Moscow digest 005.15 - February 28th & March 1st

February 28th & March 1st

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Moscow Digest IMAGINATED REALTY Zorikto Dorzhiev p. 17

SURREAL ILLUSIONISM Photographic Fantasies of the early 20th century p. 15

DOGS WANT TO GO HOME Exhibition of shelter dogs p. 13

ANTIGRAVITY Festival @Strelka p. 06

TOP 7 BEST JAZZ AND BLUES PLACES IN MOSCOW

Dear Friends, This weekend will be interesting! Find very special Festivals, great Markets to get ready for the Women Day and much more interesting events!

Our main Themes are: Festivals, Fairs, Expo and Music with TOP 7of the best places to listen to jazz and blues in Moscow.

With the festival section we will learn about Antigravity.

To get ready for soon coming Women Day and to make something kind and help cute and fluffy dogs from shelters.

The exhibition will be for all tastes.

Find an exhibition of a young artist in Tretyakov Gallery.

An interesting exhibition with an illusion of “Photoshop� and the expo timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Museum of the Central Telegraph.

Music section will offer you the best selection of blues and Jazz places in Moscow, an amazing concert of soul and a concert of Retro Music.

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Contents: Festivals in Moscow 06 u Antigravity Festival @Strelka 08 u Festival #ShadowMine Folk Festival 09 u Russian Barista Days 2015 and coffee fair Fairs in Moscow 11 u Fair “Home Shop” 12 u Art market “Avesna-2015” on Artplay 13 u Exhibition of dogs who want to go “Home!”

Expo in Moscow 15 u Surreal illusionism. Photographic Fantasies of the early 20th century 17 u Zorikto Dorzhiev. Imagined Realty 20 u The exhibition “Fashion of using the telegram” Music in Moscow 23 u Retro music concert “Black Sea” 24 u Concert of the band Sound Advice 26 u TOP 7of the best places to listen jazz and blues in Moscow

Cover: Exhibition of dogs who want to go “Home!” (see p. 13)

Moscow Weather source: gismeteo.ru

February, 28th +1 +2 Cloudy/Rain

March, 1st -0 +2 Cloudy/Snow

Festivals in Moscow Festivals section this week is amazing!

Find an exceptional festival at Strelka, there you can feel the “Antigravity�!

Find a invigorative coffee festival and a musical festival of Folk Progressive Music.

Antigravity Festival @ Strelka

Only on that exceptional event, you will have the possibility to feel the absence of gravity, to try healthy smoothies, relax under the meditative sounds of the harp and watch movies.

Here sitting on comfortable “fatboys”, participants will enjoy the multi-format festival Antigravity Festival “At strelka” From the last day of winter - in the sunny Spring!

Your body is probably already feels the need to shake off after the prolonged hibernation. It is time to raise head higher, straighten your shoulders and feel the incredible lightness of your body. Feel new sensations with Antigravity Festival, by trying new sports and driving under the energetic DJsets.

Those who lack movement go to the soft training, antigravity yoga and football show and just behind will be interesting workshops.

Also at the event will be held hand-made market where you can buy handicrafts.

Until March 1st Entrance fee : 700 – 3 000RUB Open time : 10am – 3pm Strelka 8, Bersenievskaya Quay m. Kropotkinskaya www.antigravityfest.ru

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Festival #ShadowMine Folk Festival

This weekend you have a unique opportunity to meet with the most interesting representatives of progressive folk scene of Moscow.

Choose a single style of this genre is difficult, because the main idea - an experiment and search for new, unexplored sound familiar tools or folklore motifs of different ages and nationalities.

The aim of the festival is to unite all fans of experimental music and introduce the most outstanding representatives of that genre. The festival will be held for the first time in the city centre (the Concert Hall of the State Geological Museum. Vernadsky RAS).

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At the festival will run fair masters and tea corner, where you can enjoy freshly brewed tea and the atmosphere of progressive folk music.

On February 28th Entrance fee: 350 – 900 RUB Open time: 6.30pm – 0.30 am Concert and banquet halls of the State Geological Museum.

Vernadsky 11, Mokhovaya str., Bld. 11 (GMG them. Vernadsky, RAS)

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Russian Barista Days 2015 and coffee fair This weekend under The Russian Barista Days will be held interesting competitions: Barista Championship; Cup Tasters; Latte Art; Coffee In Good Spirits; Brewers Cup. Competitions will be held among the most experienced and prominent local artists from the coffee business - The Moscow baristas.

