Moscow digest #003.15 february 14th&15th

February 14th&15th 2015

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Moscow Digest WORLD OF MICHIE Following the dream p. 15

COMXFEST Comics Festival p. 06 THE BEST WAYS TO SAY “I LOVE YOU” 25 Quotes About Love p. 12

NIGHT IN THE CATHEDRAL Outstanding organists of Italy p. 24

ST. VALENTINE DAY Love is in the air p. 08

THE TOP5 BEST ROMANTIC PLACES IN MOSCOW

Dear Friends, Can you feel love in the Air? St Valentine day is already this weekend!

And of course we selected the most interesting events and places to be.

Our main themes are: Festivals, Expos and Music.

With a TOP5 selection of the Best Romantic Places in Moscow and 25 Quotes about Love.

The Festivals this week are mainly about Love and St. Valentine Day. For those who are in love with Comix, a special Festival about it will open its doors. Find also our TOP best Romantic places for a special Rendezvous and 25 quotes about Love with an “Orange World� about.

Exhibitions are very divers, but very interesting. Plunge in the adventure with the World of Michie or enjoy the power of colors with great Modernist and the Avant-garde of the XXth Century.

Music, Music, Music, what could be more important on the St. Valentine Day? Find an amazing selection of concerts, from Anastacia to Classical music in Cathedrals.

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Contents: Festivals in Moscow 06 u Comics Festival comXfest 08 u Celebrating St. Valentine’s Dance in the Anglican Church of St. Andrew 09 u Valentine’s Day “Sokolniki Park” 09 u The Orange Words 10 u The TOP5 Romantic places in Moscow 12 u The best ways to say “I love you” - 25 Quotes About Love Expos in Moscow 15 u Photo exhibition “World of Michie. Following the dream” 16 u Multimedia exhibition “The great modernists. Revolution in Art” 18 u The exhibition “Avant-garde. XX Century” Music in Moscow 21 u Concert Anastacia 22 u Concert Real Jam 23 u International music project “EseninJazz” 24 u Concert “Night in the Cathedral: outstanding organists of Italy” 25 u Concert “Seasons on the Valentine’s Day”

Cover: Photo exhibition “World of Michie. Following the dream” (see p.15 )

Moscow Weather source: gismeteo.ru

February, 14th -4 -2 Cloudy/Snow

February, 15th -9 -2 Cloudy/Snow

Festivals in Moscow This weekend will be special and full of love vibrations!

Find an amazing festival for admirers of real Comix and our selection of the Best places to be on that weekend.

To have an unforgettable weekend we choose for you the TOP5 Romantic places in Moscow and 25 Quotes about Love by great minds.

And our small bonus, the Orange World (from our Facebook) about Love.

Comics Festival comXfest Festivals of this kind, for example, are completely not uncommon for the US, but in Russia, unfortunately, not many people know about their love to comics. And such festivals are a real treat for all fans.

The festival offers not only the possibility to discover the story of the comic book but also to participate in a cosplay contest. Now you can get dressed in the costume of your favorite hero without any fear to be disapproved by others.

This is a festival for like-minded fans where everyone works in this direction to feel comfortable and not lonely.

Visitors will also have a possibility to participate on a master class from Russian cartoonists.

Everyone will be able to taste delicious cupcakes with the symbols of their favorite characters.

All fans of comic books and the people who have just started to be interested in this kind of work, make sure you well noted this.

You will get unforgettable emotions and a lot of fun visiting this festival.

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DK Stimul 2, Sibirsky Proezd, bld.5 m. Volgogradsky Prospekt Start: 11am Entrance fee: from 400RUB

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Celebrating St. Valentine’s Dance in the Anglican Church of St. Andrew

The Anglican Church of St. Andrew On February 14t Start: 6pm Tickets: From 350 RUB 8, Voznesensky Pereulok m. Pushkinskaya www.standrewsmoscow.org

St.Valentine’s dance in the Anglican Church of St. Andrew! Bring your romantic mood and enthusiasm for Scottish music and dancing.

