"The piece by Tatiana Baganova commissioned by the American Dance Festival in Durham (USA), is American. Pulled from mouth to mouth, it binds a male and a female dancers. Suddenly, a third figure appears and cuts up the gum with a huge pair of scissors. Chewing gum as a symbol for radical separations in this “never-never land”, a wondrous kingdom. A witch sits on a tree and swings on a long rope over the stage. The women wear crinolines, a young man wears a vest, studded with thorns. Everything dances slowly, like in a fairy tale or a dream." (Source: Ballet International Tanz Aktuelle)

The Russian version of the production was awarded the Golden Mask award (Best Choreographer's Work and Best Set and Costume Design). Maple Garden toured the United States, Thailand, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Poland, Lithuania, and Belarus, as well as 16 cities in Russia.

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Choreographer: Tatyana Baganova

Genre: Dance

Duration: 35 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

"The piece by Tatiana Baganova commissioned by the American Dance Festival in Durham (USA), is American. Pulled from mouth to mouth, it binds a male and a female dancers. Suddenly, a third figure appears and cuts up the gum with a huge pair of scissors. Chewing gum as a symbol for radical separations in this “never-never land”, a wondrous kingdom. A witch sits on a tree and swings on a long rope over the stage. The women wear crinolines, a young man wears a vest, studded with thorns. Everything dances slowly, like in a fairy tale or a dream." (Source: Ballet International Tanz Aktuelle)

The Russian version of the production was awarded the Golden Mask award (Best Choreographer's Work and Best Set and Costume Design). Maple Garden toured the United States, Thailand, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Poland, Lithuania, and Belarus, as well as 16 cities in Russia.

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Choreographer: Tatyana Baganova

Genre: Dance

Duration: 35 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

Les Noces by Tatiana Baganova is a prize-winner of the Russian National Theatre Award Golden Mask – 2000 (Best Choreographer's Work). The piece is based on Igor Stravinsky's work, which he himself described as “Russian choreographic scene with singing and music”. Structure of the performance is organised around the old rite of Northern Slavic tribes telling about the bridegroom, who must cut the bride’s braid – the symbol of women’s power – by himself.

"The First Prize belongs to Provincial Dances. Tatiana Baganova, the choreographer, gives her own version to Stravinsky. Stravinsky’s power, according to the music, is a search for an adequate power in the ancient ceremony. The characters wear sackcloth. They feel free in Stravinsky’s polyphony where they can both stick to certain rules and break them. Sharp needle of Baganova’s plastics are microcosm, her concept is a sort of paganism which means one can already resist the crowd." - (Source: Nezavisimaya Gazeta)

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Choreographer: Tatyana Baganova

Genre: Dance

Duration: 30 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

Les Noces by Tatiana Baganova is a prize-winner of the Russian National Theatre Award Golden Mask – 2000 (Best Choreographer's Work). The piece is based on Igor Stravinsky's work, which he himself described as “Russian choreographic scene with singing and music”. Structure of the performance is organised around the old rite of Northern Slavic tribes telling about the bridegroom, who must cut the bride’s braid – the symbol of women’s power – by himself.

"The First Prize belongs to Provincial Dances. Tatiana Baganova, the choreographer, gives her own version to Stravinsky. Stravinsky’s power, according to the music, is a search for an adequate power in the ancient ceremony. The characters wear sackcloth. They feel free in Stravinsky’s polyphony where they can both stick to certain rules and break them. Sharp needle of Baganova’s plastics are microcosm, her concept is a sort of paganism which means one can already resist the crowd." - (Source: Nezavisimaya Gazeta)

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Choreographer: Tatyana Baganova

Genre: Dance

Duration: 30 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

The performance is based on the play by the British playwright Caryl Churchill. The spectators find themselves inside the extravagant, paradoxical reality, which they will have to figure out during the performance and set their own priorities. Based on the example of what seems to be far, spectators will have a look at what is close at hand.

Our nature is such that we are most worried about things happening around us. But should we not worry about things that are less close? This show is about things that take place far away.

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Genre: Theatre

Duration: 75 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

The performance is based on the play by the British playwright Caryl Churchill. The spectators find themselves inside the extravagant, paradoxical reality, which they will have to figure out during the performance and set their own priorities. Based on the example of what seems to be far, spectators will have a look at what is close at hand.

Our nature is such that we are most worried about things happening around us. But should we not worry about things that are less close? This show is about things that take place far away.

