Jean Anouilh's “The Lark” famously looks at the burning of Joan of Arc at the stake through the prism of the 20th century. Check out Zhenya Berkovich’s new production on Thursday at the New Stage at the Moscow Art Theater. At 7 p.m. Thursday, May 24th New A Dusty Day (Pylny Den): Sasha Denisova directs her play subtitled “Six Morons in Search of Icy Freshness.” Playwright and Director Center. 8 p.m. New Aksyonov, Dovlatov, Duo (Aksyonov, Dovlatov, Dvoye): Mikhail Levitin’s stage...

Daniel Nettheim’s adventure film “The Hunter” features a mercenary (Willem Dafoe) who is hired by an unnamed military-biotech company to stalk and kill a creature believed
extinct for nearly a century: the Tasmanian tiger. On in English at Oktyabr. <br /> Bel Ami (Mily Drug, 2011): Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod’s adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s novel stars Robert Pattinson, Christina Ricci and Uma Thurman. Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya Thurs. to...

Sacha Baron Cohen plays a bizarre North African despot in "The Dictator." On at Gorky Park's outdoor cinema and in English at Pioner. Festival Beat Film: Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012): An intimate portrait of music video director Anton Corbijn as he travels the world. Formula Kino Gorizont Thurs. at 7:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles. Festival Beat Film: Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest (2011): Michael Rapaport documents the inner workings and behind-the-scenes...

Legendary actress Marina Neyolova plays the mother and Alyona Babenko plays her daughter in Bergman's exposé of human relationships in “Autumn Sonata” at Sovremennik Theater. Thursday, May 17th MT Pick A Profitable Post (Dokhodnoye Mesto): Konstantin Raikin’s strikingly modern version of Alexander Ostrovsky’s drama about corruption and sexual politics. Satirikon Theater. 7 p.m. A Theatrical Romance (Teatralny Roman): Yury Lyubimov’s stage adaptation of Mikhail...

Authorities in Tajikistan, an impoverished Central Asian nation ruled by strongman Emomali Rakhmon, have decided not to distribute a new Hollywood comedy about a fictional dictator stranded in New York. Authoritarian rulers aren't known for their ability to laugh at themselves. Perhaps it's no surprise then that authorities in Tajikistan, ruled by strongman Emomali Rakhmon since 1992, have decided not to distribute a new Hollywood comedy by the creator of “Borat” about a fictional Arab...

Valery Fokin’s production of Tchaikovsky’s opera based on Pushkin’s story “Queen of Spades” tells of a young officer destroyed by his obsession for winning at cards. On at the Bolshoi Theater Main Stage, 7 p.m. <br /> Thursday, May 17th Falstaff: Verdi’s opera based on Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” and his comedy “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m. Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center Soloists in a concert...

At a corner of this huge country, at the very edge of the world, the Kamchatka Peninsula juts 1,500 kilometers into the Pacific. PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY — At a corner of this huge country, at the very edge of the world, the Kamchatka Peninsula juts 1,500 kilometers into the Pacific. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Population: 179,395 Main industries: Fishing, energy, mining, manufacturing Mayor: Vladimir Semchyov Founded in 1740 Interesting fact: Kamchatka’s...