MOSCOW, June 5 – Trend Wire. In the garden of the Osterman estate in front of the building of the All-Russian Museum of Decorative Arts, the city festival “Russian KoT” opened – a free cultural platform that will run until August 30.
“The name of the festival – a play on words “KoD-KoT” – refers to the mission of the museum with the largest collection of folk and decorative art in Russia, and also denotes the symbol of the site and the central object – Cat Bayun, a character in Russian fairy tales, the keeper of traditions and the memory of centuries,” note the organizers of the event.
The cultural program was opened by the performance of the musical projects Zventa Sventana and “Perlet”, young students of Anna Ardova’s studio presented the play “I Never Saw Asya Again”. A highlight was the performance “In Search of Meaning,” which intertwined images of a video installation inspired by Russian culture and poetic images of classical literature and philosophy. Also, as part of the special program “Tea Party at Osterman’s”, theatrical performances based on the works of Chekhov, Ostrovsky, Sologub, Averchenko and Teffi were shown.
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The festival is built on the principle of a weekly thematic cycle and covers the entire spectrum of Russian culture: “Let’s TELL. An old fairy tale in a new way!”, “Ping-dance”, “Sewn-embroidered”, “Feast for the whole world”, “Invented and made in Russia” and other topics. Together with the Moscow Estates festival, the museum will present an audio play about Count Osterman for his 300th anniversary and a lecture, and as part of the Moscow Tea Party program, Moscow tea tastings will be held regularly.
The architectural concept of the festival area was developed by the bureau
“8 Lines” under the leadership of the curator of “Archstoyaniya” and “Art-Ravine” Anton Kochurkin. The main art object was the giant figure of Cat Bayun, created by the Nikola-Lenivets bureau using the technology of Nikolai Polissky; inside the figure there is a media installation with sound and visual immersion.
“8 Lines” under the leadership of the curator of “Archstoyaniya” and “Art-Ravine” Anton Kochurkin. The main art object was the giant figure of Cat Bayun, created by the Nikola-Lenivets bureau using the technology of Nikolai Polissky; inside the figure there is a media installation with sound and visual immersion.
All festival events are free. Some events require pre-registration.
Source: Ria