All events have the status of the qualifying rounds and meets all the requirements of the World Championships, where Russian winners will represent the country in 2015 in the United States and Sweden.

Competition among the baristas are the main driving force behind the segment .

The event annually unifies about 1,000 professionals in all coffee industry directions: barista, distributors, owners and managers, leading coffee producers and suppliers of equipment and related products.

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As a part of the Russian Barista Days championships will be held in addition to tastings, workshops, educational programs, an exhibition space where visitors will be able to purchase the products. This rich coffee event will be interesting not only for professionals, but also for lovers of all types of coffee.

Open time:10am – 4pm Exhibition and Convention Centre “Sokolniki” 7, 5th Luchevoy prosek, m. sokolniki

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Fairs & Markets in Moscow The women day in Russia is a big celebration, for that day everyone make presents to all women they know, be ready for March 8th!

We find amazing fairs where you can buy exclusive goods.

If you wondering how to make something good, visit the shelter dog expo/market, even if you don’t want to get a dog, you can still help and buy some dog food, for other dogs, that are still in shelters.

Fair “Home Shop” The third exhibition-fair “Home Shop” will open its doors on the last day of the winter – on February 28th.

Several great reasons to visit that place - Past the last day of winter in a good mood - Cooking and buy gifts for the beautiful ladies that you know ( on March 8th, In Russia is celebrated the Women Day) - To participate in creative workshops for children and adults.

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At the fair “Home Shop” you can watch and buy decorative items, useful things for your home, cosy textile items, unique gifts for yourself and loved ones. Participate in master classes and pick up your creation with him.

In the program of the fairs.

- A special place to collect used batteries. You do not throw them, right? Bring with you, there will be a special container for old batteries.

- Book Corner. Book-crossing. Each visitor may bring their own books and change with others.

- Workshops from our partners and participants for children and adults.

“Home Shop” - a place of peace and pleasant shopping in the comfort of communication!

Note: The exhibition is held in the small hall “Forum Hall”, a separate entrance to the right of the building.

On February 28th Open time: 12am – 8pm Banquet Hall Forum Hall 11/10, Letnikovskaya str. m. Paveletskaya www.domlavka.ru

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Art Market Avesna 2015 @ ArtPlay

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A Special atmosphere is awaited on the event - Russian designers will present new collections of clothing and accessories, and the masters - hand made gifts and souvenirs. You will event have the possibility to order very special floral arrangements to famous Moscow Florists for March 8th (The Women day in Russia).

The exhibition will be held under the pleasant music, tinged with jazz influences. It will be presented solo exhibition “Spring Agenda 2015�. Also find there tasty snack from ekogastronomy novelties and a snack in the newfangled Australian cafe.

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Also at the show participants will present elevator presentation, the designers share their ideas, but the wizard will slightly open their secrets.

For visitors and participants will be held draw of pleasant and unusual prizes.

Every woman will get a compliment - a flower as a gift.

Saturday February 28th Start: 11am Design Centre Artplay 10, Syromiatnicheskaya Str. m. Chkalovskaya

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Dogs want to go “Home!”

The exhibition “Home!” Seventy beautiful dogs, big and small, young and adults, and shaggy-haired, mischievous and quiet will faithfully wait for their owner. They are all different, but they share one thing – the hope to find a real warm home! And You can help them with that!

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The exhibition will bring them from shelters or private guardians who once rescued dogs from the street.

Now all the animals are in good health, vaccinated, and adults - sterilized.

You can take any dog from the exhibition for free. Importantly, do not forget to take your passport (you will conclude a contract of transfer for the animal).

On February 28th Open time: 11am – 6pm 18, Perevedenovsky Pereulok M. Electrozavodskaya (TIC “Factory”, metro Bauman closed for renovation) www.ghope.ru

Special: Kind Point of feed During the exhibition, visitors can help dogs orphanage with animal feed and medicines. At this time, we will help shelters “Umka”, “Yegor” and shelters for dogs on the street.

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Expo in Moscow The exhibition section is full of amazing and interesting places to visit.

Find an exhibition about the “real photo postcards”, that look to be “photoshoped”, but it’s just an illusion, as at that times, there were no Photoshop.

Or visit Zorikto Dorzhiev (born 1976) is an artist who works in easel painting, graphics, book illustration, sculpture, and as a set and costume designer. Or visit the expo timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Museum of the Central Telegraph.

Surreal illusionism.

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The late 1890s saw the emergence of a number of factories in Europe that produced postcards with real photographs, by using mechanised exposure and development processes.