It will make for a beautiful romantic evening in a grandiose surrounding.

You will receive: • unique dance program, balanced so that was interesting and experienced dancers and beginners, and people never have had not danced; • excellent live music for a festive mood; • And, of course, the unique atmosphere of the Moscow Anglican Church of St. Andrew!

If you’ve always thought that you cannot dance, do not worry – a tutor will explain everything in detail, clearly and humorously.

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Valentine’s Day at Sokolniki Park For all lovers Sokolniki Park is preparing a real gift: a festive interactive program, competitions; an animation program and DJ-party will be held at the ice rink.

The main avenue of the park will be decorated with ice sculptures in the shape of hearts; art object will be installed on the main flowerbeds.

In addition, on February 14 and 15 Sokolniki will host a Love-market.

Sokolniki Park 1, Sokolnichesky Val, m. Sokolniki Start: 12am

The Orange Words Я тебя люблю!

(Ya tebya lyublyu!)

- “I love you!” in Russian

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The TOP5 Romantic places in Moscow

The bridge near the Christ the Savor Cathedral

In Moscow, there is always a new place to go, an exhibition to visit or a menu to taste, but there are some time-proved places that are always here. We make a selection for you of the most Romantic places in Moscow, which inspires many poets and artist, the places to have a walk during your romantic rendezvous.

The Vorobiovy Gory Park and the Neskuchny Sad in the Gorky Park This huge park is great for walks along the Moskva River, sitting in the romantic pavilions and benches near the ponds in Neskuchny Garden part. By the way, it is nice to wander here in any season: here you will find blooming lilac or deciduous red maple, blooming apple trees, midday heat, shades of sagging trees, or a snow crisp underfoot.

Although the first draft of the church was laid down just on the Sparrow Hills (Vorobyevi Gori), today all know the location of the main Orthodox Cathedral in Moscow.

In 2004, a pedestrian bridge connected Prechistenskaya and Bersenevskaya to lead the way to magnificent and historical location built in style of XIX century architecture. No wonder, as it offers a great view of the Kremlin and its surroundings, especially at night.

Between Prechistenskaya and Bersenevskaya Quays m. Kropotkinskaya

Vorobiovy Gory Park Kosygina str. m. Vorobiovy Gory Neskuchny Garden 32A, Leninsky Prospekt m. Leninsky Prospekt Or the main entrance is in the Gorky Park 9, Krymsky Val str. m. Oktyabrskaya

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The Monument “For Everyone that is in Love” at Hermitage Garden In Moscow, there is a special place for romantic persons, which is called - “For Everyone that is in Love” monument. It has its own interesting, though, a recent story. For many years known radio station “Silver rain” celebrated Valentine’s Day with the students in one of the oldest gardens in the capital - the Hermitage Garden. The legend says that on 14 February 2005, a girl came and showed a photo.

There was a heart that many years ago someone painted it on the wall of the house of Juliet. This symbol of love became a sketch for the pedestal.

Hermitage Garden 3, Karetny Ryad Str. m. Mayakovskaya

Luzhkov Bridge

The Patriarchi Ponds Patriarchi Ponds, or rather, the only surviving pond for young Muscovites became “Patricki”. If in the late nineties and early zero this Square was considered a gathering place for non-formals, at best, with guitars, today couples and families with children enjoy strolls around the picturesque pond. What attracts romantics to this area? Quiet and nice place in the heart of Moscow, where in summer you can walk in the shade of the trees, and in the winter have an agreeable time on the “spontaneous” skating-rink. It is very nice to sit on a bench or to visit one of the nearby cafes.

It is a favorite place for honeymooners. In Moscow - no wedding goes without a visit to this bridge. Why? Because here you can leave your magic locks - they can be put on the rail or on the “trees” of love.

According to a legend, if a padlock with the names of lovers is attached to the tree, and its key is thrown into the Moscow River, they will be together all their lives and live happily! In order to reconcile the couple, there is a bench of reconciliation.

Just sit on it, and you will find yourself in the arms of your love!

