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Articles with tag "Theater"
Bolshoi bother
Russia's Bolshoi Scraps Performances by Critical Directors
Several dancers have in recent weeks quit the Bolshoi including prima ballerina Olga Smirnova.
artistic license
Russian Theater Execs Protest Ministry’s ‘Traditional Values’ Push
The Culture Ministry seeks to enshrine a policy to protect and promote what it calls “traditional Russian values” in arts and culture.
down with bullies
'Fat Lyuba' Fights Schoolyard Bullying in Russia
This intimate one-person play gives audiences hope that they, too, can overcome childhood bullying.
performance art
Modern Dance in a St. Petersburg Garment Factory
Do you ever wonder who made your clothes? After seeing this performance, you will.
viral art
St. Petersburg Audiences Watch Live Theater in Their Cars
A way to perform theater during the pandemic turned into a popular new art form.
street theater
Stroll Through St. Petersburg in a Dream Play
A new kind of theater takes to the streets to immerse the audience in a dreamlike reality.
artistic sand box
Sand Stories: Performances Flow Through Your Fingers
For Yekaterinburg artist Yelena Kadyrova, drawing a line in the sand is her life's work.
moving on
Looking Back at Kirill Serebrennikov's Gogol Center
The director leaves the Gogol Theater — and theater in general — better than when he found them.
happy birthday
Director Kirill Serebrennikov Fired From Gogol Center
The Moscow department of culture announcement was made the day after the theater's eighth birthday.
theater life
A New Kind of Theater Beats the Coronavirus Blues
St. Petersburg's Pop-Up Theater keeps the audience entertained and engaged outside a theater.
2021 look ahead
Moscow Arts Scene in 2021: A Spectacular Year Ahead
Cultural life came to a standstill last year, but this year arts lovers may get a double dose of culture.
laughter through tears
'Cabaret Terezin': Making Merry at Hell's Gates
A musical the audience did not expect to like. And yet they laughed, wept and gave it a standing ovation.
art of russian cuisine
The Enduring Glamour of Mushroom Julien
Jennifer Eremeeva brings this restaurant and theater buffet favorite to your home kitchen.
hot off the press
'Insulted. Belarus' Takes to the World's Stages
A play by Andrei Kureichik, translated by John Freedman, performed in readings in 5 countries.
endangered culture
‘Scary to Predict’: Bolshoi Theater Warns of Closure if Coronavirus Lockdown Persists
“We’ve got a very difficult process of returning the audience to the theater ahead of us.”
Culture Clips
On This Day in 1877, 'Swan Lake' Premiered
The story of love, betrayal, and swans would become a multigenerational symbol of conformity and rebellion in an ever-changing Russia.
Opera Opening
“Sadko” Premiers to Mixed Reviews
Director Dmitry Chernyakov has dramatically revamped the opera for 21st-century audiences.
Obituary
Popular Sovremennik Theater Director Volchek Dies at 86
The Sovremennik symbolized the short-lived Soviet liberal “thaw” in the early 1960s.
Square one
Russian Theater Director Serebrennikov’s Fraud Case to Be Re-Tried, Court Says
The decision overturns last month's move to return the case to prosecutors.
A different theater of war
Russian Theater Fined for ‘Insufficient War Preparation’
The theater was reportedly cited for not having gas masks or canned meat when inspectors came.
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