Saint-Petersburg June 2017

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Dear Friends,

Sun, bright colors and smiles on the street – those are the main features of June in Saint-Petersburg. Well, at least it should be like that in this time of the year. Anyways, let’s hope for weather to get better and let’s take a look at the best events that will make your month!

The fans of the LP (Laura Pergolizzi) should be happy – finally she’s coming in town to perform her world acclaimed “Lost on You” as well as the other songs. For the ones who liked this year’s Oscar “La La Land” and especially for those who haven’t seen the movie yet there’s a great chance to see it accompanied by symphony orchestra. Theatregoers are definitely should see the new Ilia Averbukh’s musical-on-ice “Carmen” as well as Nacho Duato version of the famous “Romeo and Juliet” ballet. The ones who like to learn and discover, should attend the biggest ever in Saint-Petersburg Salvador Dali exhibition. Also, don’t miss Manolo Blahnik “The Art of Shoes” exhibition, where you will be able to see both the sketches and the marvellous shoes. The cinema lovers will be happy of the long-awaited new episodes of “The Pirates of the Caribbean”. And your little ones will definitely like the new French cartoon “Ma vie de courgette” (“My Life as a Zucchini”). Also they might like to be a part of the annual Kaspersky Geek Picniсб where they will be able to literally touch the new technologies. Or, you can just take them to The Summer Garden to spend a day full of fun and excitement! More information about that park you may find in “Cover Story” chapter.

We already made Saint-Petersburg easy for you. Now it’s time to go out and have fun! Your Intermark Relocation Team

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LP Rock, Indie

Laura Pergolizzi, known by her stage name as LP, is an American pop/rock singer and songwriter, originally from Long Island, New York, who performs under the stage name LP. She moved to Los Angeles in 2010. She has released three albums and one EP. As a songwriter, she has written for Cher, Rihanna and Christina Aguilera, among others. Pergolizzi herself is a powerful rock singer, and she stays true to that on her new release “Lost on You,” following in the tradition of the likes of Chrissie Hynde, Chrissy Amphlett, Johnette Napolitano and Linda Perry. Like many earnest songwriters hellbent on love, Pergolizzi jams her fist in her chest and yanks out her heart on almost every song, making “Lost on You” intermittently overwhelming. But her raspy voice, intensely belt- ed, maintains attention, and her signature whistling, ukulele and wails add a full-bodied distinction to her performances. Date: June 21 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Ice Palace Location: prospekt Pyatiletok 1, m. Prospekt Bolshevikov Price: 2500 - 4500 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 718-66-20 Link: www.iamlp.com

The Legend of Farinelli Classical

In the Throne Hall of the Catherine Palace there will be a Country opening of the XXV jubilee international music festival “Palaces of St. Petersburg”. Among the participants is David Daniels, a countertenor from USA. David is known for his superlative artistry, magnetic stage presence and a voice of singular warmth and surpassing beauty, which have helped him redefine his voice cat- egory for the modern public. He has appeared with the world’s major opera companies and on its main concert and recital stages. He made history as the first counter-tenor to give a solo recital in the main auditorium of Carnegie Hall. Honored by the music world for his unique achievements, David Daniels has been the recipient of two of classical music’s most significant awards: Musical America’s Vocalist of the Year for 1999 and the 1997 Richard Tucker Award. Date: June 3 Time: 8:00 pm Venue: Catherine Palace Location: ulitsa Sadovaya 7, Pushkin Price: 2500 - 5000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 570-05-15 Link: www.palacefest.ru

“La La Land” with symphony orchestra Pop, Jazz, Blues

It is being described as the film of its generation, capturing the hearts of everyone whilst breaking records around the world. Now “La La Land” will be brought to audiences like never before via a huge screen accompanied by a symphony orchestra. The score for “La La Land”, composed by Justin Hurwitz who also scored director Damien Chazelle’s previous feature films “Guy and Madeleine on a Park Bench”, and “Whiplash”. “For me, one of the most thrilling and fulfilling parts of making La La Land was scoring the film to a live orchestra: a hundred musicians playing in real-time to the Technicolor images, bringing Justin’s compositions to vivid life. I couldn’t be more excited to share that experience with audiences this summer,” said the film’s Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle in a statement. Date: June 21 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: BKZ Oktyabrskiy Location: Ligovskiy prospekt 6, m. Ploschad Vosstaniya Price: 1000 - 5000 RUB Tickets: at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 275-13-00 Link: www.bkz.ru 3 Concerts

Paris Mysteries Classical The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera presents a new concert programme featuring masterpieces of French classical music. Different European musical cultures, traditions of different countries and folklore - all that influenced French classical music. The concert features bright examples of French classical music from romantic pieces by Hec- tor Berlioz to Charles Gounod, founder of the lyric opera by, from the passionate “Carmen” by Georges Bizet to the Impressionists Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Date: June 4 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Saint-Petersburg Opera Location: ulitsa Galernaya 33, m. Admiralteyskaya Price: 1000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 312-39-82 Link: www.spbopera.ru

Latin American Jazz Night Jazz There are old friends hiding under the new name of the Caribbean Jazz Report - the Alexander Latin Band, which for several years has been arranging Caribbean parties in the Philharmonic of jazz music. The orchestra conducted by bass player Alexander Vasilevsky will again offer the public the best musical performances in the style of Afro-Cuban and Latin American jazz in all their vivid forms. Date: June 4 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Jazz Philarmonic Hall Location: Zagorodny prospekt 27, m. Zvenigorodskaya Price: 1200 - 1400 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 764-85-65 Link: www.jazz-hall.ru

Vapors Of Morphine Rock, Blues, Jazz Vapors of Morphine is an American rock band founded in 2009 by the surviving members of the alternative rock band Morphine Dana Colley and Jerome Deupree and blues guitarist Jeremy Ly- ons. The band is continuing experiments with mixing rock, blues and jazz, developing a style they call “low-rock”. On their first concert in Moscow audience will have an opportunity to appreciate the unique sound of the band, which includes a baritone saxophone, a two-stringed slide-bass, drums, and no guitars. Date: June 15 Time: 8:00 pm Venue: Hi-Hat Location: Aptekarskiy prospekt 4, m. Petrogradskaya Price: 1200 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (921) 441-20-30 Link: www.vaporsofmorphine.com The Piano Guys Classical, Pop, Jazz The Piano Guys are an American musical group consisting of pianist Jon Schmidt, cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, videographer Paul Anderson, and music producer Al van der Beek. The Piano Guys draw on classical, contemporary, and rock and roll in their compositions for piano and cello. Much of their popularity among younger fans is based on their “mashups” of classical and contemporary songs, such as blending Bach and Bruno Mars, or Vivaldi’s “Winter” and Disney’s “Let It Go”. Date: June 15

