Show on the theater square. Moscow International Festival "Circle of Light"

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.

The Circle of Light festival will be held in Moscow for the seventh time and promises to be one of the most spectacular events of the upcoming autumn. By tradition, all performances, as well as training seminars by lighting design masters, are held at city venues in a publicly accessible free format, attracting millions of people every year, including residents of Moscow and the Moscow region, Russian and foreign tourists. So, in 2016, the "Circle of Light" reached a record attendance - more than 6 million people in five days.

In 2017, the Circle of Light will be held at six venues. The opening ceremony of the festival will take place on September 23 in Ostankino. The country's main TV tower is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The technology of projecting three-dimensional images onto an architectural object - video mapping, will allow the birthday girl to "try on" the images of the seven highest buildings in the world. The famous skyscrapers and TV towers of France, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, the USA, China, Japan and Australia will appear before the audience against the backdrop of the natural attractions of these countries, which is due to the Year of Ecology taking place in Russia. Fountains, burners, lighting fixtures will be installed on the Ostankino pond. Guests will be presented with an extraordinary multimedia show combining light, lasers, choreography of fountains and fire, as well as a grandiose pyrotechnic show. An ice rink for figure skaters will be built on the pond.

Theater Square, familiar to the regular viewers of the Circle of Light, for the first time this year, will use the facades of both the Bolshoi and Maly theaters for performances. All days of the festival, two thematic light shows will be shown here: "Celestial Mechanics" - about loneliness and love, and "Timeless" - plots based on the works of outstanding Russian playwrights. Also on the facades of the leading theaters in Russia will show the work of the finalists of the international competition Art Vision, held as part of the festival.

In the Tsaritsyno Park daily, from 19:30 to 23:00, visitors can see the impressive audiovisual performance "Palace of Senses" on the building of the Great Catherine Palace and the fascinating light and music show of fountains on the Tsaritsynsky Pond. On September 24, the art group SOPRANO by Mikhail Turetsky will perform here, and on the rest of the days the unique vocals of the female group will sound on the recording, accompanying video projections on the facade of the palace. The next day, September 25, the People's Artist of Russia Dmitry Malikov will give a concert. “Tsaritsyno Park” for the entire festival period will be decorated with amazing installations from the world's leading lighting designers.

The finale of the Circle of Light festival will be a grandiose fireworks show - the first show of Japanese pyrotechnics in Russia, which will be held in the Stroginskaya floodplain on September 27. To do this, barges will be installed on the water, on which pyrotechnic installations will be placed. The charges of Japanese fireworks are much larger than usual, each shot is made by hand, and the pattern is individual. They will open at a height of 500 meters, and the diameter of the light domes will be about 240 meters.

Festival events will be held in parallel at two indoor venues. On September 24, the Mir Theater and Concert Hall will host the Art Vision VJing contest, where teams from different countries will compete in the art of creating light images to music. And on September 23 and 24, the Digital October Center will host free educational lectures by light designers and creators of laser installations.

Theatrical and musical classics, masterpieces of the world's high-rise architecture, the world of human feelings and the natural pearls of the planet will form the basis of the scenarios for light and music shows that will be held in the capital from September 23 to 27 as part of the VII Moscow International Circle of Light Festival.

The Circle of Light festival will be held in Moscow for the seventh time and promises to be one of the most spectacular events of the upcoming autumn. By tradition, all performances, as well as training seminars by lighting design masters, are held at city venues in a publicly accessible free format, attracting millions of people every year, including residents of Moscow and the Moscow region, Russian and foreign tourists. So, in 2016, the "Circle of Light" reached a record attendance - more than 6 million people in five days.

In 2017, the Circle of Light will be held at six venues. The opening ceremony of the festival will take place on September 23 in Ostankino. The country's main TV tower is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Technology for projecting three-dimensional images onto an architectural object - video mapping will allow the birthday girl to "try on" the images of the seven highest buildings in the world. The famous skyscrapers and TV towers of France, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, the USA, China, Japan and Australia will appear before the audience against the backdrop of the natural attractions of these countries, which is due to the Year of Ecology taking place in Russia. Fountains, burners, lighting fixtures will be installed on the Ostankino pond. Guests will be presented with an extraordinary multimedia show combining light, lasers, choreography of fountains and fire, as well as a grandiose pyrotechnic show. An ice rink for figure skaters will be built on the pond.

Theater Square, familiar to the regular viewers of the Circle of Light, for the first time this year, will use the facades of both the Bolshoi and Maly theaters for performances. All days of the festival, two thematic light shows will be shown here: "Celestial Mechanics" - about loneliness and love, and "Timeless" - plots based on the works of outstanding Russian playwrights. Also on the facades of the leading theaters in Russia will show the work of the finalists of the international competition Art Vision, held as part of the festival.

In the Tsaritsyno Park daily, from 19:30 to 23:00, visitors can see the impressive audiovisual performance "Palace of Senses" on the building of the Great Catherine Palace and the fascinating light and music show of fountains on the Tsaritsynsky Pond. On September 24, the art group SOPRANO by Mikhail Turetsky will perform here, and on the rest of the days the unique vocals of the female group will sound on the recording, accompanying video projections on the facade of the palace. The next day, September 25, People's Artist of Russia Dmitry Malikov will give a concert. » Tsaritsyno Park will be decorated with amazing installations from the world's leading lighting designers for the entire festival period.

The finale of the Circle of Light festival will be a grandiose fireworks show - the first show of Japanese pyrotechnics in Russia, which will be held in the Stroginskaya floodplain on September 27th. To do this, barges will be installed on the water, on which pyrotechnic installations will be placed. The charges of Japanese fireworks are much larger than usual, each shot is made by hand, and the pattern is individual. They will open at a height of 500 meters, and the diameter of the light domes will be about 240 meters.

Festival events will be held in parallel at two indoor venues. On September 24, the Mir Theater and Concert Hall will host the Art Vision VJing contest, where teams from different countries will compete in the art of creating light images to music. And on September 23 and 24, the Digital October Center will host free educational lectures by light designers and creators of laser installations.

Moscow International Festival "Circle of Light" is an annual event in which lighting designers and experts in the field of audiovisual art from all over the world will transform the architectural appearance of the capital. For several autumn days, Moscow will once again turn into a center of attraction for light, colorful large-scale video projections will unfold on its iconic buildings, fabulous installations will illuminate the streets, and fantastic multimedia shows using light, fire, lasers and fireworks will give unforgettable impressions and vivid emotions. As always, it will be free to come and enjoy the performances - admission to all festival venues is free.

Detailed program of the festival "Circle of Light" 2018

Rowing channel
September 21: Opening of the festival - multimedia show "Carnival of Light"
September 22, 23, 20.30 - 21.30 - Show
A structure of 12-meter cubes will be erected along the Grebnoy Canal Spit 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.

Rowing channel
September 25, 21.30 - 22.15 - Closing of the festival "Circle of Light"

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!