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EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Streaming in Russia / Стриминг в России
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words ” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SMILE UPON US, LORD
Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" that has garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, and promises to be just as memorable on the big screen. Featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words ” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SMILE UPON US, LORD
Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" that has garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, and promises to be just as memorable on the big screen. Featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words ” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SMILE UPON US, LORD
Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" that has garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, and promises to be just as memorable on the big screen. Featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words ” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SMILE UPON US, LORD
Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" that has garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, and promises to be just as memorable on the big screen. Featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words ” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SMILE UPON US, LORD
Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" that has garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, and promises to be just as memorable on the big screen. Featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Classic Works
ANNA KARENINA
Directed by Lithuanian choreographer, Anželika Cholina, this multiple award-winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Anna Karenina tells the story of Tolstoy’s classic novel entirely in contemporary dance. In this way, Cholina succeeds in finding the equivalent of Tolstoy's words in harmony and movement, with every gesture holding meaning. The distinctive music of Alfred Schnittke helps to reveal the inner turmoil of the characters and their depth.
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
KING LEAR
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of King Lear tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring 4 time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SUICIDE
Sergey Zhenovach's adaptation of Nikolai Erdman's comedy centers around a young, unemployed man desperate enough to contemplate ending it all. As soon as he declares his will to die he finds himself surrounded by a variety of characters begging him to kill himself as a gesture for their cause. Flattered by this noteriety but panicked at the prospect of actually having to go through with it, he must find a way out that somehow leaves his dignity intact.
The play, originally written in 1928, forms a link in Russian literary history between the satirical mastery of Nikolai Gogol and the post-World War II Theatre of the Absurd.
Written by Nikolai Erdman
Directed by Sergey Zhenovach
Production: Theatre Art Studio
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play, originally written in 1928, forms a link in Russian literary history between the satirical mastery of Nikolai Gogol and the post-World War II Theatre of the Absurd.
Written by Nikolai Erdman
Directed by Sergey Zhenovach
Production: Theatre Art Studio
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
UNCLE VANYA
Rimas Tuminas' reimagining of Anton Chekhov's tale about broken illusions and dashed hopes is freed from its traditional trappings, leaving behind a battlefield for passions and colliding ambitions.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ANNA KARENINA
Directed by Lithuanian choreographer, Anželika Cholina, this multiple award-winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Anna Karenina tells the story of Tolstoy’s classic novel entirely in contemporary dance. In this way, Cholina succeeds in finding the equivalent of Tolstoy's words in harmony and movement, with every gesture holding meaning. The distinctive music of Alfred Schnittke helps to reveal the inner turmoil of the characters and their depth.
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
KING LEAR
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of King Lear tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring 4 time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SUICIDE
Sergey Zhenovach's adaptation of Nikolai Erdman's comedy centers around a young, unemployed man desperate enough to contemplate ending it all. As soon as he declares his will to die he finds himself surrounded by a variety of characters begging him to kill himself as a gesture for their cause. Flattered by this noteriety but panicked at the prospect of actually having to go through with it, he must find a way out that somehow leaves his dignity intact.
The play, originally written in 1928, forms a link in Russian literary history between the satirical mastery of Nikolai Gogol and the post-World War II Theatre of the Absurd.
Written by Nikolai Erdman
Directed by Sergey Zhenovach
Production: Theatre Art Studio
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play, originally written in 1928, forms a link in Russian literary history between the satirical mastery of Nikolai Gogol and the post-World War II Theatre of the Absurd.
Written by Nikolai Erdman
Directed by Sergey Zhenovach
Production: Theatre Art Studio
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
UNCLE VANYA
Rimas Tuminas' reimagining of Anton Chekhov's tale about broken illusions and dashed hopes is freed from its traditional trappings, leaving behind a battlefield for passions and colliding ambitions.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ANNA KARENINA
Directed by Lithuanian choreographer, Anželika Cholina, this multiple award-winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Anna Karenina tells the story of Tolstoy’s classic novel entirely in contemporary dance. In this way, Cholina succeeds in finding the equivalent of Tolstoy's words in harmony and movement, with every gesture holding meaning. The distinctive music of Alfred Schnittke helps to reveal the inner turmoil of the characters and their depth.
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
KING LEAR
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of King Lear tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring 4 time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SUICIDE
Sergey Zhenovach's adaptation of Nikolai Erdman's comedy centers around a young, unemployed man desperate enough to contemplate ending it all. As soon as he declares his will to die he finds himself surrounded by a variety of characters begging him to kill himself as a gesture for their cause. Flattered by this noteriety but panicked at the prospect of actually having to go through with it, he must find a way out that somehow leaves his dignity intact.
The play, originally written in 1928, forms a link in Russian literary history between the satirical mastery of Nikolai Gogol and the post-World War II Theatre of the Absurd.
Written by Nikolai Erdman
Directed by Sergey Zhenovach
Production: Theatre Art Studio
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play, originally written in 1928, forms a link in Russian literary history between the satirical mastery of Nikolai Gogol and the post-World War II Theatre of the Absurd.
Written by Nikolai Erdman
Directed by Sergey Zhenovach
Production: Theatre Art Studio
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
UNCLE VANYA
Rimas Tuminas' reimagining of Anton Chekhov's tale about broken illusions and dashed hopes is freed from its traditional trappings, leaving behind a battlefield for passions and colliding ambitions.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ANNA KARENINA
Directed by Lithuanian choreographer, Anželika Cholina, this multiple award-winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Anna Karenina tells the story of Tolstoy’s classic novel entirely in contemporary dance. In this way, Cholina succeeds in finding the equivalent of Tolstoy's words in harmony and movement, with every gesture holding meaning. The distinctive music of Alfred Schnittke helps to reveal the inner turmoil of the characters and their depth.
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
KING LEAR
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of King Lear tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring 4 time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SUICIDE
Sergey Zhenovach's adaptation of Nikolai Erdman's comedy centers around a young, unemployed man desperate enough to contemplate ending it all. As soon as he declares his will to die he finds himself surrounded by a variety of characters begging him to kill himself as a gesture for their cause. Flattered by this noteriety but panicked at the prospect of actually having to go through with it, he must find a way out that somehow leaves his dignity intact.
The play, originally written in 1928, forms a link in Russian literary history between the satirical mastery of Nikolai Gogol and the post-World War II Theatre of the Absurd.
Written by Nikolai Erdman
Directed by Sergey Zhenovach
Production: Theatre Art Studio
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play, originally written in 1928, forms a link in Russian literary history between the satirical mastery of Nikolai Gogol and the post-World War II Theatre of the Absurd.
Written by Nikolai Erdman
Directed by Sergey Zhenovach
Production: Theatre Art Studio
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
UNCLE VANYA
Rimas Tuminas' reimagining of Anton Chekhov's tale about broken illusions and dashed hopes is freed from its traditional trappings, leaving behind a battlefield for passions and colliding ambitions.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ANNA KARENINA
Directed by Lithuanian choreographer, Anželika Cholina, this multiple award-winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Anna Karenina tells the story of Tolstoy’s classic novel entirely in contemporary dance. In this way, Cholina succeeds in finding the equivalent of Tolstoy's words in harmony and movement, with every gesture holding meaning. The distinctive music of Alfred Schnittke helps to reveal the inner turmoil of the characters and their depth.
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
KING LEAR
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of King Lear tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring 4 time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SUICIDE
Sergey Zhenovach's adaptation of Nikolai Erdman's comedy centers around a young, unemployed man desperate enough to contemplate ending it all. As soon as he declares his will to die he finds himself surrounded by a variety of characters begging him to kill himself as a gesture for their cause. Flattered by this noteriety but panicked at the prospect of actually having to go through with it, he must find a way out that somehow leaves his dignity intact.
The play, originally written in 1928, forms a link in Russian literary history between the satirical mastery of Nikolai Gogol and the post-World War II Theatre of the Absurd.
Written by Nikolai Erdman
Directed by Sergey Zhenovach
Production: Theatre Art Studio
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play, originally written in 1928, forms a link in Russian literary history between the satirical mastery of Nikolai Gogol and the post-World War II Theatre of the Absurd.
