Top Choice Ballet in Tverskoy & Novoslobodsky
Bolshoi Theatre
Theatre in Meshchansky & Basmanny
Gogol Centre
One of the most talked-about theatres in Moscow is under constant political pressure due to the nonconformist position of its director Kirill Serebrennikov. Gogol Centre is a modern venue that hosts many musical and…
Spectator Sport in Arbat & Khamovniki
Luzhniki Stadium
This giant stadium (home to football club FC Torpedo) is the capital's largest, seating nearly 81,000 people. The stadium is part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, which was the chief venue for the 1980 Summer Olympi…
Arts Centre in Tverskoy & Novoslobodsky
Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
Renowned performance artist Boris Yukhananov has revived this old theatre as Moscow's hottest venue for experimental performance and visual art. Dance, music, cinema and theatre form a sparkling cocktail of genres a…
Classical Music in Presnya
Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
Classical Music in Zamoskvorechie
Moscow International House of Music
This graceful, modern glass building has three halls, including Svetlanov Hall, which holds the largest organ in Russia. Needless to say, organ concerts held here are impressive. This is the usual venue for performa…
Classical Music in Presnya
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
Dance in Meshchansky & Basmanny
New Ballet
If you can’t stand to see another Swan Lake, you will be pleased to know that the New Ballet performs innovative contemporary dance. This performance art, called ‘plastic ballet’, incorporates elements of classical …
Opera in Tverskoy & Novoslobodsky
Novaya Opera
Spectator Sport in Presnya
Spartak Stadium (Otkrytie Arena)
Home to professional football club FC Spartak, this bizarre-looking arena – easy to recognise by the Spartak red-and-white on the exterior – was built for the 2018 World Cup (and expected to host the opening game). …