The Luzhkov Bridge m. Tretyakovskaya

Patriarchi Ponds M. Patriarchy Pereulok m. Mayakovskaya

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The best ways to say I love you Love is hard to put into words.

Love brings up all kinds of emotions, from agony to ecstasy, and can inspire us to accomplish some of the craziest and most amazing things.

Luckily, some the world’s greatest artists, poets and performers have managed to articulate the magic of love.

We have selected the best 25 Quotes About Love to inspire you. Enjoy!

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“You know when you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

— Dr. Seuss

“And remember, as it was written, to love another person is to see the face of God.” — Les Miserables l

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“If a thing loves, it is in“All, everything that I un- finite.” derstand, I only under— William Blake stand because I love.” l — Leo Tolstoy “A dream you dream alone is only a dream.

“Once you truly believe A dream you dream toyou’re worthy of love, you gether is reality.” will never settle for any— John Lennon one’s second best treatl ment.”

— Charles J. Orlando “In order to be happy l oneself it is necessary to make at least one other “When you trip over love, person happy.” it is easy to get up. But — Theodor Reik when you fall in love, it l is impossible to stand again.”

— Albert Einstein “The heart wants what it wants. There’s no logic l to these things. You meet someone and you fall in “We are most alive when love and that’s that.” we’re in love.”

— Woody Allen — John Updike

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“If I know what love is, it is “Being deeply loved because of you.” by someone gives you — Herman Hesse strength, while loving someone deeply gives l you courage.”

— Lao Tzu “It is not a lack of love, but l a lack of friendship that makes unhappy mar“Love is like war: easy to riages.”

- Friedrich Nietzsche begin but very hard to stop.” l — H. L. Mencken

“You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.”

— Oscar Wilde l

“Better to have lost and loved than never to have loved at all.”

— Hemingway

l “When you realize you l want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, “We are shaped and you want the rest of your fashioned by those we “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now life to start as soon as love.”

— Geothe and then doesn’t hurt.” possible.”

— Charles Schulz — When Harry Met Sally l l l “When love is not mad“At the touch of love ness it is not love.”

- Pedro Calderón de la “Where there is love there everyone becomes a Barca is life.” poet.”

— Mahatma Gandhi - Plato l l

“People must learn to hate and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love. “ — Nelson Mandela

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l “Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. “And in the end, the love When we try to imprison you take, is equal to the it, it enslaves us. When love you make.”

— Paul McCartney we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.”

- Paulo Coelho

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Expos in Moscow This week we suggest you visiting some very interesting exhibitions.

It could be a nice place for a cultural Rendezvous with your other half.

Find a real voyage to untouched civilizations, a fantasy adventure with the Multimedia exhibition “The great modernists. Revolution in Art� or just enjoy the colorful Avant-garde Art.

Unbelievable but true, in the world there are many areas untouched by civilization.

Behold the advantages of the modern world.

Olga Michie, a famous professional photographer, searches for miracles and makes incredible shots of some mysterious parts of the world.

“World of Michie. Following a dream”- a story in which a fragile young woman defies herself. Exhibition at Artplay is a great chance to see the world through the eyes of a person who visited the places and the first person to feel the adventure, which probably still be composed of many legends.

According to Olga: “Presentation of the exhibition - is a result of seven years of traveling. It presents not only photographs but also brought things”.

Photo exhibition “World of Michie.

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The exhibition includes photographs and things that are sure to arouse interest in both adults and children, the children learn how to live their peers in Africa and elsewhere, without the technological development - full credit to Olga Michi and her team.

Adventurer and dreamer, for whom national borders are just a small convention.

ARTPLAY 10, N. Suromyatnicheskaya Str. m. Tchkalovskaya www.artplay.ru www.olga-michi.ru Moscow Digest

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Multimedia exhibition “The great modernists.

Revolution in Art”

Multimedia exhibition “The great modernists. Revolution in Art” will present to the visitors the works by famous modern artists - Paul Gauguin, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Edvard Munch, Kazimir Malevich and others. The paintings are projected on large screens and, like reviving, replace each other, plunging the viewer into a whirlpool of colors and images.