Written by Nikolai Erdman
Directed by Sergey Zhenovach
Production: Theatre Art Studio
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
UNCLE VANYA
Rimas Tuminas' reimagining of Anton Chekhov's tale about broken illusions and dashed hopes is freed from its traditional trappings, leaving behind a battlefield for passions and colliding ambitions.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Contemporary Works
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAX BLACK
Renowned German director and composer Heiner Goebbels's riveting production focuses on American mathematician and philosopher Max Black, who studied the principles of fuzzy logic in the 1930s. He is the image of a scientist obsessed with the very process of thinking. In this performance, the actor (played masterfully by Alexander Panteleev), the lighting, sound and pyrotechnic effects work as partners and co-authors of what transpires on stage. Fire flashes and fragments from notebooks of great thinkers illustrate the inner life of a scientist, his manner of irradiations, his moments of despair. Traditional drama is abandoned revealing a world in which mechanisms, electricity and melodies tell us their stories – thus becoming tools for creating polyphony.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAX BLACK
Renowned German director and composer Heiner Goebbels's riveting production focuses on American mathematician and philosopher Max Black, who studied the principles of fuzzy logic in the 1930s. He is the image of a scientist obsessed with the very process of thinking. In this performance, the actor (played masterfully by Alexander Panteleev), the lighting, sound and pyrotechnic effects work as partners and co-authors of what transpires on stage. Fire flashes and fragments from notebooks of great thinkers illustrate the inner life of a scientist, his manner of irradiations, his moments of despair. Traditional drama is abandoned revealing a world in which mechanisms, electricity and melodies tell us their stories – thus becoming tools for creating polyphony.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAX BLACK
Renowned German director and composer Heiner Goebbels's riveting production focuses on American mathematician and philosopher Max Black, who studied the principles of fuzzy logic in the 1930s. He is the image of a scientist obsessed with the very process of thinking. In this performance, the actor (played masterfully by Alexander Panteleev), the lighting, sound and pyrotechnic effects work as partners and co-authors of what transpires on stage. Fire flashes and fragments from notebooks of great thinkers illustrate the inner life of a scientist, his manner of irradiations, his moments of despair. Traditional drama is abandoned revealing a world in which mechanisms, electricity and melodies tell us their stories – thus becoming tools for creating polyphony.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAX BLACK
Renowned German director and composer Heiner Goebbels's riveting production focuses on American mathematician and philosopher Max Black, who studied the principles of fuzzy logic in the 1930s. He is the image of a scientist obsessed with the very process of thinking. In this performance, the actor (played masterfully by Alexander Panteleev), the lighting, sound and pyrotechnic effects work as partners and co-authors of what transpires on stage. Fire flashes and fragments from notebooks of great thinkers illustrate the inner life of a scientist, his manner of irradiations, his moments of despair. Traditional drama is abandoned revealing a world in which mechanisms, electricity and melodies tell us their stories – thus becoming tools for creating polyphony.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAX BLACK
Renowned German director and composer Heiner Goebbels's riveting production focuses on American mathematician and philosopher Max Black, who studied the principles of fuzzy logic in the 1930s. He is the image of a scientist obsessed with the very process of thinking. In this performance, the actor (played masterfully by Alexander Panteleev), the lighting, sound and pyrotechnic effects work as partners and co-authors of what transpires on stage. Fire flashes and fragments from notebooks of great thinkers illustrate the inner life of a scientist, his manner of irradiations, his moments of despair. Traditional drama is abandoned revealing a world in which mechanisms, electricity and melodies tell us their stories – thus becoming tools for creating polyphony.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAX BLACK
Renowned German director and composer Heiner Goebbels's riveting production focuses on American mathematician and philosopher Max Black, who studied the principles of fuzzy logic in the 1930s. He is the image of a scientist obsessed with the very process of thinking. In this performance, the actor (played masterfully by Alexander Panteleev), the lighting, sound and pyrotechnic effects work as partners and co-authors of what transpires on stage. Fire flashes and fragments from notebooks of great thinkers illustrate the inner life of a scientist, his manner of irradiations, his moments of despair. Traditional drama is abandoned revealing a world in which mechanisms, electricity and melodies tell us their stories – thus becoming tools for creating polyphony.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAX BLACK
Renowned German director and composer Heiner Goebbels's riveting production focuses on American mathematician and philosopher Max Black, who studied the principles of fuzzy logic in the 1930s. He is the image of a scientist obsessed with the very process of thinking. In this performance, the actor (played masterfully by Alexander Panteleev), the lighting, sound and pyrotechnic effects work as partners and co-authors of what transpires on stage. Fire flashes and fragments from notebooks of great thinkers illustrate the inner life of a scientist, his manner of irradiations, his moments of despair. Traditional drama is abandoned revealing a world in which mechanisms, electricity and melodies tell us their stories – thus becoming tools for creating polyphony.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAX BLACK
Renowned German director and composer Heiner Goebbels's riveting production focuses on American mathematician and philosopher Max Black, who studied the principles of fuzzy logic in the 1930s. He is the image of a scientist obsessed with the very process of thinking. In this performance, the actor (played masterfully by Alexander Panteleev), the lighting, sound and pyrotechnic effects work as partners and co-authors of what transpires on stage. Fire flashes and fragments from notebooks of great thinkers illustrate the inner life of a scientist, his manner of irradiations, his moments of despair. Traditional drama is abandoned revealing a world in which mechanisms, electricity and melodies tell us their stories – thus becoming tools for creating polyphony.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Heiner Goebbels
Production: The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Modern Classics
BORIS
A metaphor about the fate of Russia, its rulers and eternal values, Dmitry Krymov’s “Boris” subverts its ideas behind the cover of Pushkin’s text to show a direct line of the current governance of Russia with its imperial past, as well as all the myths on which Russian identity now rests. A flying raven, a poet, a folk choir, saints and sinners, living and dead - all come to life in the twilight of the Provision Warehouses of the Moscow Museum in this new interpretation of a classic work by one of the world’s most renowned stage directors. Featuring Mikhail Filippov, Viktoriya Isakova, Maria Smolnikova and 2021 Golden Mask Award-winner, Timofey Tribuntsev.
Based on the play "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Produced by Leonid Roberman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Based on the play "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Produced by Leonid Roberman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
FINIST THE BRAVE FALCON
Zhenya Berkovich’s staging of Svetlana Petriichuk’s provocative, documentary style play, tells the story of a Russian woman who befriends and is seduced by a member of an Islamic radical sect online, goes to Syria, marries him and upon her eventual return to Russia is tried as a terrorist. In recent years, there have been hundreds, if not thousands of such cases in Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. From what are these women running? What is driving them to abandon their friends, relatives, universities and workplaces for the promise of some shadowy paradise? All this takes place in the metaphysical space of the Russian fairy tale “Финист - Ясный сокол” where the heroine - Maryushka - seeks and cannot find her betrothed, the mysterious hero, whose face she has never seen and will never see, but is ready to sacrifice everything in order to meet him.
Directed by Zhenya Berkovich
Written by Svetlana Petriichuk
Production: SOSO DAUGHTERS
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Zhenya Berkovich
Written by Svetlana Petriichuk
Production: SOSO DAUGHTERS
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
KING LEAR
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of King Lear tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring 4 time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
BORIS
A metaphor about the fate of Russia, its rulers and eternal values, Dmitry Krymov’s “Boris” subverts its ideas behind the cover of Pushkin’s text to show a direct line of the current governance of Russia with its imperial past, as well as all the myths on which Russian identity now rests. A flying raven, a poet, a folk choir, saints and sinners, living and dead - all come to life in the twilight of the Provision Warehouses of the Moscow Museum in this new interpretation of a classic work by one of the world’s most renowned stage directors. Featuring Mikhail Filippov, Viktoriya Isakova, Maria Smolnikova and 2021 Golden Mask Award-winner, Timofey Tribuntsev.
Based on the play "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Produced by Leonid Roberman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Based on the play "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Produced by Leonid Roberman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
FINIST THE BRAVE FALCON
Zhenya Berkovich’s staging of Svetlana Petriichuk’s provocative, documentary style play, tells the story of a Russian woman who befriends and is seduced by a member of an Islamic radical sect online, goes to Syria, marries him and upon her eventual return to Russia is tried as a terrorist. In recent years, there have been hundreds, if not thousands of such cases in Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. From what are these women running? What is driving them to abandon their friends, relatives, universities and workplaces for the promise of some shadowy paradise? All this takes place in the metaphysical space of the Russian fairy tale “Финист - Ясный сокол” where the heroine - Maryushka - seeks and cannot find her betrothed, the mysterious hero, whose face she has never seen and will never see, but is ready to sacrifice everything in order to meet him.
Directed by Zhenya Berkovich
Written by Svetlana Petriichuk
Production: SOSO DAUGHTERS
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Zhenya Berkovich
Written by Svetlana Petriichuk
Production: SOSO DAUGHTERS
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
KING LEAR
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of King Lear tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring 4 time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
BORIS
A metaphor about the fate of Russia, its rulers and eternal values, Dmitry Krymov’s “Boris” subverts its ideas behind the cover of Pushkin’s text to show a direct line of the current governance of Russia with its imperial past, as well as all the myths on which Russian identity now rests. A flying raven, a poet, a folk choir, saints and sinners, living and dead - all come to life in the twilight of the Provision Warehouses of the Moscow Museum in this new interpretation of a classic work by one of the world’s most renowned stage directors. Featuring Mikhail Filippov, Viktoriya Isakova, Maria Smolnikova and 2021 Golden Mask Award-winner, Timofey Tribuntsev.
Based on the play "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Produced by Leonid Roberman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Based on the play "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Produced by Leonid Roberman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
FINIST THE BRAVE FALCON
Zhenya Berkovich’s staging of Svetlana Petriichuk’s provocative, documentary style play, tells the story of a Russian woman who befriends and is seduced by a member of an Islamic radical sect online, goes to Syria, marries him and upon her eventual return to Russia is tried as a terrorist. In recent years, there have been hundreds, if not thousands of such cases in Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. From what are these women running? What is driving them to abandon their friends, relatives, universities and workplaces for the promise of some shadowy paradise? All this takes place in the metaphysical space of the Russian fairy tale “Финист - Ясный сокол” where the heroine - Maryushka - seeks and cannot find her betrothed, the mysterious hero, whose face she has never seen and will never see, but is ready to sacrifice everything in order to meet him.
Directed by Zhenya Berkovich
Written by Svetlana Petriichuk
Production: SOSO DAUGHTERS
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Zhenya Berkovich
Written by Svetlana Petriichuk
Production: SOSO DAUGHTERS
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
KING LEAR
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of King Lear tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring 4 time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
BORIS
A metaphor about the fate of Russia, its rulers and eternal values, Dmitry Krymov’s “Boris” subverts its ideas behind the cover of Pushkin’s text to show a direct line of the current governance of Russia with its imperial past, as well as all the myths on which Russian identity now rests. A flying raven, a poet, a folk choir, saints and sinners, living and dead - all come to life in the twilight of the Provision Warehouses of the Moscow Museum in this new interpretation of a classic work by one of the world’s most renowned stage directors. Featuring Mikhail Filippov, Viktoriya Isakova, Maria Smolnikova and 2021 Golden Mask Award-winner, Timofey Tribuntsev.