Unlike today, the photographs were not printed on the cards. The production of photographic postcards, also known as «real photo postcards», became a sizable industry, and the end products were distributed as far away as South America and Australia. The phenomenon only lasted for two decades, but resulted in millions of photographs.

The rise of the cinema, the modern culture of sun-bathing, eroticism, circus and variety shows inspired the imagery of the cards. Technical innovations, such as the aeroplane, stimulated the imagination. In the 1920s and 1930s, a group of avant-garde artists and poets began to draw inspiration from dreams, fantasy and the depths of the unconscious. An art movement known as surrealism emerged. The photographic postcards presented at the exhibition were «surrealist» before the word was even invented!

The combination of images and drawings, and multiple exposure were some of the techniques used in industrial photography a hundred years before «photoshopping». Because industrial colour photography was yet to be invented, the cards were coloured by hand. It is the craft that makes the images unique.

The golden age of photographic postcards drew on early 20th-century urban popular culture.

From today’s perspective, photographic postcards are fascinating particularly because of the photomontage techniques used.

Until April 19th MAMM 15, Ostozhenka str. m. Kropotkinskaya www.mamm-mdf.ru/en

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The exhibition is organised in five thematic sections: Forward, Fotomontage, Fascination, Fancy and Fun. The curator of the exhibition is art researcher, docent Harri Kalha.

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Zorikto Dorzhiev.

Imagined Realty Zorikto Dorzhiev (born 1976) is an artist who works in easel painting, graphics, book illustration, sculpture, and as a set and costume designer.

Having assimilated the fundamentals of the Russian Academy of Arts and the “cosmopolitanism” of modern European art, Dorzhiev nevertheless continues to follow national Buryat traditions in his work.

The Artist. 2014 Dorzhiev’s creative method is built on a synthesis of several components, the most significant of which include the figurative tradition of the Russian Academy and the cultural heritage of the nomadic Buryat people.

In 1996 he finished at the Buryat Republic School of Art and Culture in Ulan-Ude; in 2002 he graduated from the Krasnoyarsk State Art Institute, and from 2003 to 2005 he worked as an apprentice in the art studios of the Russian Academy of Arts.

Instruction in the Academy’s artistic practices gave Dorzhiev the opportunity

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to assimilate important techniques in the construction of form, colour arrangement and the compositional organisation of the image; skills which he would later utilize in his work.

In his handling of traditional national images, Dorzhiev is both highly attentive and subtle. He successfully avoids populist reproductions of familiar scenes and ethnographic or museum reconstructions Dorzhiev creates images which richly embody the characteristic attributes of Central and East Asian culture: his closed, introspective characters for example, his taste for asceticism and refined forms, and the decorative elaboration of his surfaces.

Dangina (Beauty). 2005 The unbounded expanses of the Steppe often occupy the background of Dorzhiev’s works, and the comprehension of the Great Steppe is a leitmotif in his oeuvre.

Meanwhile, Dorzhiev has described the hero of his works, the Buryat nomad, in the following way: “For me, the nomad is an observer… he is an artist, a poet, a philosopher, and often a loner.”

The artist’s work in cinematography has had a considerable influence on the development of his creative method. S.Bodrov invited Dorzhiev to be the costume designer for his film “Mongol” (2004), and he also became one of the main artists on A.Fedorchenko’s film, “Celestial Wives of

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the Meadow Mari� (2012).

Here he faced a singular task: to arrange the general composition of the frames while simultaneously paying attention to the specifics of costume and decoration.

Dorzhiev’s artistic language combines a basis of graphic silhouette with great archetypal forms. As such, the rendering of the Oriental aesthetic is combined with the depiction of mythical legends of epic proportions.

An illustrated catalogue with an introduction by A.K.Yakimovich has been published to accompany the exhibition. It includes not only works presented at the current exhibition, but entirely new pieces from the artist as well.

Until March, 1st Tretyakov Gallery Hall 80-82 Krymsky Val, 10 m. Oktyabrskaya www.tretyakovgallery.ru

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Fashion of using the telegram

The exhibition will be held until March 5, and will be timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Museum of the Central Telegraph.

The museum’s collection not only trace the history of the evolution of the first electronic means of communication, but to actually witness the telegraph era all the exhibits are in working conditions.