Time: 7:00 pm Venue: BKZ Oktyabrskiy Location: Ligovskiy prospekt 6, m. Ploschad Vosstaniya Price: 2000 - 5000 RUB Tickets: at the box offices or at the venue 4 Phone: +7 (812) 275-13-00 Link: www.thepianoguys.com Concerts

Guru Groove Foundation Jazz, Pop Guru Groove Foundation is a music band, formed in 2009 by three its members: Tatiana Shamani- na, frontwoman, international vocal contests winner, great saxophonist Egor Shamanin and sound producer Gennady Lagutin. Winners of Golden Gargoyle award as the best dance band of 2011. Their debut album Call Me Up was massively supported by fans and media. Their unique stop motion video for a song “Moscow” has reached close to 1 million views all over the world. Time: 8:00 pm Venue: Aurora Concert Hall Location: Pirogovskaya naberezhnaya 5/2, m. Ploshad Lenina Price: 600 - 1000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 907-19-17 Link: www.gurugroove.foundation

Michael Angelo Batio Rock Michael Angelo Batio is an American heavy metal guitarist and columnist from Chicago, Illinois. He was the lead guitarist for the Los Angeles-based glam metal band Nitro in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Batio’s work has encompassed many genres, but he is best known for playing heavy metal and its subgenres such as neoclassical metal, and speed metal. Batio is known for his technical mastery of the fretboard and his extremely fast picking and sweep picked arpeggios. Date: June 29 Time: 8:30 pm Venue: Jagger Location: ploshad Konstitutsii 2, m. Moskovskaya Price: 800 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 292-20-02 Link: www.angelo.com

Melodies of Hollywood and Broadway Jazz Hollywood and Broadway classics are the music that survived its era. Hits from the early musicals and screen blockbusters firmly entered the canon of jazzmen. The best examples of American song classics will be presented at Jazz Philarmonic Hall by vocalists Elvira Trafova, Julia Kasyan, Tatyana Bubelnikova and Fedor Durandin - with the support of musicians from the ensembles David Goloshchekin and Pyotr Kornev. Date: June 22 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Jazz Philarmonic Hall Location: Zagorodny prospekt 27, m. Zvenigorodskaya Price: 1200 - 1600 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 764-85-65 Link: www.jazz-hall.ru

Metronomy Pop, Indie Metronomy are one of Britain’s most-loved, Quintessentially English, modern pop acts. Joe Mount quietly became a creative force to be reckoned with around the world and one of the must-see live acts with a legion of devoted fans. The third album “The English Riviera” was Mercury nominated, selling a quarter of a million records worldwide thus Metronomy found themselves on front covers, playing huge sell out shows globally and a special, one off show at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall. Date: June 30 Time: 8:00 pm Venue: A2 Green Concert Location: prospekt Medikov 3, m. Petrogradskaya Price: 1800 - 4000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 333-03-79 5 Link: www.metronomy.co.uk Theater and Ballet

Carmen Musical, Ice show The new story of Carmen is based on the original screenplay and will be developed in several spaces, and ice is only one of them. Ilia Averbukh’s “Carmen” is a very ambitious staging play that combines both classic image and the whole genre of the ice musical play in general renewed. The main roles in the play are given to the stars of figure skating. Olympic experience of the star athletes provides stunning technique of execution of complex performances. In addition to the star skaters cast, the project involves several dozen other genres artists: ballet dancers, artists of theater, circus, air and ice acrobats and leading soloists of famous musical plays, guitarists and percussionists. In some scenes the audience will meet up to 60 people at the same time: ice musical shows have not yet reached such a scale. Language: Russian Cast: Roman Kostomarov, Tatyana Navka, Alexey Yagudin Date: June 7 - 15 Time: 6:30 pm Venue: SK Yubileynyy Location: prospekt Dobrolyubova 18, m. Sportivnaya Price: 800 - 5000 RUB Tickets: parter.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 702-36-10 Link: www.carmen-show.ru TheatreHD: Obsession Drama Jude Law (The Young Pope, Closer, The Talented Mr Ripley) stars in the stage production of Ob- session, broadcast live from the Barbican Theatre in London. Ivo van Hove (NT Live: A View from the Bridge, Hedda Gabler) directs this new stage adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s 1943 film. Gino is a drifter, down-at-heel and magnetically handsome. At a road side restaurant he encoun- ters husband and wife, Giuseppe and Giovanna. Irresistibly attracted to each other, Gino and Gio- vanna begin a fiery affair and plot to murder her husband. But, in this chilling tale of passion and destruction, the crime only serves to tear them apart. The stage production of Obsession is produced by Barbican Theatre Productions Limited, London and Toneelgroep Amsterdam; co-commissioned by Wiener Festwochen and Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg; co-produced by Holland Festival and David Binder Productions; and supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Cast: Jude Law, Robert de Hoog, Chukwudi Iwuji, Country: UK Year: 2017 Language: English with Russian subtitles Tickets, dates and venues: afisha.yandex.ru, or at the venue Link: www.ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk Romeo and Juliet Ballet Ballet Nacho Duato has staged his own version of the celebrated ballet Romeo and Juliet because he is convinced that “Sergey Prokofiev’s score is the most amazing thing that has ever been created for the ballet stage”. The choreographer follows the music, with every image, every moment expressed in dance. The dramatic story of two lovers unfolds against a background of life in an Italian city where nothing stands still, not even for a moment. Lyric scenes alternate with depictions of street festivities in a commedia dell’arte style, rudely interrupted by the skirmishes between the warring clans. In Duato’s production, the set design is by Jaffar Chalabi, the lighting by Brad Fields, and the costumes by Angelina Atlagic.

Date: June 7-9 Time: 7:30 pm Venue: Mikhailovsky Theatre Location: ploshad Iskusstv 1, m. Nevsky Prospekt Price: 3000 - 20000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 595-43-05 Link: www.mikhailovsky.ru

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TheatreHD: Saint Joan Tragedy Bernard Shaw’s classic play follows the life and trial of a young country girl who declares a bloody mission to drive the English from France. As one of the first Protestants and nationalists, she threatens the very fabric of the feudal society and the Catholic Church across Europe. Josie Rourke (Coriolanus, Les Liaisons Dangereuses) directs Gemma Arterton (Gemma Bovery, Nell Gwynn, Made in Dagenham) as Joan of Arc in this electrifying production.

Cast: Gemma Arterton Country: UK Year: 2017 Language: English with Russian subtitles Tickets, dates and venues: afisha.yandex.ru, or at the venue Link: www.ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk

Top Non-Stop Musical, Dance Show The audience will go on a fun journey through the ages, musical styles, countries and continents. The rhythms of jazz, rockabilly, disco and hip-hop, as well as incendiary Latin American melodies, lyrical Italian songs and the old kind domestic pop – all of it on one stage. This night there will be live music only. In addition to singing, young performancers involved in the play, also demonstrate the choreography.