Based on the play "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Produced by Leonid Roberman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Based on the play "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Produced by Leonid Roberman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
FINIST THE BRAVE FALCON
Zhenya Berkovich’s staging of Svetlana Petriichuk’s provocative, documentary style play, tells the story of a Russian woman who befriends and is seduced by a member of an Islamic radical sect online, goes to Syria, marries him and upon her eventual return to Russia is tried as a terrorist. In recent years, there have been hundreds, if not thousands of such cases in Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. From what are these women running? What is driving them to abandon their friends, relatives, universities and workplaces for the promise of some shadowy paradise? All this takes place in the metaphysical space of the Russian fairy tale “Финист - Ясный сокол” where the heroine - Maryushka - seeks and cannot find her betrothed, the mysterious hero, whose face she has never seen and will never see, but is ready to sacrifice everything in order to meet him.
Directed by Zhenya Berkovich
Written by Svetlana Petriichuk
Production: SOSO DAUGHTERS
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Zhenya Berkovich
Written by Svetlana Petriichuk
Production: SOSO DAUGHTERS
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
KING LEAR
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of King Lear tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring 4 time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
BORIS
A metaphor about the fate of Russia, its rulers and eternal values, Dmitry Krymov’s “Boris” subverts its ideas behind the cover of Pushkin’s text to show a direct line of the current governance of Russia with its imperial past, as well as all the myths on which Russian identity now rests. A flying raven, a poet, a folk choir, saints and sinners, living and dead - all come to life in the twilight of the Provision Warehouses of the Moscow Museum in this new interpretation of a classic work by one of the world’s most renowned stage directors. Featuring Mikhail Filippov, Viktoriya Isakova, Maria Smolnikova and 2021 Golden Mask Award-winner, Timofey Tribuntsev.
Based on the play "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Produced by Leonid Roberman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Based on the play "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Produced by Leonid Roberman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
FINIST THE BRAVE FALCON
Zhenya Berkovich’s staging of Svetlana Petriichuk’s provocative, documentary style play, tells the story of a Russian woman who befriends and is seduced by a member of an Islamic radical sect online, goes to Syria, marries him and upon her eventual return to Russia is tried as a terrorist. In recent years, there have been hundreds, if not thousands of such cases in Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. From what are these women running? What is driving them to abandon their friends, relatives, universities and workplaces for the promise of some shadowy paradise? All this takes place in the metaphysical space of the Russian fairy tale “Финист - Ясный сокол” where the heroine - Maryushka - seeks and cannot find her betrothed, the mysterious hero, whose face she has never seen and will never see, but is ready to sacrifice everything in order to meet him.
Directed by Zhenya Berkovich
Written by Svetlana Petriichuk
Production: SOSO DAUGHTERS
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Zhenya Berkovich
Written by Svetlana Petriichuk
Production: SOSO DAUGHTERS
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
KING LEAR
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of King Lear tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring 4 time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
BORIS
A metaphor about the fate of Russia, its rulers and eternal values, Dmitry Krymov’s “Boris” subverts its ideas behind the cover of Pushkin’s text to show a direct line of the current governance of Russia with its imperial past, as well as all the myths on which Russian identity now rests. A flying raven, a poet, a folk choir, saints and sinners, living and dead - all come to life in the twilight of the Provision Warehouses of the Moscow Museum in this new interpretation of a classic work by one of the world’s most renowned stage directors. Featuring Mikhail Filippov, Viktoriya Isakova, Maria Smolnikova and 2021 Golden Mask Award-winner, Timofey Tribuntsev.
Based on the play "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Produced by Leonid Roberman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Based on the play "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Produced by Leonid Roberman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
FINIST THE BRAVE FALCON
Zhenya Berkovich’s staging of Svetlana Petriichuk’s provocative, documentary style play, tells the story of a Russian woman who befriends and is seduced by a member of an Islamic radical sect online, goes to Syria, marries him and upon her eventual return to Russia is tried as a terrorist. In recent years, there have been hundreds, if not thousands of such cases in Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. From what are these women running? What is driving them to abandon their friends, relatives, universities and workplaces for the promise of some shadowy paradise? All this takes place in the metaphysical space of the Russian fairy tale “Финист - Ясный сокол” where the heroine - Maryushka - seeks and cannot find her betrothed, the mysterious hero, whose face she has never seen and will never see, but is ready to sacrifice everything in order to meet him.
Directed by Zhenya Berkovich
Written by Svetlana Petriichuk
Production: SOSO DAUGHTERS
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Zhenya Berkovich
Written by Svetlana Petriichuk
Production: SOSO DAUGHTERS
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
KING LEAR
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of King Lear tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring 4 time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Chekhov
UNCLE VANYA
Rimas Tuminas' reimagining of Anton Chekhov's tale about broken illusions and dashed hopes is freed from its traditional trappings, leaving behind a battlefield for passions and colliding ambitions.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Musicals
ANNA KARENINA MUSICAL
A spectacular, breathtaking, high-tech musical production based on the masterpiece by Leo Tolstoy. The dramatic and tumultuous love story between the married Anna Karenina and a dashing military officer, Alexey Vronsky, takes place amidst the glitter and luxury of the Russian nobility in the second half of the 19th century.
The musical’s characters struggle with overwhelming of love and betrayal, passion and duty, hope and desperation. Although almost a century and a half has passed since the time of the story, the events unfolding before the audience are gripping and touching in their timeless quality.
Written by Leo Tolstoy
Directed by Alina Chevik
Production: Moscow Operetta Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The musical’s characters struggle with overwhelming of love and betrayal, passion and duty, hope and desperation. Although almost a century and a half has passed since the time of the story, the events unfolding before the audience are gripping and touching in their timeless quality.
Written by Leo Tolstoy
Directed by Alina Chevik
Production: Moscow Operetta Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
COUNT ORLOV MUSICAL
The Moscow Operetta Theatre's "Count Orlov Musical" is a remarkable tale of love and betrayal based on one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the Russian Empire. Brilliantly told by renowned playwright and poet July Kim with music composed by Roman Ignatyev (the same team behind Anna Karenina Musical and The Count of Monte Cristo), the lavish production is set in the second half of the 18th century during the reign of Catherine the Great. Count Alexey Orlov, who had once contributed to Catherine’s rise to power, falls out of favor and is sent away in disgrace to Italy. While there, he meets a beautiful young woman, Elizabeth, supposedly the granddaughter of Peter the Great, who has aspirations for the Russian crown. In an attempt to win back Catherine's affection, Orlov reveals Elizabeth's plans, setting in motion a series of events that lead to an unimaginable end.
Directed by Alina Chevik
Production: Moscow Operetta Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Alina Chevik
Production: Moscow Operetta Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
PHANTOM THE MUSICAL
Paris, Late 19th century. Gifted with musical genius and cursed with a monstrous face, Erik lives in hiding deep in the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera House. When he hears Christine Daaé's angelic voice, he is determined to make her the new diva. Carlotta, the opera house's resident diva, is overcome with jealousy and devises a plan to ruin Christine's debut performance. Erik is enraged and takes his revenge upon her, setting in motion a series of events that leads to the revelation of his past and his tragic demise. Featuring K-Pop sensation Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, world renowned soprano Sunhae Im and world class ballerina Joowon Kim, this lavish Korean production of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit’s, “Phantom”, is an eye-dazzling and ear-pleasing take on Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel “The Phantom of the Opera''.
Presented in Korean w/ English subtitles.
Presented in Korean w/ English subtitles.
Documentaries
PODSTROCHNIK
A child of the 1920s, Lilianna Lungina was a Russian Jew born to privilege, spending her childhood in Germany, France, and Palestine. But after her parents moved to the USSR when she was thirteen, Lungina became witness to many of the era’s greatest upheavals. Exiled during World War II, dragged to KGB headquarters to report on her cosmopolitan friends, and subjected to her new country’s ruthless, systematic anti-Semitism, Lungina nonetheless carved out a remarkable career as a translator who introduced hundreds of thousands of Soviet readers to Knut Hamsun, August Strindberg, and, most famously, Astrid Lindgren. In the process, she found herself at the very center of Soviet cultural life, meeting and befriending Pasternak, Brodsky, Solzhenitsyn, and many other major figures of the era’s literature. Oleg Dorman's brilliant film, which became a sensation when finally released over 4 nights on Russian television in 2009, fully captures her extraordinary life ― at once heartfelt and unsentimental ― is an unparalleled tribute to a lost world.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAKING THE OVERCOAT
Yuriy Norshteyn, Russia’s most renowned animator, has crafted many brilliant works, including his award-winning Tale of Tales and Hedgehog in the Fog. He is revered by animation creators across the globe, most notably Japanese masters Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Forty years ago, Norshteyn began work on an ambitious adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s The Overcoat, but after completing 25 glorious minutes of the film, the project stalled and has been shelved for many years. A Japanese film crew visited Norshteyn’s studio and found there mountains of sketches, character studies and a shooting table covered with dust. When will his much-awaited work finally be completed? Norshteyn himself talks about its current status and the anguish and passion that has gone into its creation.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
STANISLAVSKI. LUST FOR LIFE
An in-depth investigation into the working process of Konstantin Stanislavski, who managed to maintain his inner freedom and true artistry within the harsh boundaries of the Soviet system, all thanks to the power of his prodigious talent. The best and brightest of Russian and British theatre, from Kirill Serebrennikov to Yury Butusov to Marina Brusnikina, Declan Donnellan, Katie Mitchell and Lev Dodin express their inexhaustible admiration for Stanislavski and his continuing influence on their day-to-day work, while simultaneously trying to come to grips with his relevance in modern theatre. In the end, the connecting thread is, of course, the human being.
