Best film: "Pictures of friendly relations" with Tsyganov, Aljay with a new show
Movies and TV series
"Pictures of friendly relations", 18+
Directed by Sonya Raisman. Starring: Alexander Pal, Maria Karpova, Sonya Raisman, Evgeny Tsyganov, Dasha Kotreleva, Gosha Tokaev, Ruslan Bratov.
The premiere of "Pictures of Friendly Relations" took place in 2025 at the Mayak Festival of contemporary Russian cinema, where the film won awards for best work by a debutant director and best actress (Maria Karpova). The plot describes one winter day in the life of former classmates at the theater workshop, who are going to see off their friend Sasha, who is leaving Moscow for a long time. It's a conversational black-and-white drama about a generation of 30-year-olds. The characters overcome everyday difficulties in order to meet, remember the past and relive the moment of parting, which changes their ideas about friendship.
Starting from March 19 at the box office
"The King and the Fool. Forever", 18+
Directed by Rustam Mosafir. Starring: Konstantin Plotnikov, Vlad Konoplev, Daria Melnikova, Vera Volt, Ilya Khvostikov, Gosha Kutsenko, Ilya Grishin.
The long-awaited sequel to the hit TV series about the legendary band "The King and the Fool" blurs the boundaries between reality and myth. The film takes place in the fairy-tale world described in her songs. After the death of Gorshka (Mikhail Gorshenev), his fairy-tale universe begins to crumble under the yoke of the dark forces of the Necromancer. When the shadows of the past thicken over the world of revived ballads, musician friends Gorshok and the Prince (Andrey Knyazev) they unite again and embark on a dangerous journey. They will have to not only fight back against evil, but also prove that true punk is an immortal fairy tale that lives while the music is playing.
Starting from March 19 in online cinemas Kinopoisk and Wink
"Yura was here," 18+
Directed by Sergey Malkin. Starring: Konstantin Khabensky, Kuzma Kotrelev, Denis Paramonov, Alexander Porshin, Dasha Kotreleva, Vasily Mikhailov.
A touching dramedy about growing up, based on real events. The film won the main awards at the Mayak Film Festival: the Grand Prix and the prize for the best male role performed by Konstantin Khabensky, who does not utter a single word throughout the film. In the story, three musicians living in a communal apartment and dreaming of fame are forced to look after the 50-year—old uncle of one of them for 10 days, a kind but very strange man with mental peculiarities. They will not only have to save their concert, but also pass the humanity test.
Starting March 21 in online cinemas Wink, Kion, Okko
Theatre
"Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk district", 16+
Directed by Alexander Titel. Conductor: Fyodor Lednev. Starring: Dmitry Ulyanov/Felix Kudryavtsev, Elena Guseva/Alexandra Zotova, Nazhmiddin Mavlyanov/Nikolai Erokhin.
In the year of the 120th anniversary of the birth of Dmitry Shostakovich, the Moscow Academic Musical Theater named after K.S. Stanislavsky and V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko (MAMT) addresses "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk district" in the first edition. In 1934, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko released this opera on stage under the name "Katerina Izmailova" to emphasize its difference from the literary basis. The production was groundbreaking for its time and was a huge success, but was banned two years later. A new reading of the original highlights the sharpness and tension of Katerina Lvovna's story, viewing it not only as a personal tragedy, but also as a reflection on passion, power, and moral choice.
On March 20, 21 and 22, MAMT
"Faust", 16+
Directed by Andrey Timoshenko. Starring: Evgeny Knyazev, Vladimir Logvinov, Maria Volkova, Dmitry Mulyar, Vitaly Ivanov, Evgenia Ivashova, Alexandra Streltsina, Olga Borovskaya, Artem Parkhomenko, Sergey Vasiliev.
The play "Faust" directed by the chief director of the Arkhangelsk Drama Theater is the first appearance of the work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on the stage of the Evgeny Vakhtangov Theater. The director was invited to the capital specifically to work on the play.
