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Chekhov Ballet, Stravinsky's Firebird and Depp's Mortdecai ?€“ What to do in Moscow on Wednesday

By The Moscow Times
For MT

A Hunting Drama (Drama na Okhote): Alexei Fadeyechev's ballet to music by Tchaikovsky, based on the themes of a Chekhov story. Rostov Musical Theater production. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 1 Teatralnaya Ploshchad. Metro Teatralnaya. 495-455-5555. At 7 p.m.

Strider (Kholstomer): Vladimir Kobekin's opera based on a story by Leo Tolstoy about the life, loves, misfortunes and death of a "useless" work horse. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 17 Ul. Nikolskaya. Metro Lubyanka, Ploshad Revolyutsii. 495-606-01-08. At 7 p.m.

Alyona Bayeva (violin), Boris Andrianov (cello) and the Novaya Rossiya Symphony Orchestra perform Sibelius' Violin Concerto, Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite, Tchaikovsky's Italian Capriccio and his Variations on a Rococo Theme. Conservatory Great Hall. 13 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. Metro Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-629-9401. At 7 p.m.

Wynn Bullock. Immersion: Retrospective of works by one of America's most innovative and experimental photographers of the 20th century.?  Brothers Lumiere Center of Photography. 3 Bolotnaya Naberezhnaya, Bldg. 1. Metro Kropotkinskaya. Noon to 9 p.m. 495-228-9878, www.lumiere.ru

FRINGE: Human Child: An adventure fantasy show with live music directed Dan Colley for the Collapsing Horse Theater Company. In English with Russian subtitles. Gogol Center small hall. 8A Ulitsa Kazakova. Metro Kurskaya. 499-262-9214, 499-261-5528. At 8 p.m.

Foreign-Language Films

Irish Film: Out of Here (Daleko Otsyda, 2013): After a year traveling the world, twentysomething Ciaran (Fionn Walton) reluctantly returns to his hometown of Dublin. A psychological drama written and directed by Donal Foreman.

Formula Kino Gorizont. 21/10 Komsomolsky Prospekt. Metro Frunzenskaya. 800-250-8025. At 7:20 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Mortdecai (2015): David Koepp's action comedy starring Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor. Eccentric art dealer Lord Charlie Mortdecai traverses the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold.

Pioner. 21 Kutuzovsky Prospekt. Metro Kutuzovskaya. 499-240-5240. At 7:15 and 11:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Check the calendar for more events.

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