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
SOROKIN TRIP
Vladimir Sorokin (Norma /The Norm, Goluboe Salo / Blue Salo), Den' Oprichnika / Day of the Oprichnik) is a man who blew up the Soviet literary tradition and built his own world on its ruins. SOROKIN TRIP is the first documentary about the most significant writer and dramatist in modern Russian literature. Sorokin for the first time talks about his own life with utmost frankness; his childhood in a worker's settlement near Moscow, his life in the workshops of underground artists, the persecution he suffered at the hands of the KGB and pro-Kremlin youth organizations, and his love for Russian literature and cosmic cold.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
REZO
The rich inner world of the renowned Georgian screenwriter, artist and puppeteer Rezo Gabriadze is as fantastic as the animation into which he has poured this story of his life. Rezo’s director son, Leo Gabriadze, who previously made the hit horror film Unfriended (2014), leaves it to his father to talk about a life suffused with magical thinking. The movie is an autobiographical animated documentary questioning ideas of deep humanity, kindness and survival during the uneasy times after the 2nd World War.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
RESILIENCE
In 1917, Russia was wracked by revolution, famine, war, and unrest. And yet, all during that year children were born and raised. Resilience is a film about seven of those children, 100 years later, and their remarkable life stories.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
PODSTROCHNIK
A child of the 1920s, Lilianna Lungina was a Russian Jew born to privilege, spending her childhood in Germany, France, and Palestine. But after her parents moved to the USSR when she was thirteen, Lungina became witness to many of the era’s greatest upheavals. Exiled during World War II, dragged to KGB headquarters to report on her cosmopolitan friends, and subjected to her new country’s ruthless, systematic anti-Semitism, Lungina nonetheless carved out a remarkable career as a translator who introduced hundreds of thousands of Soviet readers to Knut Hamsun, August Strindberg, and, most famously, Astrid Lindgren. In the process, she found herself at the very center of Soviet cultural life, meeting and befriending Pasternak, Brodsky, Solzhenitsyn, and many other major figures of the era’s literature. Oleg Dorman's brilliant film, which became a sensation when finally released over 4 nights on Russian television in 2009, fully captures her extraordinary life ― at once heartfelt and unsentimental ― is an unparalleled tribute to a lost world.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAKING THE OVERCOAT
Yuriy Norshteyn, Russia’s most renowned animator, has crafted many brilliant works, including his award-winning Tale of Tales and Hedgehog in the Fog. He is revered by animation creators across the globe, most notably Japanese masters Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Forty years ago, Norshteyn began work on an ambitious adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s The Overcoat, but after completing 25 glorious minutes of the film, the project stalled and has been shelved for many years. A Japanese film crew visited Norshteyn’s studio and found there mountains of sketches, character studies and a shooting table covered with dust. When will his much-awaited work finally be completed? Norshteyn himself talks about its current status and the anguish and passion that has gone into its creation.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
STANISLAVSKI. LUST FOR LIFE
An in-depth investigation into the working process of Konstantin Stanislavski, who managed to maintain his inner freedom and true artistry within the harsh boundaries of the Soviet system, all thanks to the power of his prodigious talent. The best and brightest of Russian and British theatre, from Kirill Serebrennikov to Yury Butusov to Marina Brusnikina, Declan Donnellan, Katie Mitchell and Lev Dodin express their inexhaustible admiration for Stanislavski and his continuing influence on their day-to-day work, while simultaneously trying to come to grips with his relevance in modern theatre. In the end, the connecting thread is, of course, the human being.
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
SOROKIN TRIP
Vladimir Sorokin (Norma /The Norm, Goluboe Salo / Blue Salo), Den' Oprichnika / Day of the Oprichnik) is a man who blew up the Soviet literary tradition and built his own world on its ruins. SOROKIN TRIP is the first documentary about the most significant writer and dramatist in modern Russian literature. Sorokin for the first time talks about his own life with utmost frankness; his childhood in a worker's settlement near Moscow, his life in the workshops of underground artists, the persecution he suffered at the hands of the KGB and pro-Kremlin youth organizations, and his love for Russian literature and cosmic cold.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
REZO
The rich inner world of the renowned Georgian screenwriter, artist and puppeteer Rezo Gabriadze is as fantastic as the animation into which he has poured this story of his life. Rezo’s director son, Leo Gabriadze, who previously made the hit horror film Unfriended (2014), leaves it to his father to talk about a life suffused with magical thinking. The movie is an autobiographical animated documentary questioning ideas of deep humanity, kindness and survival during the uneasy times after the 2nd World War.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
RESILIENCE
In 1917, Russia was wracked by revolution, famine, war, and unrest. And yet, all during that year children were born and raised. Resilience is a film about seven of those children, 100 years later, and their remarkable life stories.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
PODSTROCHNIK
A child of the 1920s, Lilianna Lungina was a Russian Jew born to privilege, spending her childhood in Germany, France, and Palestine. But after her parents moved to the USSR when she was thirteen, Lungina became witness to many of the era’s greatest upheavals. Exiled during World War II, dragged to KGB headquarters to report on her cosmopolitan friends, and subjected to her new country’s ruthless, systematic anti-Semitism, Lungina nonetheless carved out a remarkable career as a translator who introduced hundreds of thousands of Soviet readers to Knut Hamsun, August Strindberg, and, most famously, Astrid Lindgren. In the process, she found herself at the very center of Soviet cultural life, meeting and befriending Pasternak, Brodsky, Solzhenitsyn, and many other major figures of the era’s literature. Oleg Dorman's brilliant film, which became a sensation when finally released over 4 nights on Russian television in 2009, fully captures her extraordinary life ― at once heartfelt and unsentimental ― is an unparalleled tribute to a lost world.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAKING THE OVERCOAT
Yuriy Norshteyn, Russia’s most renowned animator, has crafted many brilliant works, including his award-winning Tale of Tales and Hedgehog in the Fog. He is revered by animation creators across the globe, most notably Japanese masters Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Forty years ago, Norshteyn began work on an ambitious adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s The Overcoat, but after completing 25 glorious minutes of the film, the project stalled and has been shelved for many years. A Japanese film crew visited Norshteyn’s studio and found there mountains of sketches, character studies and a shooting table covered with dust. When will his much-awaited work finally be completed? Norshteyn himself talks about its current status and the anguish and passion that has gone into its creation.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
STANISLAVSKI. LUST FOR LIFE
An in-depth investigation into the working process of Konstantin Stanislavski, who managed to maintain his inner freedom and true artistry within the harsh boundaries of the Soviet system, all thanks to the power of his prodigious talent. The best and brightest of Russian and British theatre, from Kirill Serebrennikov to Yury Butusov to Marina Brusnikina, Declan Donnellan, Katie Mitchell and Lev Dodin express their inexhaustible admiration for Stanislavski and his continuing influence on their day-to-day work, while simultaneously trying to come to grips with his relevance in modern theatre. In the end, the connecting thread is, of course, the human being.
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
SOROKIN TRIP
Vladimir Sorokin (Norma /The Norm, Goluboe Salo / Blue Salo), Den' Oprichnika / Day of the Oprichnik) is a man who blew up the Soviet literary tradition and built his own world on its ruins. SOROKIN TRIP is the first documentary about the most significant writer and dramatist in modern Russian literature. Sorokin for the first time talks about his own life with utmost frankness; his childhood in a worker's settlement near Moscow, his life in the workshops of underground artists, the persecution he suffered at the hands of the KGB and pro-Kremlin youth organizations, and his love for Russian literature and cosmic cold.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
REZO
The rich inner world of the renowned Georgian screenwriter, artist and puppeteer Rezo Gabriadze is as fantastic as the animation into which he has poured this story of his life. Rezo’s director son, Leo Gabriadze, who previously made the hit horror film Unfriended (2014), leaves it to his father to talk about a life suffused with magical thinking. The movie is an autobiographical animated documentary questioning ideas of deep humanity, kindness and survival during the uneasy times after the 2nd World War.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
RESILIENCE
In 1917, Russia was wracked by revolution, famine, war, and unrest. And yet, all during that year children were born and raised. Resilience is a film about seven of those children, 100 years later, and their remarkable life stories.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
PODSTROCHNIK
A child of the 1920s, Lilianna Lungina was a Russian Jew born to privilege, spending her childhood in Germany, France, and Palestine. But after her parents moved to the USSR when she was thirteen, Lungina became witness to many of the era’s greatest upheavals. Exiled during World War II, dragged to KGB headquarters to report on her cosmopolitan friends, and subjected to her new country’s ruthless, systematic anti-Semitism, Lungina nonetheless carved out a remarkable career as a translator who introduced hundreds of thousands of Soviet readers to Knut Hamsun, August Strindberg, and, most famously, Astrid Lindgren. In the process, she found herself at the very center of Soviet cultural life, meeting and befriending Pasternak, Brodsky, Solzhenitsyn, and many other major figures of the era’s literature. Oleg Dorman's brilliant film, which became a sensation when finally released over 4 nights on Russian television in 2009, fully captures her extraordinary life ― at once heartfelt and unsentimental ― is an unparalleled tribute to a lost world.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAKING THE OVERCOAT
Yuriy Norshteyn, Russia’s most renowned animator, has crafted many brilliant works, including his award-winning Tale of Tales and Hedgehog in the Fog. He is revered by animation creators across the globe, most notably Japanese masters Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Forty years ago, Norshteyn began work on an ambitious adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s The Overcoat, but after completing 25 glorious minutes of the film, the project stalled and has been shelved for many years. A Japanese film crew visited Norshteyn’s studio and found there mountains of sketches, character studies and a shooting table covered with dust. When will his much-awaited work finally be completed? Norshteyn himself talks about its current status and the anguish and passion that has gone into its creation.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
STANISLAVSKI. LUST FOR LIFE
An in-depth investigation into the working process of Konstantin Stanislavski, who managed to maintain his inner freedom and true artistry within the harsh boundaries of the Soviet system, all thanks to the power of his prodigious talent. The best and brightest of Russian and British theatre, from Kirill Serebrennikov to Yury Butusov to Marina Brusnikina, Declan Donnellan, Katie Mitchell and Lev Dodin express their inexhaustible admiration for Stanislavski and his continuing influence on their day-to-day work, while simultaneously trying to come to grips with his relevance in modern theatre. In the end, the connecting thread is, of course, the human being.
