Rock anniversaries: "Chaif" at the Live Arena and "Aria" at the VTB Arena

Movie

Mendeleev, 16+

Director: Sergey Airapetov

The scientific detective from the cycle "The Great Ones" from NMG DOC reveals the secrets of a genius whose discoveries still determine the development of world science and technology. He didn't just create the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements — he laid the foundations of modern petrochemistry, meteorology, materials science, and even the defense industry. Historians and scientists will tell about the unknown pages of Mendeleev's biography, daring experiments and brilliant prophecies that all mankind uses today. The presenter is actor Mikhail Gorevoy.

December 7, 23:55, REN TV

"Mouse commotion", 6+

Directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken. Starring: Paul Sverre Hagen, Sarah Horami, Vegard Strand Eide, Flo Fagerli, Jon Eygarden

A friendly family of mice is looking forward to Christmas in their big country house. Suddenly, they are invaded by uninvited human guests. Stubborn mice are not ready to give up their positions and give up the house. The tailed ones are determined to drive away the two-legged invaders.

Starting December 4 at the box office

"Golden bottom 2", 18+

Directed by Ilya Ermolov. Starring: Yulia Snigir, Alexey Guskov, Natalia Vdovina, Pavel Popov, Angelina Pakhomova, Marina Vorozhishcheva, Alexander Novin, Sergey Goroshko, Daniil Strakhov

The continuation of the sensational saga of the war for a multibillion-dollar business. In addition to the ruthless intra-family struggle for the leadership of the Galaktika company, the main characters of the Gradov project are now forced to confront new external enemies and circumvent sanctions.

From December 4 in the online cinemas "Ivy" and START

"Family man", 16+

Director: Dmitry Vlaskin. Starring: Yulia Snigir and Pavel Derevyanko, Tatiana Orlova, Valery Afanasyev, Pavel Vorozhtsov, Ilya Lykov

Millionaire George celebrates his birthday all alone. Being not quite in his right mind, he demands from his faithful assistant Ilya to organize a real family for him in the morning. Imagine George's amazement when he wakes up surrounded by his wife, son and daughter, who declare that they have always been with him.

Starting December 4 at the box office

"The Crazy Empress", 18+

Directed by Radda Novikova. Starring: Irina Pegova, Angelina Strechina, Zoya Berber, Alice Stasyuk, Kirill Zaitsev, Fedor Gamaleya, Ilya Koletsky, Elizaveta Gureeva

Three friends decide to summon the spirit of Catherine II for the sake of laughter. The prank is getting out of control. The Empress is moving into the modern world. Now the friends need to figure out how to put everything back in its place before the course of Russian history takes a new, unpredictable path.

Starting December 4 at the box office

Volchok, 16+

Director: Konstantin Smirnov. Starring: Evgeny Tkachuk, Yulia Khlynina, Mark-Malik Murashkin, Andrey Smolyakov, Sergey Makovetsky, Daniil Vorobyov, Kirill Polukhin, Mikhail Evlanov

Vanya Ogarev, a 13-year-old orphan nobleman, flees from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod, fleeing from assassins sent by his own uncle. He decided to take over the boy's inheritance. To protect himself, Vanya hires a fist fighter named Volchok. He must help get to Nizhny Novgorod, where his father's faithful friend is waiting for him.

Starting December 4 at the box office

Theatre

"Choice", 18+

Directed by Alyona Lapteva. Starring: Vitaly Egorov, Marina Khazova, Alexander Kuzmin, Arina Avtushenko, Natalia Popova, Alyona Morilova, Arkady Kiselyov, Sebastian Smyshnikov, Nikita Ufimtsev, Anastasia Bogatyreva

The premiere of a psychological thriller play. In the center of the plot is a man who offers the characters to make a deal and fulfill any, most intimate desire. The dream will become a reality if they commit a crime in exchange for a miracle. The characters are united by the desire to fulfill the main goal of their lives. The question is how far they are willing to go for their desires and what price to pay.

