Feel the inspiration in the Circle of Light

11.09.2018
On September 21-25, during the days of the Circle of Light VIII Moscow International Festival, Teatralnaya Square invites Muscovites and guests of the capital to the premiere of the Spartacus light and music show, which will be demonstrated on the facades of three theaters at a time.

The Teatralnaya Square, a venue familiar to the spectators of festival and one of the favorite touristic places of Moscow, will transform into a panoramic space of light. This year, for the first time in the history of the Circle of Light, video mapping show will be simultaneously projected on the facades of three theaters: Bolshoi Theatre, Maly Theatre and RAMT The three buildings, combined together like a triptych painting, will allow to create a 270-degree panoramic video projection.

The spectators will be able to see an allegorical light novel about the struggle of Spartacus for freedom and his spiritual liberation. The creators of the new show were inspired by the story of the gladiator, described earlier in the famous novel by Raffaello Giovagnoli, the legendary ballet production of Bolshoi Theatre, and the adaptations of Spartacus in movies.

Also works the finalists of ART VISION Classic International Competition will be shown on the facades of the leading theaters of Russia. For the first time the lighting designers and artists participating in the annual competition held within the framework of the festival, faced a difficult but inspiring task to realize their creative ideas on the facades of three buildings at a time. This year Art Vision Classic received 61 video mapper applications from all over the world. The best works will be demonstrated on the Teatralnaya Square.

To pursue the dreams, reach the goals and win – the world inspires people to move forward  and reach new heights! Transformation wishful thinking into reality will be the theme of another colorful show of the Circle of Light introduced by the MIR payment system, the general partner of Teatralnaya Square venue.

Also during the days of the festival on Teatralnaya Square visitors will be able to see two thematic light shows of the previous year: Celestial Mechanics and Timeless.

Celestial Mechanics is a synthesis of choreography and dramatic art, buildings architecture and the human body physics. It is created in form of a metaphorical dialogue between two buildings, each representing its own character; they interact nonverbally by sharing each other their emotions and feelings.

Authors of the Timeless light show invite viewers to an exciting journey through different historical epochs of the Maly Theater and works of Russian playwrights : A.N. Ostrovsky, A.K. Tolstoy, N.V. Gogol, A.P. Chekhov. An extraordinary excursion to the backstage of the world of theater, which carefully preserved the traditions of Russian dramatic art for almost two centuries. Adjacent facades will display decorations and scenes from cult productions of Maly theater’s past and present repertoire.



Light shows on the Teatralnaya Square will be held on September 21-25  from 19:30 to 23:00 in a cyclic mode.

ADMISSION IS FREE!