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
SOROKIN TRIP
Vladimir Sorokin (Norma /The Norm, Goluboe Salo / Blue Salo), Den' Oprichnika / Day of the Oprichnik) is a man who blew up the Soviet literary tradition and built his own world on its ruins. SOROKIN TRIP is the first documentary about the most significant writer and dramatist in modern Russian literature. Sorokin for the first time talks about his own life with utmost frankness; his childhood in a worker's settlement near Moscow, his life in the workshops of underground artists, the persecution he suffered at the hands of the KGB and pro-Kremlin youth organizations, and his love for Russian literature and cosmic cold.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
REZO
The rich inner world of the renowned Georgian screenwriter, artist and puppeteer Rezo Gabriadze is as fantastic as the animation into which he has poured this story of his life. Rezo’s director son, Leo Gabriadze, who previously made the hit horror film Unfriended (2014), leaves it to his father to talk about a life suffused with magical thinking. The movie is an autobiographical animated documentary questioning ideas of deep humanity, kindness and survival during the uneasy times after the 2nd World War.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
RESILIENCE
In 1917, Russia was wracked by revolution, famine, war, and unrest. And yet, all during that year children were born and raised. Resilience is a film about seven of those children, 100 years later, and their remarkable life stories.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
PODSTROCHNIK
A child of the 1920s, Lilianna Lungina was a Russian Jew born to privilege, spending her childhood in Germany, France, and Palestine. But after her parents moved to the USSR when she was thirteen, Lungina became witness to many of the era’s greatest upheavals. Exiled during World War II, dragged to KGB headquarters to report on her cosmopolitan friends, and subjected to her new country’s ruthless, systematic anti-Semitism, Lungina nonetheless carved out a remarkable career as a translator who introduced hundreds of thousands of Soviet readers to Knut Hamsun, August Strindberg, and, most famously, Astrid Lindgren. In the process, she found herself at the very center of Soviet cultural life, meeting and befriending Pasternak, Brodsky, Solzhenitsyn, and many other major figures of the era’s literature. Oleg Dorman's brilliant film, which became a sensation when finally released over 4 nights on Russian television in 2009, fully captures her extraordinary life ― at once heartfelt and unsentimental ― is an unparalleled tribute to a lost world.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAKING THE OVERCOAT
Yuriy Norshteyn, Russia’s most renowned animator, has crafted many brilliant works, including his award-winning Tale of Tales and Hedgehog in the Fog. He is revered by animation creators across the globe, most notably Japanese masters Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Forty years ago, Norshteyn began work on an ambitious adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s The Overcoat, but after completing 25 glorious minutes of the film, the project stalled and has been shelved for many years. A Japanese film crew visited Norshteyn’s studio and found there mountains of sketches, character studies and a shooting table covered with dust. When will his much-awaited work finally be completed? Norshteyn himself talks about its current status and the anguish and passion that has gone into its creation.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
STANISLAVSKI. LUST FOR LIFE
An in-depth investigation into the working process of Konstantin Stanislavski, who managed to maintain his inner freedom and true artistry within the harsh boundaries of the Soviet system, all thanks to the power of his prodigious talent. The best and brightest of Russian and British theatre, from Kirill Serebrennikov to Yury Butusov to Marina Brusnikina, Declan Donnellan, Katie Mitchell and Lev Dodin express their inexhaustible admiration for Stanislavski and his continuing influence on their day-to-day work, while simultaneously trying to come to grips with his relevance in modern theatre. In the end, the connecting thread is, of course, the human being.
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
SOROKIN TRIP
Vladimir Sorokin (Norma /The Norm, Goluboe Salo / Blue Salo), Den' Oprichnika / Day of the Oprichnik) is a man who blew up the Soviet literary tradition and built his own world on its ruins. SOROKIN TRIP is the first documentary about the most significant writer and dramatist in modern Russian literature. Sorokin for the first time talks about his own life with utmost frankness; his childhood in a worker's settlement near Moscow, his life in the workshops of underground artists, the persecution he suffered at the hands of the KGB and pro-Kremlin youth organizations, and his love for Russian literature and cosmic cold.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
REZO
The rich inner world of the renowned Georgian screenwriter, artist and puppeteer Rezo Gabriadze is as fantastic as the animation into which he has poured this story of his life. Rezo’s director son, Leo Gabriadze, who previously made the hit horror film Unfriended (2014), leaves it to his father to talk about a life suffused with magical thinking. The movie is an autobiographical animated documentary questioning ideas of deep humanity, kindness and survival during the uneasy times after the 2nd World War.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
RESILIENCE
In 1917, Russia was wracked by revolution, famine, war, and unrest. And yet, all during that year children were born and raised. Resilience is a film about seven of those children, 100 years later, and their remarkable life stories.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
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BAGATELLE
A group of Russian musicians struggle from gig to gig in South Texas until one of them ditches the group to attempt a marriage with a wealthy farmer on his ranch. The story is inspired and is loosely based on 'Ionych', a novella by Anton Chekhov.
Directed by Daniel Levin
Directed by Daniel Levin
LIOMPA
LIOMPA, based on the 1928 short story by Russian Soviet novelist Yuri Olesha, explores the relationship between an individual and the things that he owns or desires to own throughout his life. The film looks at this relationship from the perspective of three people at different stages: a dying man, a teenage boy and a four-year-old. The gorgeously crafted short film, a crowd favorite at the Toronto International Film Festival, was directed, and adapted by award-winning film-maker Elizabeth Lazebnik and features a captivating performance by Russian stage and screen star Alexey Serebryakov.
Directed by Elizabeth Lazebnik
Directed by Elizabeth Lazebnik
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
AFTER LETO
Kirill Serebrennikov's "After Leto" tells the story about the epoch in which the characters of his feature film, "Leto", lived. Interviews with Natalia Naumenko, Artemy Troitsky, Igor Petrovsky, Seva Novgorodtsev and Andrei Tropillo delve into the Russian rock scene of the 80's, Soviet youth and the spirit of that time. Along with them, we enter the atmosphere of Leningrad during this period, stroll down its old streets and courtyards and travel to the past with its communal flats and jam sessions, allowing us to look behind the scenes of Russian culture during the era of Victor Tsoi and Mike Naumenko. The film's narration is laid over segments from the feature film, masterfully intertwining with each other, erasing the boundaries of time, and constructing a dialogue between generations.
Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ANNA KARENINA MUSICAL
A spectacular, breathtaking, high-tech musical production based on the masterpiece by Leo Tolstoy. The dramatic and tumultuous love story between the married Anna Karenina and a dashing military officer, Alexey Vronsky, takes place amidst the glitter and luxury of the Russian nobility in the second half of the 19th century.
The musical’s characters struggle with overwhelming of love and betrayal, passion and duty, hope and desperation. Although almost a century and a half has passed since the time of the story, the events unfolding before the audience are gripping and touching in their timeless quality.
Written by Leo Tolstoy
Directed by Alina Chevik
Production: Moscow Operetta Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The musical’s characters struggle with overwhelming of love and betrayal, passion and duty, hope and desperation. Although almost a century and a half has passed since the time of the story, the events unfolding before the audience are gripping and touching in their timeless quality.
Written by Leo Tolstoy
Directed by Alina Chevik
Production: Moscow Operetta Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
PODSTROCHNIK
A child of the 1920s, Lilianna Lungina was a Russian Jew born to privilege, spending her childhood in Germany, France, and Palestine. But after her parents moved to the USSR when she was thirteen, Lungina became witness to many of the era’s greatest upheavals. Exiled during World War II, dragged to KGB headquarters to report on her cosmopolitan friends, and subjected to her new country’s ruthless, systematic anti-Semitism, Lungina nonetheless carved out a remarkable career as a translator who introduced hundreds of thousands of Soviet readers to Knut Hamsun, August Strindberg, and, most famously, Astrid Lindgren. In the process, she found herself at the very center of Soviet cultural life, meeting and befriending Pasternak, Brodsky, Solzhenitsyn, and many other major figures of the era’s literature. Oleg Dorman's brilliant film, which became a sensation when finally released over 4 nights on Russian television in 2009, fully captures her extraordinary life ― at once heartfelt and unsentimental ― is an unparalleled tribute to a lost world.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAKING THE OVERCOAT
Yuriy Norshteyn, Russia’s most renowned animator, has crafted many brilliant works, including his award-winning Tale of Tales and Hedgehog in the Fog. He is revered by animation creators across the globe, most notably Japanese masters Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Forty years ago, Norshteyn began work on an ambitious adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s The Overcoat, but after completing 25 glorious minutes of the film, the project stalled and has been shelved for many years. A Japanese film crew visited Norshteyn’s studio and found there mountains of sketches, character studies and a shooting table covered with dust. When will his much-awaited work finally be completed? Norshteyn himself talks about its current status and the anguish and passion that has gone into its creation.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
STANISLAVSKI. LUST FOR LIFE
An in-depth investigation into the working process of Konstantin Stanislavski, who managed to maintain his inner freedom and true artistry within the harsh boundaries of the Soviet system, all thanks to the power of his prodigious talent. The best and brightest of Russian and British theatre, from Kirill Serebrennikov to Yury Butusov to Marina Brusnikina, Declan Donnellan, Katie Mitchell and Lev Dodin express their inexhaustible admiration for Stanislavski and his continuing influence on their day-to-day work, while simultaneously trying to come to grips with his relevance in modern theatre. In the end, the connecting thread is, of course, the human being.
