THIS WEEK'S EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

Events supplied courtesy of the Institute of Cultural Programs.

EXHIBITIONS

Repin Academy of the Arts.

  • Museum: Exhibition of graduation portfolios of the Class of 1995. Paintings, graphic art, sculpture, architecture. Month of September.

  • Library: "The Petrograd Side in the 18th and 19th Centuries." Engravings, photographs, lithographs. Month of September.

    St Petersburg Historical Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress.

  • "Petersburg Motifs," "Photographs and Paintings by I and D Yegorovsky." Month of September.

    St Petersburg Historical Museum, Rumyantsev Mansion.

  • "Great Britain--St Petersburg: Architecture, Parks, Engineering Works, Ideas and Craftsmen." Month of September.

    Hermitage.

  • "Unknown Chefs-d'oeuvre." Through September 29.

  • Japanese Painting and Engraving of the Utagawa School, and the Japonisme of Van Gogh. From September 6.

  • Italian Paintings from Corsini Gallery. From September 22.

  • Standing exhibits include "The Wealth of the Imperial Palace," "Winter Palaces of Peter the Great," and "The Mint."

    Pushkin Apartment Museum.

  • The Avit Center of Petersburg Art presents an exhibit of the paintings of Neratova. Month of September.

    Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkammer).

  • "Chefs-d'oeuvre of the Arctic." Through November.

  • Exhibition of children's drawings. Through January.

  • Standing exhibits include "The Shaman and the Universe," "Anatomical Rarities of the Kunstkammer," "The Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography During the War and Blockade."

    Museum of the History of Religion.

  • Standing exhibits include "Russian Church Art," "The History of Russian Orthodoxy," "The History of Western Christianity," "Catholicism and Protestantism," and "Religion of the East."

    Museum of Russian Political History.

  • Standing exhibits include "Those Who Won the War," "Democracy or Dictatorship?," "Business Russia," "The State Duma Yesterday -- and Today?," "The Past Century and the Present," and "An Epoch Passes, Hope Remains."

    Museum of Military History.

  • Exhibition dedicated to the 250th Jubilee of M I Kutuzov. Month of September.

    Wax Museum.

  • "Intrigue and Power." Standing exhibit.

    Manege Central Exhibition Hall.

  • St Petersburg International Film-TV-Video Fair '95. September 15-30.

    Russian Artists' Union Exhibition Center.

  • The Pushkin Apartment Museum presents a combined exhibition of paintings by Petersburg, Italian and Dutch artists. September 16-29.

    EVENTS

    (Performances begin 7:00 unless otherwise noted).

    Mariinsky Theater of Opera and Ballet (formerly Kirov).

  • Verdi, "Aida" September 26.

  • Minkus, "Don Quixote" September 27.

  • Tchaikovsky, "Mazeppa" September 28.

  • Adam, "Giselle" September 30.

  • Verdi, "La Traviata" October 1 (morning).

  • "Bayadere" October 1.

    Maly Opera and Ballet Company (Musorgsky Theater).

  • Musorgsky, "The Khovansky Affair" September 27.

  • Evening of Ballet to Music of Tchaikovsky, September 28.

  • Stravinsky, "The Wedding" and "Petrushka" September 30.

  • Tchaikovsky, "The Nutcracker" October 1 (midday).

  • Tchaikovsky, "Swan Lake" October 1.

  • Adam, "Giselle" October 2.

    Grand Hall of the Philharmonic.

  • Student Choir of the University (V Altschuler, conductor); Musorgsky, "Dawn on the Moscow River" from "The Khovansky Affair"; Taneyev, Oratorio "St John of Damascus"; Shostakovich, Fifth Symphony ("A Soviet Artist's Reply to Just Criticism"). September 26.

  • Piano Recital, Nadezhda Rubachenko. Schumann, "Kreisleriana"; Brahms Opp. 116 & 119. September 30.

  • Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Philharmonic (Dmitriyev, conductor; Mi Li Kiung, soloist); Beethoven, Mahler. October 1.

  • Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Philharmonic (Dmitriyev, conductor; Yung Kim Hai, soloist); Tchaikovsky, Mahler. October 2.

    Maly (Glinka) Hall.

  • Vocal Recital (Yelena Ustinova). September 26.

  • Piano Recital (Peeter Laul); Schubert, Schumann. September 27.

  • I Solisti di San Pietroburgo Chamber Orchestra (M Gantvarg, artistic director and soloist). September 28.

  • "Stars of the Mariinsky Theater in the Maly Hall" Vocal Recital (V Tsydypova). September 30.

    St Petersburg Capella (Glinka).

  • Boys' Choir and State Academic Orchestra of the Capella (V Begletsov, conductor); Russian classics. September 27.

