12 AGENDA The Minsk Times Thursday, February 6, 2014 Exhibitions NATIONAL ART MUSEUM OF BELARUS 20 Lenin Street Show of the week th Until 9 February. The Teacher and His Pupils (P. Maslennikov) Until 16th February. Portrait of Ludwik Kondratowicz Władysław Syrokomla: single painting exhibition by Adam Szemesz, on loan from the Lithuanian Art Museum Until 18th February. Exhibition, dedicated to the Year of Horse Until 23rd February. Ten Masterpieces. Artistic Works from the Collections of the National Art Museum of Belarus Until 2nd March. Bystanders of the Time. The Portrait of the Russian Painting and Graphics of the 18th-20th Century Until 18th April 2014. Slutsk Belts NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF BELARUS 12 Karl Marx Street Until 23rd February. Treasures of Ukraine Until 23rd February. Parnat 84-11B HOUSE-MUSEUM OF FIRST RSDRP CONGRESS 31/А Nezavisimosti Avenue Until 9th March. Portrait of a Contemporary MIR CASTLE Until 30th May. Spirit of Time and Luxury: 1820- 1920s Fashion and Style MIKHAIL SAVITSKY ART GALLERY 15 Svobody Square Until 9th February. Leonid ALEXANDER RUZHECHKA Shchemelev’s XX, XXI… Belarusian State Circus hosts the opening night of a new spectacular programme Until 9th March. Transformation Theatres NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOLSHOI OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE Kaleidoscope of history unveiled 1 Parizhskoy Kommuny Square February of decades and centuries past comes to life 07.02. Tamar. Scheherazade 08.02. Turandot 09.02. Anyuta 11.02. Tosca 12.02. Vytautas February 7th. In 1889, a Belarusian of Agricultural Mechanisation, the main February 12th. In 1839, the Polotsk 13.02. Prince Igor and Russian weightlifter and a founder of block of a tourist facility and a complex Church Convocation annulled Brest’s BELARUSIAN STATE ACADEMIC the kettlebell lifting and wrestling Arkady of Sosny recreation facility (on Lake Na- church unia of 1596; as a result, the Uniat MUSICAL THEATRE Alexandrovich was born in Minsk. In roch). Church merged with the Russian Ortho- 44 Myasnikov Street 1913, he set up a branch of Russia’s Sani- February 7th. In 1852, the first asso- dox Church in Belarus. 07.02. Blue Cameo tas Sporting Society in the Belarusian ciation of craftsmen was set up in Minsk February 12th. In 2007, the construc- 08.02. Golden Chicken; A Glass of Water capital. aimed ‘to perfect crafts with help of mu- tion of a 5km ski-roller track in Minsk’s 09.02. Buratino.by; Duke Luxembourg February 8th. In 1921, People’s Writ- tual advice and action of its members’. Pobediteley Avenue aimed for profes- MAXIM GORKY NATIONAL ACADEMIC er of Belarus Ivan Melezh was born. He The association’s participants met every sional competitions and amateur training DRAMA THEATRE wrote a Polesie Chronicles trilogy: People four months to discuss their success and was finished. 5 Volodarsky Street of Marsh, The Storm’s Breath, and Snow- failures. February 11th. In 1959, the BSSR 07.02. Taming of the Shrew storms in December. February 7th. In 1924, the first pas- State Circus (designed by architect 08.02. Krechinsky’s Wedding 09.02. The Visit February 10th. In 1919, Alexander senger bus began its operation in Minsk. V.Zhukov) opened. 11.02. Woe from Wit 12.02. The Boor Volodin a famous Soviet playwright was English Leyland vehicle could carry 29, 13.02. The Death and the Maiden; Esfir born in Minsk. As a script writer, he part- travelling at a speed of 30 versts (around HOUSE OF CULTURE OF TRADE UNIONS nered many directors; among them were 20 miles) per hour. 25 Nezavisimosti Avenue Gerasimov (Daughters-Mothers), Mitta February 9th. In 1852, Syalyanka op- 07.02. Wishmaster (Calling! Open the Door!), Klimov (Den- era based on music of Moniuszco and Kr- 08.02. Mother with Daughter... and Cherry Dumplings tist’s Adventures), Danelia (Autumn Mar- zhizhanovsky was premiered at Minsk’s 10.02. The Hussar’s Matchmaking athon and Nastya), and Surikova (Two City Theatre, marking the day as the 12.02. Fantasies of Wolfgang Amadeus Arrows). Belarusian theatre’s birthday. The author MINSK CONCERT HALL February 11th. In 1807, a graphi- (Dunin-Marcinkiewicz) played Naum 5 Oktyabrskaya Street cal artist and composer Napoleon Orda Prigovorsky’s character and the poster to February 12th. In 2008, a new block 08.02. Passion of Argentina. Malambeando was born. While travelling along Belarus, the premiere was actually ‘the first and of the Belarusian State University (now 10.02. Primadonnas Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania, he made the last advertising of the Belarusian lan- known as the Journalism Institute) was 11.02. Jubilee of outstanding performance Pygmalion sketches of the places which were related guage use in a theatre’ as, that day, a ban officially launched in Kalvariyskaya 13.02. (small hall) There’s No Such Country as Holland to outstanding personalities, as well as was introduced on using ‘the lower class Street. REPUBLICAN THEATRE OF BELARUSIAN architectural monuments. Orda’s artistic language’ to stage performances. February 13th. In 1824, the Belaru- DRAMA legacy is an illustrated encyclopaedia of February 9th, in 1982, the first In- sian Archives of Ancient Charters the first 44 Kropotkin Street Belarus’ material culture. ternational Biathlon Championship took collection of documents on history of Be- 07.02. Adam’s Jokes February 12th. In 1914, an Honoured place in Raubichi (near Minsk). larusian lands was published in Moscow. 08.02. I’m Not Ashamed!..; An Uninvited Guest Architect of Belarus, Mikhail Baklanov, February 10th. In 1967, the Belaru- February 13th. In 1994, Belarus for 09.02. Two Wonderful Umbrellas; Mr. Joke was born. His major works include Be- sian SSR signed the Outer Space Treaty. the first time performed independently at 10.02. Ambivalence 11.02. Living till the Premiere larus’ State Russian Drama Theatre, the February 11th. In 1928, the bakery the 17th Winter Olympics (Lillehammer, 12.02. The White Angel with Black Wings Architectural-Construction College, a in Minsk’s Rakovskaya Street was put into Norway), occupying 15th place in the 13.02. Lift training block of the Belarusian Institute operation. number of medals among 67 states. 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