Local’s guide on what to see and do
Dear Students!
There are tons of fun things you can do in Chelyabinsk. Below, we’ve picked some exciting events the city has to offer this weekend. It’s time to get some tickets and make those freedom evenings count! Don’t forget to leave your comment about the events on Vk and Facebook.
October 26, 18:00
Chelyabinsk State Youth Theatre
Tartuffe
2-hour play
Tartuffe is a brilliant comedy by Jean-Baptiste Molière that has been gripping the world’s audience for more than 300 years. The director Iskander Sakaev offers his artistic view on the immortal play. The story will transport you back to the XVII century to witness the story of a skilled hypocrite, great deceiver, ingenious manipulator, and gifted religious zealot Tartuffe. The play features tons of witty humour and funny situations and teaches the audience a vital lesson - appearances can be misleading.
October 26, 18:30
Chelyabinsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Swan Lake
2,5-hour ballet in 2 acts
It is difficult to imagine more mesmerising and beloved ballet than Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. For over 100 years, Swan Lake has been regularly staged all over the world. The timeless love story intertwined with tragedy, romance, magic, and surreal music captures the hearts of every generation. Everyone must see this ballet at least once in their lifetime to hear the voice of one of the greatest composers who ever lived.
October 27, 14:00 - 18:00
Okno Gallery
“Alania. Testament / The Blood of the Narts”
Photo exhibition
“Alania. Testament / The Blood of the Narts” is an attempt not only to find heroes of the epic in modern Ossetians, but to discover the mythological origins that feed the people’s consciousness, and, I believe, keep forming the cultural, moral and even external appearance of the ethnos till present.”
Fyodor Telkov, photographer.
More information:
oknogallery.ru
fyodortelkov.ru
October 27, 18:00
Chelyabinsk State Academic Drama Theatre n.a. Naum Orlov
Squaring the Circle
2-hour play
What is the ideal recipe for a healthy marriage? The similarity of personalities, mutual understanding, shared experiences (read shared political beliefs) were among the ingredients named by young people at the beginning of the XX century in Russia.
This story revolves around the two old friends who share a room in one of the Moscow municipal buildings. Things get rough when they both get married without informing each other. Now the two young families have to live together in one room separated by a mere curtain. Will the couples be able to build their happiness? They will face not only the stress of household chores but the sudden feelings that none of them expects.
October 28, 11:00 - 18:00
The State Museum of the South Ural History
Following the Wind. Mongolia
Photo exhibition
Travellers have two lives, believes Eduard Kutygin, a Urals photographer. In the search for powerful emotions and unforgettable scenery, he regularly sets off for long journeys and returns with breathtaking photographs.
Kutygin’s current photo exhibition is all about beautiful Mongolia. This place is widely known as an underpopulated territory inhabited by nomads with centuries-long traditions. Despite the country’s scarcity of historical monuments, tourists’ interest in Mongolia is rapidly increasing as the place boasts a wide range of natural ecosystems and distinct species of flora and fauna. In over 60 photographs, Eduard Kutygin captured the pristine nature of the region and the distinctive character of the locals. Now you too, have a chance to explore the wonders of Mongolia without leaving the city.
October 28, 19:00
State Chamber Theatre
The Seagull (by Anton Chekhov)
3,5-hour play
Achingly funny and deeply ironic, The Seagull is among the literary treasures left to us by Anton Chekhov. This story describes the life of ordinary people that love, suffer, hate, drink tea, and swear like sailors. Chekhov brilliantly shows how everyday life can destroy people’s dreams. The Seagull is not about the bird but the big questions and the human spirit, so weak and so powerful.
