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Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light. Moscow International Festival "Circle of Light" What kind of festival is the circle of light

From September 23 to September 27, Moscow will host the VII Moscow International Festival "Circle of Light". Impressive light and sound productions will be presented free of charge at seven venues.

Architectural video mapping — projection of three-dimensional images onto city buildings and structures — can be seen on the Ostankino Tower, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In addition to the Ostankino TV Tower, the program of the Circle of Light festival will include four more outdoor venues: Theater Square, the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, Patriarch's Ponds and the Stroginskaya floodplain.

Ostankino tower

The Ostankino Tower will become one of the main venues for the Circle of Light Moscow International Festival. On September 23, from 20:00 to 21:15, the opening ceremony of the festival will take place here.

An amazing musical and multimedia show will unfold on the Ostankino Tower and the surface of the Ostankino Pond using video projection, choreography of fountains, synergy of light, lasers and fire.

With the help of modern water and pyrotechnic technologies, as well as the magic of light and music, viewers will be transported to the fabulous Lavender fields, to the foot of Niagara Falls, to the heart of Yellowstone Park and the Bamboo Flute Cave, to experience the heat of the Sahara desert or the refreshing breeze of the Great Barrier Reef, become Witnesses of the bewitching power of the Fujiyama volcano, the immense depth of Lake Baikal, the boundless beauties of the Ural Mountains and the captivating charm of Sakhalin Island.


The opening ceremony will end with a 15-minute grandiose pyrotechnic show involving the Ostankino Tower.

As part of the festival, the Ostankino TV Tower with a height of 540 meters will alternately turn into the Eiffel Tower (300 meters), Dubai's Burj Khalifa (828 meters) and the New York Empire State Building (443 meters), as well as the Toronto TV Tower (553 meters). ), Shanghai (486 meters), Tokyo (332 meters) and Sydney (309 meters).

theatre square

This year, Theater Square united two buildings at once - the Bolshoi and the Maly Theatre. Especially for this, a unique light show was developed, where the interaction of two facades will become part of one love story.

In addition, the site will host a display of works by everyone's favorite ARTVISION contest. Participants from all over the world will demonstrate new works of light art to the audience at the Bolshoi Theater in the Classic nomination and at the Maly Theater in the Modern nomination.

On the facades of the Bolshoi and Maly theaters from September 23 to 27, from 19:30 to 23:00, a light show based on several works played on their stages will be shown. The audience will see fragments of plays by the classics of Russian literature - Alexander Ostrovsky, Nikolai Gogol, Anton Chekhov and others.


Museum-Reserve "Tsaritsyno"

From September 23 to 27, Tsaritsyno Park will appear for visitors in a new fabulous light. Spectators will enjoy an audiovisual show at the Grand Catherine Palace, a live performance by the Soprano Turetsky art group to the accompaniment of light and music, a mesmerizing fountain show on the Tsaritsyno Pond and amazing light installations.

In Tsaritsyn, on all festival days, you can admire the show of dancing fountains. Water jets will be illuminated with the help of special installations. The musical background of the performance will be works from the repertoire of Mikhail Glinka, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev and other Russian composers.

Also on September 24, the Soprano art group will perform for the guests of Tsaritsyno Park. The participants of Mikhail Turetsky's unique project will accompany their vocals to spectacular video projections on the building of one of the palaces. And from 25 to 27 September Soprano will sound on record.

Additional colorful touches to Tsaritsyno Park will be given by the best light installations by famous designers from all over the world.


Patriarch's Ponds

At the Patriarch's Ponds on September 25 from 20:30 to 21:30 Dmitry Malikov will perform his own works on the piano. Romantic music and elegant video images on the facade of the yellow pavilion on the pond will create a harmonious light and music composition.

Strogino

On September 27, in the waters of the Strogino backwater, at the end of the Moscow International Festival "Circle of Light", for the first time in Russia, viewers will be treated to a large-scale 30-minute pyrotechnic show from Japanese manufacturers.

Spectators will enjoy a bright and unforgettable 30-minute Japanese pyrotechnic show, which has no analogues in Russia. Hundreds of pyrotechnic charges will be launched from four barges installed in the waters of the Stroginsky backwater, the largest of which, 600 mm caliber, has never been presented in Russia before.

Japanese fireworks are unique in their properties and have no analogues in the world. They surpass other fireworks in their color and brightness, and the hand-made process, passed down from time immemorial, makes each projectile a true work of art.


