VII International Festival of Theater Schools of BRICS+ Countries to be held at the RUSSIA EXPO

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From June 1 to June 8, the RUSSIA EXPO will host the largest international event in the cultural sphere of the capital - the VII International Festival of Theater Schools of BRICS+ Countries. VDNH will become the territory of the holiday, uniting creative youth of the world and will become a stage for students of theater schools of BRICS+ countries.

The International Festival of Theatre Schools of BRICS+ countries and Belarus has been organized annually since 2017 by the Institute of Theatre Art named after People's Artist of the USSR I.D. Kobzon. The Festival is known worldwide as the first innovative platform for intercultural exchange of theater universities of different countries in the field of dramatic art and public diplomacy.

This year the Festival will be attended by young people from Russia, China, India, Iran, UAE, South Africa and Belarus. Representatives of the world's theater schools, nationalities and cultures, students and masters come together to learn to comprehend the skills of an actor in any directorial focus and reading.

At the VII International Festival of Theater Schools of BRICS+ countries, the chosen play for the performance was Pushkin's "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish". This work is known all over the world, so all the audience will be able to understand the essence of the work, enjoy the unique interaction of actors from different theater schools without an interpreter.

Delegations have been preparing for the meeting for a year and, coming to Moscow, will show their theatrical productions, which will merge into a single large final performance in the format of "Let's Play Together!", a single mosaic of stage phenomena of one play. This performance will be the apogee of the Festival.

For the first time, such an experiment was realized by the Institute exactly within the framework of the Festival. Thousands of theater fans all over the world are waiting for the extraordinary presentation of theater productions live, because in such a performance the play can be seen only once a year. Residents and guests of the capital will be able to see it with their own eyes.

On June 1, on the International Children's Day, there will be a colorful procession of more than 100 participants of the Festival on the square in front of the main entrance to VDNH and the opening concert of the Festival, which will be attended by deputies of the Moscow City Duma and representatives of the cultural community of Russia, as well as people's and honored artists of the Russian Federation, children's choreographic groups and soloists.

From June 2 to June 6, a program of masterclasses in acting, plastics and choreography will be presented to a wide audience of spectators. Visitors to the Exposition will see the process of rehearsals and staging of their own versions of A.S. Pushkin's "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish" by the theater schools of the countries participating in the Festival.

On June 7, the Exposition audience will see the preparation and the first performance of a joint production based on Alexander Pushkin's work "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish" in the "Let's Play Together!" format. The rehearsal process will be an incredible and unique opportunity for the audience to get inside the working process of theater life, to be in the atmosphere of the birth of a new play and immediately see the result of the work of artists and directors.

June 8 will be the final day of the VII International Festival of Theatre Schools of BRICS+ Countries. A multinational cast of artists of the joint performance based on Alexander Pushkin's "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish" in the "Let's Play Together!" format will demonstrate their art to the general public of the Exposition. The artists will interact with each other in their native languages on one stage in one performance without an interpreter. The audience will enjoy a unique theatrical spectacle. The closing ceremony will be attended by theater and film stars.