Moscow's Inspiring New Cultural Season Opens
The start of fall turning Moscow's trees into colorful pieces of art also marks the start of the cultural season, with the city's theaters, museums and conservatories inviting people to enjoy the artworks inside.
This is Russia's Year of Theater, and events will be held across the country, including a Theatrical Olympiad, an All-Russian Theater Marathon and the XXV Golden Mask Festival.
There are more than 600 theaters in Russia, ranging from traditional through experimental to popular.
Here's a look at the beginning of the theater and arts season in Moscow:
This is Russia's Year of Theater, and events will be held across the country, including a Theatrical Olympiad, an All-Russian Theater Marathon and the XXV Golden Mask Festival.
There are more than 600 theaters in Russia, ranging from traditional through experimental to popular.
Here's a look at the beginning of the theater and arts season in Moscow:
Museums also mark the beginning of the new season. The Multimedia Art Museum is staging an exhibition about the stars of international ballet.
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The Moscow Nikulin Circus, named after the legendary clown, on Tsvetnoi Boulevard.
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Stravinsky's opera "The Rake's Progress" in The Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre.
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Contemporary ballet "The Winter's Tale" is part of the repertoire for the 224th season in one of the most famous theatres in the world — the Bolshoi.
Bolshoi Theatre
The Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory starts the new season after its birthday on Sept. 13.
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A performance of "Soar Over the Abyss" in the Moscow Musical Theater, a new show in the Cirque Nouveau style.
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The Pushkin State Museum is showing paintings and drawings of Russia by Flemish Baroque painter Jacob Jordaens from Sept. 17 to Nov. 30.
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