Just fairy tales: "Heroes" save modernity, "The Little Mermaid" sings in 3D scenery

Movie

"Dirty money", 18+

Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring: Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Asa Gonzalez, Rosamund Pike, Fisher Stevens, Jason Vaughn

Guy Ritchie's new crime action game combines the stylish humor of "Gentlemen" and pure adrenaline drive. The plot revolves around an elite debt collection team: Rachel, a brilliant lawyer, and her brutal colleagues, special agents Sid and Bronco. Their mission is to recover the billion stolen by a ruthless tycoon. But everything doesn't go according to plan and turns into a full-scale war on a fortified tropical island.

Starting from May 21 at the box office

Bogatyri, 6+

Directed by Pavel Voronin. Starring: Roman Kurtsyn, Roman Postovalov, Alyona Mikhailova, Andrey Andreev, Karina Razumovskaya, Alina Alekseeva, Nikita Tarasov

A comedy in which, thanks to the clash of epochs, Russian knights find themselves in the crazy rhythm of a modern metropolis. The main character, an ordinary teenager Vanya, passionately passionate about epics, suddenly becomes a guide for the warriors of Ratibor and Fedor. The mighty heroes will not only have to adapt to frightening technologies like turnstiles and cars, but also engage in battle with the insidious witch Gordea.

Starting from May 21 at the box office

"Not alone at home 3. Prom", 6+

Directed by Mitri Semenov-Aleynikov. Starring: Milana Khametova, David Manukyan, Mark-Malik Murashkin, Roman Kurtsyn, Georgy Volchek, Grigory Dudnik, Alexey Maklakov

Continuation of the popular comedy with blogger Milana Khametova. The main character Masha has matured, and a long-awaited farewell to school awaits her. However, the perfect final evening is in jeopardy when her longtime opponent, the vengeful Babysitter, reappears on the horizon. This time, the insidious woman is not acting alone: she teams up with the charismatic and clever fraudster Anton, who is ready to turn the celebration into a grand catastrophe.

Starting from May 21 at the box office

Theatre

"Silence. Return", 16+

Directed by Boris Konstantinov. Starring: Evelina Islamova, Regina Khabibullina, Donat Gilmanshin, Ilya Obukhov, Artur Arutyunov, Artyom Olkonen, Ruslan Vasiliev, Egor Chudinov

The premiere of a chamber production about the life of Edith Piaf. The puppet theater, music, dance and pantomime form an emotional story about the fame, love and loneliness of the legendary French singer. The audience is invited to walk with Piaf from the streets of Montmartre to the lights of Parisian cabarets. The performance conveys the atmosphere of France at the beginning of the 20th century and reveals the inner world of the artist, for whom the stage has become the meaning of life, and silence is her main fear.

May 21, 22, 25, 26, 20:00,
May 24, 20:30, Sergey Obraztsov Puppet Theater, Art Club

Valentine's Day, 16+

Directed by Anna Shevchuk. Starring: Yulia Churakova, Yulia Dovganishina, Pavel Stukalov, Stanislav Belyaev

Without five minutes, newlyweds Jessica and David are the perfect couple, but even they, in a frantic marathon of preparing for their own wedding, were not ready for the barrage of opinions and unsolicited advice from friends, relatives and even exes. They will not just have to organize a dream holiday, but survive in a real pre-wedding madness. When everyone around you knows "how to do it," is it possible to hear yourself and each other?

May 22, 19:00,
May 23 and 24, 17:00, the Mask Theater

"Name", 12+

Directed by Sergey Kalvarsky and Natalia Kapustina. Starring: Alexandra Child, Alexander Semchev, Andrey Maksimov, Eldar Kalimulin, Sofya Arzhanykh

The French play by Alexandre de la Patelier and Mathieu Delaporte, which became a worldwide theatrical hit. A witty and dynamic comedy about how, during a family dinner, an ordinary conversation about choosing a name for an unborn child suddenly turns into a stormy showdown. A harmless topic becomes a reason for sharp disputes, mutual claims and revelations that reveal long-standing grievances.

May 25, 19:00, Variety Theater

"The Little Mermaid. Love of two worlds", 0+

Directed by Vasily Kozar. Starring: Kristina Kukas, Andrey Plyaskin, Daniil Ognev, Cornelia Mango

The musical on the water is a unique spectacle featuring dolphins, walruses, killer whales and more than a hundred artists of different genres: acrobats, dancers, synchronized swimmers, musical stars who perform live vocal parts. The 3D scenery moves and transforms. A ten-meter ship and a five-meter shark hover above the audience. This is a kind story about love, support for loved ones and faith in a dream.