December 5, 6, 19:00, Oleg Tabakov Theater (Historical Stage)

"Much ado about nothing", 16+

Directed by Anna Gorushkina. Starring: Andrey Isaenkov, Elena Kirkova, Evgeny Syrkin, Irina Tokmakova, Andrey Shchetkin, Yuri Kolganov

This is one of Shakespeare's most controversial works — a comedy in which, at every turn of the plot, the characters are waiting for very serious passions and events that threaten to break out into tragedy.

After the war, the victors, led by Prince Don Pedro, return to the city. Count Claudio is in love with Hero, the daughter of the governor of Leonato. The prince agrees to help a friend woo her, and at the same time make two avid opponents of marriage, Benedict and Beatrice, fall in love with each other.

December 9, 19.00, Moscow Provincial Theater, Small Stage

Doroga, 16+

Director: Ekaterina Simonova. Starring: Tatiana Pokroeva, Irina Shestina, Daria Pozdnyakova, Alexey Ryzhkov, Vladislav Kalashnikov, Marina Vinogradova, Lilia Dobrovolskaya

The premiere. The musical drama "The Road" is a poignant statement about modern Russia, its pain, hopes and divisions. The songs were written by the authors who witnessed the events: Igor Sivak, Olga Starushko and Pavel Kukhmirov. The play explores the phenomenon of choice and its consequences. "The road" is the voices of real people, patriotism without pathos is like daily work and choice.

December 6, 19:00, The Theater of GROWTH in Tsaritsyno

"Juno and Avos", 16+

Directed by Alexey Rybnikov. Starring: Nikita and Alexander Pozdnyakov, Nikolai Drozdovsky, Svetlana Bakayeva, Anna Burkina, Natalia Krestyanskikh, Diana Orlovskaya, Ekaterina Kulchitskaya, Nikolai Lyutov, Yves Nabiev

On the occasion of the anniversary of the composer, People's Artist of Russia Alexei Rybnikov, the author's version of the rock opera "Juno and Maybe" will be shown on the main stage of the country. The premiere took place in 1981 on the stage of the Moscow Lenin Komsomol Theater and has been going on for more than 40 years with unwavering success and a full house.

December 6, 18:00, The State Kremlin Palace

Museums

"The Romanovs. Cultural code", 6+

The exhibition is dedicated to the artistic heritage of the representatives of the Imperial House of Romanov from the 19th to the first half of the 20th century. The exhibition brought together objects from 15 major museums in Moscow and St. Petersburg. An impressive range of memorial objects can be seen: watercolor and pencil drawings, portraits and paintings, engravings, commemorative medals, uniforms, weapons, lithographs, sculptures and busts, photographs, books, postcards and letters.

Until May 27, the Museum of Military Uniforms

"Archiving the present 2.0", 0+

The exhibition presents rare musical instruments. One of Hammond's first electromechanical organs, manufactured in Italy and housed in the Acoustic Laboratory of the Moscow Conservatory since the 1950s, is the unique Soviet synthesizer Emyriton, developed by the grandson of composer Rimsky-Korsakov. Iconic keyboard synthesizers from the 70s and 80s, as well as iconic Soviet instruments — "Polivox", "Rhythm-2" and "Formanta". Sergey Filatov's modern audiovisual facilities, SOMA Lab synthesizers, LMZ, INSTRUMENT, Synthcone, as well as modular systems continue the historical line.

Until March 15, Moscow Conservatory, Artemyev Art Space

"A Jewish wedding. For each other since the beginning of time"

The exhibition offers a look at the institution of marriage and family through the prism of centuries-old customs and symbols of the traditional rite. More than 200 items reveal the wedding customs of European, Mountain, Bukharian and Georgian Jews. In addition to costumes, jewelry, documents, and photographs, visitors will find works by Rembrandt, Marc Chagall, Alexander Tyshler, Natalia Goncharova, Alexander Labas, Anatoly Kaplan, and other artists who turned to the subject of a Jewish wedding.

