Top Moscow events playbill. Dec.21 – Jan.10

Russia is famous all over the world for its ballet and circus traditions as well as for its folk songs and dances, and everyone who comes to Russia wants a chance to see the live performance of Russian theatre. But many people who come to Russia for a short-term visit only know about the Bolshoi theatre, where tickets are usually hard to get and attendance fees for top performances (such as “Swan Lake” or “the Nutrcacker”) can be quite high.
But there is much more a foreign tourist can see in Russia during his or her visit, and this new series of articles will be devoted to introducing you to the top events that take place in Moscow during the near future. This first article is mostly dedicated to various Christmas and New Year performances that will take place between December 21, 2009 and January 10, 2010
Opera and Ballet:
- Nutcracker and Snow Queen at the New Ballet Theatre. 26-27.12, 3-5.01, shows at 12pm and 3pm (read more...)- Nutcracker ballet at the Kolobov Novaya Opera, 3-6.01, shows at 12pm and 4pm (read more...)- Hansel und Gretel opera at Yauza Palace, 24.12, 9-10.01, 7pm (read more...)
Circus:
- New Year’s Tale at Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy boulevard, 24.12 – 10.10, shows at 11am, 2pm and 6pm (read more...)- Sadko by Zapashny Brothers Circus in Luzhniki, 25.12 – 10.10, shows at 11am, 3pm and 7pm (read more...)- Sails. Circus of dancing fountains Aquamarine. 25.12 – 10.10, shows at 12pm and 6pm (read more...)
Ice shows:
- Nutcracker on Ice, show by Tatiana Tarasova in Luzhniki. 22.12 – 10.10, shows at 11am, 2:30pm and 6pm (read more...)- Bremen Musicians on Ice in Megasport Arena, 29-30.12, 2-3.01, shows at 2pm and 6pm (read more...)- By a Wave of a Wand. Ice Symphony with stars of Russian figure skating in Olimpisky Arena, 27.12 – 5.01 (read more...)
Musicals:
- Beauty and the Beast at MDM theatre 29.12 – 10.10, shows at 2pm and 7pm (read more...)- Monte-Cristo at Moscow Operetta theatre 22-30.12, 7pm (read more...)- The Producers at Et Cetera Theatre 30.12 – 9.01, 7pm (read more...)- The Sharp-toothed Nurse at Yauza Palace, 2-8.01, shows at 2pm and 6pm (read more...)
Other notable performances:
- Musical plays in Romen theatre – the only professional Gipsy theatre in the World (read more...)- Performances at the world-famous Kuklachev Cat Theatre (read more...)
Organ music concerts in
St.Peter and Paul Cathedral (read more...)St. Andrews Anglican Church (read more...)and Glinka Museum of Musical Culture (read more...)
Dance theatre Gzhel with Russian folk dances in Pillar hall of Unions (19-20.12, 7pm) and Stanislavsky Music Theatre (28.12, 7pm) (read more...)
Jazz nights at Union of Composers Jazz Club (read more...)
The full schedule of Moscow events in English is available at http://www.innshopping.ru/en/tickets. To request additional information and to order tickets please contact INnSHOPping ticket service by e-mail info@catalonix.ru or by phone: +7 (495) 989-7061