Europe · Hungary · Budapest
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Europe · Hungary · Budapest
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Russia · Moscow
The repertoire of the Illusion Cinema consists of the following:
– classical films made in Russia and other countries from the collection of the Russian State Film Holdings (the Gosfilmofond).
– retrospectives of films by outstanding directors and featuring outstanding actors;
– talk shows featuring leading people of cinema;
The unique repert...
Dnieper River · Ukraine · Kiev
Originally, the Institute for Noble Maidens (the Institute, for short) occupied the building of the present International Centre for Culture and Arts (the Centre, for short); the Institute was opened on 22 August 1838. This was a boarding school that provided their students with an education, with an aesthetic and ethical upbringing and with a righ...
Dnieper River · Ukraine · Kiev
Until the early 20th century, there was a small pond in the Professor Mehring's estate in place of the modern Ivana Franko Square. After Mehring died, his heirs sold the estate and the infield. New streets and buildings began to appear very rapidly. The pond was filled up. And Nikolayevskaya Square arose there. In 1898, a two-storeyed building of S...
Dnieper River · Ukraine · Kiev
The Kadr Cinema (the Kadr or the Cinema, for short) is Ukraine's first and only children's cinema. The Cinema's repertoire always contains films and cartoons for children.
The Kadr is first of all distinguished from cinemas for grown-ups by its size: its small auditorium (seating only 78 people) has room for a relatively small screen only, appro...
Russia · Moscow
The Kamernaya Stsena Russian Drama Theatre or the Chamber Stage Theatre of Russian Drama (the Theatre or the Chamber Stage, for short) is distinguished by several features. Its founders and managers, Mikhail Shchepenko and Tamara Basnina, have always been faithful to the principle "The theatre is a monastery". The Theatre was created from scratch: ...
Europe · Austria · Linz
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Russia · Moscow
On 5th November 1909, the Russkiye Vedomosti newspaper published an announcement: "In the next couple of days, the Khudozhestvenny Electrotheatre will be opened, in a specially constructed building in Arbatskaya Square. Its auditorium seats 400 people and the lobby has a luminous fountain."
On 11th November 1909, the first show took place in the...
Dnieper River · Ukraine · Kiev
The Kiev Academic Operetta Theatre (the Operetta Theatre or the Theatre, for short) was founded in 1934. At that time, it was known as the Kiev Theatre of Musical Comedy. In 1996, the Theatre received its current name.
The Theatre occupies the building of the former Trinity People's House, a working-class community centre. The building was const...