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BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 31/05/2018 9:00 AM

The Royal Ballet performs a new production of Tchaikovsky’s magnificent classical ballet. Production and additional choreography by Liam Scarlett and designs by John Macfarlane. Natalia Osipova performs... The Royal Ballet performs a new production of Tchaikovsky’s magnificent classical ballet. Production and additional choreography by Liam Scarlett and designs by John Macfarlane. Natalia Osipova performs on the following dates: Saturday, 9th of June Friday, 15th of June Tuesday, 19th June Read More

The Seagull Performed by The Acting Gymnasium

BY Tom Pandolfino POSTED 29/05/2018 10:35 AM

Anton Chekhov is renowned the world over for his innovative approach in portraying the darker side of life on stage. Yet, the very first production of The Seagull in 1896 was actually by no means an outright... Anton Chekhov is renowned the world over for his innovative approach in portraying the darker side of life on stage. Yet, the very first production of The Seagull in 1896 was actually by no means an outright success. It was tremendously under-rehearsed and disliked by the audience. So fraught was to become Chekhov that he […] Read More

Uncle Vanya, Anton Chekhov’s Play, On the London Stage

BY Anna Prosvetova POSTED 19/05/2018 11:00 AM

Uncle Vanya is, perhaps, one of the most hopeless plays by Anton Chekhov. Talking about unfulfilled dreams and unrealised loves, it makes one recall their personal regrets and failures. However, its adaptation... Uncle Vanya is, perhaps, one of the most hopeless plays by Anton Chekhov. Talking about unfulfilled dreams and unrealised loves, it makes one recall their personal regrets and failures. However, its adaptation by the Maly Drama Theatre directed by Lev Dodin is surprisingly light, seemingly effortless, and inspiring. The show was staged at the Royal Haymarket […] Read More

Sergey Kuryshev: This Means Figuring Out Our Life And Presenting it on the Basis of The Classic Text

BY Irene Kukota POSTED 15/05/2018 3:45 PM

Tonight is the opening night of Uncle Vanya at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, In anticipation of the Chekhov’s play being offered to the London audience, we approached the leading actor of the Maly... Tonight is the opening night of Uncle Vanya at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, In anticipation of the Chekhov’s play being offered to the London audience, we approached the leading actor of the Maly Drama Theatre Sergey Kuryshev (in Life and Fate he played Viktor Shtrum). Sergey, you have been working in theatre for a long time, […] Read More

Elizaveta Boyarskaya: Acting and Directing is More Than a Job — It Is A Mission

BY Irene Kukota POSTED 11/05/2018 4:20 PM

Following the premiere of Vassily Grossman’s Life and Fate at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on 8th May, we met with the young actress Elizaveta Boyarskaya, who plays Zhenya (I sometimes think of... Following the premiere of Vassily Grossman’s Life and Fate at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on 8th May, we met with the young actress Elizaveta Boyarskaya, who plays Zhenya (I sometimes think of her as parallel to Pasternak’s Lara, even though it might be not exactly accurate) — one of the main protagonists in Grossman’s epic novel. […] Read More

An Unknown Friend and The Following Auction Raise over £16,000 for Children’s Charity

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 11/05/2018 10:00 AM

Musical performance starring Kseniya Rappoport and Polina Osetinskaya in London has raised more than £16,000 for the treatment of Russian children. On the 9th of May 2018 London hosted a premiere... Musical performance starring Kseniya Rappoport and Polina Osetinskaya in London has raised more than £16,000 for the treatment of Russian children. On the 9th of May 2018 London hosted a premiere of the musical performance based on Ivan Bunin’s short story “An Unknown Friend”.More than £16,000have been raised from special ticket sales and charity auction for […] Read More

LEV DODIN BRINGS TO LIFE GROSSMAN’S LIFE & FATE ONSTAGE AT THE TRH

BY Emily Couch POSTED 09/05/2018 7:42 PM

Internationally acclaimed theatre director Lev Dodin and the legendary Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg, deemed ‘the finest ensemble theatre in Europe’, bring Grossman’s classic novel of love... Internationally acclaimed theatre director Lev Dodin and the legendary Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg, deemed ‘the finest ensemble theatre in Europe’, bring Grossman’s classic novel of love and war to the London stage for its UK premiere. Vasily Grossman is perhaps the greatest Russian author the West never hears about. A Ukrainian Jew, Grossman […] Read More

Arrows & Traps: A Charming Rendition of Chekhov’s Three Sisters

BY Tom Pandolfino POSTED 10/04/2018 9:00 AM

‘To Moscow, to Moscow…’ The renowned lament in Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters still manages to conjure up some of the most fundamental issues that plague our quotidian lives today. Ross McGregor’s... ‘To Moscow, to Moscow…’ The renowned lament in Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters still manages to conjure up some of the most fundamental issues that plague our quotidian lives today. Ross McGregor’s new version of this great classic evokes the Chekhovian existential essence that troubles the Prozorov sisters: Irina, Masha, and Olga respectively. But, it’s […] Read More

