Nick Cave, Chekhov Theater Festival and 'Mad Max' ?€“ What to Do in Moscow on Monday

By The Moscow Times

May 24, 2015

Nick Cave: Australian musician in concert. Crocus City Hall. 65-66km Moscow Ring Road. Metro Myakinino. 499-550-0055. At 8 p.m.

Chekhov Theater Festival: Forget Me Not (Ne Zabyvai Menya): a dance piece about mankind's recurring dreams and nightmares. Directed by Philippe Genty, choreographed by Mary Underwood. Philippe Genty Company production. Mossoviet Theater. 16 Bolshaya Sadovaya Ulitsa. Metro Mayakovskaya. 495-699-2035. At 1 and 7 p.m.

Tchaikovsky Gala: Ulyana Lopatkina, Russian ballet stars and the Perm Ballet Theater in concert. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 17 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. Metro Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya. 495-723-7325. At 7 p.m.

Symphony Capella of Russia performs Mozart's Short Mass in G major, his Mass in C major, Lutoslawski's Symphony No. 1 and his "Variations on a Theme of Paganini." Soloists Viktoria Postnikova (piano), Tatyana Fedotova (soprano), Yekaterina Bolshakova (mezzo-soprano), Igor Vyalykh (tenor) and Kirill Filin (bass). Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducts. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 4/31 Triumfalnaya Ploshchad. Metro Mayakovskaya. 495-232-0400. At 7 p.m.

History of the Jews: This multimedia interactive exhibition focuses on key historical periods and begins at the Beginning Theater with a 4-D film based on the Torah. Permanent display. Jewish Museum & Tolerance Center. 11 Ulitsa Obraztsova, Bldg. 1A. Metro Savyolovskaya, then two stops by bus 12 to Ulitsa Obraztsova. Sun. to Thurs. noon to 10 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. closed Sat. and Jewish holidays. 495-645-0550. www.jewish-museum.ru.

Foreign-Language Movie

Mad Max: Fury Road (Bezumny Max: Doroga Yarosti, 2015): In a stark desert after the destruction of civilization, two rebels may be able to restore order: Max, a man of action and of few words, and Furiosa, a woman of action. George Miller's action adventure starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult.

35MM. 47/24 Ulitsa Pokrovka. Metro Krasniye Vorota, Kurskaya. 495-780-9142. At 7:10 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pioner. 21 Kutuzovsky Prospekt. Metro Kutuzovskaya. 499-240-5240. At 1:30, 7:25 and 9:05 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

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