Grandfather's Garden: Buinov, Eifman and Vysotsky's favorite actress

Movie

Raven, 18+

Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring: Bill Skarsgard, FKA Twigs, Danny Huston, Josette Simon, Laura Byrne, Sami Buazhila, Karel Dobry, Jordan Bolger

Russian TV premiere of a new fantasy action thriller. This is a remake of the 1994 cult film and a film adaptation of the famous graphic novel by James O'Barr. Sacrificing himself to save his beloved, Eric gets stuck between the worlds of the living and the dead. When he returns from the dead, he will stop at nothing to settle scores with his abusers. From now on, he's a Raven, hungry for justice.

April 6, 21:00, REN TV

Father 2. Grandfather, 12+

Directed by Ilya Uchitel. Starring: Evgeny Tsyganov, Andrey Andreev, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Stas Starovoitov, Nadezhda Mikhalkova, Stepan Devonin, Anastasia Talyzina

The sequel to the folk hit "Batya" is a nostalgic family comedy starring Evgeny Tsyganov. During the divorce, Max's parents send him to the village to live with his grandfather, a veteran. He becomes a true friend and teacher for the boy, as well as a witness and participant in his many antics. In his grandfather's village, Max learns important life lessons and meets his first love.

Available from April 3

Hypnosis, 18+

Directed by Timofey Zhalnin. Starring: Daniil Strakhov, Rostislav Bershauer, Kirill Kyaro, Evgeny Koryakovsky, Anastasia Kuimova, Anastasia Volynskaya, Vera Sapunova, Anna Livanova, Ilya Obolonkov

The series tells the story of three friends: a private detective with the ability to read minds, a lawyer with the gift of predicting the future, and a priest who can see the past. All of them, thanks to their abilities, have settled well in life. But at some point, someone appears on the horizon who wants to take revenge on our heroes for what they did a long time ago.

Starting April 3 at the Okko online cinema

Sherlock and daughter, 18+

Directed by Bryn Higgins, El-Maya Tailfeathers. Starring: Blue Hunt, David Thewlis, Dugray Scott, Paul Reid, Ivana Milicevic

A detective series that shows the classic story of a great detective from Great Britain from a new angle. After the mysterious murder of her mother, a young American woman named Amelia learns that her missing father may have been Sherlock Holmes himself. So she finds herself on his doorstep. Meanwhile, Sherlock is trying to rescue Dr. Watson and Mrs. Hudson, who are being held hostage by a criminal syndicate led by Moriarty. A lively girl comes to Holmes' aid, and he uses a deductive method and a network of his informants to try to find out the secret of her origin.

Starting from April 3 at the Amediatek

Death of the Unicorn, 18+

Director: Alex Sharfman Starring: Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Thea Leoni, Will Poulter, Sunita Mani, Richard E. Grant, Anthony Carrigan

Ridley is forced to spend the weekend with her workaholic father Elliot. And when it seems that only a miracle can save their relationship, they shoot down a real unicorn. The greedy family Elliot works for immediately decides to monetize his healing properties. But the real magic will begin with the appearance of the cub's parents, because ferocious unicorns open the hunt for the greedy rich, and now everyone will get a pair of horns.

Starting from April 3 at the box office

Theatre

Little Opera, 18+

Directed by Vladimir Dragunov. Starring: Gleb Podgorodinsky, Stanislav Soshnikov, Vasily Dakhnenko, Alexander Titorenko, Sergey Kagakov, Polina Laurent, Maxim Khrustalev, Natalia Afanasyeva

The play is based on modern prose. The dramatization based on the novel of the same name by Slava Se was written by Elena Isaeva. In the formulation, people's destinies are decided against the background of absurdity and paradox. In a Dutch town occupied by the troops of the Reich, metamorphoses are taking place, which organize a grotesque space of war and spiritual violence. Only love protects a person from the loss of moral values.

April 6, 18:00, Maly Theater, Bolshaya Ordynka Stage

Old-fashioned comedy, 12+

Directed by Roman Samshin. Starring: Olesya Zheleznyak, Viktor Rakov, Igor Bochkin, Dmitry Maltsev, Roman Rakhimov, Denis Stepanov, Ilya Halmurzaev

A play based on the play by Alexei Arbuzov. Written in 1975, the "Old-fashioned Comedy" became a classic of Soviet drama. Two people with difficult fates meet in a holiday home by the sea in the Baltic States. She is an eccentric guest, he is the chief physician of the sanatorium. The characters approach cautiously, carefully looking at each other. Being wary of frankness, which may inadvertently expose unresolved emotional wounds, they are in no hurry to admit to a late feeling.

