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Listen to live symphonic music, see productions by theater troupes from around the world, get acquainted with a new interpretation of the classics, and be inspired by great art — all this can be done at VDNKh from July 23 to 27. For the eighth time, the main exhibition of our country is hosting the International Arts Festival "Inspiration". This year, visitors will enjoy an expanded music program, as well as many theater productions, immersive shows, and performances by artists from Russia, Armenia, Egypt, India, Iran, Italy, China, and Turkey. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required for certain events. The program of festival events at outdoor venues may change depending on weather conditions. Spectators should monitor the weather forecast and dress accordingly.
The impressive "Statue Opera" project was prepared by VDNKh especially for the festival. The most famous sculptures of the exhibition, which decorate pavilions No. 1, 59, 18 (Belarus), No. 11 (Kazakhstan), No. 66 (Uzbekistan), No. 67 (Karelia), as well as the fountains "Stone Flower" and "Friendship of Nations", will literally sing for the guests.
Near each sculpture there is a QR code, by clicking on which you can hear the track. This is a unique opportunity to conduct an audio study of the space where cultural heritage has found a voice.
A special event of the festival will be a chamber concert by the Honored Artist of Russia, winner and laureate of international competitions Alexander Gindin “Schumann. Schubert. Chopin"The outstanding pianist will perform Arabesque by Robert Schumann, works by Franz Schubert and Franz Liszt, as well as Fantasy-Impromptu, two nocturnes and a scherzo by Frederic Chopin. The concert will take place on July 23 at 19:00 in the House of Culture, it will be a true dedication to the era of romanticism and will give the audience a meeting with the silence and depth of great music.
One of the main musical events of "Inspiration" will be a large open-air symphony concert "Poetry of the Russian Waltz". Conductor Ivan Nikiforchin, a rising star of the Russian and world classical music scene, will present a large symphony concert at "Inspiration", which will feature fragments from the works of great Russian composers – Mikhail Glinka, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Alexander Glazunov, Aram Khachaturian and Georgy Sviridov. The concert will take place on July 27 at 8:00 pm on Druzhby Narodov Square.
Theater groups and artists will perform at 10 VDNKh venues, including the Main Alley and the square near the Friendship of Nations fountain, the Worker and Kolkhoz Woman pavilion, and the Slovo Museum of Slavic Literature.
Among the most striking premieres are a storytelling performance, a street performance on a cube, an immersive performance – "epistolary action", as well as a production by Turkish director Mehmet Birkje "War and Peace. Chapter 1".
The play based on the epic novel by Leo Tolstoy "War and Peace" will be performed on July 23 at 8:00 PM on the legendary stage of the Green Theater. The production by the Turkish director will reveal the great work of the classic in a new way for the audience.
On July 23 and 24 at 9:30 p.m. on the Central Alley in front of the Lenin monument, a street performance by the Italian circus company Cubo will take place. The colorful show will unfold inside and outside a cube-shaped structure suspended from a crane.
On July 25 and 26 at 17:00 and 21:00 in the foyer of the House of Culture you can see the plastic performance "E" by the group from Yerevan. The production will combine the beauty of the plasticity of the human body and the skill of puppet theater, telling the story of a lonely man trying to rediscover his essence. The performance is based on Vladimir Nabokov's story "The Word".
The audience will also be able to appreciate the work of young actors from the Nemirovich-Danchenko School-Studio at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre. "Morphine" based on the story of the same name by M.A. Bulgakov. This performance about love, which becomes an addiction, the meaning of existence, weakness and destructive force at the same time, will take place at the VDNKh Culture House on July 24 at 19:00.
On July 23 and 24 at 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM, the House of Culture will host an immersive performance, which involves interaction with the actors. "Red Lantern"This “epistolary action,” as the creators of the play call it, is based on the letters and diaries of the last director of the imperial theaters, Vladimir Telyakovsky, who served in this position for almost 20 years and was dismissed in the spring of 1917.
And on July 26, the Central Alley will host the storytelling play "VDNKh: People. Time. Events" (directed by Maxim Filatov). Seven real stories of Muscovites formed the basis of the play, masterfully depicting the characters of people, important signs of the era and telling about amazing events that are hard to believe. A group of street musicians will give the play a special atmosphere, and the camera work of Rostislav Litsuk will place the necessary accents and focus the viewer's attention on the actors' performance.
Holding events for VDNKh guests corresponds to the objectives of the national project "Tourism and Hospitality" and is the most important part of the VDNKh strategy until 2030.
Arts Festival "Inspiration" is being implemented within the framework of the “Summer in Moscow” project.
Project "Summer in Moscow"— the main event of the season. It brings together the most vibrant events of the capital. Every day, charity, cultural and sports events are held in all districts of the city, most of which are free. The Summer in Moscow project is being held for the second time, and this season will be more eventful: new, original and colorful festivals and events will be added to the traditional ones.
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