Multimedia exhibition “The great modernists. Revolution in art” is a musical journey through time, striking with its scale and grandeur.

Thanks to her, you will find yourself at the crossroads of the XIX and XX centuries, when the culture and society have been covered by this technological revolution.

The advent of the gramophone, airplanes, electricity, X-ray found indispensable reflected in art.

The colorful multimedia exhibition “Great modernists.

Revolution in Art” shows more than 1000 works.

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Art Nouveau paintings are mysterious and difficult for the traditional understanding.

They make look like a wander through the maze, searching for the secret recesses of his meaning. Connection of modernity with digital technology is not accidental, because the works by modernists were the first to reflect the technological future.

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The exhibition “Avant -garde.

XX Century”

Bringing to your attention the exhibition “Avant-garde.

XX century”.

Connoisseurs of art can enjoy the exhibition featuring creations by such masters as Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Victor Vasarely, and many other works of innovators, experimenters, the great rebels of the XX century.

Bright, bold, never heard of the word “impossible”, avant-garde artists have destroyed the plane academic aesthetics, to defend their right to “draw the way I see it”.

Avant-garde, as fire, spreads around the world, with the works of German expressionism and abstract improvisations by Ernst Kandinsky, bright optical illusions in the creations by Vasarely and surrealism by Miro, collages and still lives

by Marriage, gray-yellow Buffet angles, as well as Magritte ‘s mystical realism.

Avant-garde is different not only in terms of technique and style of work, but also has a fundamentally different attitudes towards the world.

Exhibition Hall “Tushino” Open time: 11am -9pm Entrance fee: from 160 RUB 19, Yana Raynisa Str., Bld.1 m. Skhodnenskaya vz-tushino.ru www.intermarkrelocation.ru

Why are their works collected in the same room today?

The answer is simple. Each artist had his own way, but together they were the creators of the unprecedented historical phenomenon - the Avant-garde of the XX century.

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Music in Moscow This week the music section will be rich.

What could be better than great music for a romantic evening?

Welcome the concert of an international super diva Anastacia, classical music in the cathedral and two amazing Jazz projects.

Concert of Anastacia There are artists that you may recognize by the voice, lyrics or style of performance. But not many manage to preserve the unique features that make the singer recognizable. Among these superstars - the inimitable Anastacia, whose sonorous voice brought her fame and love of listeners around the world.

Anastacia is regarded as one of the most successful singers of the 2000s.

She has six studio albums, dozens of hits and videos. Because of her small height, her fans often call her “the little lady with the big voice”.

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Apart from penetrating into the heart with her powerful voice, her calling card is the image - stylish glasses and perfect press that she demonstrates without false constraint.

However, a strong woman who had to go through a lot in her life hides behind this bright, attractive image. She never ceases to share her experience, talking about the most intimate moments on her albums.

“Sometimes you have to lose in order to rediscover yourself, go through trials and start experimenting again. But if you focus on your goal - you will always find your way. Do not give up and always finds the inner strength - that’s my motto” - says Anastacia.

and life history of Anastacia. It has everything: from the cheerful tunes to lyrical compositions that make you cry.

But most importantly, the singer wants to say to her fans to never give in to discouragement and always go ahead.

Do not miss the concert of Anastacia in “Barvikha Luxury Village», make a gift to your loved ones! +6 Barvikha Concert Hall Tickets: 15 000 - 50 000 RUB Start: 7pm 114, Rublevo-Uspenskoe shosse m. Molodezhnaya www.anastacia.com www.barvikhaconcerthall.ru

No wonder a new studio album, the singer called “Resurrection”. The word “ very accurately reveals the essence of the album Moscow Digest

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Concert of Real Jam

Real Jam is one of the best jazz bands in Moscow, whose style - retro jazz was influenced by the musical traditions of the first half of the twentieth century.

Three vocalists and instrumentalists revive old traditions of American jazz and carry the listener to the days of black-and-white movies, big bands, swing and vinyl records.