Digital October

From year to year, the Digital October venue remains the same meeting place for well-known professionals in the field of visual art and emerging lighting artists.

An educational program consisting of lectures, seminars and practical classes helps beginners learn the basics and reveals many secrets and subtleties in working with light.

On September 23 and 24, the center will host educational lectures by light designers and creators of laser installations. Admission is free, subject to prior registration on the festival website.

Concert Hall "MIR"

On September 24, the Art Vision VJing competition will take place at the Mir Theater and Concert Hall on Tsvetnoy Boulevard. Teams from different countries will compete in the skill of creating light images to the music.

The audience will witness the competition of the best light and music artists in the direction of VJing. Participants will demonstrate 10-minute VJ sets, where they will create completely new works to the music they perform in real time using unexpected visual images and video clips.

Admission is free, subject to prior registration on the festival website.

The Circle of Light Festival is underway, during which the architectural space of the city will be transformed by the hands of lighting designers and professionals in the field of 2D and 3D graphics.

Facades of iconic buildings will be transformed into something extraordinary, will be painted with bright colors of the light show and show completely different and unimaginable landscapes and stories.

The festival originates from the city of Lyon in France at the end of the 17th century, and later finds popularity throughout Europe.

In 2002, Anton Chukaev (a Moscow artist) sent an application to the Moscow Committee for Culture to hold such an event, but only after 9 years did the debut of the festival take place, which was recognized and received annual status.

Festival themes

Every year the festival has a new theme.

  • In 2012 - "The Energy of Life" (the main idea is the speed of changes in the consciousness of society, fashion, tastes, the idea is the unity of peoples and cultures).
  • In 2013 - "Relay of Light" (during the festival, the Olympic Flame arrived in Moscow, 11 countries of the world take part)
  • In 2014 - "Around the World Journey" (combined iconic places and sights of the capital in a multimedia show)
  • In 2015 - "In the city of light" (an amazing journey to the capital, which no one has ever seen before)
  • In 2016 - "Circle of Light" (a grandiose journey around the world)
  • In 2017 - "The Seven Tallest Buildings in the World" (Eiffel Tower (300 meters), Dubai's Burj Khalifa (828 meters) and New York's Empire State Building (443 meters), Toronto TV Tower (553 meters), Shanghai (486 meters), Tokyo (332 meters) and Sydney (309 meters).

"Circle of Light" for children

The event is generally family format and involves a wide audience coverage - it is interesting for everyone. In 2015, for example, in Lubyanka, the Central Children's Store was painted with bright colors of fairy-tale characters and showed a parade of toys to small spectators.

Reviews and photo reports

The number of visitors is growing every year - from 1 million (in 2011) to 8 million people (in 2017). Entrance to the festival is free, anyone can become part of the show. Just to see the opening ceremony as close as possible, you need to have an invitation card, which, in turn, can be obtained through social networks or won in a competition on the official page of the festival (distributed by the department of the Moscow government).

It is interesting to look at the festival works of past years, such an opportunity is given by the reports of Turister users. RU. The festival was held from September 26 to October 4. 9 sites were involved. This year the event entered the Guinness Book of Records for the first time as the largest video projection (on the building of the Ministry of Defense on Frunzenskaya Embankment). In the year from September 23 to September 27. Light shows were held at 6 venues, 2 light shows were shown with a total duration of about 50 minutes (“Unlimited Moscow State University” and “Keeper”). Each evening ends with a pyrotechnic show (more than 19,000 fireworks). It also broke its own record in the Guinness Book of Records - the largest video projection.

Awards and achievements of the festival "Circle of Light"

  • Moscow Design Biennale - 1st place in the Multimedia Show/Event Design category (2016)
  • "Guinness Book of Records" nomination "The largest video projection" (2016)
  • "Guinness Book of Records" nomination "The largest light output when projecting an image" (2016)
  • "Guinness Book of Records" nomination "The largest video projection" (2015)
  • "Innovation Time" nomination "Event Project of the Year" (2015)
  • "Event of the Year" nomination "City Event of the Year" (2015)
  • The Moscow Times Awards nomination "Cultural Event of the Year" (2014)
  • "Best in Russia/Best.ru" nomination "The best cultural event of the year" (2014)
  • "Guiding Star" nomination "Best Event Project" (2014)
  • "Brand No. 1 in Russia" category "Festival" (2013, 2014)
  • "Brand of the Year / EFFIE" category "Entertainment" (2011, 2012)

