Moscow to Present Art Platform Award for Contribution to Theatre Arts

Translation. Region: Russian Federal

Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

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The application process for the second Moscow Art Platform Performing Arts Award has begun. It is organized by the Agency for Creative Industries (AKI) of the capital Department of CultureArtistic director – Dmitry Bikbaev.

"The Art Platform Award is designed to support private theatre companies that make a significant contribution to the city's culture: they create performances, jobs, and attract audiences. The competition is aimed at identifying and supporting strong theatre projects," said the Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Moscow Department of Culture

Alexey Fursin.

In total, 13 main and two special nominations are planned for this year, including:

— “Private Theatre Project” — awards private theatres in Moscow;

— “Event” — celebrates festivals and other major events of the year that took place in the capital;

— “Collaboration” — awarded for a joint creative project of private theaters, cultural figures and/or organizations;

— “Startup” — awards private theaters or projects that opened this year;

— “Promotion” — recognizes the most spectacular and effective marketing strategies in the performing arts;

— “Backstage” — awards to teams of theatre projects;

— “Multimedia” — awarded for outstanding shows using multimedia technologies;

— “Producer” — rewards the best producers in the world of art;

— “Ensemble” — is what the capital’s acting ensembles celebrate.

In addition, four new nominations have been established:

— “Workshops” — awards private companies that produce stage design, props, stage props, and also develop innovative solutions;

— “Soldout” — awarded to ticket services for effective solutions in ticket sales;

— “Kulturtreger” — awarded to cultural figures for educational initiatives;

— “Region” — marks cultural phenomena or projects created and implemented outside of Moscow.

A special nomination is provided by the Agency for Creative Industries. Another award will be presented to private projects in the field of performing arts by the award partners.

The winners will be awarded at the open theatre space "Art Platform" in the New Manezh in October of this year. Individuals and legal entities working in the field of performing arts in Moscow, as well as independent theatre companies from other cities of Russia (in the nomination "Region") can apply for the award.

In 2024, the shortlist for the award included more than 30 nominees in 12 nominations. Among the winners are the Moscow Musical Theatre under the direction of Mikhail Shvydkoy, the musical "Don't be afraid of anything, I'm with you", the show "Antigravity", Konstantin Bogomolov's private educational project "Voices of the Country" and the company Yellow, Black and White. In total, more than 200 applications were submitted in 2024.

With the help of the Agency for Creative Industries, favorable conditions are created in the capital for the development of representatives of various fields, including cinema, fashion, design, contemporary art, video games, music and publishing. In addition, the ACI promotes products on international markets and forms a positive image of the capital as an international center of creative industries.

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