Natalia Osipova and Vladimir Shklyarov, Manon at ROH

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 03/04/2018 7:11 PM

MacMillan found new sympathy with the capricious Manon and her struggle to escape poverty. Designs by his regular collaborator Nicholas Georgiadis reflect this, depicting a world of lavish splendour polluted... MacMillan found new sympathy with the capricious Manon and her struggle to escape poverty. Designs by his regular collaborator Nicholas Georgiadis reflect this, depicting a world of lavish splendour polluted by miserable destitution. MacMillan’s spectacular ensemble scenes for the whole Company create vivid, complex portraits of the distinct societies of Paris and New Orleans. Read More

Describe the Night at Hampstead Theatre

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 03/04/2018 10:00 AM

This darkly comic rhapsody on Russian themes explores the blurred lines between lies, fiction and conspiracy theories, as it tracks back and forth across 90 years of Soviet and post-Soviet history in search... This darkly comic rhapsody on Russian themes explores the blurred lines between lies, fiction and conspiracy theories, as it tracks back and forth across 90 years of Soviet and post-Soviet history in search of the genesis of the post-truth world. Read More

Ward 6 at The Lion And Unicorn Pub Theatre

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 31/03/2018 3:00 PM

Highly acclaimed adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s short novel “Ward 6”. Amongst the patients of a provincial lunatic asylum we find Nina from ‘The Seagull’, Sonia from ‘Uncle Vanya’ and other... Highly acclaimed adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s short novel “Ward 6”. Amongst the patients of a provincial lunatic asylum we find Nina from ‘The Seagull’, Sonia from ‘Uncle Vanya’ and other famous Chekhov characters… Read More

Chekhov’s Three Sisters By Arrows & Traps Theatre

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 22/03/2018 7:27 PM

Arrows & Traps Theatre to the Jack with their production of Chekhov’s tragicomic masterpiece, Three Sisters in a new version by Ross McGregor. In a rural backwater, three sisters dream of a better... Arrows & Traps Theatre to the Jack with their production of Chekhov’s tragicomic masterpiece, Three Sisters in a new version by Ross McGregor. In a rural backwater, three sisters dream of a better life and of returning to the Moscow of their childhood. Irina longs for purpose, Masha for passion and Olga for some peace. Set across four […] Read More

Dostoyevsky Staged at ROH, Janáček: From the House of the Dead

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 14/03/2018 10:15 AM

From the House of the Dead is Janáček’s final work and arguably his most powerful. Completed just before his death and first performed posthumously in 1930, the opera is based on Dostoyevsky’s semi-autobiographical... From the House of the Dead is Janáček’s final work and arguably his most powerful. Completed just before his death and first performed posthumously in 1930, the opera is based on Dostoyevsky’s semi-autobiographical novel describing life in a Siberian gulag. Janáček does not soften that harsh reality at the heart of his tale, but imbues the […] Read More

COCROACHES: NEW STAGING OF BULGAKOV’S FLIGHT, ETCETERA THEATRE

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 12/03/2018 3:45 PM

... Cockroaches, the original translation and production of Mikhail Bulgakov’s Flight by Anastasiya Sosis is coming to Etcetera Theatre Camden 13-18 March 2018 Read More

A CLOUD IN TROUSERS: THE STRAY DOG CABARET, PUSHKIN HOUSE

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 07/03/2018 4:43 PM

A bilingual performance by JAG Art, a theatrical troupe which was founded by SSEES alumni. St. Petersburg was home to the Stray Dog Cabaret, where many of the poets, musicians and artists... A bilingual performance by JAG Art, a theatrical troupe which was founded by SSEES alumni. St. Petersburg was home to the Stray Dog Cabaret, where many of the poets, musicians and artists of the Silver Age first presented their works in the years before the Revolution. JAG Art’s hour-long […] Read More

MALY DRAMA THEATRE ST PETERSBURG IN LONDON

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 01/03/2018 12:46 PM

The legendary Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg – described by Peter Brook as ‘the finest ensemble theatre in Europe’ – returns to London this spring for a strictly limited engagement... The legendary Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg – described by Peter Brook as ‘the finest ensemble theatre in Europe’ – returns to London this spring for a strictly limited engagement for the first time in over a decade. They present the UK première of Vasily Grossman’s epic novel Life and Fate and their celebrated […] Read More

New translation of The Cherry Orchard by Rory Mullarkey, directed by Michael Boyd, Bristol Old Vic, 1 March – 7 April

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 28/02/2018 5:25 PM

’Anton Chekhov’s new version of The Cherry Orchard is directed by Michael Boyd (former Artistic Director of the RSC) and translated by Rory Mullarkey. Despite training in Moscow and knowing... ’Anton Chekhov’s new version of The Cherry Orchard is directed by Michael Boyd (former Artistic Director of the RSC) and translated by Rory Mullarkey. Despite training in Moscow and knowing Chekhov’s work intimately, this is the first time in Michael’s long and celebrated career that he has directed a Chekhov play. Drawing on their separate experiences of living in Russia, Michael and Rory have written a […] Read More