Cast: Andrew Podberezskiy, Kira Kaufman, Nadejda Sobol Date: June 12 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Buff Location: Zanevskiy prospekt 26, m. Novocherkasskaya Price: 1000 - 2000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 573-95-95 Link: www.buffspb.ru

Les pecheurs de perles Opera This is the first time that The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera turns to works by Georges Bizet. However, instead of staging the world-famous “Carmen”, the company chose lesser-known but no less brilliant “Les pêcheurs de perles”. “Les pêcheurs de perles” was the first opera commissioned to the young composer by Theatre Lyrique, the main theater of the French capital in the middle of the 19th century. It took Bizet only a few months to write the opera.

Cast: Sergey Aleshchenko, Svetlana Arzumanova, Kirill Zharovin Language: French Date: June 11 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Saint-Petersburg Opera Location: ulitsa Galernaya 33, m. Admiralteyskaya Price: 1500 - 3000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 312-39-82 Link: www.spbopera.ru

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TheatreHD: Le Misanthrope ou l’Atrabilaire amoureux Comedy Alcest loves Célimène, a flirtatious woman from the Parisian high society which he hates for its hypocritical etiquette. Shaken by a trial he is called to, Alcest visits Célimène to ask for her help. Le Misanthrope looks at a society freed from the authority of family and religion, where people show their true nature as lust and desire take over. The main character’s questionable morals, giving up on high society etiquette and demands, force his peers to shed light on their own contradictions and shortcomings.

Cast: Yves Gasc, Éric Génovèse, Florence Viala Country: France Year: 2017 Language: French with Russian subtitles Tickets, dates and venues: afisha.yandex.ru, or at the venue Link: www.comedie-francaise.fr

TheatreHD: No Man’s Land Comedy Following their hit run on Broadway, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land, broadcast live to cinemas from Wyndham’s Theatre, Lon- don. One summer’s evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst’s stately house nearby. As the pair become increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation soon turns into a revealing power game, further complicated by the return home of two sinister younger men.

Cast: Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Owen Teale Country: UK Year: 2017 Language: English with Russian subtitles Tickets, dates and venues: afisha.yandex.ru, or at the venue Link: www.ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk

The Raven Drama Carlo Gozzi’s dramas were initially composed athwart to Goldoni’s social plays, which in the modern language would be termed as “neodramatic.” Such attempts at leaving behind superficial and transitory significance in renderings and at creating “pure theatre,” divorced from modern routine-life, political and ideological motifs, come very close to my understanding of the nature of stage truth and quality of its artistic content.”

Cast: Victor Smirnov, Elena Nemzer, Tikhon Zhiznevsky Language: Russian Date: June 21 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: The Alexandrinsky Theater Location: ploshad Ostrovskogo 6, m. Gostiny Dvor Price: 700 - 1300 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 312-15-45 Link: www.alexandrinsky.ru

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Antony & Cleopatra Tragedy Following Caesar’s assassination, Mark Antony has reached the heights of power. Now he has neglected his empire for a life of decadent seduction with his mistress, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Torn between love and duty, Antony’s military brilliance deserts him, and his passion leads the lovers to their tragic end. Iqbal Khan returns to the RSC to direct, following his critically acclaimed productions of Othello (2015) and Much Ado About Nothing (2012).

Cast: Antony Byrne, Josette Simon, Ben Allen Country: UK Year: 2017 Language: English with Russian subtitles Tickets, dates and venues: afisha.yandex.ru, or at the venue Link: www.rsc.org.uk

Morphed Choreographic Performance “Morphed”, created for 8 male dancers by this much acclaimed Finnish choreographer, explores the manifold emotions and virtuosity of a man - a man dancing. Esa-Pekka Salonen’s cutting-edge yet emotionally provocative music is a powerful source of inspiration here. Numerous ropes that sway to the dynamism of human bodies & emotions amplify the effect. A highly integrated total art work by prominent creative figures of contemporary Finland.

Date: June 30 Time: 8:00 pm Venue: The Alexandrinsky Theater (New Stage) Location: naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki 49, m. Gostiny Dvor Price: 2500 - 3000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 401-53-41 Link: www.alexandrinsky.ru

9 Exhibitions

Salvador Dali. Surrealist and classicist Painting This is the first time Saint Petersburg is hosting such a large exhibition of Dali’s art, which will include more than 150 of the artist’s paintings and graphic works, provided by the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation in Figueres (Catalonia, Spain) and other museum and private collections. The exhibition follows the artist’s creative journey, beginning with the surrealist works of the 1930s that made him famous and concluding with his turn to themes of classical European art in the 1980s. The exhibition particularly emphasizes Dalí’s conceptualizations of the legacy of Italian Renaissance geniuses Michelangelo and Cellini and of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Dali has managed to reflect in his art practically all of the great ideas and contradictions of his time. The exhibition at Fabergé Museum will bring viewers into contact with the variety of Dali’s creations and allow them to feel the inner kinship between modernism and classicism in his work. Date: till July 2 Time: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm (Open daily) Venue: Faberge Museum Location: naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki 21, m. Gostiny Dvor Price: 200 - 450 RUB Tickets: at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 333-26-55 Link: www.fabergemuseum.ru Manolo Blahnik “The Art of Shoes” Fashion History The display is made up of six thematic sections: Nature, Gala, Art and Architecture, Heart, Geog- raphy and Materials. This retrospective of shoes created by Manolo Blahnik over a period of 45 years shows the development of the individual style of the master, as well as the changing tastes of society. Creating such an utilitarian object as a shoe the designer reflects his feeling of beauty, elegance, as well as his idea of the aesthetic ideal. The works of Manolo Blahnik enter a dialogue with art: he is inspired by the collections of world museums, pieces of architecture, as well as by famous and talented people. The watercolor and pencil drawings shown in the Hermitage are not just sketches, but independent works of art. For his sketches, he chooses only a few items from the collection and draws their graphic portraits, in some way creating the idealist version of shoes.

Date: till July 23 Time: 10:30 pm - 6:00 pm (Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun), 10:30 pm - 9:00 pm (Wed, Fri) Venue: General Staff building. Location: Dvortsovaya ploshad 6-8, m. Admiralteyskaya Price: 300 - 700 RUB Tickets: at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 495-71-71 Link: www.hermitagemuseum.org

Hunt Slonem Painting Hunt Slonem is one of the most remarkable representatives of American neo-expressionism. His formation as an artist was mostly completed during his education at the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. In 1973 he moved to Manhattan, where he currently works and lives. His first individual exhibition opened in 1977 and since then he organizes several shows a year all over the world; his works can be found in the collections of the most prominent world museums and galleries. Among art collectors who possess Hunt Slonem’s works are Holly- wood stars such as Sharon Stone, Brooke Shields, Julianne Moore. A Manhattan resident, Slonem remains a lover of exotic life since the time of his childhood and youth. The Russian Museum exhibition will present the artworks from the major cycles: butterflies, birds, flowers, rabbits, performed in the stylistics that combines features of the pop-art and figurative expressionism.

