Arlecchino’s visit to Moscow was short and business-oriented. Students of Theatre School of Konstantin Raikin saw the production of “Arlecchino and His Double” and the very next day they were all hard at work at the Arlecchino workshop.
International Theatre Institute decided to create the new Yuri Lyubimov International Theatre Award. The first award will be given to an outstanding theatre personality next year at the end of September here in Moscow.
September 30, 2017 is the 100th anniversary of Yuri Lyubimov, who has not only created one of the most brilliant Russian theatres of the twentieth century, but also had a great impact on young directors of today
The Spanish Segovia hosted the 35th International Theatre Institute World Congress that welcomed representatives from 56 countries. The slogan for this Congress was the call to “Act!”
During the 35th World Congress of the International Theatre Institute in Segovia on July, 14 - 16 the first student festival “Congress Prologue” will become part of the forum “for grown-ups”.
From April 27 to April 29, Shanghai was celebrating International Dance Day with the summit “We, Dance Together” organized by the International Theatre Institute ITI, Shanghai Theatre Academy STA, and Fosun Foundation.
The Bolshoi Theatre hosted XIII International Ballet Competition and Contest of Choreographers, which was founded in 1969 and held in Moscow every four years.
Boris Yukhananov, the artistic director of Electrotheatre Stanislavsky released the world premiere of the opera “Octavia. Trepanation” by composer Dmitry Kurlyandsky at Holland Festival.
Alexander Kalyagin marked his 75th birthday by a new premiere at the theatre he heads, having played Khlestakov in Robert Sturua's play “The Government Inspector. A Version”.
In May of 2017, the Yakutsk Youth Theatre, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, will travel across Russia with a guest performance tour titled “Thank you, Teacher…”
Through the end of April the New Space of the Theatre of Nations will be hosting two installations by Heiner Goebbels, a German composer and director, founder of the avant-garde rock group Cassiber, and winner of numerous theatre and music awards.
The ceremony for the “Breakthrough” theatre award for the youth, which continues to increase its influence with every subsequent year, was held in St Petersburg.