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Genre: Theatre

Duration: 75 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

A.T.C.B.P. is an allusion to some famous performances made in the 1990s in Russia. This is a study on performance and its meaning in various contexts.

Artists have always challenged not only the traditions of art, but also social norms, moral principles, all in order to achieve a new aesthetic level.

The Performance A.T.C.B.P. is another challenge of the author and choreographer Ilya Manylov for himself. By placing himself in a tight framework of working at the limit of his capacity, the choreographer is trying to expand the boundaries of his artistic capabilities. He wants to tell the old story in a new language, where dance is just one of the various means of expression.

Rethinking performative experience in the Russian art of the 1990s, the artist demonstrates an attitude, often ironic, towards the postmodern era. His task is to push the audience towards unconventional thinking, sensory perception, to stimulate them to abandon the habit of analysing everything.

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Choreographer: Ilya Manylov

Duration: 40 minutes

Genre: Dance

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

This performance will be followed by a Q&A with the artists.

A.T.C.B.P. is an allusion to some famous performances made in the 1990s in Russia. This is a study on performance and its meaning in various contexts.

Artists have always challenged not only the traditions of art, but also social norms, moral principles, all in order to achieve a new aesthetic level.

The Performance A.T.C.B.P. is another challenge of the author and choreographer Ilya Manylov for himself. By placing himself in a tight framework of working at the limit of his capacity, the choreographer is trying to expand the boundaries of his artistic capabilities. He wants to tell the old story in a new language, where dance is just one of the various means of expression.

Rethinking performative experience in the Russian art of the 1990s, the artist demonstrates an attitude, often ironic, towards the postmodern era. His task is to push the audience towards unconventional thinking, sensory perception, to stimulate them to abandon the habit of analysing everything.

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Choreographer: Ilya Manylov

Duration: 40 minutes

Genre: Dance

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

This performance will be followed by a Q&A with the artists.

Don Quixote is about dreams, fantasies, subtle game. The characters of the Miguel de Cervantes’ book have long existed as mythological figures, known by everyone, regardless of one’s acquaintance with the original source.
The main emphasis in the performance is made on the creation and construction of visual effects: puppets of different size and technique, complex mechanical structures and sets, special lighting. Stories of love, friendship, war and death are told in different chapters. 

The production was awarded the GRAND PRIX at the IX International Puppet Theatre Festival "Petrushka the Great" and nominated for the Golden Mask National Theatre Award 2019 in two nominations: Puppetry / Best Production and Puppetry / Best Stage Design.

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Duration: 75 minutes

Genre: Puppetry

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

This performance will be followed by a Q&A and a meeting with the administration of the theatre and representatives of the foreign cultural institutions.

Don Quixote is about dreams, fantasies, subtle game. The characters of the Miguel de Cervantes’ book have long existed as mythological figures, known by everyone, regardless of one’s acquaintance with the original source.
The main emphasis in the performance is made on the creation and construction of visual effects: puppets of different size and technique, complex mechanical structures and sets, special lighting. Stories of love, friendship, war and death are told in different chapters. 

The production was awarded the GRAND PRIX at the IX International Puppet Theatre Festival "Petrushka the Great" and nominated for the Golden Mask National Theatre Award 2019 in two nominations: Puppetry / Best Production and Puppetry / Best Stage Design.

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Duration: 75 minutes

Genre: Puppetry

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

This performance will be followed by a Q&A and a meeting with the administration of the theatre and representatives of the foreign cultural institutions.

Alexander Griboyedov’s classic play about the confrontation between the old, conservative “famusian” society and the young, progressive Chatsky turned into a mystical, but very vivid picture of nowadays Russia.

The main and most catchy detail of the production’s scenery is the widely spread on the Russian Internet character called “Zhdoon” (the one who waits) – originally Homunculus Loxodontus, a statue by Dutch artist Margriet van Breevoort.

Fifty “zhdoons” on stage are carried in the arms like children, get jewellery on, are prayed to and serve as a means of communication. The reason why the people in Russia became so fond of Margriet van Breevoort ‘s character is probably that Russians are always waiting for something: changes for the better, happiness, sun, good weather ... What are we not waiting for and what are we not hoping for?!

The show is full of songs and dances, it’s easy and fun to watch. But behind all this rollicking fun lies a serious question about the essence of the Russian human being, about the “mysterious Russian soul”, about our inaction, silence, disorder, idleness. After all, so often we say to ourselves: “Why change something? I'll just sit tight and wait”.  And if at the beginning of the play Zhdoon moves the spectator, makes one laugh, then gradually, towards the end, this image grows into a horrifying character that makes one cry. And the most important thing is to get better, to distance oneself from Zhdoon, to have nothing in common with him and oneself.

