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The distinguished Ukrainian theater director Roman Viktyuk passed away at a Moscow hospital on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. He contracted coronavirus in late October, and ended up in a hospital ward in the Russian capital where he lived.

Bolshoi presents The Government Inspector, with a libretto by composer and Yliy Kim.

Bolshoi presents The Tsar's Bride! The production will run November 6-8.

You all know Chess – that grand musical about the rivalry between Soviet and American chess players with a love triangle and fleeing the Soviet Union. This fall, it finally reached Russia with the help from Dmitry Bogachev and his company Broadway Moscow. It has it all – a notable director, great cast, freedom in terms of changing the plot and, unfortunately, a few drawbacks. Chess is that show that always surprises you because it's never the same in terms of structure and characters. Luckily, I got a chance to see it prior to the opening night. Here's how it was. 

On October 17, Chess the Musical made its Russian premiere at the MDM Theatre, Moscow.

Tune in right here as he chats with composer John McDaniel, Javier Muñoz, George Salazar, and Joshua Colley from Stick and Stones, which premieres today, October 16, 2020, as part of National Bullying Prevention Month.

Bolshoi will present Dido and Aeneas on October 16 and 17. The opera features a libretto by Nahum Tate based on Book IV of Virgil’s Aeneid, and a prologue by Maylis de Kerangal. The production is performed in Russian (translated by Julia Montel).

Kate Rockwell's virtual concert, Back to My Roots, premieres on Thursday, October 15 at 7pm ET on BroadwayWorld Events!

Dancers and viewers are now taking strict precautions as some performances resume.

Mariinsky Theatre will present Iolanta, an opera by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, on October 7.

Watch her latest installment of her Obsessed series On Demand until October 23!

Mariinsky Theatre will present a concert of Schubert and Beethoven at St Petersburg, Concert Hall on 22 September.

Moscow Music Week 6th annual showcase festival and conference took place in Moscow from 2nd to 5th September with over 100 artists distributed across 24 thematic showcases and over 5000 visitors a?" a record number for MMW, which is especially remarkable considering the pandemic year with all its cultural events cancellations.

On September 11 at 19.00 (7 pm) Moscow time, the Eighth Edition of a new project a?oeBenois de la Danse. Pages of Historya?? will be presented on the official YouTube channel of Benois de la Danse Festival.

Russia's Bolshoi Theatre will reopen on September 6 with Don Carlo. Performances run through September 10.

Garage Museum's Second Triennial of Contemporary Art, A Beautiful Night for All the People, was announced via e-flux today along with the full list of artists.

Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg has been hit by COVID-19.

The administration of the Mariinsky Theater pays special attention to preserving the health of artists and employees, following all the recommendations of Rospotrebnadzor. At the moment, due to preventive measures, the rehearsal time of the ballet troupe has been reduced. 

Moscow's cinemas, theaters and concert halls have begun to reopen, starting on August 1.

The opening night of the Russian production of CHESS is to take place in Moscow's MDM Theatre a?' home of Broadway Moscow Theatre Company on October 17, 2020. It will become the first and only large-scale musical premiere in Russia this Fall, after the restrictions on presentation of theatrical productions have been lifted by the authorities.

The opening night of the Russian production of CHESS, from the author Tim Rice and composers Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus is to take place in Moscow's MDM Theatre - home of Broadway Moscow Theatre Company on October 17, 2020.

Russian Art and Culture would like to offer their virtual studio space to an artist for 3 months starting from 1 August 2020.

The Golbang Theater Group from Iran will be performing 'Woyzeck' at the Ginger Theater Festival in Tula, Russia from April 9 to 13, 2021.

The Calvert Journal has reported on Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater, which presented a performance of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard inside the game Minecraft.