Date: till June 26 Time: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (Wed - Mon) Venue: The Marble Palace Location: ulitsa Millionnaya 5/1, m. Nevsky Prospekt Price: 300 - 600 RUB Tickets: at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 595-42-08 Link: www.rusmuseum.ru 10 Exhibitions

Andrey Strelnikov “The Time Capsule” Photography The show features photographs of the abandoned buildings of St. Petersburg, taken by a histo- rian, and a member of the Russian Geographical Society, Andrey Strelnikov. “The Time Capsule” reveals interiors of buildings that we most likely have been passing by for many years: Igel’s mansion, the Demidovs’ manor, Baron Stieglitz’s mansion, the Russian Bank for Foreign Trade and other buildings in St. Petersburg, as well as less known landscapes of Hogland Island in the Gulf of Finland. Date: till June 19 Time: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm (Wed - Mon) Venue: Erarta Location: 29 liniya V.O. 2, m. Vasileostrovskaya Price: 350 - 500 RUB Tickets: at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 324-08-09 Link: www.erarta.com Victor Borisov-Musatov and the “Blue Rose” Society Painting The art of Victor Borisov-Musatov (1870-1905), one of the leading masters of Russian symbolism, is presented in St.Michael’s Castle in context of his activity in the artistic society “Blue Rose”, the first exhibition of which dates back to 1907, 110 years ago. The variety of symbolist articulation in the oeuvre of Borisov-Musatov and artists of this unique group is presented such fully for the first time.

Date: till June 19 Time: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (Wed - Mon) Venue: St Michael’s Castle Location: ulitsa Sadovaya 2, m. Gostiny Dvor Price: 300 - 600 RUB Tickets: at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 595-42-48 Link: www.rusmuseum.ru Dashi Namdakov “Meditation” Sculpture Dashi Namadakov is a highly successful artist whose work has been exhibited in major galleries in Russia, China and Kazakhstan. The personal meanings with which Dashi invests his sculpture, en- dow the work with an exciting, deeply authentic appeal. In their presense, there is a sense that the sculptures have been created for a meditative, spiritual purpose, which is something still possibly “outside” a mainstream western art world’s agenda, despite it’s transcultural turn.

Date: June 9 - 30 Time: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm (Open daily) Venue: The Manege Location: Isaakievskaya ploschad 1, m. Admiralteyskaya Price: 150 - 350 RUB Phone: +7 (812) 611-11-00 Link: www.manege.spb.ru

Muscle Car Show Car History The exhibition feature American classics and great muscle cars from other countries as well. Some of the great American muscle cars featured at this exhibition will be the Cadillac Eldorado, Elvis Presley’s favorite car, as well as the Ford Mustang, Pontiac GTO, Dodge Charger, the 1990s Mercedes-Benz S- and E-Class, and many others. Perhaps the main car in the event is a Plym- outh Superbird replica autographed by American racer Richard Petty.

Date: Permanent exhibition Time: 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Tue - Sun) Venue: Piterland Location: Primorskiy prospekt 72, m. Staraya Derevnya Price: 100 - 300 RUB Phone: +7 (812) 952-73-52 11 Link: www.musclecarshow.ru Exhibitions

The Kaminkers “Sculptures for cities, villages, and forests” Sculpture Most of the works selected for the show were born in the peaceful silence near lake and a forest. The main materials are wood, stone, bronze, cardboard, paper and wax. The exhibition, which is a kind of visual philosophy, features Dmitry Kaminker’s works of different years and different tech- niques. Their thematic range extends from biblical subjects (“The Prodigal Son”, “Jacob Wrestling with the Angel”) to the absurd events of the XX century and the present days history.

Date: till July 10 Time: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm (Wed - Mon) Venue: Erarta Location: 29 liniya V.O. 2, m. Vasileostrovskaya Price: 350 - 500 RUB Tickets: at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 324-08-09 Link: www.erarta.com

Advertisement and Package in St Petersburg History Commercial advertisement has always been an inevitable part of city life. The exhibition shows ad- vertising from two points of view: as a historical and art phenomenon, and as a social phenomenon. It features commercial advertisements of pre-revolution and soviet period, including a unique collection of wood and metal St Petersburg shop signs of the late 19th – early 20th century, pack- ages by Russian and foreign companies, designs for shop windows by Vsevolod Sulimo-Samuilo and packaging designs by Tatiana Glebova. Date: till July 2 Time: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm (Thu - Tue) Venue: Peter and Paul Fortress, Engineer’s House Location: Peter and Paul Fortress 3, m. Gorkovskaya Price: 100 - 150 RUB Tickets: at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 230-64-31 Link: www.spbmuseum.ru Vasily Vereshchagin. To the 175th Anniversary of the Artist Painting The exhibition is dedicated to the 175-th anniversary of Vasily Vereshchagin, world-known Russian artist famous mainly for his battle pieces. The exhibition will comprise over 220 works from the collection of the Russian museum, State Tretyakov gallery and other museums of Russia. Along with the acclaimed paintings of the Turkestan and Balkan series (1860-1880s) the exhibition will present the less known side of the artist’s oevre such as landscape sketches and ethnographic motifs (portraits and genre scenes). Date: till July 24 Time: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm (Wed - Mon) Venue: St Michael’s Castle Location: ulitsa Sadovaya 2, m. Gostiny Dvor Price: 300 - 600 RUB Tickets: at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 595-42-48 Link: www.rusmuseum.ru Silk Labyrinth. Rare Hermes scarves from Maison Carre Foundation collection Fashion History The Maison Carré Foundation is a private collection of Hermès silk scarves, assembled by Alexan- der and Ekaterina Tsybiny, with more than 700 unique designs. On an area of more than 650 m2, more than 100 scarves are displayed, mostly of rare designs, created from 1938 to the present day. Each of the exhibits is a work of art and has its own unique history. The exhibition is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the first Hermes scarves being made.

Date: till July 30 Time: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm (Mon - Fri), 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm (Sat - Sun) Venue: KGallery Location: naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki 24, m. Gostiny dvor Price: 100 - 150 RUB Tickets: at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 273-00-56 12 Link: www.kgallery.ru Cinema

Manifesto Drama Manifesto is a 2015 Australian-German multi-screen film installation written, produced and directed by Julian Rosefeldt. It features Cate Blanchett in 13 different roles performing various manifestos. The film integrates various types of artist manifestos from different time periods with contemporary scenarios. Manifestos are depicted by 13 different characters, among them a school teacher, fac- tory worker, choreographer, punk, newsreader, scientist, puppeteer, widow, and a homeless man, all roles played by Cate Blanchett.