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
UNCLE VANYA
Rimas Tuminas' reimagining of Anton Chekhov's tale about broken illusions and dashed hopes is freed from its traditional trappings, leaving behind a battlefield for passions and colliding ambitions.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SOROKIN TRIP
Vladimir Sorokin (Norma /The Norm, Goluboe Salo / Blue Salo), Den' Oprichnika / Day of the Oprichnik) is a man who blew up the Soviet literary tradition and built his own world on its ruins. SOROKIN TRIP is the first documentary about the most significant writer and dramatist in modern Russian literature. Sorokin for the first time talks about his own life with utmost frankness; his childhood in a worker's settlement near Moscow, his life in the workshops of underground artists, the persecution he suffered at the hands of the KGB and pro-Kremlin youth organizations, and his love for Russian literature and cosmic cold.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
KING LEAR
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of King Lear tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring 4 time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
REZO
The rich inner world of the renowned Georgian screenwriter, artist and puppeteer Rezo Gabriadze is as fantastic as the animation into which he has poured this story of his life. Rezo’s director son, Leo Gabriadze, who previously made the hit horror film Unfriended (2014), leaves it to his father to talk about a life suffused with magical thinking. The movie is an autobiographical animated documentary questioning ideas of deep humanity, kindness and survival during the uneasy times after the 2nd World War.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SMILE UPON US, LORD
Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" that has garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, and promises to be just as memorable on the big screen. Featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
RESILIENCE
In 1917, Russia was wracked by revolution, famine, war, and unrest. And yet, all during that year children were born and raised. Resilience is a film about seven of those children, 100 years later, and their remarkable life stories.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
COUNT ORLOV
The Moscow Operetta Theatre's "Count Orlov Musical" is a remarkable tale of love and betrayal based on one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the Russian Empire. Brilliantly told by renowned playwright and poet July Kim with music composed by Roman Ignatyev (the same team behind Anna Karenina Musical and The Count of Monte Cristo), the lavish production is set in the second half of the 18th century during the reign of Catherine the Great. Count Alexey Orlov, who had once contributed to Catherine’s rise to power, falls out of favor and is sent away in disgrace to Italy. While there, he meets a beautiful young woman, Elizabeth, supposedly the granddaughter of Peter the Great, who has aspirations for the Russian crown. In an attempt to win back Catherine's affection, Orlov reveals Elizabeth's plans, setting in motion a series of events that lead to an unimaginable end.
Directed by Alina Chevik
Production: Moscow Operetta Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Alina Chevik
Production: Moscow Operetta Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ANNA KARENINA
Directed by Lithuanian choreographer, Anželika Cholina, this multiple award-winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Anna Karenina tells the story of Tolstoy’s classic novel entirely in contemporary dance. In this way, Cholina succeeds in finding the equivalent of Tolstoy's words in harmony and movement, with every gesture holding meaning. The distinctive music of Alfred Schnittke helps to reveal the inner turmoil of the characters and their depth.
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
LADY WITH A LAPDOG
A deceptively simple tale: Dmitry Gurov, a comfortable, middle-aged husband, father and womanizer, has a casual affair with Anna Sergeyevna, an unhappy young wife, while vacationing in Yalta; to his amazement, the jaded Gurov falls in love for the first time in his life, just as Anna does with him.
Kama Ginkas has made a career of creating powerful theater based on the prose of classic Russian authors, including Fyoor Dostoevsky, Alexander Pushkin and Chekhov. His famous Chekhov trilogy– Lady with a Lapdog, The Black Monk and Rothschild’s Fiddle–emerged as one of the most celebrated achievements in Russian theatre in the 1990s and 2000s.
Ginkas’s dramatizations–although they rarely change anything in the original text–are never examples of narrative literary theater. By breaking up the text and distributing it among actors in unexpected ways; by translating description into dynamic action; and by bringing out concealed character motivations in performance, Ginkas reveals the highly dramatic nature of non-dramatic work.
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Kama Ginkas has made a career of creating powerful theater based on the prose of classic Russian authors, including Fyoor Dostoevsky, Alexander Pushkin and Chekhov. His famous Chekhov trilogy– Lady with a Lapdog, The Black Monk and Rothschild’s Fiddle–emerged as one of the most celebrated achievements in Russian theatre in the 1990s and 2000s.
Ginkas’s dramatizations–although they rarely change anything in the original text–are never examples of narrative literary theater. By breaking up the text and distributing it among actors in unexpected ways; by translating description into dynamic action; and by bringing out concealed character motivations in performance, Ginkas reveals the highly dramatic nature of non-dramatic work.
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
First staged in 1904 by Konstantin Stanislavsky in the very theater and on the very stage of this production, director Adolf Shapiro's interpretation asks the question, where would the characters of this play live today years after their cherry orchard has been cut down? The answer, which lies in the material world created by set designer David Borovsky, is, of course, on the stage. Russian star, Renata Litvinova, in her debut theatrical performance, perfectly captures the confusion and futility in trying to understand a changing world that has no room for sentimentality. Classic Russian theater at its best. Filmed before a live audience from the Moscow Art Theatre.
Directed by Adolf Shapiro
Production: Moscow Art Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Adolf Shapiro
Production: Moscow Art Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
BAGATELLE
A group of Russian musicians struggle from gig to gig in South Texas until one of them ditches the group to attempt a marriage with a wealthy farmer on his ranch. The story is inspired and is loosely based on 'Ionych', a novella by Anton Chekhov.
Directed by Daniel Levin
Directed by Daniel Levin
LIOMPA
LIOMPA, based on the 1928 short story by Russian Soviet novelist Yuri Olesha, explores the relationship between an individual and the things that he owns or desires to own throughout his life. The film looks at this relationship from the perspective of three people at different stages: a dying man, a teenage boy and a four-year-old. The gorgeously crafted short film, a crowd favorite at the Toronto International Film Festival, was directed, and adapted by award-winning film-maker Elizabeth Lazebnik and features a captivating performance by Russian stage and screen star Alexey Serebryakov.
Directed by Elizabeth Lazebnik
Directed by Elizabeth Lazebnik
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
AFTER LETO
Kirill Serebrennikov's "After Leto" tells the story about the epoch in which the characters of his feature film, "Leto", lived. Interviews with Natalia Naumenko, Artemy Troitsky, Igor Petrovsky, Seva Novgorodtsev and Andrei Tropillo delve into the Russian rock scene of the 80's, Soviet youth and the spirit of that time. Along with them, we enter the atmosphere of Leningrad during this period, stroll down its old streets and courtyards and travel to the past with its communal flats and jam sessions, allowing us to look behind the scenes of Russian culture during the era of Victor Tsoi and Mike Naumenko. The film's narration is laid over segments from the feature film, masterfully intertwining with each other, erasing the boundaries of time, and constructing a dialogue between generations.
Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Kirill Serebrennikov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ANNA KARENINA MUSICAL
A spectacular, breathtaking, high-tech musical production based on the masterpiece by Leo Tolstoy. The dramatic and tumultuous love story between the married Anna Karenina and a dashing military officer, Alexey Vronsky, takes place amidst the glitter and luxury of the Russian nobility in the second half of the 19th century.
The musical’s characters struggle with overwhelming of love and betrayal, passion and duty, hope and desperation. Although almost a century and a half has passed since the time of the story, the events unfolding before the audience are gripping and touching in their timeless quality.
Written by Leo Tolstoy
Directed by Alina Chevik
Production: Moscow Operetta Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The musical’s characters struggle with overwhelming of love and betrayal, passion and duty, hope and desperation. Although almost a century and a half has passed since the time of the story, the events unfolding before the audience are gripping and touching in their timeless quality.