Where will the Circle of Light festival take place in 2020: program

Preliminary action plan:

  • Solemn opening / closing ceremony of the festival: September 21 - 25
  • Competition "ART VISION VJing": September 22 (concert hall "Mir")
  • Competition "ART VISION Modern": September 23 (facade of the Grand Tsaritsyno Palace)
  • ART VISION Classic Competition: September 24 (Russian Academic Youth Theatre, Bolshoi and Maly Theaters of Moscow)

How to get there

Every year the venues are different and in different parts of the city. The only trend is that there are very few parking spaces, the best option to avoid traffic jams is to use the metro or any other public transport.

Even in Moscow, it is convenient to use taxi applications - Uber, Gett, Yandex. Taxi and others.

Festival "Circle of Light": video

The Circle of Light festival has been held annually since 2011. During this time, the audience of the festival has grown 30 times - from 250 thousand people in 2011 to 7.5 million - in 2015. Last year the festival was visited by more than 100 thousand tourists. It is expected that this year their number will exceed 150 thousand people.

The grand opening will take place on September 23 on the facade of the main building of Lomonosov Moscow State University, where more than 200 powerful light projectors will create a video projection with an area of ​​over 40 thousand square meters. meters and a total luminous flux of more than 4 million lumens. Two light performances will be shown - "Keeper" and "Unlimited Moscow State University". Each festival evening will end with a pyrotechnic show.

The closing of the festival will take place on September 27 at the Rowing Canal in Krylatskoye. This year, in addition to fountains, fire burners, lasers and lighting devices, a large-scale video projection will be used in the performance.

Venues and schedule:

September 23 - 25 - Moscow State University (MGU), Main Building
September 23 - Opening of the festival
September 24, 25 - Show

Two light performances with a total duration of about 50 minutes will be presented on the facade of the Main Building of Moscow State University. More than 200 powerful light projectors will create a video projection with an area of ​​over 40,000 square meters.

The first performance "Boundless Moscow State University" will invite you on a journey through the world of knowledge, full of mysteries, hidden within the walls of the university. The legendary founder of Moscow State University, M. Lomonosov, will take you through the amazing spaces of various sciences and tell you what secrets the famous skyscraper on Sparrow Hills hides.

The second performance "Keeper" is an exciting animated story timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Russia's protected areas. The characters were voiced by Russian actors, musicians and TV presenters: I. Okhlobystin, A. Kortnev, N. Drozdov, L. Milyavskaya and others.

Each festival evening will end with a pyrotechnic show. For three days, the sky over the Sparrow Hills will be painted with more than 19 thousand multi-colored fireworks.

A multimedia show has been prepared for the Rowing Channel, which will exceed all the wildest expectations. This year, in addition to fountains, fire burners, lasers and lighting devices, a large-scale video projection will be used in the performance. Especially for this, a whole mini-city with a height of more than 50 meters will be built on the spit of the Rowing Canal.

To the accompaniment of hits from different years, viewers of the musical multimedia show will meet the morning in a quiet resort town, plunge into the hustle and bustle of the day in a million-plus city and spend the evening in an ever-awake metropolis.

A separate surprise will be a laser show on the surface of a line of fountains that will connect the banks of the Rowing Canal with a giant bridge.

On the façade of the world-famous symbol of Russian culture, the best lighting scenes of the past years (“Swan Lake”, “Karmen” and others) will be shown. The organizers of the festival also prepared a premiere dedicated to the Year of Russian Cinema.

The usual classical facade of the Bolshoi Theater will turn into the scenery of everyone's favorite films, such as "Merry Fellows", "Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath", "White Sun of the Desert", "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" and "Kin-dza-dza".

The theme of cinema, but already of the world, will be reflected in their works by the participants of the Art Vision contest in the Classic Architectural Video Mapping nomination. Spectators will also be able to see their colorful projects on the facade of the Bolshoi Theater on all days of the festival from 23 to 27 September.

September 23 - 27 - Light Park
September 23 - 27 - Pyrotechnic waterfall
September 24 - concert of the art group "Turetsky Choir"

VDNKh will be transformed into a Park of Light for five festival evenings. Well-known world lighting designers will decorate its territory with author's light installations:

"Incandescence" is a multimedia project by French artist Severine Fontaine, which for six minutes demonstrates the evolution of the role of light in human life.