Until February 1st. Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center

"Nude. Faces. Images", 18+

Personal exhibition of Tatiana Mavrina. The new exhibition reveals the creative path of one of the most original artists of Russian art of the XX century — from early picturesque audacity to figurative wisdom. Tatiana Mavrina (1900-1996), winner of the USSR State Prize and the Hans Christian Andersen International Prize, who designed over 200 books, went down in history as an artist who managed to combine modernism, folk art and an indefatigable love of color.

Until December 12, gallery ARTinvestment.RU

"Strength marked distances", 0+

The large-scale exhibition allows you to get acquainted with the late period of the work of the famous artist Bella Levikova, whose style was formed back in the heyday of the art of Soviet nonconformism. A participant in the Bulldozer Exhibition (1974), the exhibition at the Beekeeping pavilion at VDNH (1975), and regular projects of the City Graphics Committee at Malaya Gruzinskaya, she was closely associated with the generation of artists from the Thaw, for whom the language of abstraction was associated with free creativity, spiritual liberation, and the possibility of creating a "new reality."

Until January 19th, Sistema Gallery

"He throws into the air, and he catches it right away. Twelve balls", 0+

The first exhibition of contemporary art, where the works of students are juxtaposed with the works of professional artists. The name of the exhibition refers to Agniya Barto's children's poem of the same name, and the leitmotif of the exhibition is the image of a sphere — from a festive glass ball on a Christmas tree to planet Earth. The school's students have prepared drawings on this topic, which are shown along with the works of Pavel Pepperstein, Viktor Pivovarov, Ulyana Podkorytova, Vova Perkin, Anastasia Rybakova, Recycle Group and other participants.

Until February 1, School No. 1529 named after A. S. Griboyedov

"Breath of bronze. Sculpture of Boris Chervoy, 16+

The tactile exposition will help to introduce the art world to those who cannot see the paintings. The exhibition focuses on bronze, Boris Chervoy's favorite material (1950-2020). Not only sculptures, but also memorabilia from the artist's studio will be available for viewing.

Until May 25, Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val

"Who's the boss in the house?" 0+

The exhibition offers visitors a look behind the scenes of the lives of famous people of the late 19th and early 21st centuries and tells that some musicians loved cats and dedicated their works to them, others considered dogs to be their best friends, and others — for example, conductor and composer Nikolai Golovanov — had both living in the house.

From December 10, P.I. Tchaikovsky Museum in Moscow

"Don artists. Collection of the Uzdenov family", +6

For the first time in Moscow, a private collection of paintings and graphics by Rostov entrepreneurs Uzdenovs is presented. The exhibition includes about 100 works by more than 30 authors of the XX–XXI centuries: from folk artists of the USSR to modern masters, including Martiros Saryan and Alexander Laktionov. All paintings and graphic works are united by the fact that they were born out of love for the Don region — its people, nature, culture.

Until January 24, the Museum of Modern History of Russia

"Russian Symbolism: from Vrubel to Larionov", 12+

The exhibition of Russian symbolism is of particular importance for the Nizhny Novgorod Art Museum. The exhibits displayed in the halls were part of the personal collection of the Russian collector Valery Dudakov. But now it's state property. The patron donated the paintings to the museum, and they are available for viewing. The exhibition includes three dozen paintings and graphics. Among the exhibits are works by Vrubel, Borisov-Musatov, Kuznetsov, Krymov, Sapunov, Sudeikin, Goncharova, Larionov and other artists.

From December 4, NGHM, branch "Art of the XX century" (Nizhny Novgorod)

Concerts

Chaif, 6+

Anniversary concert dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the band. The musicians will present the program "Wave of Simplicity" for an encore. At the concert, as always, you can see people in orange construction helmets — echoes of the album "Orange Mood". They create their own and unique rock direction with certain traditions and culture that have become an integral part of this band.