March 21 and 22, Evgeny Vakhtangov Theater, Main Stage
"Illusion", 16+
Directed by Marina Brusnikina. Starring: Viktor Panchenko, Alexey Myasnikov, Semyon Shestakov, Andrey Laptev/Ivan Yurov, Alexey Blokhin, Daria Semenova/Maria Denisova.
Director Marina Brusnikina takes Pierre Corneille's almost forgotten comedy and plays it with the concept of "theater within a theater," intertwining themes of magic, love, betrayal, and family values. The play, despite its Baroque aesthetics and poetic form, explores issues of conflict between fathers and children, opposition to tradition and youth rebellion that are relevant to the 21st century, and also encourages people to think about the boundaries between fiction and reality.
March 20 and 27, RAMT
"MAMMA IS PASSING BY! or the Musical went wrong", 12+
Directed by Anna Shevchuk. Starring: Sergey Fedyushkin, Alexander Babik, Alexander Matrosov, Anna Karmakova, Yulia Churakova, Pavel Levkin, Nikita Smolyaninov.
A witty parody of the famous Broadway musical, in which the audience witnesses the most chaotic behind-the-scenes preparation in the history of the theater. The boss of a provincial factory decides to surprise his wife and orders a local director to stage her favorite musical, Mamma Mia! The troupe enthusiastically sets to work, but soon it turns out that the sponsor has very original views on art. Besides, on the day of the premiere, everything goes awry.: The leading actress ends up in the hospital, and an inept debutante replaces her, the lyrics and music have to be changed on the fly, and a new role is urgently introduced for the patron's mother-in-law. The performance turns into a hilarious mess, where improvisation is the only chance to save the show.
From March 18 to 22 and from March 24 to March 29, the Mask Theater
"The Golden Key, or...", 6+
Directed by Ivan Pachin. Starring: Margarita Bychkova, Elena Simonova, Elizaveta Nilova, Rodion Prikhodko, Ivan Vasiliev, Bogdan Gudymenko, Konstantin Demidov, Yuri Ershov.
The play is a parable about theater and growing up. The action begins with a simple and symbolic choice: a wooden boy changes his alphabet for a theater ticket and finds himself in an unfamiliar world with its own laws and secrets. Here he is greeted by recognizable but reinterpreted characters — the cunning filmmakers Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat, as well as the majestic opera legend Tortoise Tortilla. Playwright Polina Korotych, based on the text by Alexei Tolstoy, created an independent play that asks questions: can a child influence the world, what is growing up and who are teachers. The ellipsis in the title of the production hints that it offers its own reading.
On March 22 and 23, V.F. Komissarzhevskaya Academic Drama Theater (Saint Petersburg)
Museums
The second International Biennale "Art of the Future", 0+
The exhibition will introduce visitors to artworks made using new technologies, including AI, 3D printing and robotics. The central theme of the exhibition will be understanding how algorithms transform art, society and the human personality. The special value of the biennale lies in its interactivity. Many installations respond to the movement, voice, and biometric data of visitors, making everyone a full-fledged co-author of the work.
Until June 6, Multimedia Art Museum
Concerts
On Svyatoslav Richter's birthday, 12+
The maestro will be honored by the renowned pianist Eliso Virsaladze, an artist whom Richter called the most powerful female pianist of our time and a performer of "great scale." She will take the stage accompanied by the Concert Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory conducted by Honored Artist of Russia, Professor Anatoly Levin. The program includes only works by Mozart, whom Richter considered the most difficult composer. The following works will be performed: The Overture to the opera "The Magic Flute", Concerto No. 15 for Piano and Orchestra in B-flat major and Symphony No. 36 ("Linzskaya").
March 20, 19:00, The Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory
LJ, 18+
The popular Russian rapper returns to the stage of the Live Arena with a large—scale GAMEBO program, the first large-scale concert in a long time. The show is positioned as a "new statement of the artist" and will combine technological performance, the premiere of a new album and the performance of proven hits "Pink Wine", "Discount", "Ripped Jeans".
March 20, 20:00, Live Arena
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