Theatre is the main theme of Moscow street events this year. The Easter Gift festival, which will be held on 7–15 April, is no exception. Festival-goers will see performances staged by inclusive theatres.
Actors from six Moscow and six regional theatres (St Petersburg, Tomsk, Yakutsk, Cherepovets, Veliky Novgorod and Nizhny Novgorod) will present 24 inclusive performances as part of the Golden Mask in the City programme. These performances will feature people with disabilities as well as professional actors. These are not just regular performances, but selected works: almost all of them were shown at the ProTeatr Russian festival of special theatres over the years.
Free performances will be held every day at four venues: Manezhnaya, Tverskaya and Revolyutsii squares and near 41 Profsoyuznaya Street.
There will be a concert and performance by the Anton Is Somewhere Here St Petersburg centre, the first creative, educational and social adaptation centre for adult people with autistic disorders in Russia, at 3 pm on 7 and 8 April on Manezhnaya Square.
Young actors from the Malenky Prints from Yakutsk inclusive theatre will show the impromptu performance “Algys” at 3 pm on 8 April and at 4 pm on 10 April on Tversksaya Square.
The Nedoslov theatre for deaf actors will present the theatrical performance and concert “About You” at 4 pm on 13 April on Manezhnaya Square.
Festival-goers will also be able to see the folklore performance “We Saw a Wonder Here in Novgorod…” staged by the Veliky Novgorod Gesture Theatre of Endless Opportunities, at 3 pm on 14 April and at 4 pm on 15 April on Tversksaya Square.
In addition to the performances held as part of the Golden Mask in the City programme, the Connection Deafblind Support Foundation will also present an inclusive performance “Carmen,” which will be held at the venue near 41 Profsoyuznaya Street at 3 pm on 14 April.
7 April, Saturday:
3 pm – 4 pm: Anton Is Somewhere Here St Petersburg centrer, the first creative, educational and social adaptation centre for people with autistic disorders presents the concert and theatrical performance by “Anton Is Somewhere Here” orchestra (Manezhnaya Square)
3 pm – 4 pm: the Indigo Theatre Studio and School presents the performance “From the Life of Mannequins” (41 Profsoyuznaya Street).
8 April, Sunday:
3 pm – 4 pm: Anton Is Somewhere Here St. Petersburg centre, the first creative, educational and social adaptation centre for people with autistic disorders presents the concert and theatrical performance by “Anton Is Somewhere Here” orchestra (Manezhnaya Square)
3 pm – 4 pm: the Oyunsky Sakha Academic Theatre and the Malenky Prints inclusive theatre (from Yakutsk ) present the impromptu performance “Algys” (Tverskaya Square)
3 pm – 4 pm: the Indigo Theatre Studio and School presents the performance “From the Life of Mannequins” (41 Profsoyuznaya Street).
9 April, Monday:
4 pm – 5 pm: Anna Ivanova’s Creative Studio at the Palace of Chemists with Nadezhda inclusive theatre (Preodoleniye Rehabilitation Centre) presents the performance “Imaginarium” (Manezhnaya Square)
4 pm – 5 pm: the Indigo Theatre Studio and School presents the performance “From the Life of Mannequins” (Revolution Square)
5 pm – 6 pm: the Krug II Integrated Theatre Studio presents the performance “Behind the Sound” (Revolyutsii Square);
4 pm – 5 pm: the Sobytiye centre for social and cultural practices presents the performance “That’s a Nice Story! (Real Events)” (41 Profsoyuznaya Street).
10 April, Tuesday:
4 pm – 5 pm: Anna Ivanova’s Creative Studio at the Palace of Chemists with Nadezhda inclusive theatre (Preodoleniye Rehabilitation Centre) presents the performance “Imaginarium” (Manezhnaya Square)
4 pm – 5 pm: the Oyunsky Sakha Academic Theatre and the Malenky Prints inclusive theatre (from Yakutsk) present the impromptu performance “Algys” (Revolution Square)
5 pm – 6 pm: the Indigo Theatre Studio and School presents the performance “From the Life of Mannequins” (Revolyutsii Square).
11 April, Wednesday:
4 pm – 5 pm: Anna Ivanova’s Creative Studio at the Palace of Chemists with Nadezhda inclusive theatre (Preodoleniye Rehabilitation Centre) presents the performance “Imaginarium” (Manezhnaya Square)
4 pm – 5 pm: the Oyunsky Sakha Academic Theatre and the Malenky Prints inclusive theatre (from Yakutsk ) present the impromptu performance “Algys” (Revolution Square)
5 pm – 6 pm: the Piano theatre presents the performance “Wings for Clowns” (Revolyutsii Square).
12 April, Thursday:
4 pm – 5 pm: the Krug Integrated Theatre Studio presents the performance “Onegin” (Manezhnaya Square)
5 pm – 6 pm: the Piano theatre presents the performance “Wings for Clowns” (41 Profsoyuznaya Street).
13 April, Friday:
4 pm – 5 pm: the Nedoslov theatre for deaf actors presents the theatrical performance and concert “About You” (Manezhnaya Square);
5 pm – 6 pm: the Piano theatre presents the performance “Wings for Clowns” (Tverskaya Square)
5 pm – 6 pm: The Russian State Specialised Academy of Arts (Theatre Faculty) present the performance “HANDMADE: Made by Hands” and a concert by deaf students (41 Profsoyuznaya Street).
14 April, Saturday:
3 pm – 4 pm: the Piano theatre presents the performance “Wings for Clowns” (Manezhnaya Square)
3 pm – 4 pm: the Gesture Theatre of Endless Opportunities presents the performance “We Saw a Wonder Here in Novgorod…” (Tverskaya Square)
3 pm – 4 pm: the Connection Deafblind Support Foundation presents the performance “Carmen” (41 Profsoyuznaya Street).
15 April, Sunday:
4 pm – 5 pm: the Gesture Theatre of Endless Opportunities presents the performance “We Saw a Wonder Here in Novgorod…” (Tverskaya Square)
3 pm – 4 pm: the Krug Integrated Theatre Studio with Cinema College No. 40 present the performance “From Spring to Spring: the Legend of Kora” (41 Profsoyuznaya Street).
Source: mos.ru