Today in the Central Telegraph Office DI Telegraph is a major platform for collaboration and progressive team, creating projects of the future and of the most relevant events. “To become a part of history not only of the Central Telegraph, but its continuation - a task demanding and ambitious. And I think that the DI Telegraph reach it in the near future “- sums up Maria Uvarova, CEO of DI Telegraph.

Cultural and educational center DI Telegraph («CI Telegraph”) 7, Tverskaya str. m. Okhotny Ryad (5th floor) www.ditelegraph.com

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Central Telegraph The History Central Telegraph dates back to October 1, 1852 the date of establishment of the first telegraph station in Moscow in the station building Petersburg-Moscow railway.

In 1869, in connection with the network device Telegraph Moscow city (urban network of telegraph stations) telegraph station converted into a specially adapted building on Butcher Street, next to the Post Office.

Since 1870, the telegraph station at Butcher Street became known as the Moscow telegraph station (with respect to opening the city’s cable station, the number of which reached 33 by 1880).

In 1918, after the Soviet government moved to Moscow, Central Telegraph Moscow Central Telegraph becomes RSFSR and then Central Telegraph USSR. In 1929, the Central Telegraph located in the inauguration of the House of Communications Podbelskogo on Tverskaya Street

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(now - the building of the Central Telegraph).

In 1966, the Central Telegraph was awarded the Order of Lenin.

90s In June 1995, the state enterprise Central Telegraph transformed into open joint stock company Central Telegraph.

In 1998 the company began a project to create a digital transport network, which has become the technology platform for the development of communication services “Central Telegraph”.

Under this project, the company has been allocated resource numbering capacity to connect subscribers: 213.5 thousand telephone numbers in the code “095”, which was replaced by the code “495”, 50 thousand rooms - in the code “499” in Moscow, and also 100 thousand numbers in the code “498” in the Moscow region.

In 1999 the company began providing digital telephone services to subscribers in Moscow.

In 2013 the company began to supply new product on the basis of full MVNO SITIFON. It is an urban mobile phone without wires combines the advantages of mobile and landline phones.

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Music in Moscow The Music section this week is special, find a great concert of Retro Music.

Amazing woman’s voice, unobtrusive deep bass, ukulele and percussion - everything that you need for intercontinental soul’a with sound Advise concert.

And our selection of the Best Jazz and Blues clubs in Moscow!

Retro music concert “Black Sea”

Larissa Afanasenkova singer, subtly and artistically performing Russian songs and romances. Winner of the 3rd All-Russian song contest “Golden Microphone” 1996 (1st place), the winner of the national competition channel “Russia”, “Russian Song 97” (1st place), winner of the All-Russian contest “In the wake of the Volga” Nizhny Novgorod 1997 (3rd place), the international contest “Golden Hit” 1998 winner of the international festival “Smolensk project” in 1998.

Singer Sergey Romashov - diamond vocal artist, has natural charm, a musician with a capital letter. For over 10 years he was a soloist of Volgograd Philharmonic, with its own ensemble has toured in the United States, Germany, France and Belgium. He worked as a soloist of the choir of the Kazan Cathedral in the city of Volgograd. Then in Moscow became the face of Russian restaurant “Sir” as a part of Russian quartet.

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Julia Barysheva - a graduate of Moscow State Regional University, specializing in “painting”, a member of the Union of Artists of Bogorodsky region, party city, district, regional, international exhibitions.

Eugene Geyzler - performer academic and pop music on the button accordion, winner of the International Accordion Competition in Klingenthal (1991). Prior to creating your own ensemble has collaborated with many bands such as Moscow jazz band and “State Chamber Orchestra of jazz music to them. O.Lundstrema “, also worked for 10 years as a part of Russian quartet” Sir “with Sergei Romashov.

The program includes works from the repertoire of Leonid Utesov.

March 1st Start: 5pm Tickets: 500RUB Museum of PI Tchaikovsky 46/54 Kudrinskaya Square m. Barricadnaya

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Concert of the band Sound Advice

Sound Advice Band is not the most obvious of the composition of the global repertoire with warm acoustic arrangements. Amazing woman’s voice, unobtrusive deep bass, ukulele and percussion - everything that you need for intercontinental soul’a.

Ingredients: Tom Abildaeva - vocals, melodica, bass; Joseph Levitis - bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar; Anna Zhuleva, percussion - congas, bongos, Cajon, backing vocals.

The collective was formed in early 2013 an outstanding guitarist and composer Joseph Levitis. Joseph had already play in the biggest clubs in New York, toured North America, Germany, Poland, Greece, Israel, Ukraine, Lithuania and Estonia. Collaborated with Alan Lake, the legendary percussionist who worked with Madonna, Al Di Miola, Stan Getz and others. Also, playing with Ian McDonald, founder of the band King Crimson and Foreigner.

