Wild and
touchy
bodies
- CULTURE & LIFESTYLE GUIDE
- Choirs mark Purcell's death
The works of 17th century English composer Henry Purcell will be brought to life in St Petersburg this Friday, November 24 -- the 300th anniversary of the composer's death.
- Author of `Eating People is Wrong' visits
Several well-known British authors will be the focus of a forum this week at the British Council to discuss contemporary British writing.
- French frills and frou-frou
Images that survived the French Revolution are among the 100 drawings of French ornamentalists of the 17th and 18th centuries on display at the Hermitage.
- `Blissful' religious persecution on stage
An American playwright is bringing his tale of religious persecution and enlightenment to the Russian stage just in time for Thanksgiving.
- Bondzinsky plays new and old changes
Bondzinsky, a reputed band on the local rock club scene, has resurfaced after months of inactivity and a number of line-up changes.
- Wild and touchy bodies
Siobhan Davies and her company are bringing a celebration of the human body to the St Petersburg stage
- WHAT'S ON GUIDE
- Petersburg Gig Guide
- Rock & Jazz Venues
- Classical Program
- Dramatic Program
- RESTAURANT REVIEW: Dining at the kabak
Kalinka restaurant's rustic facade is inviting on a
rainy, slushy St Petersburg evening, much as the village kabak (tavern) of
Russian provincial life in winter days of yore must have been a comforting
refuge from the elements, not to speak of wild beasts lurking in the forests.
- Meaningful Streets
Ruben Monakhov's soulful pastiche visions are being showcased at St Petersburg's Literary Memorial Dostoyevsky Museum from this Tuesday, November 21, until December 10. Generous smears and strong lines awash with color and texture convey the artist's experiential approach to otherwise prosaic subjects. The museum is located at Kuznechny Prospect, 5/2; opening hours -- 10 am to 5:30 pm.
- MOVIE: Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" (USA, 1958)
screened in English at the Fish Fabrique Club. November 22, Wednesday.
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