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Golden Time of Russian Music: Magic of Rimsky-Korsakov, VIP Offer, THE IVY, 5 March

Golden Time of Russian Music: Magic of Rimsky-Korsakov, VIP Offer, THE IVY, 5 March

As the LPO launches its STRAVINSKY epic project, we are delighted to introduce you to the creative and extraordinary world of NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, IGOR STRAVINSKY’S teacher. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV became the one, whom Sergei Diaghilev, the founder of the Ballets Russes, celebrated in Paris as one of the founding fathers of Russian classical music. We exclusively offer […] Read More

Interview with Russian Art Collector and Art-Dealer Maxim Bokser.

Interview with Russian Art Collector and Art-Dealer Maxim Bokser.

BY Natasha Butterwick POSTED 17/05/2017 2:33 PM

Maxim Bokser, the renowned Moscow-based collector is soon launching his inaugural catalogue “Bokser. Kollektsia” which features works on paper from his private collection at the eponymous exhibition “Bokser. Collection” at the ”Nashi Khudozhniki” (i.e. Our Artists) gallery between 25 May – 23 July in Moscow. Some items from his collections will also be displayed in London […] Read More

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April 2020

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📌🎨The Impressionist, Modern, Post War and Co

📌🎨The Impressionist, Modern, Post War and Contemporary Art department at Roseberys London are now welcoming consignments for inclusion in the department’s upcoming auction. Currently included in the sale is a collection of Russian and European artists from Montparnasse including a rare sculpture by #josephcsaky

📖🖊More books to enjoy and emerge oneself in

📖🖊More books to enjoy and emerge oneself in creativity.your self The Joy of Mindful Writing and The Writer's Creative Workbook - designed to encourage readers to put pen to paper, inspire creative awareness, and keep their hands and minds occupied. 📕Written by creative writing tutor Joy Kenward, these books are must-have companions to help any creative wordsmith flow, flourish, and be mindful. Illustrated by Ruth Allen. @ruthallenart @writemindfuljoy @quatro_group

🎭 ROMEO & JULIET UK PREMIERE – NEW DATE ANNOU

🎭 National Theatre at Home: YouTube streams eve

🎭 National Theatre at Home: YouTube streams every Thursday 🔜

@nationaltheatre brings you online streams every Thursday at 7pm under the initiative #nationaltheatreathome so that all the theatre enthusiasts can get their weekly fix of culture right from their couch!
For more information on the schedule and how to access the streams, visit our website 🌐

🎭 Golden Mask Theatre Awards ▶️ @goldenmask

🎭 Golden Mask Theatre Awards ▶️ @goldenmaskfest is a National Performing Arts and Theatre Award established in 1993 for productions in all genres of theatre art: drama, opera, ballet, modern dance, operetta, musical, and puppet theatre.
Golden Mask is also an all-Russian Performing Arts Festival that takes place in Moscow in the spring of each year, presenting the most significant performances from all over Russia.
The festival is changing gears this year and is going online, as well as offering exclusive online performances.

To find out more about the festival and nominees for 2020 visit our website 🌐

🎶 London Philharmonic Orchestra: connecting thr

🎶 London Philharmonic Orchestra: connecting through music ➡️ Over the coming weeks, the @londonphilharmonicorchestra will be offering an array of online performances and playlists introduced by musicians.
They will also share a number of recordings and videos on their social media with the hashtag #LPOnline so keep an eye out!

To find out how to access the content visit our website 🌐➡️

🎭 Happy International Theatre Day! ⤵️ #Repo

🎭 Happy International Theatre Day! ⤵️ #Repost @hermitage_museum
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Государственный Эрмитаж. The State Hermitage museum. Official page.

27 марта - Всемирный день театра (англ. World Theatre Day) - международный профессиональный праздник всех работников театра. Этот праздник традиционно проходит под девизом: «Театр как средство взаимопонимания и укрепления мира между народами». Поздравляем @hermitage_theatre с Праздником!!! Счастья.
Садовников, Василий Семенович. 1800-1879

Спектакль в Михайловском театре в Петербурге

Россия

1859 г.

бумага, акварель, гуашь

Sadovnikov, Vasily. 1800-1879

Performance in the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St.Petersburg

Russia

1859

gouache and watercolour on paper

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🎭 ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: “PETER AND THE WOLF” B

🎭 ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: “PETER AND THE WOLF” BALLET ONLINE TONIGHT 💻

As part of the series of online performances offered by the @royaloperahouse for everyone to enjoy from theitlr couch, tonight the "Peter and the Wolf" ballet will be streamed online.
To find out the details and more about other upcoming online performances visit our website 🌐

➡️ Yulia Chaplina shares online piano concerts

➡️ Yulia Chaplina shares online piano concerts 🎶

Steinway Artist Yulia Chaplina has started a regular newsletter featuring light and positive (jazz and classical) music videos she records at home, to help people stay positive in this difficult time.
Yulia performs regularly both in recital and with orchestras, at many of the world’s finest venues, including @wigmore_hall in London, Berlin’s @berlinphil, the Grand Halls of the Moscow Conservatory and the St. Petersburg Philharmonia, @bunkakaikan Hall in Tokyo, Main Hall of @artbusankorea Cultural Centre, Hiroshima’s Bunka Gakuen Hall, Minato Mirai Hall in Yokohama and many other prestigious venues.