From May 1st, 11:00, 14:30, 18:00, " Moskvarium

Concerts

Ildar Abdrazakov, 6+

The concert of the world opera star Ildar Abdrazakov is dedicated to the work of Gioacchino Rossini. The program will feature Nadezhda Pavlova (soprano), Agunda Kulayeva (mezzo-soprano), Alexey Tatarintsev (tenor) and Alexey Tikhomirov (bass). The main intrigue of the evening will be the second movement: for the first time, Ildar Abdrazakov will appear before the metropolitan audience as the conductor of the Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra to perform the monumental masterpiece Stabat Mater together with the Yurlov Chapel.

May 22, 19:00, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

"Once upon a time there was a Bach", 6+

Olesya Kravchenko (organ), a laureate of international competitions, and Olga Prikhudailova, an actress, will present an author's program dedicated to the great composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Who is he, the man whose music sounds through the ages? What did he dream about and believe in? The concert performance "Once upon a Time there was a Bach" is an attempt to look behind the sheet music and scores to see the real Johann Sebastian. The lively sound of the organ, the instrument that Bach loved the most, will become a direct guide to his work.

May 22, 19:00, Museum of Military Uniforms

Gala concert of the winners of the Nano-Opera competition, 6+

The VII International Competition of Young Opera Directors "Nano-Opera" brought together 12 of the strongest participants from Russia, China, Italy and Greece. The audience will see miniatures created by the contestants "from scratch" together with the soloists and choir of the Helikon Opera. The finalists' skills were evaluated by an international jury of the heads of the world's leading theaters and producers. The winner of the Grand Prix will receive the right to stage his own performance on the famous Moscow stage.

May 22, 19:00, Helikon Opera

Museums

"Flowers. The symbol of beauty", 0+

The exhibition features more than 150 works from Russian museums and private collections, including rare exhibits that have not been shown to the public before. The focus is on the still life and landscape of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the masters, creating floral compositions, experimented and searched for new artistic techniques.

Until October 18, Tretyakov Gallery on Kadashevskaya Embankment

"Vera Mukhina. Towards the wind", 0+

The exhibition will be a symbolic return of the masterpieces of the sculptor Vera Mukhina to the place of her creative debut after a century. In the same halls of the State Museum of Fine Arts, where her first iconic works were exhibited in 1926 — the wooden "Julia" and the plaster "Flame of the Revolution", viewers will see a rare bronze sketch of the monument "Worker and Collective farmer". In addition to monumental sculpture, the exhibition will reveal unexpected facets of Mukhina's talent through her theatrical sketches and elegant art glass. Archival documents and newsreel footage will provide a glimpse into the personal life of the master.

Until August 17, the State Historical Museum

"(NOT)famous. Konstantin Gorbatov", 0+

The exhibition is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding artist Konstantin Ivanovich Gorbatov (1876-1945). The project tells not only about the work of one of the brightest representatives of Russian Impressionism, but also about his fate in exile — through paintings, graphics, letters, photographs and archival documents. The exhibition brings together about 80 works, multimedia and scenic elements, allowing Gorbatov to trace his path from childhood in Samara province to his last years in Berlin, where his artistic legacy was discovered after the war.

Until August 30, New Jerusalem Museum

"Artistic silver of the XV–XX centuries. O.P. Loginov's gift", 0+

The Moscow Kremlin Museums present more than fifty unique pieces of artistic silver from the XV–XX centuries from Oleg Loginov's private collection. Viewers will be able to see the rarest works of masters not only from the leading European centers of Nuremberg and Augsburg, but also from very small cities in Russia, Germany, England and France. This provides a rare opportunity to compare distinctive national traditions and rare jewelry techniques in one space.

Until September 9th, Armory, Main Lobby

Festivals

"Jazz on Three Mountains", 0+

The main event of the festival will be the participation of the Peter Vostokov Grand Jazz Orchestra, Pavel Ovchinnikov Jazz Academy big band and the famous LRK trio. The program will bring together both recognized masters — the Trio of Yakov Okun, Karina Kozhevnikova, Anastasia Lyutova, the ensembles of Irina Rodiles, Alexey Podymkin, Nikolai Kulikov and Denis Melnikov, as well as a new generation of musicians: the Jazz Peppers children's collective, as well as the best students, graduates and teachers of the Moscow Academy of Jazz Igor Butman.

On May 23 and 24, the territory of the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on Three Mountains

3rd International Meditation Day, 0+

Leading masters from all over Russia will deploy more than forty thematic platforms with practices, yoga and lectures on stress reduction and mental health. The main events of the festival will be author sessions from singer Sati Kazanova, Natalie Osmann and Irina Nikulina, the country's first female instructor in the Wim Hof method, as well as concerts by Zhenya Lyubich and an electronic jazz-funk program. Guests will not only be able to master neuro-charging and aromatherapy, but also visit interactive spaces and a vegetarian food court.

May 24, 8:00 — 23:00, Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve