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EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
ILLUSIONS
Nikolai Gostiukhin’s reimagining of Ivan Vyrypaev’s ILLUSIONS is presented as a teleplay, with Vyrypaev’s series of separate monologues transformed into a couples therapy session, allowing the protagonists to talk about the anxieties and worries they have accumulated during their marriage through the metaphorical account of the lives of two elderly married couples. This conceit adds a new dimension to Vyrypaev's masterful text, with the viewer losing the sense of a fourth wall, as the characters are talking to it, to us.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Nikolai Gostiukhin
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Process Theater Bureau
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
IRAN CONFERENCE
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov’s multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev’s thought-provoking and timely “Iran Conference” takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation about spirituality, ethical dilemmas and personal experiences related to the condition of humanity today. Vyrypaev’s aim is, of course, not to deliberate on the East/West friction, but to present a true-to-life philosophical parable about humanity, faith and love.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Directed by Igor Sergeev, Vladimir Kuznetsov
Production: Takoy Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EUGENE ONEGIN
Referred to by the New York Times as “…exuberant and arrestingly beautiful”, and by the London Telegraph theatre critic as “…one of the most extraordinary nights at the theatre I have ever known”, Rimas Tuminas’ miraculous Eugene Onegin is, at long last available to a world-wide audience.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
The play unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination.The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair.
Written by Alexander Pushkin
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Streaming in Russia / Стриминг в России
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words ” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SMILE UPON US, LORD
Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" that has garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, and promises to be just as memorable on the big screen. Featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words ” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SMILE UPON US, LORD
Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" that has garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, and promises to be just as memorable on the big screen. Featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words ” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SMILE UPON US, LORD
Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" that has garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, and promises to be just as memorable on the big screen. Featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words ” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SMILE UPON US, LORD
Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" that has garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, and promises to be just as memorable on the big screen. Featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Márquez Without Words
Valery Ushakov’s endlessly fascinating “Márquez Without Words ” is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all in search of the one central memory for which he has lived.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written and directed by Valery Ushakov
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
DEAD SOULS
Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls” tells the story of a disgraced government official, Pavel Chichikov, who by manipulating the inefficiencies of the Imperial Russian government by purchasing the rights of dead serfs from middle-class landowners, is able to amass a personal fortune. Roman Kocherzhevsky’s endlessly inventive reimagining of the classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn’t matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, “Isn’t there some part of Chichikov in me too?“
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Roman Kocherzhevsky
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Production: Lensoviet Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE BLACK MONK
Based on the short story by Anton Chekhov, Kama Ginkas’ astounding reimagining highlights and builds off of the Chekhovian tension between the beauty of life and the tragedy
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
of how it is lived. The story tells the the tale of philosophy student Andrey Vasil'ich Kovrin. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Kovrin decides to visit his childhood friend Tanya Pesotsky at the estate of her father. As he and Tanya develop a relationship and eventually marry, a black monk of legend begins appearing to Kovrin in visions. Though these hallucinations at first imbue the young man with joy and energy, they eventually lead to his ruin.
Winner of the Grand Prix and the Critics’ Prize for Best Production, Best Director (Ginkas), Best Actor (Sergey Makovetskiy) and a Golden Mask award for Best Stage Design (Sergey Barkhin).
Written by by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kama Ginkas
Production: MTUZ
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
THE SEAGULL
Anton Chekhov’s first of four major plays dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters: Boris Trigorin, a well-known writer, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the would-be playwright Konstantin Tréplev. Yury Butusov's frenetic production abounds in an incredible freedom and openness, delving deep into the throes of artistic creation and the anguish of the artist who struggles to find a language of his own. This is not only a performance about the theatre, it is an anthology of the theatre that devours its children like monsters. With the shuffling of actors' roles, you begin to sense something of a quadraphonic portrait of the creative personality, which demonstrates that greatness is precariously close to mediocrity while suggesting that the opposite is also true. Chekhov's characters are in the process of creating their lives or watching them fall apart, which, according to Butusov, may be a closely related activity.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Yury Butusov
Production: Satirikon Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
EVERYONE IS HERE
Inspired by a 1975 American touring production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” he visited as a young man, Dmitry Krymov’s “Everyone is Here” is a memory piece, a starting point for a flight of imagination and immersion into his own past. Wilder’s “Our Town” is superimposed on the personal memories of Krymov, his biography and events from his family life. The structure of the play gives rise to an interweaving of events, memories, reminiscences, fantasies, associations, dreams - a carefully planned, as if random confusion, which in the finale leads the viewer to a keen awareness of their own life. Nominated for five 2022 Golden Mask Awards, including Best Play and Best Director. Featuring Alexander Feklistov and a memorable Maria Smolnikova.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
"Dmitry Krymov is one of the world's finest theatermakers", The New York Times
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Production: Moscow Theatre "School of Modern Play"
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SUN LINE
5 AM. Barbara and Werner, 7 years into their marriage, have been arguing since 10 PM. They are on the verge of paying off their mortgage, but look into the abyss of “what’s next?”, opening up the floodgates of pent up anger and resentments. Nominated for 5 Golden Mask Awards, including best actress, best actor, best director and best play, Viktor Ryzhakov‘s staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s razor sharp comedy “Sun Line” explores the many ways in which modern couples are prevented from making real contact with one another, delving into discourses on unity and difference, unnecessary and important, and about the invisible yet palpable solar line that divides us. Featuring stage and screen stars Yulia Peresild and Andrey Burkovskiy.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Directed by Viktor Ryzhakov
Written by Ivan Vyrypaev
Production: Art for the People
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
SMILE UPON US, LORD
Rimas Tuminas' adaptation of two novels by fellow Lithuanian, Grigory Kanovich, is a dreamy, ruminative, comedic road trip, centering around the parlous fortunes of Eastern European Jews at the start of the 20th century. A period piece that carries a modern conscious, Smile Upon Us, is a Becket-like "Waiting for Jehovah" that has garnered rave reviews during its recent runs in both London and New York, and promises to be just as memorable on the big screen. Featuring three towering figures from the Russian stage, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei Guskov and Vladimir Simonov.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.
Written by Grigory Kanovich
Directed by Rimas Tuminas
Production: Vakhtangov Theatre
Presented in Russian with English subtitles.