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Duration: 150 minutes

Genre: Theatre 

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

This performance will be followed by a Q&R with the artists.

Alexander Griboyedov’s classic play about the confrontation between the old, conservative “famusian” society and the young, progressive Chatsky turned into a mystical, but very vivid picture of nowadays Russia.

The main and most catchy detail of the production’s scenery is the widely spread on the Russian Internet character called “Zhdoon” (the one who waits) – originally Homunculus Loxodontus, a statue by Dutch artist Margriet van Breevoort.

Fifty “zhdoons” on stage are carried in the arms like children, get jewellery on, are prayed to and serve as a means of communication. The reason why the people in Russia became so fond of Margriet van Breevoort ‘s character is probably that Russians are always waiting for something: changes for the better, happiness, sun, good weather ... What are we not waiting for and what are we not hoping for?!

The show is full of songs and dances, it’s easy and fun to watch. But behind all this rollicking fun lies a serious question about the essence of the Russian human being, about the “mysterious Russian soul”, about our inaction, silence, disorder, idleness. After all, so often we say to ourselves: “Why change something? I'll just sit tight and wait”.  And if at the beginning of the play Zhdoon moves the spectator, makes one laugh, then gradually, towards the end, this image grows into a horrifying character that makes one cry. And the most important thing is to get better, to distance oneself from Zhdoon, to have nothing in common with him and oneself.

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Duration: 150 minutes

Genre: Theatre 

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

This performance will be followed by a Q&R with the artists.

Andersen's tale Little Mermaid seems to have been known to everyone since childhood. But if you carefully re-read the authentic Andersen’s text, the familiar childhood fairy tale gets another sound.

Why was the Little Mermaid so drawn to the earthly world even before she met her Prince? Why was she so sure that she would love the people living there? What was the reason she was ready to give her hundreds of years for one day to be a human? And was the Little Mermaid’s love so unhappy, although it brought her a lot of heartache? Together with the audience, the authors of the show will try to answer these questions in order to understand the price for the tears, which Little Mermaid felt for the first time at the end of the show (although, as you know, mermaids cannot cry).

The audience will see true magic of Andersen's fairy tale, it’ll be real, poetic, spectacular. While music and choreography will turn the performance into a mysterious parable that will not leave indifferent neither children nor adults.

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Duration: 80 minutes

Genre: Theatre

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

This performance will be followed by a Q&A with the artists.

Andersen's tale Little Mermaid seems to have been known to everyone since childhood. But if you carefully re-read the authentic Andersen’s text, the familiar childhood fairy tale gets another sound.

Why was the Little Mermaid so drawn to the earthly world even before she met her Prince? Why was she so sure that she would love the people living there? What was the reason she was ready to give her hundreds of years for one day to be a human? And was the Little Mermaid’s love so unhappy, although it brought her a lot of heartache? Together with the audience, the authors of the show will try to answer these questions in order to understand the price for the tears, which Little Mermaid felt for the first time at the end of the show (although, as you know, mermaids cannot cry).

The audience will see true magic of Andersen's fairy tale, it’ll be real, poetic, spectacular. While music and choreography will turn the performance into a mysterious parable that will not leave indifferent neither children nor adults.

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Duration: 80 minutes

Genre: Theatre

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

This performance will be followed by a Q&A with the artists.

Come on, Lautreamont! is a synthesis of video, original electronic music and contemporary dance. The performance explores the landmark for the history of art text The Songs of Maldoror by Comte De Lautreamont, which was written in the 19th century and influenced the avant-garde movements of the early 20th century to become the forerunner of surrealism. This gloomy cynical text is rich in many bright grotesque images and characters.

A multi-channel video installation, that was created for the performance, is projected onto all the walls of the chamber hall, placing the audience inside the surrealistic comic book space. And specially composed soundtrack is part of the audio-visual component of the performance.

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Duration: 40 minutes

Genre: Dance

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

This performance will be followed by a Q&A with the artists.

Come on, Lautreamont! is a synthesis of video, original electronic music and contemporary dance. The performance explores the landmark for the history of art text The Songs of Maldoror by Comte De Lautreamont, which was written in the 19th century and influenced the avant-garde movements of the early 20th century to become the forerunner of surrealism. This gloomy cynical text is rich in many bright grotesque images and characters.

