CULTURE

EARLYMUSIC: CREATING 'SHOWERS OF HARMONIES'

"New, exciting, surprising, sensual."

These four words almost lay the foundations of a manifesto, and show the essential state of mind of Marc de Mauny, the director of the Earlymusic festival, which wrapped up on Saturday.

This year's festival, ...

PREMIERE OF '42ND STREET' PROVES NAYSAYERS WRONG

MOSCOW - There's no need to fly to New York for the taste of a Broadway musical, when the real thing can be found right here in our own backyard.

The ...

VIDEO-ART PARTY-FESTIVAL BREAKS THE MOLD

Feature films and documentaries have long been a part of local movie-goers' and art-lovers' cultural menu, yet video art, an eclectic artistic mix, remains largely an exception.

For this reason, BLICK, a project to screen "new Nordic films and ...

INK CLUB: HELPING TO REDEFINE WHAT A CLUB SHOULD BE

At first glance, St. Petersburg is hardly short of clubs. Delve a little deeper, however, and a problem becomes apparent - the definition of "club."

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THE LOVE AND MADNESS OF WAR

Renowned director Andrei Konchalovsky's new film, "Dom Durakov," ("House of Fools"), premiered in St. Petersburg this week, and its director was in town for the launch.

The film, which won the jury's Grand Prix at the Venice Film ...

LIVING LEGEND ON HIS WAY TO PITER

Damo Suzuki is the closest thing to a living legend the experimental-music world has to offer.

The Japan-born Suzuki's fame dates back three decades, ...

CHERNOV'S CHOICE

One of this week's highlights is Griboyedov's Sixth Anniversary Concert and Party on Friday.

Griboyedov has announced the lineup of artists who will perform on the night - it includes Leningrad's Sergei Shnurov, Solnechny Udar's Andrei ...

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY REPEATING

Palkin, the up-market "new" restaurant in the Premier Casino on Nevsky Prospect, is not really new at all. An establishment of the same name ...