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• This Week in St. Petersburg: November 14-20, 2024

  It’s gloomy, windy, cold, and dripping – ah, yes, it’s November… Not to worry, however: we’ve got plans aplenty to deal with whatever the weather forecast might bring us. Equipped with colorful exhibitions, screenings, and events, we are about to have an artful week against all the odds!

  13.11.2024

• 5 Best-Known Russian Ballets – And Where To See Them in St. Petersburg

  Russian ballet, with its rich history, grand companies, elaborately-staged productions, and influential dancers, has been a great source of national pride since the 17th century. Though Russia was never an origin of ballet, as Italy or France were, it did help it reach its flourish in the 19th-20th centuries. Read on to find out what Russian ballets made history and where you can see them today.

  18.10.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: August 8-14, 2024

  A book sale, lost civilizations, an anime music fest, and more to put on your agenda for the week to come.

  07.08.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: May 23-29, 2024

  Can you believe it? We are about to experience this spring’s last weekend! And oh boy, do we have plans for it – how about a whole festival devoted to ice cream? Discover this and other treats in our guide for the week ahead. 

  22.05.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: May 16-22, 2024

  Another week, another glorious rundown of events to keep you busy. An all-nighter at the local museums, the springest festival of all, and much more is in store.

  15.05.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: March 21-27, 2024

  Concerts, plays, silent films, and so many exhibitions – that’s what awaits you in the following days in the city. Read on to put more details on your calendar. 

  20.03.2024

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: July 29-30, 2023

  Go into discovery mode at sea bazaаrs, have fun learning and playing outdoor sports, and enjoy a bevy of exciting festivals and retrospectives – your game plan for this weekend couldn’t be better.

  26.07.2023

• An Omnipresent Tiger and Collective Fears: ITMO Experts Create Digital Theatrical Sets

  Contemporary theater is more than just the stage and the actors – these days, many productions incorporate various technologies, such as holographic projections. Recently, experts from ITMO have collaborated with stage directors within the project Live Laboratory “Digital Stage” on digital set designs for several plays that premiered at the Lensovet Theatre. In this article, we talk to the creators about the synthesis of high tech and thespian talents on the modern stage. 

  06.07.2023

• 5 Classic Russian Plays You Should Know

  Apart from novels and poems, Russian literature can boast a myriad of other poetic and literary gems, with plays being no less popular or beloved. To get you familiar with the genre, here are the top five plays that every Russian knows – and can even give you a quote or two.

  09.06.2023

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: April 22-23, 2023

  Settle down for a top-notch weekend ahead, whether you’re waiting on the last (truly!) episode of Attack on Titan, wishing to take a peek behind the theater curtains, or rushing to get out and take in the first glimpses of spring.

  19.04.2023