A multi-channel video installation, that was created for the performance, is projected onto all the walls of the chamber hall, placing the audience inside the surrealistic comic book space. And specially composed soundtrack is part of the audio-visual component of the performance.

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Duration: 40 minutes

Genre: Dance

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

This performance will be followed by a Q&A with the artists.

Reflections by people who are not afraid to get into deep waters by talking about infinity. This production is a reflection on time and space, memories and memory. Participants of the # ZAzhivoe project research their impressions of meetings and dates, where they shared their memories of carefree, hard, crucial moments of life and perforce moved through time with their companion. In the inclusive theatre project #ZAzhivoe, participants – people with autism and other types of special developmental needs – become the co-authors of plays alongside professional actors. The project aims to create experimental artwork and socialise people with special needs.

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 30 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

Reflections by people who are not afraid to get into deep waters by talking about infinity. This production is a reflection on time and space, memories and memory. Participants of the # ZAzhivoe project research their impressions of meetings and dates, where they shared their memories of carefree, hard, crucial moments of life and perforce moved through time with their companion. In the inclusive theatre project #ZAzhivoe, participants – people with autism and other types of special developmental needs – become the co-authors of plays alongside professional actors. The project aims to create experimental artwork and socialise people with special needs.

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 30 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

Machiavelli said: «It’s the retinue that makes the king». In the performance of the drama studio Inclusion.School.Yekaterinburg, courtiers tell a well known Shakespeare’s story. Lear’s whim, who is tired of ruling and decided to divide his kingdom, turns into a tragedy. The solemn rhythm of the procession in honour of the King turns into a military cannonade in the struggle for power, when mental blindness is worse than physical blindness.

The production is a laureate of the III Inclusive Art International Festival in the category Theatre Art.

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 35 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

Machiavelli said: «It’s the retinue that makes the king». In the performance of the drama studio Inclusion.School.Yekaterinburg, courtiers tell a well known Shakespeare’s story. Lear’s whim, who is tired of ruling and decided to divide his kingdom, turns into a tragedy. The solemn rhythm of the procession in honour of the King turns into a military cannonade in the struggle for power, when mental blindness is worse than physical blindness.

The production is a laureate of the III Inclusive Art International Festival in the category Theatre Art.

Genre: Theatre

Duration: 35 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

The soundtrack of the concert was selected carefully: only favourites, world-class hits, golden standards – in the author's interpretation. The music will be created here and now in the best traditions of jam sessions, right in front of your eyes.

The jazz princesses of the Yekaterinburg Musical Comedy Theatre Irina Makarova and Svetlana Yachmenyova and brilliant jazzmen of Platon Gazeleridi Jazz Orchestra will give an amazing concert of “golden standards” for music lovers.

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Genre: Music

Duration: 60 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

The soundtrack of the concert was selected carefully: only favourites, world-class hits, golden standards – in the author's interpretation. The music will be created here and now in the best traditions of jam sessions, right in front of your eyes.

The jazz princesses of the Yekaterinburg Musical Comedy Theatre Irina Makarova and Svetlana Yachmenyova and brilliant jazzmen of Platon Gazeleridi Jazz Orchestra will give an amazing concert of “golden standards” for music lovers.

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Genre: Music

Duration: 60 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

Russian folk instrument ensemble was created on the basis of the Sverdlovsk State Academic Theatre of Musical Comedy in 1995. A band of six top-level virtuosos, laureates of contests and festivals in Europe and Russia.

Izumrud band members are music groundbreakers who have been skilfully balancing between genres and styles for twenty years and who are not afraid to create the most daring and unexpected musical cocktails, combining Mozart's tunes with Blues, and songs of Elvis with world folk songs. Izumrud is the headliner of Russian and international music festivals, winner of numerous art awards. The band has rich discography and wide touring map.

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Genre: Music

Duration: 60 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union. 

Russian folk instrument ensemble was created on the basis of the Sverdlovsk State Academic Theatre of Musical Comedy in 1995. A band of six top-level virtuosos, laureates of contests and festivals in Europe and Russia.

Izumrud band members are music groundbreakers who have been skilfully balancing between genres and styles for twenty years and who are not afraid to create the most daring and unexpected musical cocktails, combining Mozart's tunes with Blues, and songs of Elvis with world folk songs. Izumrud is the headliner of Russian and international music festivals, winner of numerous art awards. The band has rich discography and wide touring map.

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Genre: Music

Duration: 60 minutes

Tickets for all performances in the artistic programme are booked for the Caravan participants, courtesy of the Russian Theatre Union.