Thursday, August 14
Princess Mononoke
- 6 pm
- Lenfilm Cinema
- 400 rubles – tickets here
Watch a legendary creation of Studio Ghibli in 4K this Thursday! Loosely based on a Japanese classic and some of Miyazaki’s earlier ideas, the film explores the highly relevant topics of environmentalism and cultural diversity. The film will be screened in its original language with Russian subtitles.
Friday, August 15
Dreamfest
- August 15-17, 6 pm - 10 pm
- Yusupov Gardens
- From 1,500 rubles – tickets here
Make a wish and set your water lantern sailing across the lake to the sounds of music at this annual festival. As usual, the event promises quite the program: workshops and photo zones, a food court, a floating piano, several opportunities to make your wish, and a series of open-air music performances. The program is identical on each day of the festival.
Saturday, August 16
Concert: Andrey Volosovskiy. VA
- 8 pm
- New Holland Island
- 700-2,000 rubles
In this percussion-rich concert, musician Andrey Volosovskiy will walk you through pieces from different times, with Aria from Bach’s Goldberg Variations as the central piece.
Sunday, August 17
Nihao Shifu festival
- August 16-17, 11 am - 10 pm
- Sevkabel Port
- 1,500 rubles – tickets here
Join this festival of Chinese food and culture to treat your taste buds to some new flavors, attend curious lectures, and hear Chinese artists perform live on the festival’s stage. Also part of the festival will be a market with delicacies, teas, and jewelry from China.
Monday, August 18
Klaudio Mehmeti. Seeing the Impossible
- Until November 23, 11 am - 11 pm daily except Tuesdays
- Erarta Museum
- 700-1,000 rubles (includes an annual pass)
On display are images that are the result of a collaboration of a talented photographer and an AI. Author Klaudio Mehmeti aims to reimagine the way we see iconic cultural landmarks by placing them into unexpected contexts or surrounding them with nature.
Tuesday, August 19
Semion Guliako: The Texture of Music
- Until September 7; Tue, Thu-Sun: 12 pm - 8 pm, Wed: 2 pm - 9 pm, Mondays are days off
- Museum of 20th-21st Century Art of St Petersburg
- 300 rubles (100 rubles for students)
This exhibition, while more conventional in the medium, is no less contemporary: on view are 40 pieces – graphic works, canvases and objects – created by artist Semion Guliako over the past four decades. In each series of works, the artist explores a specific topic in-depth, expressing his thoughts on canvas through abstract art.
Wednesday, August 20
John Neumeier: The Glass Menagerie
- 7 pm
- Rodina Cinema
- 650 rubles – tickets here
Based on a play by Tennessee Williams, this ballet tells the story of a family, where each member, the mother, her son and daughter, is dealing with their own grief – until a light-beat, light-hearted character enters their lives. Will he move them out of their misery or drive them even further down? Find out on Wednesday.
Title image credit: Artem Topchiy (user Art-top) / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
