at Home" and others. For those who will not be able to attend the concert in the capital, there will be an opportunity to watch it live at the Ivi online cinema.
January 23, 20:00, BASE
"Two hours without war. Full houses in the blockade", 12+

On the day of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the blockade, the theater will present a charity musical performance dedicated to the feat of artists and residents of the city. The soloists of the choir, accompanied by a symphony orchestra, will tell the story of how wounded musicians picked up instruments, and the audience, fainting from hunger, stood in line for tickets to the theater box office, and why art was more expensive than bread. Fragments of Shostakovich's legendary Seventh Symphony and scenes from premiere performances performed in besieged Leningrad will be performed.
January 27, 19:00, Helikon Opera
Theatre
"Joseph and his brothers", 16+

Directed by Yuri Titov. Starring: Sergey Baryshev, Nikita Shamanov, Alexander Pavlov, Alexander Ryshchenkov, Vladislav Basova, Anastasia Gentilini, Natalia Moleva, Anna Chumak, Daniil Pale.
The premiere of Thomas Mann's novel "Joseph and his Brothers". This is the author's largest work in terms of volume (in four books) and the scale of events. It is called one of the main novels of the 20th century. Written with "playful seriousness," in essence, it reflects the spirit of Vakhtangov's traditions, in which the fantastic grotesque is combined with the depth of living.
January 22, 23, 19:30, Theater named after Evg. Vakhtangova, The New Stage
"The Magic Flute", 12+

Directed by Boris Pokrovsky. Starring: Ruslan Babaev, Azamat Tsaliti, Tatiana Fedotova, Tamara Kasumova, Ekaterina Feraba, Alexander Markeev, Kirill Sikora, Zhang Mengwen
On January 27, the music world will celebrate the 270th anniversary of the birth of the brilliant Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Bolshoi Theatre presents the opera The Magic Flute. This performance was Boris Pokrovsky's last production. The opera is embodied in a precise and concise stage style that emphasizes the timeless human relationships of the characters and the immortal music of Mozart.
January 24th, 14:00, 19:00, 25 January, 12:00, 18:00, Bolshoi Theater, Chamber Stage
"Captain's daughter", 12+

Directed by Oleg Dolin. Starring: Ruslan Chagilov, Evgenia Leonova, Ivan Litvinenko, Lala Anpilogova, Konstantin Pokhmelov, Nikolai Rysev, Alina Bolozneva
The premiere. "The Captain's Daughter" is one of the most original and multi—layered works by Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, in which the interweaving of destinies and a series of coincidences form an amazing plot. Viewers will see this story through the eyes of Petrusha Grinev, a rookie sergeant whose fate was drastically changed by a chance encounter with a mysterious traveler.
January 23, 24, 19:00, Pushkin Theater
"The Miracle of St. Anthony", 16+

Directed by Alexander Nazarov. Starring: Dmitry Smolev, Evgeny Kosyrev, Elena Millioti, Ilya Drevnov, Maxim Razuvaev, Gleb Osipov, Kirill Mazharov, Vladimir Suvorov
What happens if, at the most inopportune moment, when the inheritance is already practically in your pocket, someone appears who is able to turn everything upside down? Based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck, it is a story about how a miracle in the person of Saint Anthony bursts into the measured life of greedy relatives. It gives a rebirth to one, and a ruined reputation and failed plans to others.
January 22, 19:00, Sovremennik, Another scene
"The magic nut. The Story of the Nutcracker", 6+

Directed by Natalia Lebedeva. Starring: Irina Ovsyannikova, Ekaterina Bodrova, Angelina Danchenkova, Alexander Shadrin, Anton Chalysh, Evgeny Ilyin, Ivan Tverdov, Sergey Arbuzov
January 24 will mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of romantic writer Ernst Theodor Hoffmann. For the classic's anniversary, the Moscow Puppet Theater is hosting a celebration with a performance and an animated film, as well as a photo zone and souvenirs for guests. The audience is waiting for the hit of the Magic Nut theater. The Story of the Nutcracker". This mysterious story happened on Christmas Eve. At a time when miracles are bound to happen, especially if your godfather is a magician.
January 24, 11:00, 17:00, Moscow Puppet Theater
Valentine's Day, 16+

