In November, St. Isaac’s Square will host the Festival of Light

On November 4 and 5 at St. Isaac’s Square, St. Petersburg residents and city guests are waiting for multimedia 3D-mapping shows and laser installations of the Festival of Light, which is held in St. Petersburg on the initiative of the Committee for Tourism Development and with the support of the Government of St. Petersburg.

The project promises to embody the best European experience in lighting design and 3D-mapping technologies and turn the festival into a truly St. Petersburg brand with a special recognizable style.

The festival announced itself with a presentation light show on the facade of the Alexandrinsky Theater last spring. For the November multimedia action, St. Isaac’s Square was chosen. Within two evenings, the main hero of the festival of light will be St. Petersburg: the city in which you want to live, and where you want to return.

For the first time in the history of mapping in St. Petersburg, the main parties in a new 3D representation will perform two architectural monuments at once: St. Isaac’s Cathedral and the Mariinsky Palace. A number of buildings forming the ensemble of the square will be involved in the show of light installations.

The projection show at St. Isaac’s Cathedral will be dedicated to the brilliant creation of Auguste Montferrand and the role of the cathedral in shaping the architectural look of St. Petersburg. Viewers will see 4 stories about the creation of a unique monument of the spiritual culture of Russia.

The study of cultural codes of the spiritual phenomenon of St. Petersburg will offer viewers a multimedia 3D performance on the building of the Mariinsky Palace. On the facade, as on a screen, the St. Petersburg - Leningrad memory will come to life: myths and real events largely determined the fate of the country. A vivid video sequence, musical and artistic narration will be connected in a single multifaceted text, which will allow the viewer to touch the soul of the city, rediscover and love his Petersburg.

On November 4 and 5, from 20.00 to 24.00 in the concert space of St. Isaac’s Square, 3D-mapping sessions on the facade of the Mariinsky Palace and St. Isaac’s Cathedral will be broadcast alternately, at least 5 times.

Free admission.

Increased security measures will ensure the comfort of spectators in the conditions of free attendance of a mass event in the evening.