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November 2018
Vladimir Vysotsky: Celebrating the Voice of a Legend
The Museum of Russian Art is honored to present: Vladimir Vysotsky: Celebrating the Voice of a Legend Featuring musician and translator Vadim Astrakhan Enjoy an evening of Vysotsky's music (in both Russian and English) Join us at The Museum of Russian Art as we celebrate the life and legacy of Vladimir Vysotsky - renowned Russian actor, a poet, and songwriter - often referred to as "The Russian Bob Dylan, “Russia’s Breath,” and an “Encyclopedia of Soviet Life”. Born exactly 80…
Find out more »Music She Wrote – An Evening of Classical Music by Women Composers
The Museum of Russian Art is proud to present Music She Wrote - An Evening of Classical Music by Women Composers Featuring Cecilia Belcher, violin | Richard Belcher, cello | Denis Evstuhin, piano Join us in the Museum's exquisite Main Gallery for a very special program dedicated to women composers of the Romantic Era (and their music/art). Works by Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Lili Boulanger will be performed by violinist Cecilia Belcher (member of the Minnesota Orchestra), cellist Richard Belcher…
Find out more »Anton Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” – A Staged Reading
The Museum of Russian Art, Vladimir Rovinsky, and Terry Hempleman continue their staged reading series of Russian classic plays with Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters - featuring Emily Grodzick, Megan Kreidler, Megan Burns, Becca Hart, Terry Hempleman, and more. Directed by Vladimir Rovinsky. Enjoy the opportunity to engage with the work of Anton Chekhov as it comes alive in the midst of the main gallery of The Museum of Russian Art. There will be a Q&A with the director and cast following the reading.…
Find out more »A Slap in the Face of Public Taste: The Art of the Russian Avant-Garde – A Presentation by Mechella Yezernitskaya
The Museum of Russian Art is proud to present: A Slap in the Face of Public Taste - The Art of the Russian Avant-Garde A Presentation by Mechella Yezernitskaya, Bryn Mawr College This talk will explore visual and literary cultural production in avant-garde painting, posters, illustrated books, theatre, and film from the late Imperial to the early Soviet periods in Russia. Artists and poets collaborated in a variety of media, styles, and movements—including Neo-Primitivism, Cubo-Futurism, Suprematism, and Constructivism—that arose in…
Find out more »December 2018
St. Mary’s Cathedral Choir – Russian Christmas
Join us at The Museum of Russian Art for a special evening with St. Mary's Cathedral Choir. St. Mary's Cathedral Choir will present a concert of Orthodox hymns from Advent, the Christmas Eve Vigil service, and the Divine Liturgy for Christmas. Hymns will be sung in English as well as in Church Slavonic, the liturgical language of the Russian Orthodox Church. The concert will end with traditional hymns and carols from Eastern Slavic countries and regions. Doors will open at…
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