Director: Julian Rosefeldt Cast: Cate Blanchett Year: 2015 Language: English with Russian subtitles Showtimes, tickets and venues: afisha.yandex.ru

Gifted Drama Gifted is a 2017 American drama film directed by Marc Webb and written by Tom Flynn. In a small town near Tampa, seven-year-old Mary Adler shows remarkable mathematical talent on her first day of first grade, which impresses her teacher, Bonnie Stevenson. Mary is offered a scholarship to a private school for gifted children. However, her uncle and de facto guardian, Frank, turns it down. Based on his family’s experiences with similar schools, he fears Mary will not have a chance at a “normal” childhood. Frank’s estranged mother and Mary’s maternal grandmother, Evelyn, seeks to gain custody of Mary and move her to Massachusetts, believing that Mary is a “one-in-a-billion” mathematical prodigy who should be specially tutored in preparation for a life devoted to mathe- matics. However, Frank is adamant that his sister would want Mary to be in a normal public school and have the childhood she didn’t have.

Director: Marc Webb Cast: Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan Year: 2017 Language: English with Russian subtitles Showtimes, tickets and venues: afisha.yandex.ru

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Adventure, Comedy Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell is a 2017 American fantasy swashbuckler film, and the fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. The film features the returns of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley as Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann respectively, following their ab- sence from the fourth installment, On Stranger Tides. Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar (Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil’s Triangle. Jack’s only hope of sur- vival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful astronomer and a headstrong young man in the British navy.

Director: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg Cast: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem Year: 2017 Language: English with Russian subtitles Showtimes, tickets and venues: afisha.yandex.ru

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Paris Can Wait (Bonjour Anne) Comedy During one of her husband’s business trips, Anne, a not-so-happily-married wife of a film producer decides to take a car trip from Cannes to Paris. One of her husband’s business partners, an entic- ing Frenchman named Jacques, offers to drive her. Seven hours on the road turn into a carefree two-day adventure, replete with detours to picturesque landmarks, exquisite food and wine, hu- mor, and romance, all pulling Anne towards a new life. Director: Eleanor Coppola Cast: Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin, Arnaud Viard Year: 2016 Language: English with Russian subtitles Showtimes, tickets and venues: afisha.yandex.ru

Wonder Woman Action, Adventure Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an uncon- querable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot who tells her about the massive conflict that’s raging in the outside world. Convinced that she can stop the threat, Diana leaves her home for the first time. Fighting alongside men in a war to end all wars, she finally discovers her full powers and true destiny. Director: Patty Jenkins Cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright Year: 2017 Language: English with Russian subtitles Showtimes, tickets and venues: afisha.yandex.ru

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Adventure Young Arthur gallivants about the backstreets of Londinium with his crew, unaware of his royal lineage. He continues to live this way until the day when fate brings him together with the magical sword Excalibur. After this, Arthur changes completely: he joins up with the resistance forces and a young girl named Guinivere, in order to overthrow the tyrant Vortigern, who murdered his parents and captured the throne.

Director: Guy Ritchie Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Jude Law Year: 2017 Language: English with Russian subtitles Showtimes, tickets and venues: afisha.yandex.ru

The Distinguished Citizen Tragicomedy Writer and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Daniel Mantovani is an irritable, world-weary intellectual. In his youth, he left Argentina, and has lived in Europe for several decades already. However, when he receives a letter from his native Salas, proposing that he come and receive the title of Distinguished Citizen of the city. As is often the case, demons of the past begin to come alive in familiar places. Director: Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn Cast: Oscar Martínez, Dady Brieva, Andrea Frigerio Year: 2016 Language: Spanish with Russian subtitles Showtimes, tickets and venues: afisha.yandex.ru

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Dancer Documentary “Dancer” is an ambitious and detailed study of Polunin’s personal and creative life, collected from rare archive materials, family records, and interviews with Polunin, those close to him, and notable ballet professionals. Famous documentary director Steven Cantor focused on Polunin’s extraor- dinary physical profile and his unique emotional spectrum, which shows through both on stage and in life. A rebel, a genius, and a loner, Polunin created a stir in the ballet world when he became the youngest principal dancer of the London Royal Ballet in history – and then when, at the peak of his career, he unexpectedly left, citing his desire to be independent, free, and not to belong to anyone, even if such a decision would be accompanied by self-destruction. The film also tells about Polunin’s collaboration with famous photographer David LaChapelle, who shot his expressive dancing for the music video for Hozier’s “Take Me To Church,” which became a smash hit practically overnight.

Director: Steven Cantor Year: 2016 Language: English, Russian, Ukrainian with Russian subtitles Showtimes, tickets and venues: afisha.yandex.ru

Bianco di Babbudoiu Comedy Michele, Roberto, and Stefano are heirs to the Babbudoiu estate and vineyard, founded by their father on Sardinia. The brothers should be happy for this stroke of good luck, but unexpectedly, they learn that they must find 300,000 euro to repay the bank in 15 days in order not to lose the family’s vineyard. Their desperate and comical attempts to scrape together the necessary sum play out in a series of misunderstandings. Director: Igor Biddau Cast: Marco Bazzoni, Carlotta Bazzu, Dario Cassini Year: 2016 Language: Italian with Russian subtitles Showtimes, tickets and venues: afisha.yandex.ru

Papa ou maman 2 (Divorce French Style) Comedy Laurent Lafitte and Marina Fois are back as two Frenchies who love to hate each other — and even their children — in Martin Bourboulon’s risqué family comedy. Two years have passed. After missing their separation, the Leroy seem perfectly successful in their divorce. But the entrance of two new lovers in the life of Vincent and Florence will set fire to the powders. The match between the former spouses resumes.

Director: Martin Bourboulon Cast: Laurent Lafitte, Marina Foïs, Alexandre Desrousseaux Year: 2016 Language: French with Russian subtitles Showtimes, tickets and venues: afisha.yandex.ru

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Thriller This year Twin Peaks series is back on screen. This month you have a possibility to review the story of it. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is a 1992 a prequel to the television series Twin Peaks (1990–91. The film revolves around the investigation into the murder of Teresa Banks and the last seven days in the life of Laura Palmer, a popular high school student in the fictional Washington town of Twin Peaks.

