'Sleeping Beauty,' Chekhov Theater Festival and Blake Lively – What to Do in Moscow on Tuesday

By The Moscow Times

May 25, 2015

Sleeping Beauty (Spyashchaya Krasavitsa): Tchaikovsky's ballet based on the fairy tale about an enchanted princess who is awakened by a prince's kiss.

Prince Igor (Knyaz Igor): Alexander Borodin's opera about Prince Igor and his son Vladimir in captivity during the war with the Polovtsians. Novaya Opera. 3 Karetny Ryad. Metro Mayakovskaya, Chekhovskaya. 495-694-0868. At 7 p.m.

Benois de la Dance 2015: award ceremony and gala concert honoring the winners of the annual Benois Prizes in the field of choreography. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 1 Teatralnaya Ploshchad. Metro Teatralnaya. 495-455-5555. At 7 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.

Sleeping Beauty (Spyashchaya Krasavitsa): Tchaikovsky's ballet based on the fairy tale about an enchanted princess who is awakened by a prince's kiss. Choreography by Marius Petipa, new editing by Yury Grigorovich. New scenography by Ezio Frigerio. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. (See address above) 7 p.m.

Foreign-Language Movies

She's Funny That Way (Miss Perepolokh, 2014): Peter Bogdanovich's comedy about a married Broadway director who falls for a prostitute-turned-actress and seeks to advance her career. Stars Jennifer Aniston, Imogen Poots and Quentin Tarantino.

35MM. 47/24 Ulitsa Pokrovka. Metro Krasniye Vorota, Kurskaya. 495-780-9142 At 7 p.m., Wed. at 11 a.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pioner. 21 Kutuzovsky Prospekt. Metro Kutuzovskaya. 499-240-5240. At 1:20 p.m. and 12:05 a.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya. In the Arkadia mall, 8 Sredny Ovchinnikovsky Pereulok. Metro Novokuznetskaya. 495-916-9169. At 11:25 a.m., 3:25 and 7:55 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

The Age of Adaline (Vek Adaline, 2015): Lee Toland Krieger's romantic drama starring Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman and Harrison Ford. After miraculously remaining 29 for almost eight solitary decades, a chance encounter with a charismatic philanthropist reignites a woman's passion for life and romance.

35MM (See address above) At 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

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