  • Organ Recital (Alexei Shmitov); Bach "Organ Mass." September 30.

    Museum of Theatrical and Musical Arts.

  • Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty" (film), September 27.

  • Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman" (film), September 27.

  • Monplaisir Municipal Theater, Pushkin's "Eugene Onegin" performed by Igor Larin, September 28.

  • "Dramatic Artists Sing," Irina Rakina (Moscow). Program of Russian romances, and songs to poetry from the Silver Age, September 29.

  • Evening of Modern Choreography. Maurice Bejarre, "Mozart --Tango," September 30.

    Rimsky-Korsakov Apartment Museum.

  • Concert of the St Petersburg State University, September 30.

    Tovstonogov Great Academic Drama Theater (Nab. Reki Fontanki 65).

  • Shakespeare, "Macbeth" September 26.

  • Chekhov, "The Cherry Orchard" September 27.

  • Ostrovsky, "Simplicity is Enough for Any Wise Man" September 28.

  • Schiller, "Love and Betrayal" September 29.

  • "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" free adaptation by B Ratser and V Konstantinov on motifs of Jean-Baptiste Moliere, October 1.

  • F Duerenmatt, "An Old Dame's Visit" October 1.

    Akimova Comedy Theater.

  • I Terdzoli, E Vaime, "Night in Venice" September 26, 28.

  • B Ratser and V Konstantinov, "The Hero of the Occasion" September 29, 30 (midday).

  • Shakespeare, "The Taming of the Shrew" September 30, October 2.

  • S Maugham, "The Faithful Wife" October 1.

    Academic Open Theater.

  • A Cassona, "The Savage" September 26.

  • C Goldoni, "The Petty Tyrants" September 27.

  • V Konstantinov & B Ratser, "The Hussar from the KGB" September 28.

  • I Gubach, "His Majesty's Adjutantess" September 29.

  • "The Snow-Queen" October 1.

  • A Nikolay, "Love Unto Death" October 1.

    Theater of Musical Comedy (Baltysky Dom).

  • J Kalmann, "Countess Maritsa" September 26, October 2.

    Komissarzhevskaya Academic Drama Theater.

  • L Gersh, "Those Free Butterflies" September 27.

  • B Ratser and V Konstantinov, "Fiancee from Paris" September 29.

  • M Bulgakov, "Zhurden the Half-Wit" September 30.

  • J Anouilh, "Invitation to the Castle" October 1.

    Baltysky Dom Theater.

  • Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet" September 29.

  • Shakespeare, "As You Like It" September 30.

    Bryantsev Theater for Young Spectators.

  • A Griboyedov, "The Malady of the Mind" September 26.

  • J D Salinger, "The Catcher in the Rye" September 27.

  • D Urban, "All Mice Love Cheese" September 28.

  • G Giraudoux, "Ondine" September 29.

  • Kipling, "The Cat Who Walked Alone" September 30 (11:00)

  • D de Chiara, "Eleonora: The Last Night in Pittsburgh" September 30, October 1.

    Bolshoy Puppet Theater.

  • Kipling, "The Elephant's Child" September 30 (11:30, 2:00)

  • T Ruzhevsky, "The Chaste Marriage (The White Wedding)" September 30.

    Demmeni Marionette Theater.

  • E Uspensky, R Kachanov, "Cheburashka" September 26-28.

  • N Okhochinsky, "Again a Circus!" September 30.

    Childrens' Drama Theater "On the Neva".

  • H C Andersen, "Thumbelina" September 30.

    Fairy-Tale Puppet Theater.

  • C Perrault, "Bluebeard" September 26.

  • H C Andersen, "Thumbelina" September 27, 28.

  • V Pavlovsky, "The Rogue Fox-cub" September 29, 30.

  • "The Wizard of the Emerald City" October 1.

    Comedian's Asylum Theater.

  • M Zoshchenko, "All My Life, as a Pig!" September 29.

  • "The Jolly Cemetery" October 1.

  • "The Fir at the Ivanovs'" October 2.

    Buff Theater.

    Main Stage (performances begin 7:00 unless noted otherwise).

  • "Essay-Show" September 27.

  • "The Millionairess" September 28.

  • "Dearest Selimar" September 29.

  • "Mandragora" September 30.

    Mirrored Hall (performances begin 7:00).

  • "Not All as it Ought" September 27.

  • "As Written" September 28.

  • "The Godspeed Hotel" September 29.

    Buff-Plus Salon (performances begin 7:30).

  • "Seventies Hit-Parade" September 29.

  • "The Smirnov Show" September 30.

    Grand Concert Hall of the Palace of Youth.

  • Slavia Dance Ensemble, September 26.

    See Addresses for events and exhibitions.