Smile Upon Us, Lord! Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia, Barbican Theatre, 28 February – 3 March

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 27/02/2018 8:45 PM

‘Tableaux of striking beauty and grace’ (New York Times) are a hallmark of this epic, sweeping production in which the perilous pilgrimage of three everyday men conveys a universal human story. Efraim,... ‘Tableaux of striking beauty and grace’ (New York Times) are a hallmark of this epic, sweeping production in which the perilous pilgrimage of three everyday men conveys a universal human story. Efraim, an elderly stonecutter, journeys from his shtetl to Vilnius when he learns his son is awaiting trial for the attempted assassination of the […] Read More

Sunday at The Savoy, Classical and Contemporary Ballet Gala, Savoy Theatre, 28 January

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 20/01/2018 9:52 AM

Kristallin Productions presents Sunday at The Savoy and brings an internationally acclaimed group of dancers to perform some of the world’s most loved solos, pas de deuxs, and excerpts from classical... Kristallin Productions presents Sunday at The Savoy and brings an internationally acclaimed group of dancers to perform some of the world’s most loved solos, pas de deuxs, and excerpts from classical and contemporary choreographic works at The Savoy Theatre. It is a classical and contemporary gala featuring Igor Tsvirko and Evgenia Savarskaya of the Bolshoi Theatre, Sarah […] Read More

Pretend & Prepare: Taking Shakespeare and Pushkin Into Prison

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 11/01/2018 4:30 PM

London Shakespeare Workout is a charity best known for taking Shakespeare into prisons both in the UK and Internationally. As part of their 20th-anniversary celebrations, they set up a new project (LUP)... London Shakespeare Workout is a charity best known for taking Shakespeare into prisons both in the UK and Internationally. As part of their 20th-anniversary celebrations, they set up a new project (LUP) at HMP Pentonville wherein they bring drama students in as part of their core study to work with prisoners. This came about as a result of […] Read More

CELL MATES, HAMPSTEAD THEATRE, UNTIL 20 JANUARY 2018

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 21/12/2017 2:16 PM

Spies betray people. That’s what we do. It becomes a – a habit. Difficult to break – even when it’s not – not strictly necessary Wormwood Scrubs Prison, London, 1961. One of Britain’s most... Spies betray people. That’s what we do. It becomes a – a habit. Difficult to break – even when it’s not – not strictly necessary Wormwood Scrubs Prison, London, 1961. One of Britain’s most notorious double agents, George Blake, known to have worked for KGB, is serving a 42 year sentence – that is, until […] Read More

SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW, 18 December 2017 – 4 January 2018

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 13/12/2017 10:29 AM

The multi-award-winning international sensation is back due to popular demand for Christmas 2017, having delighted audiences in over 80 cities globally including New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Hong... The multi-award-winning international sensation is back due to popular demand for Christmas 2017, having delighted audiences in over 80 cities globally including New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro and Moscow. Experience a joyous dream-like world that touches both your heart and funny bone, culminating in a breath-taking blizzard that leaves […] Read More

LESLEY CHAMBERLAIN IN CONVERSATION WITH ROSAMUND BARTLETT: REFLECTIONS ON THE RUSSIAN SOUL, PUSHKIN HOUSE, 13 DECEMBER

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 08/12/2017 12:50 AM

This is going to be the event marking the launch of two enlightening new books on Russian culture from distinguished historians Lesley Chamberlain and Rosamund Bartlett – Arc of Utopia: The Beautiful... This is going to be the event marking the launch of two enlightening new books on Russian culture from distinguished historians Lesley Chamberlain and Rosamund Bartlett – Arc of Utopia: The Beautiful Story of the Russian Revolution and The Russian Soul: Selections from A Writer’s Diary Lesley Chamberlain’s Arc of Utopia: The Beautiful Story of the Russian Revolution offers a […] Read More

Stage Russia: Anna Karenina, Barbican,16 November

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 03/11/2017 10:00 AM

Directed and choreographed by Angelica Cholina, this internationally award winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Anna Karenina is a choreographed interpretation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel.... Directed and choreographed by Angelica Cholina, this internationally award winning Vakhtangov Theatre production of Anna Karenina is a choreographed interpretation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel. Cholina strives to find the equivalent of Tolstoy’s words in harmony and movement, with every gesture holding meaning. The music of Alfred Schnittke helps to reveal the characters and their depth, together […] Read More

Dostoevsky’s Demons and The Catechism of a Revolutionary, Calvert 22, 31 October

BY Russian Art & Culture POSTED 23/10/2017 5:42 PM

Calvert 22 will host live performance in collaboration with SplitMoon Theatre company alongside their new production of Demons, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s tragic satire of Russian radicals which blurs the... Calvert 22 will host live performance in collaboration with SplitMoon Theatre company alongside their new production of Demons, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s tragic satire of Russian radicals which blurs the lines between good and evil. Two actors from the SplitMoon ensemble will perform a dramatised version of the chapter The Tsarevich, which Dostoevsky developed out of Sergei Nechaev’s Catechism of a Revolutionary. The dramatisation […] Read More

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