Written by Leo Tolstoy
Directed by Alina Chevik
Production: Moscow Operetta Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
PODSTROCHNIK
A child of the 1920s, Lilianna Lungina was a Russian Jew born to privilege, spending her childhood in Germany, France, and Palestine. But after her parents moved to the USSR when she was thirteen, Lungina became witness to many of the era’s greatest upheavals. Exiled during World War II, dragged to KGB headquarters to report on her cosmopolitan friends, and subjected to her new country’s ruthless, systematic anti-Semitism, Lungina nonetheless carved out a remarkable career as a translator who introduced hundreds of thousands of Soviet readers to Knut Hamsun, August Strindberg, and, most famously, Astrid Lindgren. In the process, she found herself at the very center of Soviet cultural life, meeting and befriending Pasternak, Brodsky, Solzhenitsyn, and many other major figures of the era’s literature. Oleg Dorman's brilliant film, which became a sensation when finally released over 4 nights on Russian television in 2009, fully captures her extraordinary life ― at once heartfelt and unsentimental ― is an unparalleled tribute to a lost world.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Oleg Dorman
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
MAKING THE OVERCOAT
Yuriy Norshteyn, Russia’s most renowned animator, has crafted many brilliant works, including his award-winning Tale of Tales and Hedgehog in the Fog. He is revered by animation creators across the globe, most notably Japanese masters Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Forty years ago, Norshteyn began work on an ambitious adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s The Overcoat, but after completing 25 glorious minutes of the film, the project stalled and has been shelved for many years. A Japanese film crew visited Norshteyn’s studio and found there mountains of sketches, character studies and a shooting table covered with dust. When will his much-awaited work finally be completed? Norshteyn himself talks about its current status and the anguish and passion that has gone into its creation.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
Presented in Russian and Japanese w/ English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
STANISLAVSKI. LUST FOR LIFE
An in-depth investigation into the working process of Konstantin Stanislavski, who managed to maintain his inner freedom and true artistry within the harsh boundaries of the Soviet system, all thanks to the power of his prodigious talent. The best and brightest of Russian and British theatre, from Kirill Serebrennikov to Yury Butusov to Marina Brusnikina, Declan Donnellan, Katie Mitchell and Lev Dodin express their inexhaustible admiration for Stanislavski and his continuing influence on their day-to-day work, while simultaneously trying to come to grips with his relevance in modern theatre. In the end, the connecting thread is, of course, the human being.
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
Presented in English and Russian w/ English subtitles
UNCLE VANYA
Rimas Tuminas' reimagining of Anton Chekhov's tale about broken illusions and dashed hopes is freed from its traditional trappings, leaving behind a battlefield for passions and colliding ambitions.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
We are given an empty space from which life has departed, a theatre space with grey slips, a plaster of Paris lion – a symbol of Petersburg, perhaps the ancestor who built the house came from there, a workbench made out of rough boards, an old sofa, several chairs of different colors.
This "Uncle Vanya" is about what Chekhov’s characters think and what they admit to only at moments of emotional turmoil. They are at times tongue-tied or overly brutal, but their revelations break out of them fervently, desperately just as a man breaks out of a stuffy room into the open air.
A Golden Mask Winner for Best Drama, featuring the inimitable Sergey Makovetskiy as Voynitsky.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SOROKIN TRIP
Vladimir Sorokin (Norma /The Norm, Goluboe Salo / Blue Salo), Den' Oprichnika / Day of the Oprichnik) is a man who blew up the Soviet literary tradition and built his own world on its ruins. SOROKIN TRIP is the first documentary about the most significant writer and dramatist in modern Russian literature. Sorokin for the first time talks about his own life with utmost frankness; his childhood in a worker's settlement near Moscow, his life in the workshops of underground artists, the persecution he suffered at the hands of the KGB and pro-Kremlin youth organizations, and his love for Russian literature and cosmic cold.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
KING LEAR
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of King Lear tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring 4 time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
REZO
The rich inner world of the renowned Georgian screenwriter, artist and puppeteer Rezo Gabriadze is as fantastic as the animation into which he has poured this story of his life. Rezo’s director son, Leo Gabriadze, who previously made the hit horror film Unfriended (2014), leaves it to his father to talk about a life suffused with magical thinking. The movie is an autobiographical animated documentary questioning ideas of deep humanity, kindness and survival during the uneasy times after the 2nd World War.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SMILE UPON US, LORD
Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" that has garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, and promises to be just as memorable on the big screen. Featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
RESILIENCE
In 1917, Russia was wracked by revolution, famine, war, and unrest. And yet, all during that year children were born and raised. Resilience is a film about seven of those children, 100 years later, and their remarkable life stories.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The 25-minute documentary film is presented in Russian with English subtitles.
COUNT ORLOV
The Moscow Operetta Theatre's "Count Orlov Musical" is a remarkable tale of love and betrayal based on one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the Russian Empire. Brilliantly told by renowned playwright and poet July Kim with music composed by Roman Ignatyev (the same team behind Anna Karenina Musical and The Count of Monte Cristo), the lavish production is set in the second half of the 18th century during the reign of Catherine the Great. Count Alexey Orlov, who had once contributed to Catherine’s rise to power, falls out of favor and is sent away in disgrace to Italy. While there, he meets a beautiful young woman, Elizabeth, supposedly the granddaughter of Peter the Great, who has aspirations for the Russian crown. In an attempt to win back Catherine's affection, Orlov reveals Elizabeth's plans, setting in motion a series of events that lead to an unimaginable end.
Directed by Alina Chevik
Production: Moscow Operetta Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Alina Chevik
Production: Moscow Operetta Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ANNA KARENINA
Directed by Lithuanian choreographer, Anželika Cholina, this multiple award-winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Anna Karenina tells the story of Tolstoy’s classic novel entirely in contemporary dance. In this way, Cholina succeeds in finding the equivalent of Tolstoy's words in harmony and movement, with every gesture holding meaning. The distinctive music of Alfred Schnittke helps to reveal the inner turmoil of the characters and their depth.
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Winner of the "Villanueva Award", Best Foreign Performance, International Havana Theatre Festival; Winner "Crystal Turandot" Best Debut Performance, Olga Lerman.
Directed by Anželika Cholina
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
LADY WITH A LAPDOG
A deceptively simple tale: Dmitry Gurov, a comfortable, middle-aged husband, father and womanizer, has a casual affair with Anna Sergeyevna, an unhappy young wife, while vacationing in Yalta; to his amazement, the jaded Gurov falls in love for the first time in his life, just as Anna does with him.
Kama Ginkas has made a career of creating powerful theater based on the prose of classic Russian authors, including Fyoor Dostoevsky, Alexander Pushkin and Chekhov. His famous Chekhov trilogy– Lady with a Lapdog, The Black Monk and Rothschild’s Fiddle–emerged as one of the most celebrated achievements in Russian theatre in the 1990s and 2000s.
Ginkas’s dramatizations–although they rarely change anything in the original text–are never examples of narrative literary theater. By breaking up the text and distributing it among actors in unexpected ways; by translating description into dynamic action; and by bringing out concealed character motivations in performance, Ginkas reveals the highly dramatic nature of non-dramatic work.
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Kama Ginkas has made a career of creating powerful theater based on the prose of classic Russian authors, including Fyoor Dostoevsky, Alexander Pushkin and Chekhov. His famous Chekhov trilogy– Lady with a Lapdog, The Black Monk and Rothschild’s Fiddle–emerged as one of the most celebrated achievements in Russian theatre in the 1990s and 2000s.
Ginkas’s dramatizations–although they rarely change anything in the original text–are never examples of narrative literary theater. By breaking up the text and distributing it among actors in unexpected ways; by translating description into dynamic action; and by bringing out concealed character motivations in performance, Ginkas reveals the highly dramatic nature of non-dramatic work.
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
First staged in 1904 by Konstantin Stanislavsky in the very theater and on the very stage of this production, director Adolf Shapiro's interpretation asks the question, where would the characters of this play live today years after their cherry orchard has been cut down? The answer, which lies in the material world created by set designer David Borovsky, is, of course, on the stage. Russian star, Renata Litvinova, in her debut theatrical performance, perfectly captures the confusion and futility in trying to understand a changing world that has no room for sentimentality. Classic Russian theater at its best. Filmed before a live audience from the Moscow Art Theatre.
Directed by Adolf Shapiro
Production: Moscow Art Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Adolf Shapiro
Production: Moscow Art Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
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Theatre Talks
THEATER TALKS: DMITRY KRYMOV
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with director Dmitry Krymov discussing the Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play" production "Everyone is Here".
Featuring David Chambers, Yale University: Professor Adjunct, Theatre and Performance Studies.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Featuring David Chambers, Yale University: Professor Adjunct, Theatre and Performance Studies.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: KONSTANTIN RAIKIN
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with Konstantin Raikin discussing the Satirikon Theatre production “King Lear”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: RIMAS TUMINAS
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with director Rimas Tuminas discussing the Vakhtangov Theatre production “Eugene Onegin”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: DARIA EMELYANOVA, IRINA KRIVONOS, LINDA AKHMETZYANOVA
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with actresses Irina Krivonos, Daria Emelyanova, Linda Akhmetzyanova discussing Timofey Kulyabin’s production of “The Three Sisters”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: YURY BUTUSOV
Russian theatre historian Anatoly Smeliansky and Professor Michael Earley in conversation with director Yury Butusov discussing the Satirikon Theatre production “The Seagull”.
Courtesy of ArtsEmerson in Boston, MA.
Courtesy of ArtsEmerson in Boston, MA.
THEATER TALKS: PAVEL POLYAKOV, KONSTANTIN TELEGIN, ANDREY CHERNYKH
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with actors Pavel Polyakov, Andrey Chernykh, Konstantin Telegin discussing Timofey Kulyabin’s production of “Children of the Sun”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: ANŽELIKA CHOLINA, OLGA LERMAN
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with choreographer Anželika Cholina and actress Olga Lerman discussing the Vakhtangov Theatre production “Anna Karenina”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: TIMOFEY KULAYBIN
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with director Timofey Kulyabin discussing his award-winning production “Onegin”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House London.
THEATER TALKS: MARYANA SPIVAK
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with actress Maryana Spivak discussing Yury Butusov’s award-winning production of “The Seagull”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: MARIA SMOLNIKOVA
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with actress Maria Smolnikova discussing the production "Boris", directed by Dmitry Krymov, produced by Leonid Roberman and Elena Chalenko.