Director: David Lynch Cast: Pamela Gidley, Sheryl Lee, Armie Hammer, David Bowie Year: 1992 Language: English with Russian subtitles Showtimes, tickets and venues: afisha.yandex.ru 15 For Children

Kaspersky Geek Picnic Festival Kaspersky Geek Picnic is the largest European festival dedicated to technology, science, and art. It is a unique tech, science and art open-air, designed for wide community of smart educated people who are carried away by life. The festival with its special atmosphere became the powerhouse and favorite platform of bright acquaintances with future for all geeks, youngsters and families. Artificial intelligence, prolongation of life, urban studies, Android robots, gadgets, 3D’fashion show, devices for food 3D printing and tattoo making, tasty food and new acquaintances – this and many more what awaits you at the event. The Geek Picnic Festival will offer you an opportunity to take part in workshops and lectures of modern scientists, scientific shows, to test newfangled gadgets, to see unique experiments along with your children, and feel the present in which we live. Date: June 24 - 25 Time: 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm Venue: Pulkovskiy park Location: Pulkovskoe shosse 2, m. Moskovskaya Price: 500 - 5000 RUB Tickets: geek-picnic.me, or at the venue Phone: +7 (962) 697-81-81 Link: www.geek-picnic.me Ma vie de courgette (My Life as a Zucchini) Cartoon Ma vie de Courgette (also titled My Life as a Zucchini) is a 2016 Swiss and French stop motion adult animated comedy-drama film directed by Claude Barras. The film was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Film at the 89th Academy Awards. It was also selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist. Courgette (Zucchini) is an intriguing nickname for a 9-year-old boy. Although his unique story is surprisingly universal. After his mother’s disappearance, Courgette is befriended by a police officer Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. At first he struggles to find his place in this strange, at times, hostile environment. Yet with Raymond’s help and his new-found friends, Courgette eventually learns to trust and might find true love. Director: Claude Barras Year: 2016 Language: French with Russian subtitles Venue: Angleterre Cinemalounge Location: ulitsa Malaya Morskaya 24, m. Admiralteyskaya Phone: +7 (812) 494-50-63 Showtimes and tickets: www.angleterrecinema.ru

The Baronets Circus Circus show “The Baronets” GII Eradze called a new word in circus arts. In the program there is separate performances, all of the rooms are intertwined and stacked in one storyline. The idea conceived and brought to perfection all: stunt elements, choreography, complicated taming the predators, birds, horses and exotic animals, costumes, modern technical equipment. The basis of the show of passion and love, adventure and exploits, trust and understanding. It’s amazing what animals are able to play their roles, not worse people. And the show “The Baronets” more than 100 of the beasts speaking like the same language with the trainers.

Venue: Big Saint-Petersburg State Circus Location: naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki 3A, m. Gostiny Dvor Price: 500 - 3000 RUB Showtimes and tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 570-51-98 Link: www.greatcircus.ru

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The Magic Mile Entertaining Park It is going to be a grandiose holiday in an interactive format in honor of the opening of “The Mag- ic Mile”, an entertaining and educational park for children and adults. Park “Magic Mile” is 3000 square meters of cognitive entertainment, fabulous decorations, modern technologies. More than 40 playing spaces for children of all ages from toddlers to teenagers, recreation areas for adults and cozy cafes with wonderful cuisine.

Date: June 10 Time: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm Venue: The Magic Mile, TRK Grand Kanyon Location: prospekt Engelsa 154, m. Prospekt Prosvescheniya Price: 300 - 850 RUB Tickets: at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 677-79-09 Link: www.magicmile.ru Snow white and the seven dwarfs Play “Snow White” is a 19th-century German fairy tale which is today known widely across the world. Jealous of Snow White’s beauty, the wicked queen orders the murder of her innocent stepdaugh- ter, but later discovers that Snow White is still alive and hiding in a cottage with seven friendly little miners. Disguising herself as a hag, the queen brings a poisoned apple to Snow White, who falls into a death-like sleep that can be broken only by a kiss from the prince.

Date: June 10 Time: 12:00 pm Venue: Concert Hall at the Finland Station Location: Arsenalnaya embankement 13/1, m. Lenin Square Price: 200 - 900 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 542-09-44 Link: www.finzal.ru

Father’s Day Festival This is a large-scale open-air holiday, which traditionally unites thousands of young families. The main event is “Dad-starts” where brave, strong and resourceful dads with children are fighting for superhero cups, and moms actively and cheerfully support them. Also in there will be lots of creative workshops, scientific and interactive shows and lounge area for warm meetings with friends and exchange of experience.

Date: June 11 Time: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Venue: Primorskiy park Pobedy Location: Krestovsky prospekt 23A, m. Krestovsky Ostrov Price: FREE Phone: +7 (812) 317-81-03 Link: www.papinjournal.ru

Smeshariki Cartoon Workshop Interactive Show During that show, children will create a cartoon in the style of puppet animation under the ani- mator’s guidance. After the show, it can be downloaded in the official vk-group of the Smeshariki theater studio. But that is not all: after a five-minute interval, the children will meet with the real Smeshariki.They will hold a cheerful holiday with games, contests, jokes and surprises, which will please both children and adults. Date: June 11 Time: 2:00 pm Venue: Theatre - studio “Smeshariki” Location: ulitsa Chapaeva 17, m. Chkalovskaya Price: 1200 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, or at the venue Phone: +7 (911) 928-03-45 17 Link: www.spb.smeshariki.ru For Children

Captain Wrongel show on the Neva Interactive Show During the voyage the travelers will learn the secrets of the mysterious northern river, the legends of the great discoverers and the captain’s wisdom. The guys will become a friendly team and will feel like real sailors. Everyone will have the opportunity to stand at the helm. Also the young guests will fight pirates and learn how to dance the Russian famous sailor’s dance “Yablochko”. A fascinating journey will take place on a comfortable two-deck boat with air conditioning, buffet and toilet rooms. Time: 12:30 pm Venue: “Children” riverboat Location: Dvortsovaya naberezhnaya 18, m. Admiralteyskaya Price: 600 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, or at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 965-34-04 Link: www.nevatrip.ru “Mindo”. The garden of the living butterflies Animals The Tropical Complex “Mindo” is a real museum of wildlife, combining several projects at once. This is the largest exhibition of live butterflies in the North-West Russia. Here you can also visit the museum of exotic birds, and a mini botanical garden where you can watch the life of turtle and get acquainted with the inhabitants of tropical rivers and lakes. In the garden you will also find lizards, newts, spurge frogs, Chilean squirrels, long-eared Asian owl and guinea pigs skinnies.

Date: Permanent exhibition Time: 11:00 am - 8:00 pm Venue: “Mindo” Tropical Complex Location: ulitsa Pravdy 12, m. Zvenigorodskaya Price: 150 - 500 RUB Tickets: at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 575-70-70 Link: www.mindo.ru Thumbelina Puppet Show One woman grew a flower, there was a tiny beautiful girl, no bigger than a human finger, a woman called her Thumbelina. This tale is about a tiny girl and her adventures with appearance and marriage-minded toads, moles, and cockchafers. She successfully avoids their intentions before falling in love with a flower-fairy prince just her size. An all time favourite fairy-tale by Hans Chris- tian Andersen.