"Fire Tornado" from Kinetic Humor (Netherlands) is able to amaze even the most daring imagination with the power of the forces of fire and wind. The fire of a small burner, swirled by a special system of fans, turns into a buzzing fiery whirlwind about 10 m high.

Interactive installation "Angels of Freedom" presented by the Berlin Light Festival. Five pairs of luminous wings with a span of more than 5 m will provide the most beautiful photos.

The "Pyrotechnic Falls" or "Cold Fire Show" from Italy is a slice of the new year in September.

In addition, on September 24, VDNKh will host a concert by the Turetsky Choir art group. Guests of the festival will hear their favorite songs from Soviet and foreign films accompanied by bright light video projections on the facade of Pavilion No. 1.

On the remaining days of the site's operation, video projections to the songs of the Turetsky Choir will be cyclically broadcast in recordings.

Also on the facade of the First Pavilion of VDNKh, the finalists of the Art Vision competition in the Modern nomination will present their works.

The finalists of the Art Vision competition in the VJing nomination will perform here. The winner will be the one who manages to assemble the best visual effects for the first musical composition from previously prepared fragments in real time.

The evening will end with the performance of the Art Vision jury member, VJing master Johnny Wilson, Spain.

As part of the educational program on September 24 and 25 from 11:00 to 18:00 at the Digital October Center, lighting design and video mapping experts from all over the world will share their experience in implementing large-scale projects, talk about the pitfalls of the organizational process, and discuss technical innovations and current trends.

The program includes workshops, panel discussions and lectures.

Attention! The program is subject to change.
Be sure to check the schedule before your trip.
Admission to all events is free.
Entrance to the stands near Moscow State University and on the Rowing Canal by invitation.
Pre-registration is required to participate in educational programs at Digital October and to enter the Izvestia Hall concert hall.

Venue

ROWING CANAL, TSARITSYNO, THEATER SQUARE, VICTORY MUSEUM, KOLOMENSKOE, DIGITAL OCTOBER, MIR

Date and time of the festival / event

Thu, 20/09/2018 - 23:00 - Tue, 25/09/2018 - 22:59

Ticket price

Free admission

From 21 to 25 September 2018, Moscow will host the VIII Moscow International Festival "Circle of Light".

Live broadcast of the festival "Circle of Light 2018"

live broadcast opening ceremony Festival "Circle of Light 2018" from the Rowing Canal, watch September 21 at 20:30 on this page or on ALLfest on. The closing ceremony of the festival will also be broadcast here, on September 25 at 20:30.

Contest Art Vision– nomination "VJing". Watch online:

Venues of the festival "Circle of Light 2018"

Among the venues Festival "Circle of Light 2018"- Grand Tsaritsyno Palace, on the facade of which the final will be held on September 23 competition of modern video mapping "ART VISION Modern 2018", and concert hall "Mir", where September 22 will be held competition ART VISION VJing.

First Festival "Circle of Light" comes to the park" Kolomenskoye"! Light installations and the art of video mapping will take you to a land of wonders and favorite fairy tales. Also, for the first time, the Circle of Light festival will host Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Hill.

And also the venues of the festival will be theaters Moscow: Big, Small And RAMT. On September 22, the works of the classic video mapping competition will be broadcast on their facades "ART VISION Classic 2018".

Among the venues Festival "Circle of Light 2018" Also - Rowing Canal, Mir Concert Hall, Digital October Center.

The program of the festival "Circle of Light 2018"

Milestones Festival "Circle of Light 2018":

  • September 21. Festival opening. Rowing Channel. 20:30-21:30
  • September 25th. Closing of the festival. Rowing Channel. 21:30-22:15

Schedule of the festival "Circle of Light 2018" by venues

Rowing channel

FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER. 20:30-21:30. OPENING OF THE MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL "CIRCLE OF LIGHT" - MULTIMEDIA SHOW "CARNIVAL OF LIGHT"

  • The opening of the festival will be the multimedia show "Carnival of Light", which will combine the amazing possibilities of light and laser projections, choreography of fountains and fire, grandiose pyrotechnic effects. This time, a structure of 12-meter cubes will be erected along the spit of the Grebnoy Canal for video projections, over 250 straight and 35 rotating fountains will be placed on the water, and more than 170 fire burners of various modifications will be installed on pontoons. September 22, 23 the Moscow public will be able to see reruns of Carnival of Light.