Featuring David Chambers, Yale University: Professor Adjunct, Theatre and Performance Studies.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Undaunted by technical difficulties, Maria Smolnikova and translator Ekaterina Dorman teamed up for a memorable hour of theater talk, including role preparation and Maria’s breathtaking ability to walk the fine line between comedy and drama.
Featuring David Chambers, Yale University: Professor Adjunct, Theatre and Performance Studies.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Undaunted by technical difficulties, Maria Smolnikova and translator Ekaterina Dorman teamed up for a memorable hour of theater talk, including role preparation and Maria’s breathtaking ability to walk the fine line between comedy and drama.
THEATER TALKS: DMITRY KRYMOV
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with director Dmitry Krymov discussing the Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play" production "Everyone is Here".
Featuring David Chambers, Yale University: Professor Adjunct, Theatre and Performance Studies.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Featuring David Chambers, Yale University: Professor Adjunct, Theatre and Performance Studies.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: KONSTANTIN RAIKIN
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with Konstantin Raikin discussing the Satirikon Theatre production “King Lear”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: RIMAS TUMINAS
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with director Rimas Tuminas discussing the Vakhtangov Theatre production “Eugene Onegin”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: DARIA EMELYANOVA, IRINA KRIVONOS, LINDA AKHMETZYANOVA
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with actresses Irina Krivonos, Daria Emelyanova, Linda Akhmetzyanova discussing Timofey Kulyabin’s production of “The Three Sisters”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: YURY BUTUSOV
Russian theatre historian Anatoly Smeliansky and Professor Michael Earley in conversation with director Yury Butusov discussing the Satirikon Theatre production “The Seagull”.
Courtesy of ArtsEmerson in Boston, MA.
Courtesy of ArtsEmerson in Boston, MA.
THEATER TALKS: PAVEL POLYAKOV, KONSTANTIN TELEGIN, ANDREY CHERNYKH
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with actors Pavel Polyakov, Andrey Chernykh, Konstantin Telegin discussing Timofey Kulyabin’s production of “Children of the Sun”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: ANŽELIKA CHOLINA, OLGA LERMAN
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with choreographer Anželika Cholina and actress Olga Lerman discussing the Vakhtangov Theatre production “Anna Karenina”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: TIMOFEY KULAYBIN
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with director Timofey Kulyabin discussing his award-winning production “Onegin”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House London.
THEATER TALKS: MARYANA SPIVAK
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with actress Maryana Spivak discussing Yury Butusov’s award-winning production of “The Seagull”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: MARIA SMOLNIKOVA
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with actress Maria Smolnikova discussing the production "Boris", directed by Dmitry Krymov, produced by Leonid Roberman and Elena Chalenko.
Featuring David Chambers, Yale University: Professor Adjunct, Theatre and Performance Studies.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Undaunted by technical difficulties, Maria Smolnikova and translator Ekaterina Dorman teamed up for a memorable hour of theater talk, including role preparation and Maria’s breathtaking ability to walk the fine line between comedy and drama.
Featuring David Chambers, Yale University: Professor Adjunct, Theatre and Performance Studies.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Undaunted by technical difficulties, Maria Smolnikova and translator Ekaterina Dorman teamed up for a memorable hour of theater talk, including role preparation and Maria’s breathtaking ability to walk the fine line between comedy and drama.
THEATER TALKS: DMITRY KRYMOV
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with director Dmitry Krymov discussing the Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play" production "Everyone is Here".
Featuring David Chambers, Yale University: Professor Adjunct, Theatre and Performance Studies.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Featuring David Chambers, Yale University: Professor Adjunct, Theatre and Performance Studies.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: KONSTANTIN RAIKIN
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with Konstantin Raikin discussing the Satirikon Theatre production “King Lear”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: RIMAS TUMINAS
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with director Rimas Tuminas discussing the Vakhtangov Theatre production “Eugene Onegin”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: DARIA EMELYANOVA, IRINA KRIVONOS, LINDA AKHMETZYANOVA
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with actresses Irina Krivonos, Daria Emelyanova, Linda Akhmetzyanova discussing Timofey Kulyabin’s production of “The Three Sisters”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: YURY BUTUSOV
Russian theatre historian Anatoly Smeliansky and Professor Michael Earley in conversation with director Yury Butusov discussing the Satirikon Theatre production “The Seagull”.
Courtesy of ArtsEmerson in Boston, MA.
Courtesy of ArtsEmerson in Boston, MA.
THEATER TALKS: PAVEL POLYAKOV, KONSTANTIN TELEGIN, ANDREY CHERNYKH
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with actors Pavel Polyakov, Andrey Chernykh, Konstantin Telegin discussing Timofey Kulyabin’s production of “Children of the Sun”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: ANŽELIKA CHOLINA, OLGA LERMAN
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with choreographer Anželika Cholina and actress Olga Lerman discussing the Vakhtangov Theatre production “Anna Karenina”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: TIMOFEY KULAYBIN
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with director Timofey Kulyabin discussing his award-winning production “Onegin”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House London.
THEATER TALKS: MARYANA SPIVAK
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with actress Maryana Spivak discussing Yury Butusov’s award-winning production of “The Seagull”.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
THEATER TALKS: MARIA SMOLNIKOVA
Professor Michael Earley in conversation with actress Maria Smolnikova discussing the production "Boris", directed by Dmitry Krymov, produced by Leonid Roberman and Elena Chalenko.
Featuring David Chambers, Yale University: Professor Adjunct, Theatre and Performance Studies.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Undaunted by technical difficulties, Maria Smolnikova and translator Ekaterina Dorman teamed up for a memorable hour of theater talk, including role preparation and Maria’s breathtaking ability to walk the fine line between comedy and drama.
Featuring David Chambers, Yale University: Professor Adjunct, Theatre and Performance Studies.
Courtesy of Pushkin House in London.
Undaunted by technical difficulties, Maria Smolnikova and translator Ekaterina Dorman teamed up for a memorable hour of theater talk, including role preparation and Maria’s breathtaking ability to walk the fine line between comedy and drama.
Director Commentaries
SCENE THRU THE DIRECTOR'S EYES: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR
“Scene(s) Thru the Director’s Eyes” are commentary tracks from a particular scene provided by directors from our filmed performances. These educational extracts allow us the viewer unfettered access to insights of some of the world’s finest stage practitioners.
SCENE THRU THE DIRECTOR'S EYES: EUGENE ONEGIN
“Scene(s) Thru the Director’s Eyes” are commentary tracks from a particular scene provided by directors from our filmed performances. These educational extracts allow us the viewer unfettered access to insights of some of the world’s finest stage practitioners.
SCENE THRU THE DIRECTOR'S EYES: BORIS
“Scene(s) Thru the Director’s Eyes” are commentary tracks from a particular scene provided by directors from our filmed performances. These educational extracts allow us the viewer unfettered access to insights of some of the world’s finest stage practitioners.
In this scene from Dmitry Krymov’s “Boris”, Krymov remarks on how an everyday man can easily be seduced, even shocked, by sudden power, as we watch his Godunov (Timofey Tribuntsev) monstrously flourish before our eyes. Interestingly, it was this very scene, which was construed as a mockery of the remains of former leaders, that led to the production being banned in Moscow.
In this scene from Dmitry Krymov’s “Boris”, Krymov remarks on how an everyday man can easily be seduced, even shocked, by sudden power, as we watch his Godunov (Timofey Tribuntsev) monstrously flourish before our eyes. Interestingly, it was this very scene, which was construed as a mockery of the remains of former leaders, that led to the production being banned in Moscow.
SCENE THRU THE DIRECTOR'S EYES: MÁRQUEZ WITHOUT WORDS
“Scene(s) Thru the Director’s Eyes” are commentary tracks from a particular scene provided by directors from our filmed performances. These educational extracts allow us the viewer unfettered access to insights of some of the world’s finest stage practitioners.
SCENE THRU THE DIRECTOR'S EYES: EVERYONE IS HERE
“Scene(s) Thru the Director’s Eyes” are commentary tracks from a particular scene provided by directors from our filmed performances. These educational extracts allow us the viewer unfettered access to insights of some of the world’s finest stage practitioners.
In this scene from Dmitry Krymov’s award-winning “Everyone is Here”, Krymov explains the differences and similarities of his reality from this auto-biographical work, which, in essence, is a reflection on whether memories should or should not be brought to life.
In this scene from Dmitry Krymov’s award-winning “Everyone is Here”, Krymov explains the differences and similarities of his reality from this auto-biographical work, which, in essence, is a reflection on whether memories should or should not be brought to life.
SCENE THRU THE DIRECTOR'S EYES: THE SEAGULL
“Scene(s) Thru the Director’s Eyes” are commentary tracks from a particular scene provided by directors from our filmed performances. These educational extracts allow us the viewer unfettered access to insights of some of the world’s finest stage practitioners.
In this scene from Yury Butusov’s lauded production of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull”, Butusov delves into the opening scene of Act 4, desiring, as he puts it “…to overstep the limits of a psychological explanation…” of what is transpiring and instead turning the simple image of making a bed, for example, into “…a symbolic act related to death rather than just sleep.” The use of symbolism, of splitting of characters, having them flow freely from one role to another, is a hallmark of this and many of Butusov’s works.
In this scene from Yury Butusov’s lauded production of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull”, Butusov delves into the opening scene of Act 4, desiring, as he puts it “…to overstep the limits of a psychological explanation…” of what is transpiring and instead turning the simple image of making a bed, for example, into “…a symbolic act related to death rather than just sleep.” The use of symbolism, of splitting of characters, having them flow freely from one role to another, is a hallmark of this and many of Butusov’s works.
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