July 25, 29

Our last day here and our first day There. What will it be like? Who will meet us There? What will we talk about? Alexander Tsypkin and Konstantin Khabensky asked themselves these questions—and that’s how the play *Intuition* came to be. Thirteen monologues from people who have opened their eyes There. Thirteen destinies. Thirteen regrets about what could have been fixed on the last day. Angels are listening to them. The audience is listening to them. Why? We’ll find out at the end of the play.

Sovremennik

July 25, 26

Italian choreographer Filippo Taglioni created the title role for his daughter, Maria. Awkward, stooped, and unattractive, she bore no resemblance to the heroines of the “Anacreontic” ballets that dominated the scene at the time, which demanded that ballerinas possess the forms and grace of ancient statues. But her intelligent, caring, and strict father honed her technique to such a degree that she could balance on her toes for minutes at a time without her partner’s support, and she leaped so high, so lightly, and so silently that she created the illusion of floating. And the renowned tenor Adolf Nouri, who was in love with the ballerina, composed a story about an ideal being who perishes at the touch of rough hands.

The Bolshoi Theater. The New Stage

July 18

There’s no need to discuss the play’s relevance—money, like the desire for a life of luxury, has always been one of the most powerful motivators. Most of the play’s characters are members of Moscow’s impoverished nobility: they still ride in carriages, drink champagne, and employ servants, but all of this is on credit. Meanwhile, the emerging bourgeoisie, on the contrary, are thinking about “how not to go over budget.” They all live in an era of sudden ruin and rise, when unexpected sources of income spring up, and when everything—even beauty—is for sale.

Vladimir Mayakovsky Theater. Main and Small Stages

July 5, 17

How did the “devilish old woman” nearly derail the success of Pygmalion, one of Bernard Shaw’s most famous plays? It’s simple: the coarse language of the main character—the feisty flower girl Eliza Doolittle—seriously angered the critics in attendance at the London premiere. In post-Victorian England, expressions like “Not bloody likely!” could be shocking.

Contemporary

July 6, 7

“Chukovsky” is a journey into a paradoxical fairy tale that becomes reality. Here, translator Nikolai Korneychukov becomes the storyteller Korney Chukovsky, the animals solve the problems of the “Limpopo” amateur theater group, and in magical dreams—just as in life—love always triumphs.

The 1920s were the decade when all of Chukovsky’s major fairy tales were written: “The Barmaleys,” “Fedor’s Sorrow,” “The Giant Cockroach,” “The Fly-Tsokotukha,” “Moidoodyr,” “Aibolit,” “The Telephone,” and “The Stolen Sun.” The play “Chukovsky” is being staged to mark their centennial.

The Yermolova Theater

July 17, 25

A confession with a touch of eccentricity. A unique project by Irina Gorbacheva, based on real events from her life. Every moment in time brings its own questions: “Who is to blame?”, “What should I do?”, “Why me?”. They trigger memories and events that happen to us and shape us throughout different stages of life. Irina Gorbacheva asks herself these questions to understand where she stands now, what she needs to let go of, and what she must accept within herself once and for all—how she can be her true self as an artist, a daughter, and a woman.

The Palace on the Yauza

July 5 and 12

“The Extraordinary Concert” is a comedic puppet revue in which the puppets parody performers from a wide variety of genres: singers, dancers, musicians, circus trainers, and magicians. “The Extraordinary Concert” is hosted by the puppet emcee, Eduard Aplombov. He has a knack for instantly making the audience smile. He loves thunderous applause. A unique polyglot: he fires off jokes and puns without a moment’s hesitation in twenty-four languages, including Farsi and Hindi. Inimitable and irresistible! Don’t just take his word for it!

The Obraztsov Puppet Theater

July 26

Is it possible to catch luck by the tail? And not just one, but three dog tails at once? The soldier in Andersen’s fairy tale managed to do just that. To find a flint, marry a princess, and become king, despite all the hardships—that truly takes some serious luck. And as we all know, luck doesn’t come to just anyone. As is customary, a fairy tale must have a moral. Here, every young audience member will discover it for themselves. But, of course, not without the help of the main characters, who guide us into this fascinating world full of wonderful surprises and strange yet charming creatures, where the most important thing turns out to be the ability to be honest: with the world, with others, and with oneself.

Sovremennik

until July 31

Have you seen crossbow shooters or power jugglers in our arena for a long time? Do you remember what mental magic or mnemonics is? Gymnasts, acrobats, acrobats, clowns and, of course, trained animals are also waiting for you: Cats, dogs and tigers!

Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard

July 4 and 5

The 2026 season consists of five series, each featuring several classes: PRO for specially prepared cars, PRO Street, which features supercars and cars extensively modified in tuning shops, Street for other road-legal cars, Moto for motorcycles, and Club and Mad Buckets for classic and rare American cars. There are just under two dozen classes in total, so over the course of the race weekend, a wide variety of vehicles take to the starting line—from modified VAZ-2101s and Skoda Yetis to dragsters and promods—cars built specifically for drag racing with engines producing up to 4,500 liters of power.

RDRC Racepark

July 12

The racetrack will host the third round of Russia’s premier road-and-circuit motorcycle racing series—the Russian Motoring Championship. A large festival and racing celebration will take place on the grounds, offering all guests an experience full of unforgettable thrills and the excitement of competition. Thrilling races, high speeds, and adrenaline—everything we’ve been missing so much!

Moscow Raceway

untill July 31

The multimedia exhibition project “The Magnificent Hermitage,” which carefully brings the unique atmosphere of the legendary St. Petersburg museum to Moscow. The exhibition offers visitors a special, intimate experience—a close and detailed encounter with world-renowned artistic masterpieces, most of which, due to their immense value, never leave the Winter Palace. Cutting-edge technologies—3D interior mapping, ultra-high-resolution holograms, artificial intelligence, and motion capture systems—create an astonishing sense of presence, allowing visitors to examine the subtlest nuances of paintings and sculptures in greater detail than is usually possible even during a personal visit to the Hermitage.

The New Manege

until July 31

The exhibition focuses on still lifes and landscapes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a period when flowers became the true protagonists of artistic narratives. The exhibition brings together approximately 150 works by renowned masters: Konstantin Korovin, Isaac Levitan, Mikhail Vrubel, Valentin Serov, Alexander Golovin, as well as artists less known to the general public but no less remarkable—Mikhail Shemyakin, Nikolai Meshcherin, and Alexei Isupov.

The Tretyakov Gallery. Building on Kadashevskaya Embankment

until September 6

A large-scale show featuring marine animals on the unique aquatic stage of the Moskvarium. A story of true love that can overcome any obstacles in its path! The plot is based on the famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen in a modern interpretation. The young Mermaid princess lives in the underwater kingdom of her father, a powerful Sea king, among coral palaces, dolphins and other inhabitants of the ocean, but she is attracted by the mysterious earthly world. One day, during a storm, the Little Mermaid rescues a mysterious prince. This meeting changes the lives of the main characters forever. On the way to happiness, they will have to go through serious trials and prove that love can work wonders!

Moskvarium

July 12

Six different characters are already waiting for us inside the museum. Some of them once walked the earth, while others have come straight out of myth. But each of them holds a piece of one great mystery: the mystery of where the real treasure is hidden in this enormous museum.

The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts