In the sphere of ballet a wave of parodies to a female dance represents some kind of “male emancipation” after a long-lasting dominance of ballerinas at the stage. Initially ALL the roles in the ballet had been performed by men, … Continued
An environmental festival is set to begin this weekend (August 19, 2011) in St. Petersburg titled the Art of Survival Festival. The goal of the festival is to showcase dire ecological problems through art. The location of the festival will … Continued
A new festival will begin this week in St. Petersburg titled GraFFFest, or Graffiti-2011 Art Forum. The festival is a fusion of graffiti with photography, film, animation, and digital material. In order to dispel the image of graffiti as vandalism … Continued
The Chamber Opera Theatre is a relatively young theater, established in 1987 by Yuri Alexandrov, one of Russia’s famous musical theater directors and an innovator in the genre of opera. In the beginning it was conceived as a “Laboratory of … Continued
New Holland is an artificial 8-hectare island bordered by two canals and a river in the heart of St Petersburg It is within 20 minutes walk of the Hermitage and the city’s other major cultural sites. The island was conceived … Continued