March 1st start: 8pm Entrance fee: free Cafe-bar «Tiki-Bar» 3,a Sadovaya – Kudrinskaya str. m. Barricadnaya

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TOP 7of the best places to listen jazz and blues in Moscow

1. Forte Music Club

Jazz music was called for the rich.

Jazz music was called to the poor.

But jazz has always been the music for smart ..

This Music club called is called “the island in the center of the capital”. Its main idea - “Everything is transient, and the music is eternal” The main styles of music - jazz, jazz-rock, blues, funk and soul. The audience is as varied as the repertoire, but all share a love for good music.

The club is open more that 15 years and the stage was blooming with some famouse artists as: Igor Butman, George Garanian, Larisa Dolina, Alexei Kozlov and ensemble “Arsenal”, Vyacheslav Gorsky and many others. From foreign stars the club was visited

by Deep Purple, Creedence and Animals.

18, B. Bronnaya m. Mayakovskaya www.forteclub.com 2. Club Alexei Kozlov The popular saxophonist and jazz musician Aleksey Kozlov opened the club a year and a half ago, but is already one of the most progressive music clubs of Moscow. He does not only entertaining, but also educational function, introduces students to contemporary musical trends and young performers. In addition, the club also holds true musical traditions - to listening jazz, rock, blues or even opera singing. Here come the world stars with concerts

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and master classes. The advantages of the club is also a stylish interior, quality European kitchen, spacious hall and a high level sound quality.

16, Olimpiysky Prospekt, Bld. 2 m. Prospekt Mira www.kozlovclub.ru/en 3. Clubs Igor Butman The famous saxophonist Igor Butman owns two music clubs at Chistie Prudy Ares and Falcon Design Factory. They are different in size and, therefore, the nature of the activities. The club on Chistie Prudy area is large – good for an entire orchestra. Club Sokol is more intimate and acoustically aims to instrumental and vocal jazz. Almost every month clubs presents a variety of projects: festivals “Beatlemania” and “Jazz Portraits Haruki Murakami”, “Crossover-festival” and shows Cinema Jazz Awards. In both institutions in addition to jazz fusion sounds, funk, soul and other areas.

Igor Butman’s Club entered the top 150 best jazz clubs in the world. Needless to say the excellent acoustics, comfort, and stars coming out on the club scene.

16, Ulansky Pereulok 1, Lizy Tchikonoy str. www.butmanclub.ru

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4. Jazz Club “Union of Composers” In the club every night reigns creative atmosphere: festivals, jazz jams, concerts of world and domestic stars.

Jazz club frequented by people like artists (music experts, critics, journalists, actors, directors), and businessmen and politicians.

Jazz club atmosphere allows visitors to relax and listen to good music.

8/10, Brusov Pereulok Bld.2 m. Tverskaya eng.ucclub.ru 5. Bar Bourbon street Bar - the personification of New Orleans early XX century, who appeared cradle of jazz and the birthplace of Louis Armstrong. Crazy atmosphere of perpetual holiday revelry and fun as a reflection of Bourbon Street in New Orleans reigns here every day. Sounds of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll is heard through the night. From Tuesday to Saturday, there are concerts of the leading musical ensembles of Moscow.

6. Restaurant “Radio City”

7. Music Town Club

Great place, characterized by a combination of fine dining and great music. Despite the central location of the restaurant and going here concerts of famous musical groups, the restaurant is quite democratic. Every detail - from the name of the kitchen - sends us to the birthplace of jazz. Lights metropolis, the Brooklyn Bridge, which became the basis for the scenery, the secular party in the style of Manhattan and, of course, live jazz. On Mondays, you can learn to dance the milonga, and for entertainment you need to go from Wednesday to Saturday.

Here are playing jazz, blues and rock ‘n’ roll. Club Duplex: on the first floor there is a rock ‘n’ roll cafe with breakfast, lunch and coffee to go, and on the second floor there is a concert club, where every night live music. There is also a karaoke room, where anyone can feel like a star on the stage.

33, Kalanchevskaya str. m. Komsomolskaya www.musictownclub.com

5, B. Sadovaya Str. m. Mayakovskaya www.radiocitybar.ru

7, B. Zlatoustinsky Pereulok, Bld 1 m. Kitay Gorod www.bourbonstreet.ru

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