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American Cinema
This huge theatre is where you can see the latest from Hollywood. Besides the two daily screenings, there are additional shows on Saturday and Sunday. Russian-speakers can listen to voiceovers on headphones.
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Bolshoi Theatre
Theatre Square anchors ul Petrovka with its three grand theatres surrounding a wide plaza and flowing fountain. The centrepiece, of course, is the world-renowned Bolshoi Theatre. The present pink-and-white beauty was built in 1824, replacing the Petrovka Theatre that previously stood on this site. This historic theatre saw the premier of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake in 1877 and The Nutcracker in 1919. The main stage has recently reopened after much-needed renovations, while the New Stage continues to put on performances.
Across and down ul Petrovka from the ‘grand’ Bolshoi is the ‘lesser’ Maly Theatre, also built in 1824. Back in the day, when there were only two theatres in Moscow, the custom was to label the opera theatre the bolshoi and the drama theatre the maly. On the west side of the square is the National Youth Theatre.
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Chekhov Art Theatre
The city's most famous dramatic venue is still known to most Muscovites as MKhAT, where, under Stanislavsky, method acting was born at the turn of the last century. It sometimes has performances in English.
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Dome Cinema
There are a few cinemas in Moscow that show films in the original language (usually English). One regular favourite is the Dome Cinema.
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Illuzion
The location inside one of Stalin's `Seven Sisters' is appropriate for the repertoire, which focuses on old-school Soviet films. Sometimes also features foreign films.
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Kult
Kult is a hang-out for arty types, complete with a big screen showing avant-garde films and a gallery featuring local artists. DJs spin all kinds of music, with an emphasis on bossa nova. Board games, hookah pipes and cool vibes make this one of Moscow's most chilled locations. Beware: just because it's bohemian doesn't mean you don't have to look good.
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Lenkom Theatre
It's not the most glamourous theatre, but it's widely considered the strongest acting troupe in the country. Flashy productions and lots of musicals keep non-Russian speakers entertained. The attached restaurant, Tram, is popular amongst theatre buffs and is a fun spot for a post-performance bite-to-eat.
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Maly Theatre
`Maly' means small, meaning smaller than the big Bolshoi across the street. This elegant theatre was founded in 1824. Performances feature mainly 19th-century works by Ostrovsky and the like, many of which were premiered here.
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Museum Cinema
This artsy cinema house is a favourite of film buffs and intellectual types for its selection of alternative films, including old classics and lesser-known contemporary films. Frequent festivals feature both Russian and foreign films, usually in the original language with Russian subtitles. Kino Centre, in the same building, shows more mainstream fare, usually with subtitles.
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Nescafe Imax Cinema
Moscow's first IMAX theatre is just inside the MKAD ring. The theatre surrounds spectators with fantastic three-dimensional images of sharks, butterflies, astronauts, dinosaurs or whatever the subject of the day. The advantage here is that it does not really matter what language the movie is in, as the dialogue is not really the point. A free shuttle runs from Rechnoy Vokzal metro station.
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New Opera
The theatre company was founded in 1991 by Mayor Luzhkov and artistic director Evgeny Kolobov. Maestro Kolobov himself stated `we do not pretend to be innovators in this beautiful and complicated genre of opera.' As such the New Opera stages the old classics, and does it well. The gorgeous, modern opera house set amidst the lovely Hermitage Gardens.
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Pushkin Drama Theatre
This 18th-century theatre sits in the heart of romantic Tverskoy bulvar. The strategy of artistic director Roman Kozak is to attract established directors to the large stage, while using the small stage to showcase young, up-and-coming names. The result is a diverse repertoire.
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Rolan Cinema
The two theatres - one large and one small - show artsy films and host interesting festivals, usually featuring contemporary Russian cinema. This place is popular with Moscow's bohemian crowd.
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Satirikon Theatre
Boasts one of Moscow's most talented theatre producers, Konstantin Raikin, as well as a whole host of big-name directors. The Satirikon earned a reputation in the early 1990s with its outrageously expensive production of the Three Penny Opera ; it has since broken its own record for expenditure with Chantecler , which featured ducks, cockerels and hens dancing on stage. From Rizhskaya metro take any trolleybus to the Kinoteatr Gavana stop and follow the crowds.
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Tabakov Theatre
Named after its present director, Oleg Tabakov, a famous actor who is also the current director of MKhT. Recent productions of As I lay dying and Uncle Vanya were highly lauded.
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Taganka Theatre
This legendary theatre is famous for its rebellious director, Yuri Lyubimov, and the unruly actor Vladimir Vysotsky. During the 1980s, Lyubimov was exiled to London and had his citizenship revoked, in response to his provocative plays. These days, Lyubimov is back in Moscow and continues to stage top-notch contemporary productions.
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