The Moscow Times Arts & Ideas

Calendar Listings: November 5 - November 11, 2009

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Listings of cultural events being held in Moscow this week.

�Tsar,� a Tale of 16th- and 21st-Century Politics

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

�Tsar,� a powerful psychological and philosophical drama about the nature of Russian power, opens in Moscow on Wednesday.

$4M Violin Show for City Elite

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

To celebrate the 227th anniversary of the birth of Italian violin wizard Nicolo Paganini, Japanese violinist Kyoko Yonemoto on Tuesday played a 1741 Guarneri del Gesu that reportedly fetched $3.9 million when Sotheby�s sold it last year to Russian lawyer-cum-millionaire and music enthusiast Maxim Viktorov.

Armani Hopes Sales Recovery Stays in Fashion

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT

While others are still cautious about the crisis-hit Russian market, Armani was the first major designer in the last year to come to the Russian capital, betting that the country�s passion for fashion will help further expand his business there.

In the Spotlight: "Infomania"

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT

The new weekly show is billed as choosing news not on the boring old basis of what actually happened during the day but according to what is getting the most hits on the Internet.

Animation for Young, Old at Big Cartoon Fest

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT

The third Big Cartoon Fest runs until Nov. 8 and is showing more than 300 cartoons from 23 countries at cinemas all over the city.

Glass Candy, Desire Headline Solyanka

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT

This Friday, Glass Candy, Desire and DJ Mike Simonetti, who owns the label with Jewel, will see if Solyanka can rise to the challenge of who can actually �do it better� � Italian-Americans or Russians. At least Jewel can say he�s prepared.

Wanted: Keys

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT

It is true that many of the newer trains have toilets that have entered the late twentieth century and remain open all the time, but for the majority, a standard sight and sound is that of a provodnik pulling out of his or her pocket a set of keys every few hours and locking the doors that lead to the holes in the train floor.

�Death of a Giraffe� Is Modest, Enjoyable Triumph

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT

The death of a patriarch, in this case a giraffe, provides the chance for an intriguing series of scenes in Dmitry Krymov�s production.

Ireland�s Accordion King Hits the City

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT

The king of the �box� � as the instrument is known in Ireland � brings his virtuosity from the Atlantic fringe to Russia for the first time.

Beyonce Returns to Moscow For New Extravagant Show

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT

The superstar singer will take the stage at Olimpiisky Sports Complex on Monday as part of her �I Am� Sasha Fierce� tour.

Monroe, NBA Icons Vanish at Krasny Oktyabr

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT

In his video and photographic art, Paul Pfeiffer takes images of celebrities and moves them out of the spotlight, thus allowing the spectator to focus on other details of the image.

Cirque du Soleil�s �Varekai� Opens at Luzhniki

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Like other Cirque shows, Varekai is not a string of back-to-back circus acts, but a story whose plot is loosely based on the Icarus myth.

Gala Evening Puts the Spotlight on Alexandrova

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT

On Tuesday night, ballerina Maria Alexandrova dances in what for her is a gala performance of a different sort, one specially designed to focus the spotlight on her remarkable range of accomplishments.

In the Spotlight: TNT's 'Dom-2'

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

In its new time slot, the biggest challenge for �Dom-2� will be keeping its late-night viewers entertained, and awake.

Looking Back at A Soviet Sinatra

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Iosif Kobzon, Dima Bilan and Igor Butman will be among the dozens of singers who will pay tribute to Muslim Magomayev, Communist Russia's Sinatra equivalent.

Wanted: Fireworks

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Fireworks, according an academic who wrote a history of , or holidays, were brought to Russia by the biggest duty free shopper of all time, Peter the Great.

Nabokov�s �Invitation to a Beheading� on Stage

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Pavel Safronov directs the play about a condemned man in his cell waiting for news of when his execution will take place.

�Tutu� Reborn at Jazz Festival

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

More than 20 years after making a recording with Miles Davis, Marcus Miller has decided to bring the album�s fusion of jazz, rock and funk back to the stage.

City Cafes Offer Twister, Uno and Monopoly

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Located not far from the Bolshoi Theater, Masterskaya hosts a night of games every Tuesday from 8 p.m.

Art or Death Lives at MMOMA

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

The birth of Art or Death as an movement coincided with the Russian audience�s introduction to previously banned Impressionism and Western Modernism, as Marc Chagall and Robert Rauschenberg were brought to Moscow for the first time.

A Thousand Things to Hear at the Philharmonia

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Although principally focused on the classical music repertoire of the 18th to 21st centuries, the Philharmonia�s more than 170 subscription series also encompass jazz, folkloric dance and literary evenings devoted entirely to the spoken word.

58 Shows In 7 Days Of Global Fashion

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Russian Fashion Week will feature leading Russian designers, international names from Italy, the United States and Malaysia and a collection by Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of Uzbek President Islam Karimov.

In the Spotlight

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

'Barvikha� is a bit like a Latin American soap opera, with teenagers popping pills, falling in love and taking revenge.

2Morrow to Screen Today�s Finest Films

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

The experimental film festival, which features radical Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky as jury president, will run for four days at the Pioneer and 35MM theaters.