Directed by Anna Shevchuk. Starring: Yulia Churakova, Yulia Dovganishina, Pavel Stukalov, Elizaveta Pashchenko, Yulia Iva, Andrey Birin
The musical. It's a witty conversation about love, relationships, and those who always "know best." Namely, about mom, mother-in-law, exes, friends and their endless unsolicited advice. Five minutes away, newlyweds Jessica and David are the perfect couple, but even they are in a crazy marathon of preparing for their own wedding, not ready for a flurry of opinions and expectations: when everyone around knows "how to do it", is it possible to hear yourself and each other?
January 23, 19:00, January 24, 17:00, January 25, 18:00, the Mask Theater
"Dunno", 6+
Directed by Fyodor Parasyuk. Starring: Ksenia Komarova, Anastasia Belova, Evdokia Kareva, Yulia Burova, Marusya Kolesnikova, Daria Taran, Kamilya Fasakhova, Evgenia Lyakh, Ekaterina Devkina, Lily Bolgashvili
The premiere of the play based on the book "The Adventures of Dunno and his Friends" by Nikolai Nosov. The production of the winner of the MTS Live Creative Laboratory, which took place at the Theater named after Mossoveta, tells a familiar story about one of the most beloved characters in children's literature. The performance is created right in front of the audience. Everyone can get closer to the heroes.
January 25, 2 p.m., Theater named after Mossoveta, the scene "Under the roof"
"Poetry of creation", 12+

Directed by Igor Sergeev, Evgeny Dubovsky. Starring: Polina Borunova, Marianna Vasilyeva, Yulia Vostrilova, Danila Dzigar, Pavel Ilyin, Marusya Kuzmina, Maria Larina, Tatiana Malyarevskaya
Performance-concert based on the book "Military Poems" by Sergei Mikhalkov. The creators decided to talk about the war without pathos, but with inner strength. A veteran soldier, poet, and citizen, he wrote about people — those who fought on the front lines and in the rear, who waited, lost, hoped, and believed in Victory as the only possible ending. These poems were born in trenches and headquarters, on the road and between battles, and therefore they contain the truth of the moment and a great human intonation.
January 25, 19:00, Nikita Mikhalkov Theater "Workshop 12"
"Flowers for Algernon. 30 years later", 18+

Directed by Yuri Grymov. Starring: Alexander Serikov, Lyudmila Pogorelova, Konstantin Konushkin, Nadezhda Menshova, Alexander Borisov, Alexey Bagdasarov
A bold fantasy about how the fate of the characters in Daniel Keyes' works might have turned out 30 years later. During this time, scientists found a way to boost Charlie Gordon's intelligence, but they got a side effect — personality splitting. He returns to a world where science and artificial intelligence are actively developing, but emotional intelligence is on the margins, and moral issues in this world are more relevant than ever. Full-length mouse dolls, huge robotic light cranes, and a balloon drone flying over the heads of the audience make the production the most technologically advanced and expensive in the theater's repertoire.
January 24, 18:00, Modern Theater
"I found a scythe on a stone", 12+

Directed by Sergey Bezrukov. Starring: Ilya Noskov, Diana Egorova, Yulia Romanovich, Anton Sokolov, Leonid Gromov, Grigory Firsov, Alexey Veretin, Elena Doronina
Among the idle Moscow public, concerned only with how to have fun and how to find a profitable match, a strange man appears — Savva Vasilkov. An absurd, naive provincial, does not waste money, does not accept cheating. And on top of that, he is madly in love with the first beauty of Moscow, Lidia Cheboksary, whose attention is sought by many.
January 27, 19:00, Moscow Provincial Theater, Big Stage
Museums
Student's Day at the Victory Museum, 6+