Jazz Club Akademitchesky On February 14th Start: 8.30pm Tickets: 500 -1800RUB 1, Donskaya str. m. Oktyabrskaya www.academrest.ru 22

Each concert is a journey through time to the accompaniment of the best jazz songs of the past: from the origins - New Orleans and Chicago jazz first quarter of the 20th century, continuing the tradition of the swing era of the 30s and ending with dance energy of the ‘40s-style bugiwoogie.

Copyright, stylistically arrangements, three-part vocals, combined with high performance skills help Real Jam musicians take their place on the Russian jazz scene and become one of the most popular teams in Russia.

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“Esenin Jazz” Moscow State Museum of Esenin and the Ryazan artist Gennady Feelin’s creative center Owl announce the start of the international musical project “EseninJazz”.

For the first time in the history of well-known songs on poems Esenina performed

by Russian and foreign musicians in copyright arrangements and as part of a jazz group from the homeland of the poet.

The “highlights” of the concert are Boris Savoldelli’s “a cappella” (guest from Italy masterful works with electronic processors, creating an amazing improvisational polyphony), the author’s music by Feelin, as well as Italian pop and jazz hits of the 30-ies.

The Feelin’s band: Gennady Owl - keyboards, arranger and leader of the group, Sergey Dolgishev - saxophone, Vyacheslav Sergeev - drums,

Konstantin bass,

Pankratov

Boris Savoldelli (Boris Savoldelli, the best jazz vocalist on the version of the main Italian magazine «Mag Jazz») - vocals.

Museum of Sergei Yesenin On February 14th Start: 7pm Tickets: from 350RUB 24, B. Strochenovsky Pereulok, bld.2 m. Serpukhovskaya esenin-museum.ru

“EseninJazz” is a collaborative international project that the museum and Feelin’s creative center have implemented in recent years.

“EseninJazz” has already been performed in many cities of Russia, Belgium and Germany.

In the program you will hear such songs as “I do not regret, do not call, do not cry ...”, “Maple you my fallen ...”, “Letter to My Mother” in original jazz arrangements in Italian and Russian.

In addition, this program introduces jazz world hits from a totally new, unexpected angle - in conjunction with Yesenin lyrics!

For example, the famous “Caravan” by Duke Ellington becomes an illustration of the cycle “Persian motifs”. www.intermarkrelocation.ru

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Concert “Night in the Cathedral: outstanding organists of Italy”

Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.

His repertoire covers huge layers of organ music from the Renaissance to contemporary works. is The musician creative interpretation of Bach is of particular interest.

Giovanni Klavora Braulin is not only famous back home in Italy. He leads an active concert life in Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Great Britain, Russia, Spain, Poland, the Czech 24

Giovanni Klavora Braulin’s concerts were recorded for television and radio, especially a lot of recordings were done for Radio Vaticana. Musician headed the jury of numerous organ competitions.

of the Cathedral “Saints Gioacchino and Anna” in Rome, as well as an organist in Vatican.

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul On Fevruary 14th Start: 9.30pm Tickets: from 500RUB 7, Starosadsky Pereulok m. Kitay Gorod www.peter-paul.ru

Journalists like to write articles about the Organist. He is the artistic director of “St. Marcello’s” in Rome, organist and director of the choir

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Concert “Seasons on the Valentine’s Day” Virtually all of the classics of world music turned in the topic of the seasons: Vivaldi, Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Piazzolla.

Composers ponder on the problem of human life from spring (birth) to summer (flourishing), from autumn (maturity) to winter (old age).

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The sound of music seasons always resonates in the hearts of the audience because we also constantly think about life and death, about the meaning and meaninglessness of existence of some of our actions.

Music takes us along the path of our own biography, and does it beautifully, richly. Much richer than it looks in everyday life, forcing us to look back, look at ourselves.

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul On February 14th Start: 6pm Tickets: from 700RUB 7, Starosadsky Pereulok m. Kitay Gorod www.peter-paul.ru

This music can deliver joy, smile, and make us forget about sorrows and grudges.

The music by the great classics will be performed by the main organist of the Dome Cathedral in Riga Eugene Lisitsyn.

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