To find out more about the amazing Yulia and how to access her concerts, visit our website 🌐

@voguemagazine and @googleartsculture take you on

@voguemagazine and @googleartsculture take you on an exclusive virtual tour of the @museofridakahlo Casa Azul!
The beautiful villa, with its façade painted in vibrant azure according to Mexican tradition, is the former house of Frida Kahlo who lived there for the majority of her life. It was the family house bought by her father in 1904, and then extended by Diego Rivera.

Can you guess who her well-known neighbour was? 😁

Link in the description below ⤵️

🎭 The Mariinsky Theatre: history, virtual exhib

🎭 The Mariinsky Theatre: history, virtual exhibitions and live streaming 🎶

The history of the @mariinsky Theatre can be traced as far back as 1783 and it has been presenting the world with many wonderful artists and works of art for more than two centuries. In these unprecedented times, they have enabled their loyal audiences and the wider public virtual access to some of the best productions in the world.

To find out what exactly is on offer and how to access it, visit our website 🌐

❌ Russian Art Week summer 2020 is postponed 🌎

❌ Russian Art Week summer 2020 is postponed 🌎

In light of everything that is going on, the safety of visitors is of paramount importance to our event organisers which is why the Art Week planned for June is postponed. Our online platform is now at your disposal more than ever and people have turned to online content as a means of keeping businesses open and plan for the future safely. We would be happy to offer you a listing, editorial, interview or a banner at discounted rates.

For more information visit our website and contact Natasha Butterwick to discuss the details.

Keep well and stay safe,

Russian Art+Culture Team

@calvertjournal brings great ideas on Eastern Euro

@calvertjournal brings great ideas on Eastern European films to stream online. Let us know what you think!

Link in the comments below ⤵️

🖼️ The Pushkin State Museum goes online! ⤵️ @theartsmuseum of Fine Arts is a museum complex that is currently in possession of one of the largest world art collections from Ancient Egypt and Greece to our days with more than 700.000 works of art on display across the complex.

While they are closing their doors for visitors until April 10th but they have a world of art stacked away behind their virtual doors just waiting for you to discover it. To find out what exactly they offer and how to access it, visit our website and enjoy! 🌎

🎨 @tretyakov_gallery goes online! ⬇️ Even t

🎨 @tretyakov_gallery goes online! ⬇️ Even though the doors have closed from 18 March to 10 April, this extensive museum complex offering exhibitions of masterpieces of Russian art of the 11th – early 20th century, temporary exhibitions, educational and cultural programmes has a lot to offer in its online libraries.

Visit our website to find out the details on all the virtual content available 🌎

🎭 Moscow's Satirikon Theatre offers an online p

🎭 Moscow's Satirikon Theatre offers an online premiere! ➡️ @theatre_satirikon will live stream the premier of “Dear Elena Sergeevna” directed by Vladimir Zhukov on 27 March at 7.30pm (Moscow time) through the theatre’s website. There will be no audience and everyone is welcome to be the first ones to see the play premiere on the big stage.

For more information and the link to the live stream visit our website 🌐

📖 What is your favourite Russian classic? 😁

📖 What is your favourite Russian classic? 😁

@offtheshelfofficial came up with a list of the must-read Russian classics, take a peek at the list below for ideas and cozy up with one of the greats!

Let us know your thoughts and favourites in the comments below! ⤵️🔥
The list includes Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin, A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov, Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, And Quiet Flows the Don by Mikhail Sholokhov, Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn and The Funeral Party by Lyudmila Ulitskaya. Happy reading! 🕯️✨💥📖

✨ "Fireworks of Manganese Crystals in a Glass 💥

This year's @londonbookfair was sadly cancelled by @reedexhibitions, but the 2021 dates are already in place for you to put in your diary and look forward to. The fair will take place 9-11 March 2021 at the @olympialondon and until then Daria Protopopova @dr_daryaprotopopova has prepared an overview of the Russian presence at LBF from 2009 and gives us ideas what a Russian stand could look like next year.
We bring you her overview on our website so hurry on and read it by visiting www.russianartandculture.com 🌐

Image: Cover of Stranitsa naidena (Page Found) by Lena Klimova;
Title quotation from a poem by Inga Kuznetsova

🌎 MOSCOW DESIGN MUSEUM: PER ASPERA AD ASTRA. PA

🌎 MOSCOW DESIGN MUSEUM: PER ASPERA AD ASTRA. PART 2 ➡️ The second part of the fascinating Interview of out contributor and editor Elena @elena_sh35 with the founder of @moscowdesignmuseum Alexandra Sankova is now available on our website 🌐

As a special treat, we're also happy to announce that the new short film series about the history of Russian design has begun and the link to the first installment on Russian Avant-garde design is available at the link in the comments below! ⤵️

❌ Sergei Polunin's London debut in Romeo and Jul

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