April 7, 19:00, Gogol Theater

Nothing that I'm Czech ff, 16+

Directed by Yuri Grymov. Starring: Anna Kamenkova, Alexander Gorelov, Alexander Borisov, Maria Orlova, Nadezhda Menshova, Alexey Bagdasarov, Maina Chizhevskaya

The fascinating story of the life and love of Mikhail and Olga Chekhov, people who have become symbols of theater and cinema. He is a great teacher and director, founded his own acting school, and educated more than one generation of internationally renowned artists. She is a state actress of the Third Reich, according to some reports, she worked for three intelligence services at the same time. The performance takes the audience back to the first half of the 20th century. The Russian Empire, Germany, America. The audience will see Lavrenty Beria and Adolf Hitler, Konstantin Stanislavsky and Evgeny Vakhtangov, Eva Braun and Marilyn Monroe.

April 6, 19:00, Modern Theater

Museums

Naum Granovsky. Moscow: from the first taxis to the Olympic construction sites, 6+

Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow presents the exhibition of Naum Granovsky, a classic of Russian photography, dedicated to his 115th birthday. He is one of the best architectural photographers, and it is the capital that has always been the focus of his attention. The photographs provide unique evidence of how rapidly the architectural appearance of the city changed from the mid—1920s to the 1980s, and with it the life of Muscovites. The exhibition also features rare newsreels from different years: the work of market squares, cab drivers and taxis, the opening of the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition (now VDNH) and the Moscow swimming pool.

Until June 1, Lumiere Gallery

Then, yesterday, today, tomorrow, 16+

The exhibition in memory of Leonid Bazhanov (1945-2025) is a big project about a great man who largely determined the development of Russian art. The exhibition will be based on materials from his home archive, many of which will be presented to the public for the first time. Among them are handwritten notes, diagrams with the names of artists, letters to colleagues and documents. An important focus of the exhibition is artwork.

Until April 20th HSE ART GALLERY

Alexander Deineka. Contours of Victory, 12+

The exhibition is dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the birth of the artist Alexander Deineka and the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The exhibition will include 80 graphic works from the wartime period from the artist's family collection: sketches, sketches in notebooks, sketches for famous paintings of the 1940s. Most of the works are being exhibited for the first time.

From April 4 to May 10, Q-ART Gallery

Special purpose custom, 6+

More than 30 of Russia's best custom motorcycle designs created over the past 25 years will be presented at the exhibition. It is dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the first motorcycle. The exposition will be based on impressive technical and engineering achievements, unique, sometimes daring solutions, thanks to which the creators of the projects can rightfully be called the Kulibins of our time.

From April 9 to April 13, the Museum of the Special Purpose Garage of the Federal Security Service of Russia, VDNH

Evening school for adults of the Polytechnic Museum, 12+

The Polytechnic Museum continues its Evening School for Adults. The next one in the program is "Astronomy: Stars". Participants will learn what stars are made of and why some of them burn for billions of years, while others burn tens, hundreds, and even thousands of times less, as well as what white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes are.

April 7, 19:30, N.A. Nekrasov Library. April 10, 19:30, F.M. Dostoevsky Library No. 19

Architecture of time, 12+

The exhibition of Asi Zaslavskaya, which was based on the archive of the Soviet artist and designer Gennady Mishenev, which she inherited. Through the study of this heritage, a project was born in which a contemporary artist enters into a dialogue with the past, exploring memory, personal stories and architectural metaphors. The exhibition includes works by Asi Zaslavskaya, sketches, photographs by Gennady Mishenev.

From April 5 to July 8, the Machine Tool Museum, the Oktava Creative Cluster (Tula)

Festivals

X WIN-WIN Spring Contemporary Art Market, 16+

120 participants will present their works at the WIN-WIN anniversary contemporary art market at the Central Exhibition Center "Vinzavod". It will combine the best works and projects in the field of contemporary art, and will continue to develop and support aspiring and talented authors.