SEPTEMBER 25 TUESDAY. 21:30-22:15. CLOSING OF THE MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL "Circle of Light" - MUSICAL AND PYROTECHNICAL SHOW ACCOMPANIED WITH COLORFUL VIDEOMAPPING

  • The closing of the festival will be dedicated to the cross year of Japan and Russia. Spectators of the final performance will be surprised by a 40-minute show of Japanese pyrotechnics, known throughout the world for its unique beauty and scale. Large-caliber charges will be involved in it, and the opening diameter of the largest of them will reach almost 1 kilometer in the sky!

Tsaritsyno

This year in Tsaritsyno The audience is waiting for two new works that will be shown on the facade of the Grand Tsaritsyno Palace: the story of the Phoenix bird "The Palace of Wanderings" and an audiovisual performance about the world of the future. Thanks to augmented reality technology, they can be easily read using cameras of mobile devices, on the screen of which animals will appear - possible inhabitants of the ecosystems of the future. September 24 a concert of the People's Artist of Russia Dmitry Malikov will take place on the stage in front of the Grand Tsaritsyno Palace. The maestro's performance will be accompanied by video projections on the facade of the palace.

FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADE OF THE LARGE Tsaritsyn PALACE, LIGHT INSTALLATIONS USING AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY

SEPTEMBER 22 SATURDAY. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADE OF THE LARGE Tsaritsyn PALACE, LIGHT INSTALLATIONS USING AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY

SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADE OF THE LARGE Tsaritsyn PALACE, LIGHT INSTALLATIONS USING AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY

  • 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADE OF THE LARGE Tsaritsyn PALACE, LIGHT INSTALLATIONS USING AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY
  • 20:00–21:00. SPEECH BY DMITRY MALIKOV UNDER VIDEOMAPPING AT THE GRAND TSARITSYN PALACE

SEPTEMBER 25 TUESDAY. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADE OF THE LARGE Tsaritsyn PALACE, LIGHT INSTALLATIONS USING AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY

theatre square

Theater Square this year will use the facades of three theaters at once for light shows: the Bolshoi, Maly and RAMT. Three buildings will create a panoramic 270-degree video projection. Here they will show an allegorical light novel about Spartacus. You will also be able to see two light shows of the festival last year - "Celestial Mechanics" and "Timeless", the works of the finalists of the international competition Art Vision in the "Classic" nomination.

  • FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADES OF THE BOLSHOI THEATER, THE MALY THEATER AND THE RUSSIAN ACADEMIC YOUTH THEATER
  • SEPTEMBER 22 SATURDAY. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADES OF THE BOLSHOI THEATER, THE MALY THEATER AND THE RUSSIAN ACADEMIC YOUTH THEATER
  • SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADES OF THE BOLSHOI THEATER, THE MALY THEATER AND THE RUSSIAN ACADEMIC YOUTH THEATER
  • 24 SEPTEMBER MONDAY. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADES OF THE BOLSHOI THEATER, THE MALY THEATER AND THE RUSSIAN ACADEMIC YOUTH THEATER
  • SEPTEMBER 25 TUESDAY. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADES OF THE BOLSHOI THEATER, THE MALY THEATER AND THE RUSSIAN ACADEMIC YOUTH THEATER

Museum of Victory on Poklonnaya Hill

The facade of the building will show light novels dedicated to the military past of Russia, the city of Moscow, as well as fifteen-minute VJing to the music and songs of the war years.

  • FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADE OF THE VICTORY MUSEUM
  • SEPTEMBER 22 SATURDAY. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADE OF THE VICTORY MUSEUM
  • SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADE OF THE VICTORY MUSEUM
  • 24 SEPTEMBER MONDAY. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADE OF THE VICTORY MUSEUM
  • SEPTEMBER 25 TUESDAY. 19:30–23:00. CYCLIC VIDEOMAPPING SHOWINGS ON THE FACADE OF THE VICTORY MUSEUM

Museum-Reserve Kolomenskoye

IN Kolomenskoye for visitors "Circle of Light" a fabulous space will be formed. Magic masks and mysterious animals will come to life right before the eyes of the guests, golden fruits will grow on the trees, the carriage with Cinderella will become a pumpkin, and Ole Lukoje will invite the audience into the world of dreams. The platform program is under development.