December 7, 19:00, Live Arena

"Gorshenev." Anniversary concert, 12+

In honor of the 50th anniversary, Alexey Gorshenev and his team's musicians will present a big show. Fans are waiting for an extravaganza of sounds and shapes and the unconditional love of the artist for his work. Alexey Gorshenev's busy career includes 11 albums by the cult band Kukryniksy, participation in the rock opera TODD, writing music for the TV series The King and the Fool, musical production based on Faust, and much more.

December 4, 20:00, VK Stadium.

"ME4TA" at the Planetarium, 16+

The project was created in collaboration with musicians of the rock band "ME4TA" Evgeny Tsyganov, artists of the Planetarium and director Tamara Stolbova. The audience will immerse themselves in an exciting audiovisual journey to the center of the universe. Powerful rock riffs, original covers, vocals and lyrics will sound in synthesis with full-dome video art, projections of distant galaxies, nebulae and star clusters.

December 3, 20:00, The Great Star Hall of the Moscow Planetarium

Concert dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer Vladimir Shainsky, 6+

The songs of Vladimir Shainsky, a beloved composer, are sung by the whole of Russia. "A soldier is walking through the city", "In two winters", "Parental home", "And I like it", "When the gardens were in bloom", "Herbs, herbs", "Don't cry, girl", "Wedding ring". There are more than 300 songs in total. The gala concert will be attended by Lev Leshchenko, Larisa Dolina, Maxim Averin, Alexander Buinov, Zara, Alexander Oleshko, Mark Tishman, Alexey Vorobyov, Khabib, Nona Grishaeva, Gleb Matveychuk, Alsu and many others.

"Aria", 12+

Aria will play two concerts in Moscow dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the band. The show promises to surpass everything the band has surprised before. Aria returns to one of the largest stadium venues in the country with a landmark 360-degree anniversary concert. The band will take to the circular stage located in the center of the stadium. "Aria" will show the maximum of the best that has been created in 40 years. He will also present new songs from the upcoming long-awaited album.

December 6, 20:00, December 7, 19:00, VTB Arena

Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra, 6+

The evening's program brought together works by two great Russian composers: the first section will feature music from Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird, and the second section will feature Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony. Maestro Valery Gergiev is at the conductor's desk.

December 5, 19:00, Moscow Zaryadye Concert Hall

"Our New Year", 6+

The traditional, long-awaited festive New Year's concert, which brings together the best stars of Russian show business: Philip Kirkorov, Lev Leshchenko, SHAMAN, Aida Garifullina, Larisa Dolina, Pelageya, Valeria, Alsu, Natalia Podolskaya, Vladimir Presnyakov, Stas Mikhailov, Taisiya Povaliy, Stas Piekha, Soso Pavliashvili, Alexander Malinin, Slava, MOT, Uma2Rman, Alexandra Vorobyova, Sergey Trofimov, Lisa Trofimova, Jasmine and others.

December 08, 19:00, The State Kremlin Palace

Festivals and fairs

Non/fictio Book FairNo.27, 16+

International Intellectual Literature Fair. 400 participants — large and small publishers, bookselling enterprises, illustrators and cultural institutions — will offer visitors to the fair the best novelties and reprints of domestic and foreign literature of various kinds. The central event will be the Trialogy Forum, which brings together representatives of the book and related industries. The First Book People Award ceremony will be held as part of the fair.

December 4-7, Gostiny Dvor

IV Open Russian Film Festival of author's cinema "Winter", 18+

There are eight films in the competition program, each with its own unique look and mood. After the screenings, the audience will meet with the authors and discuss the paintings in the Q&A format. It will be possible to get to the festival screenings for free, upon prior accreditation or upon registration on the website.

Until December 7, the Khudozhestvenny Cinema

Game festival "Comic Con Igromir", 6+

After a break in 2019, Russia's largest gaming festival returns. The organizers will combine all facets of pop culture on one platform: movies, video games, anime and comics. The headliner in 2025 will be Hollywood actress Famke Janssen. Performances by artists popular with young people are expected: Bread, Dora, the Brotherhood of the Atom and others. For fans of Slavic culture, four episodes of Cyberslav will be shown at once.

December 12 — December 14, Timiryazev Center