On April 5 and 6, the White Workshop and the Red Workshop, CSI "Vinzavod"

Space Week, 6+

The event is dedicated to Cosmonautics Day. Throughout the week, guests can visit the exhibition "What does space have to do with it" about the role of technology in everyday life. And on weekends, a special program awaits visitors. Marat Hayrapetyan, a member of the satellite creation team and a specialist of the Mars simulation mission "Manned Cosmonautics: From Gagarin to Flights to Mars", will give a lecture. The program includes a master class for children on creating space mobiles. Guests will also enjoy watching the movie "Time of the First" about the first human spacewalk in history.

From April 7 to April 13, Cryptography Museum

Concerts

Alexander Buinov: "And I am an artist", 6+

Anniversary concert of the People's Artist of Russia Alexander Buinov. This evening he will celebrate his 75th birthday. The program includes both everyone's favorite hits and new compositions. The guests of the evening will enjoy bright musical numbers, unexpected duets and surprises from famous guests. Lev Leshchenko, Philip Kirkorov, Oleg Gazmanov, Nikolai Baskov, Nikolai Rastorguev, Larisa Dolina, Stas Mikhailov, Igor Nikolaev, Valeria, Alexander Rosenbaum, Vladimir Vinokur, Mikhail Shufutinsky, Zara, Soso Pavliashvili, Jasmine, Alexander Marshal, Alla Dukhova's ballet Todes and many others will come on stage to congratulate the hero of the day.

April 6, 19:00, The State Kremlin Palace

Vysotsky's favorite actress, 12+

The evening will be dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the birth of People's Artist of Russia Zinaida Slavina, whom Vladimir Vysotsky called his favorite actress. The legend of Taganka, one of those who started and created this theater together with Yuri Lyubimov. While still a student at the Shchukin Theater College, she played in the graduation play "The Good Man from Sezuan," directed by Yuri Petrovich based on the play by Bertolt Brecht. This performance was the first in the repertoire of the newborn Taganka Theater. On April 6, Zinaida Slavina would have turned 85. Elena Sanayeva, Tamara Semina, Leonid Yarmolnik, Natalia Sayko, Tatiana Lukyanova, Larisa Luzhina, Zhanna Bolotova, Yuri Smirnov will take part in the evening.

April 9, 19:00, Theater and Concert Hall, Vysotsky Museum

Relaxation in the big city, 6+

The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra will present the project "Relaxation in the Big City". The musical repertoire has been specially selected so that the audience at this unusual concert can completely relax and recharge with new strength and positive energy. Albinoni's Adagio, Chopin's Waltz, Saint-Saens' The Swan, Gershwin's Summertime, Glen Miller's Moonlight Serenade, as well as lyrical duets from the repertoire of Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion performed by Daria Zykova, soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia, and Sergei Pisarev, soloist of the Novaya Opera Theater. The conductor is Pavel Sorokin, Honored Artist of Russia.

April 5, 3 p.m., House of Music, Svetlanovsky Hall

Eifman Gala, 6+

Two-act concert program of the Boris Eifman St. Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theater. The audience will see selected fragments from the choreographer's world-famous performances: "Anna Karenina", "Rodin, her eternal idol", "Beyond Sin", "Tchaikovsky. PRO et CONTRA", "Russian Hamlet", "The Passion of Moliere, or the Mask of Don Juan". The artfully constructed dramatic structure of the concert will help connoisseurs immerse themselves in the vivid history of the artistic evolution of the Theater and its establishment in the status of one of the leading ballet companies of our time.

April 9, 19:00, The State Kremlin Palace

Boris Berezovsky and the Gnessin Virtuosi Orchestra, 12+

Renowned pianist Boris Berezovsky and the Gnessin Virtuosi Orchestra will present a new program dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. Fans will hear Shostakovich's "Festive Overture", as well as Mussorgsky's "Pictures from the Exhibition", Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto.

April 8, 19:00, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

Master classes

Master class on author's animation, 12+

The event is timed to coincide with the Day of Russian Animation and will be a real event for everyone who is interested in author's animation. The master class will be conducted by director, production designer, animator and screenwriter Igor Kovalev. His films "The Adventures of Captain Vrungel", "The investigation is being conducted by the buns", "Oh, these kids!" were included in the golden fund of world animation. The master will tell you how today this art expands the boundaries of the genre.

April 8, 17:00, B&D Institute of Business and Design