St. Petersburg residents will be entertained by street theaters for three days

ST. PETERSBURG. Starting on May 31, for three days, residents and guests of the city will see the performances of street theaters who came to the international festival. St. Petersburg hosts the participants of the unique festival for the third time. Spectators will be able to get acquainted with the work of street theater groups from fifty countries of Europe, for whose performances Elagin Island, where Gorky Park is located, is allotted.

The opening of the theater festival will take place on the evening of May 31. After the solemn part, the beginning of which is scheduled for 19 hours, a bright theatrical procession will appear before the audience. During the theater parade, artists will walk along the main park alleys. Then, at various scenic venues - in the park, at the Stables, in the Variety Theater, theater performances will be held.

On the first festival evening, you will be able to see a dance show, as well as theatrical performances, the spectators themselves will become active participants. During the festival, the territory of the Elagin Island will turn into a single theater space, where many interesting surprises await the audience.

Clowns, mimes, artists of the puppet genre, as well as musicians and fairy-tale characters, will perform before the townspeople. According to information provided by the organizers of the event, on June 1 and 2, viewers will be able to get acquainted with the work of two groups from France invited by the French Institute.

The Triade Nomade trio performs stilts dancing, giving new proportions to the human body, and the Makadam Kanibal duo works in a style that represents an old-fashioned circus booth, once very popular in all countries. Residents and guests of St. Petersburg are waiting for three days, filled with unique colorful performances.

Ludmila Trautmane © Gallerix.ru