On Student's Day, January 25, admission for students of day and evening departments of universities will be free. The program includes guided tours of the immersive expositions "The Feat of the People" and "The Battle for Moscow. The first Victory!" Visitors will also be able to get acquainted with the museum's exhibitions — "The Road of Life", "Tula — the hero city", "Shoulder to Shoulder", "Family Heirlooms". In addition, the guests will enjoy a traditional intellectual game called "Quizstory". At 3 p.m., a ball performance based on the novel "War and Peace" will begin in the Hall of Generals. The production was created by the MBKT Youth Theater.
January 25, Victory Museum
Sergey Bugaev-Africa "Rebus", 16+

Sergey Bugaev, known for Sergey Solovyov's cult film "ASSA", is well-known to art historians as a successful artist. The exhibition features works from early experiments in the 1990s to monumental canvases created in the 2020s, such as "QuRebus", a "quantum rebus" where a swirl of symbols forms a new universe, or "The Fourfold Unsolved Rebus", an attempt to find archetypal order in chaos itself.
Until March 8, SISTEMA GALLERY
Tatiana's day at VDNKH, 6+

Thematic tours, a quest on the territory, free exhibitions, discounts on museum visits, performances, performances, performances of artists and much more at the Main exhibition of the country. From 10:00 to 15:00, upon presentation of a student ID, all students will receive a 25% discount on the ice rink, and students named Tatiana will be able to skate for free and attend other events. The Museum of Slavic Writing "Slovo" will host an excursion "Tatiana's Day — a celebration of enlightenment and youth." And the Cosmonautics and Aviation Center will host the "Time of the First. Students of space".
January 25, VDNKH
"Illarion Ivanov-Shits. Half a century in the service of Moscow", 0+

Illarion Alexandrovich Ivanov-Shits is an outstanding architect of Art Nouveau and neoclassicism. Having served for many years in the Moscow City Council, he made a significant contribution to shaping the image of the capital. The architect became the author of numerous public buildings. The buildings according to his designs include: Lenkom Mark Zakharova, the maternity hospital named after A.A. Abrikosova, Botkin Hospital. The exhibition features more than 340 exhibits.
From January 27 to May 24, the Museum of Architecture, Suite
Festivals
VII Winter International Art Festival in Moscow, 12+

One of the main events of the festival is a concert on the birthday of its founder, People's Artist of the USSR Yuri Bashmet. Each time the maestro presents surprises to the fans. This time, People's Artist of Russia, bass Ildar Abdrazakov, mezzo-soprano Maria Barakova, and Ksenia Bashmet (piano) will take the stage with him. The performances will be accompanied by the All-Russian Youth Symphony Orchestra.
January 24, 19:00, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Exhibition-forum "Unique Russia", 6+

An exhibition combining the traditional and modern art of the country. In Gostiny Dvor you can see folk crafts from more than 80 regions of Russia. The forum's program includes more than 100 events, including a gusli competition, a kokoshnikov competition, a flash mob in honor of National Costume Day, exhibitions dedicated to the 65th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight and the 70th anniversary of the film Carnival Night with Lyudmila Gurchenko, and much more.
From January 23 to February 8, Gostiny Dvor
International Atomic Fashion Week, 6+

The Fashion Week program includes intensive training for the finalists of the project — 60 teenagers from Russian cities from Kaliningrad to Chukotka, as well as from Abkhazia, Belarus, Hungary, Turkey. During the week, the participants will receive lectures and master classes from leading experts in the fashion industry. The Fashion Week will culminate with the fashion show of fashion collections by designers from Russia and abroad on January 30. Igor Chapurin, the founder of the Chapurin fashion house, is the ambassador of the Fashion Week and the key mentor of the project.
January 25-31, GUM
XX Children's Art Festival "January Evenings", 6+

The festival program includes an interactive concert with young virtuosos, a workshop called "Drawing Music", as well as performances of "The Royal Sandwich" and "The Nutcracker". The festival will open on January 24 at the Zaryadye International Exhibition Complex with the musical fairy tale The Little Mermaid, dedicated to the 220th anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen. The story will come to life to the music of Debussy, Grieg, Bizet, Mussorgsky. On stage — the Gnessin Virtuosi Youth Orchestra, the choir of the Moscow State Music School and the Moscow State Music School named after The Gnessins. The artistic word is an actress of theater and cinema Julia Rutberg.
From January 24 to January 31, Moscow
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