Academy N.S. Mikhalkov will hold a one-day festival in the cities of the "literary ring" of Russia Automatic translate

Moscow, Ryazan, Tula, Kaluga, Oryol. From October 11 to 17, 2019, the N.M. Mikhalkov Academy of Motion Picture and Theater Arts will host the festival “Metamorphoses. One Day Festival ”, which tells about the work of the great Russian classics A.P. Chekhov and I.A. Bunin. The traveling festival will cover four cities of the "literary ring" of Russia: Ryazan, Tula, Kaluga, Oryol. Such a format involves carrying out an eventful program within one day, with a change in the venue of the festival (“one city - one day”). The event is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

“It is symbolic that the festival, designed to re-open the masterpieces of A.P. Chekhov and I.A. Bunin to the inhabitants of the Russian regions, covers the cities where world-famous writers lived and worked. The program will feature theater productions based on the works of geniuses of Russian literature performed by talented acting groups. In addition, viewers will be able to appreciate unique samples from rich museum collections, and novice authors and young artists will have a brilliant opportunity to meet and chat with stage masters and prominent writers. Your original and original creative show has already become a notable event, having won the hearts of fans in different parts of the country. It not only contributes to the development of the festival movement in Russia and the popularization of classics, but also helps to strengthen the unified cultural space of our state, ”the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky said in his greeting to the guests and participants of the festival.

Within the framework of the project, thematic events will be held: lectures on the life and work of A.P. Chekhov for a wide range of students, prepared jointly with the A.P. Chekhov Literary House-Museum, master classes by famous cultural figures for actors and students of relevant universities.

“For the second time, our one-day traveling festival“ Metamorphoses. One Day Festival ”dedicated to the work of the great Russian writers A. P. Chekhov and I. A. Bunin. Last year, more than 3,000 participants were able to attend fascinating lectures, master classes, exhibitions and performances created in the creative laboratory of the Academy of Motion Picture and Theater Arts N. Mikhalkov. This year our Academy will come to Ryazan, Tula, Kaluga and Oryol. It is symbolic that in the Year of the Theater we chose precisely those cities that are the literary Homeland for such outstanding poets and writers as Sergey Yesenin, Leo Tolstoy, Marina Tsvetaeva, Nikolai Leskov, Afanasy Fet, Ivan Turgenev, Fedor Tyutchev. Expanding the boundaries of our one-day festival, we bring together dozens of multi-genre events on one venue, and each of the participants will be able to find an event to their liking, ”rector of the Academy, People’s Artist of Russia Nikita MIKHALKOV addresses guests and participants of the festival.

Throughout the festival, the exhibition “Chekhov. Life Line ”, created jointly with the State Literary and Memorial Museum-Reserve of A. P. Chekhov“ Melikhovo ”. She will highlight four main periods of the writer’s life and work: Taganrog, Moscow, Melikhovo, Yalta. Visitors will learn about the origins of the writer’s talent, his literary and charitable activities, hobbies, friendships, and creative ties. All four sections corresponding to the periods of Chekhov’s life will be illustrated with photographs, documents, and fine art objects.

The central and final event of the festival in each city will be the screening of the play “Metamorphoses III: Enemies” (artistic director - Nikita Mikhalkov). This performance designer is a kind of literary and stage collage consisting of eight works by the classics of Russian literature A.P. Chekhov and I.A. Bunin, shown to the audience in an unusual format of an open rehearsal.

Nikita MIKHALKOV about the play: “The main event of the festival will be the screening of the play“ Metamorphoses III: Enemies ”. We hope that our literary and stage experiment, created based on the works of Chekhov and Bunin and filled with amazing video installations, will allow each viewer to plunge into the world of truly “live cinema”.

One of the main features for the viewer is the form of the play, combining colorful 3D-scenery and video sketches.

The festival will become a popular platform for communication and cultural exchange with the regions of Russia.

Project Schedule:

Ryazan - 10.10.2019, State Autonomous Institution "Ryazan Drama Theater";

Tula - 10/14/2019, Tula Academic Drama Theater;

Kaluga - October 15, 2019, Kaluga Regional Drama Theater;

Oryol - 10/17/2019, the Oryol State Academic Theater. I. S. Turgenev.

Information sheet

The Academy of Cinematographic and Theater Arts N.S. Mikhalkov is a large-scale educational project addressed to theater and film professionals, the purpose of which is to promote the professional growth of a new generation of specialists, the establishment of creative and human ties between people from different countries, the exchange of experience on the basis of the main cultural achievements - Russian theater and cinema. The Academy of N. S. Mikhalkov was established in 2015 on the basis of the Summer Film Academy, which was successfully held in Moscow for several years. The founder and rector of the Academy is the People’s Artist of Russia Nikita Sergeevich Mikhalkov.