Date: June 29 Time: 12:00 pm Venue: E.S. Demeni Puppet Theater Location: ulitsa Sadovaya 14, m. Gostiny dvor Price: 350 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru, at the box offices or at the venue Phone: + 7 (812) 310-58-79 Link: www.demmeni.ru “Planet Neptune” Oceanarium Animals The Oceanarium displays the live collection that contains over 4.5 thousand specimens of fishes, aquatic invertebrates and sea mammals covering almost150 species. In various sections of display visitors have an opportunity to see exotic inhabitants of fresh and salt waters, visit sharks and seals and plunge into the fabulous world of coral reefs. Oceanarium Display occupies an area of about 5000 square meters, where 33 tanks of total capacity over 1.5 million liters of water are located. Date: permanent exhibition Time: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm (Open daily) Venue: “Planet Neptune” Oceanarium Location: ulitsa Marata 86, m. Zvenigorodskaya Price: 150 - 700 RUB Tickets: at the venue Phone: +7 (812) 448-00-77 18 Link: www.planeta-neptun.ru Cover Story

The Summer Garden

The Summer Garden occupies an island between the Fontanka, Moika, and the Swan Canal in Saint Petersburg and shares its name with the adjacent Summer Palace of Peter the Great. Czar Peter the Great personally designed the park in 1704, supposedly, with the assistance of the Dutch gardener and physician Nicolaas Bidloo. Starting from 1712, the planting of the Summer Garden was further elaborated by the Dutch gardener Jan Roosen, who was the chief gardener of the park till 1726. The well-known French architect Jean-Baptiste Le Blond, who arrived in St. Pe- tersburg in 1716, added to the park the flavour of a Garden à la française. The Summer Garden was largely completed in 1719. The walks were lined with a hundred allegorical marble sculptures, executed by Francesco Penso, Pietro Baratta, Marino Gropelli, Alvise Tagliapietra, Bartolomeo Modulo and other Venetian sculptors that were acquired by Sava Vladislavich. In the late 20th century, 90 surviving statues were moved indoors, while modern replicas took their place in the park. The sequence of patterned parterres, originally more formal than the current landscapes, were the site of Imperial assemblies, or lavish parties which often included balls, feasts, and fireworks. Apart from the statuary, a major park attraction were the fountains, the oldest in Russia, representing scenes from Aesop’s fables. Some of these fell out of use and were demolished after the 1777 in- undation which destroyed the fountain machinery acquired by Peter the Great in Britain. However, it was soon restored to its original regular plan. Today its avenues are adorned by 79 sculptures by Italian sculptors of the 17th and 18th centuries, including Boratta, Bozzazza, and many others - the oldest collection of garden statues in Russia. And the selection of mythological themes in the statues is no accident, as the images of the gods and heroes of Antiquity reflected the ideas underpinning Peter’s state and transforming activity. In the 19th century, the intended arrangement of the decorative sculptures in the Summer Garden was forgotten, quite a few of the sculptures were no longer extant, and those remaining were moved from place to place, thus destroying the original design. In late 20th century, all sculptures were rearranged and today they stand in accordance with the aesthetic ideas charactertistic of the beginning of the 18th century. Georg von Veldten installed a delicate iron-cast railing, separating the park from the public walk of the Palace Embankment, between 1771 and 1784 to a design. The grille is suspended between 36 granite columns crowned with urns and vases. The poet Anna Akhmatova, among others, considered the grille to be a pinnacle of art casting and one of the symbols of St Petersburg. Alexander Pushkin chose the park as a setting for childhood walks of the fictional character Eugene Onegin. A fence designed by the architect Yury Felten in 1773-1786 bound the Neva River end of the Summer Garden. The Garden is also home to a Coffee House (designed by Carlo Rossi) and a Tea House (designed by Ludwig Charlemagne); in front of the latter is a statue of the great Russian fabulist Ilya Krylov by the sculptor Pyotr Klodt. The base of the monument is decorated by a bas relief based on themes from Krylov’s tales.

Location: naberezhnaya Kutuzova 2,

19 Ticket instructions

Dear Friends,

There are 3 major ways to buy tickets for any kind of events in Moscow: book them online, purchase at the box office, or buy tickets directly at the venue. In this section, you will find short description for all these ways, pros and cons of them, and instructions that will ease-up the process of buying tickets and help you to discover more in Moscow!

Online

Off course, the most convenient and preferable way is to buy tickets online. There are ticket distributors, which sell whole variety of tickets but require commission, and there are venues that have an option of buying tickets online at their official sites. Below are the pros and cons of online way to do it.

Pros: -Convenience. You can choose from a variety of events and purchase tickets even from your smartphone. -English support. Some websites have English version. For others you can use instant translation add-ons for you browser (Chrome and Opera have this option build-in)

Cons: -Commission. You will need to pay 10% commission on every ticket. The exceptions are venue’s official sites, from where you can buy it commission free. -Lack of seats. The seating chart are not the same for all ticket distribution sites.

Here are our step-by-step instructions for online ticket distributors you saw on the pages of this particular digest.

Parter.ru is a branch of Eventim International - the worldwide ticket distribution site. This service has full English version, which makes it much easier to use.

Step 1 Go to www.parter.ru At the top of the right side there will be language selection button. Click on that button and choose “English”.

Step 2 In the search panel type the name of the performer, event or venue. Click on search to find it or choose the right suggestion from dropdown menu. You may also use the menu bar on the left side to do the search.

Step 3 Now you are on the event’s page. Here you can see some short information about it, check the overview, look at different venues that can host this event and read other people’s reviews. Click on “Tickets” to proceed with purchase.

Ticket instructions

Step 4 On the “Tickets” page you can choose the price and the quantity of tickets which were preselected by the site in “Best seat booking menu”. But to choose more accurate you better click on “Seating chart booking” to search for your seat yourself.

Step 5 Here you should zoom in using “+” button (1), and choose the right seats you want (2). After that, click on “Add to shopping cart button” (3).

Step 6 On your “Shopping cart” page there is a timer (1) that shows the remaining time your tickets will be held. If the time will run out the ticket will become available to be purchased by other people too.

Below there is your ticket information. Please note that this kind of sites have commission or ticket service charge! Usually it is 10% out of total sum.

Next, choose the best shipping option for you in the menu below (2). In our example we chose “E-ticket” as the most popular option. Click on “Continue” button to proceed (3). Ticket instructions

Step 7 Type your Username and Password on the “Address” page (1) and click “Continue” (2).

If you are not registered yet, click on “I am new customer” or ”I want a guest login” blocks and provide your address and personal information.

