The play is based on Vladimir Mayakovsky’s poems and excerpts from his similarly-named autobiographical book. They are read by stage and screen actors Aleksey Susov, Evgeny Petrov, Vladimir Nevgodenko, and Nikolay Budanov

In the mid-17th century, Moliere caused quite a stir in the society and among the clergy by writing an audacious social comedy based on the story of libertine Don Juan. The Shkola Sovremennoy Pyesy Theatre (The School of Modern Drama) has staged a new version of the comedy — a performance that won the award of the 10th Apart International Theatre Festival of art college graduates' works

Dancers from the Kasatkina and Vasilyov State Academic Classical Ballet Theatre will present a legendary ballet, Creation of the World, to music by Andrey Petrov at the Bolshoi Theatre. It is dedicated to the 85th birthday of Nataliya Kasatkina, a librettist and choreographer, the Artistic Director of the Classical Ballet Theatre

The Drama and Stage Direction Centre presents theatrical performance based on the play A Behanding in Spokane. The performance tells a story of unlucky crooks held captive by a psychopath who is out for revenge using, among other things, the language of music. Musicians from the SounDrama Studio mix Irish folklore and African-American gospel music

The Shanghai Kunqu Opera Centre will present A Peony Pavilion, a traditional Chinese water opera. Director and music author — Grammy Award and Oscar winner Tan Dun. His co-author is Zhang Jun, the leading Kunqu opera performer

Professional ballet dancers perform together with students from the Armida Ballet School, the Collettivo Taglioni Dance School and the International Ballet Centre

Artistic Director of the theatre Mark Rozovsky presents his version of a play written by Czech playwright Karel Capek in 1937. The Mother Accuses is a monologue by a woman whose husband and five sons died fighting against Nazism to defend peace and freedom

Accompanied by the Timur Vedernikov orchestra; People’s Artist of Russia Aleksandr Domogarov will present author’s works dedicated to Vladimir Vysotsky

In The Belkin Tales, prominent poet Alexander Pushkin proved himself as a realist writer and a master of narrative literature. You will learn about events in the lives of ordinary people. All characters are played by Danil Steklov, an actor of the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre

The performance will feature readings of contemporary poems accompanied by music performed on the unique ancient wheel fiddle by singer and folklore expert Natalya Serbina. The plays by the Moscow Poets' Theatre feature professional actors, musicians and contemporary poets

Actors of the Music Theatre of the Republic of Karelia will perform the first act of the Don Quixote at Pashkov’s House ballet. The new ballet based on a Miguel de Cervantes' novel was created by choreographer Kirill Simonov. The performance took place as part of the project Golden Mask in the City

The musical based on a Lewis Carroll’s tale features musical theatre, contemporary ballet, circus and acrobatic arts. The show brings together the winners of international festivals, actors and gymnasts who have worked at world’s most famous venues, from main Moscow theatres to Cirque du Soleil

You will see a dialogue between dance and visual art performed by the Ballet Moscow classical troupe. The stage will be the canvas, and the actors will be paints. The theatre space is divided into zones with mirrors creating light and shadow effects. The ballet set to the music of John Adams was staged by choreographer Juanjo Arques and playwright Fabienne Vegt