Digital October Center

The educational program of the Digital October Center includes workshops, panel discussions and lectures. Leading experts in lighting design and video projection from all over the world will share their experience in implementing large-scale projects. The program is under development.

Concert hall "Mir"

September 22 will be held here competition "ART VISION VJing". Participants will demonstrate 10-minute VJ sets, where they will create completely new works to the music they perform in real time using unexpected visual images and video clips.

Detailed program of the festival "Circle of Light 2018" See also the photo gallery on this page!

Competition "ART VISION Classic 2018"

  • September 22nd competition of classic video mapping "ART VISION Classic" will take place on three facades of world-famous theaters at once: the Bolshoi, the Maly and the RAMT! Only five best entries will be shown to festival guests "Circle of Light 2018"! The works of the finalists will be rewarded.

Competition "ART VISION Modern 2018"

23 September competition of modern video mapping "ART VISION Modern 2018" will pass on the facade Grand Tsaritsyno Palace, where they will demonstrate 15 best works. Here is the list of finalists:

Competition "ART VISION VJing 2018"

September 22 at concert hall "Mir" will pass competition "ART VISION VJing". An unforgettable video performance accompanied by a live performance by a DJ will not leave anyone indifferent. Three winners will be awarded diplomas and prizes.

The Circle of Light festival, which will take place from September 20 to 24, will be the highlight of this fall. The capital will plunge into the atmosphere of geometric illusions, laser projections and light installations.

Fireworks over the water and the harmony of light and music

The opening of the festival will take place on September 20 at the Rowing Canal. From 20:30 to 21:30 there will be shown the multimedia musical "Seven Notes" - a story about how music helps people find spiritual harmony, as well as a 15-minute musical pyrotechnic show.

An arc will be erected over the channel, which will connect the two banks and serve as a screen for video projections. And on the water surface of the canal there will be more than a hundred burners, over two hundred fountains and screens that will visually bring the heroes of the show closer to the guests. There will also be more seats this year.

You can re-watch the show on the site on September 21 and 22 from 19:45 to 21:30, but with a five-minute fireworks display.



On the last day, September 24, the light show "Code of Unity" will be presented on the Rowing Canal. In 25 minutes, guests will see several eras and major events in the history of Russia. The festival will close with a ten-minute musical pyrotechnic show with high-altitude fireworks. For it, charges with a caliber of up to 300 millimeters will be used.

"Space Odyssey", "Spartacus" and the history of the Polytechnic Museum: colorful stories on the facades of buildings

On Theater Square Spectators will be greeted by a 270-degree panoramic platform, including the facades of the Bolshoi, Maly and Russian Academic Youth Theatres. For five days, it will show a five-minute light novel dedicated to the Year of the Theatre. Also, guests will see the Spartak show, stories from the official partners of the festival and the work of the finalists of the Art Vision international competition in the Classic nomination from five countries.

For the first time, the renovated Museum of Science and Industry. From 19:30 to 23:00, multimedia shows about the history of the Polytechnic University and scientific and technological progress will be shown on the facade. For example, viewers will learn about the exhibition of 1872, the work of scientific laboratories, creative meetings with figures of Russian culture and art, as well as the secrets that will be revealed to visitors to the Polytechnic Museum after the restoration is completed.

Among the novelties of the program there is also a show on Akademika Sakharov Avenue. A 15-minute laser show and video projections will be shown on the facades of the complex of buildings in a cyclic mode. "Space Odyssey" will open the depths of space to viewers, and the 28-minute show "Melodies of Knowledge" will be devoted to scientific disciplines.

Illusions and light: walks in the parks

Fans of evening walks in the parks will also find themselves in the center of the Circle of Light. Visitors Ostankino park will get into the world of illusions thanks to 15 light and video projection installations. A museum-reserve "Kolomenskoye" will turn into a fairy tale park. Here, guests can meet Jin, animated puppets and dancing men, or see the "Shadow Theatre". Installations and video mapping shows will be presented on an area of ​​more than 1.5 hectares. In addition, on September 22 at 20:00, a concert by Dmitry Malikov with lighting will take place in the park. The concert program will include songs and instrumental compositions by the People's Artist of Russia.

IN Museum of Victory Poklonnaya Hill will show the works of Art Vision contestants from 12 countries in the Modern nomination.

Entrance to all sites is free. Read more about the events of the Circle of Light festival on the official website.