Step 8 Select your payment type. In our example we chose “Credit card” as the most popular option.

Provide your credit card details (1) or other information if you chose other option. Click on “Continue to Verification” to proceed (2). Ticket instructions

Step 9 On top of your confirmation page you will see your order number.

The email with PDF version of your ticket will be sent to your mailbox shortly.

Don’t forget to print it! You will need to show that printed e-ticket at the event.

Yandex.Afisha displays offers from multiple ticket distributors on the venue's seating chart and recommends the best seats in each price range. It has a little English support but with our instruction you will be able to use it right.

Step 1 Go to afisha.yandex.ru On the very bottom of that page you will find a choose language button.

Step 2 Scroll back to top and type the name of the performer, event or venue (1). Click on suggestion from dropdown menu (2). You may also use the menu bar below to do the search. Ticket instructions

Step 3 Now you can zoom in and choose the seat (1). There are some seats marked with flags. Those are recommended as the best seats. The price of it will appear right next to the yellow button “Купить”/”Buy” (2). Click on that button to proceed.

Step 4 Next you will need to provide your personal information, email and phone number (1). No registration needed! To proceed click on the yellow button “Продолжить”/“Proceed” below (2).

Step 5 Check if the information in the right block is correct (1) Please note that this kind of sites have commission or ticket service charge! Usually it is 10% out of total sum. If it’s correct click on yellow button “Да, все верно”/”Yes, all is correct” below to proceed (2). If it’s not, click on the white button “Назад”/”Back” next to it. Ticket instructions

Step 6 Next fill up your credit card details (1). When you will be done, click on yellow button “Оплатить”/”Pay” below (2). On the opposite side from that button there is a timer that shows the remaining time your tickets will be held. If the time will run out the ticket will become available to be purchased by other people too.

Step 7 Congratulations! The email with PDF version of your ticket will be sent to your mailbox shortly. You can also click on “Скачать PDF”/”Download PDF” button to download it right away. Don’t forget to print it! You will need to show that printed e-ticket at the event.

Box offices

There are lot of different box offices all around Moscow. Most of them look like kiosks with whole bunch of posters and playbills on them.

Pros: -Location. Usually, box offices are situated near metro stations, in the malls or at the main streets. -Variety. You are able to choose different events to attend and tickets for them at one place. -Practice Russian. You have possibility to increase your Russian language skill while communicating with the seller.

Cons: -Commission. For most events you will need to pay 5-15% commission on every ticket. -Cash only. Not all of the box offices have a purchase via credit card option. -Time. You will have to walk or drive there, which can be time consuming. Ticket instructions

Venues If you decided to go straight to a venue to get tickets, don’t forget to check opening hours of the ticket desk first, because it can differ from the rest of the building.

Pros: -Best price. Here you can buy tickets commission free. -Best seat. The venue’s ticket desk usually has the biggest amount of seats available, from which you can choose your best. -Practice Russian. Again, you have possibility to increase your Russian language skill while communicating with the seller.

Cons: -Cash only. Not all of the box offices have a purchase via credit card option. -Time. You will have to walk or drive there, which can be time consuming. Same time, you will be aware of the venue’s location.

Fraud alert: NEVER BUY TICKETS FROM HAND! It will save your money, time and nerves. Ticket instructions

Dictionary and phrasebook

This short dictionary and phrasebook will help you with buying tickets and getting around at the event itself.

Act Играть ig'rat Front row Первый ряд per'viy ryad Actor/Player Актер ak'ter Gangway/Aisle Проход pro'hod Actress Актриса ak'trisa Interval Антракт an'trakt Art Искусство iskuss'tvo Left side Левая сторона leva'ya sto'rona Back row Последний ряд posle'dniy ryad Music Музыка mu'zika Ballet Балет bale't Musician Музыкант mu'zikant Band Группа gru'ppa Concert tour Гастроли gastro'li Benoir Бенуар be'nuar Open Открыто otkri'to Book Забронировать zabro'nirovat Opening times Время работы vre'mya ra'boti Box Ложа lo'ja Opera-glasses Бинокль bi'nokl Box office Театральная teatra'lnaya Participant Участник u'chastnik касса ka'ssa Play Спектакль spe'ktakl Buffet Буфет bu'fet Play a role Играть роль Ig'rat rol Buy ticket Купить билет ku'pit bi'let Premiere/ Премьера prem'iera Cast Состав so'stav ispol'niteley First night исполителей Price Цена ce'na Check(in the Номерок nome'rok Rehearsal Репетиция repet'iciya cloakroom) Restricted view Места с me'sta s Children Дети de'ti ограничением ogra'nicheniem Cinema/Movies Кинотеатр kino'teattr видимости vidi'mosti Circus Цирк cirk Right side Правая сторона pra'vaya sto'rona Cloakroom Гардероб gar'derob Row Ряд ryad Closed Закрыто za'krito Scenery Декорации deco'racii Comedy Комедия come'diya Seat Место me'sto Concert Концерт con'cert Showtimes Афиша afi'sha Conductor Дирижер diri'jer Singer Певец pe'vec Date Дата da'ta Sold out Все билеты проданы vse bi'leti pro'dani Director Режиссер regi'sser Stage Сцена sce'na Drama Драма dra'ma Stage door Служебный вход slu'jebniy vhod Dress circle Бельэтаж belle'etaj Stalls Партер pa'rter E-ticket Электронный elek'troniy bi'let Syopsis Краткое kra'tkoe билет содержание soder'janie Encore Бис bis Theater Театр tea'atr Entrance Вход vhod Ticket Билет bi'let Event Мероприятие mero'priyatie Ticket delivery Доставка билетов do'stavka bi'letov Exhibit Экспонат ex'ponat Tragedy Трагедия tra'gediya Exhibition Выставка vi'stavka Upper circle Балкон bal'con Exit Выход vi'hod Venue Место проведения me'sto pro'vedeniya Exursion Экскурсия ex'kursiya Ticket return Возврат билета voz'vrat bi'leta

I want to buy one/two/ three tickets. Я хочу купить один/два/три билета. Ya ho’chu ku’pit o’din/dva/tri bi’leta. Do you have tickets for… У вас есть билеты на… U vas est bi’leti na… How much is the ticket? Сколько стоит билет? Skol’ko sto’it bi’let? Can I pay via credit card? Можно ли оплатить картой? Moj’no li o’platit kar’toy? Show me the seating chart please. Покажите мне схему зала пожалуйста. Po’kajite mne’she’mu za’la po’jalusta. Show me the best seats please. Покажите мне лучшие места пожалуйста. Po’kajite mne lu’chshie me’sta po’jalusta. I want to return my ticket? Я хочу вернуть билет? Ya ho’chu ver’nut bi’let.