From September 23 to 27, 2017, the VII Moscow International “Circle of Light” will be held in the capital Moscow.
The Circle of Light festival is held annually. For five days, Moscow will once again turn into a city of light - lighting designers and audio specialists visual arts from all over the world will transform the architectural appearance of the capital. Its most famous buildings will feature colorful large-scale video projections, the streets will be illuminated with fabulous installations, and fantastic multimedia shows using light, fire, lasers and fireworks will give an unforgettable experience and vivid emotions. Entrance to the festival is free.

Venues and schedule of the Circle of Light 2017 festival

The festival will take place at the following venues in Moscow: Ostankino, theatre square, Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, Patriarch's Ponds, Strogino, Digital October and the Mir Concert Hall.

Ostankino

This is one of the main venues of the Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light 2017”. The opening ceremony will take place here on September 23. A musical and multimedia show using video projection, choreography of fountains, synergy of light, lasers and fire will unfold on the Ostankino Tower and the water surface of the Ostankino pond and will end with a grandiose pyrotechnic show.

SEPTEMBER 23: OPENING CEREMONY OF THE VII MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL “CIRCLE OF LIGHT”, 20:00-21:15

A multimedia show traveling through different countries of the world and their geographical natural beauties. The opening ceremony will end with a 15-minute grandiose pyrotechnic show involving Ostankino Tower
SEPTEMBER 24: MULTIMEDIA TRAVEL SHOW, 20:00-21:00
A multimedia show traveling through different countries of the world and their geographical natural beauties. The program will end with a 7-minute grand pyrotechnic show.

theatre square

The main buildings on this site are the Bolshoi and Maly theaters. The light show on their facades will tell a love story. In addition, the site will host a screening of works from the ARTVISION competition. Participants from all over the world will demonstrate new works of light art to the audience at Bolshoi Theater in the “Classic” category and at the Maly Theater in the “Modern” category.

SEPTEMBER 23-27, 19:30-23:00
BIG AND SMALL THEATER. LIGHT SHOW “SKY MECHANICS”

Viewers can expect a story about love and loneliness. About the impossibility of accepting one person by another, but at the same time the impossibility of existing alone.
BIG AND SMALL THEATER. LIGHT SHOW “THE TIMELESS”
The audience will be told light history Maly Theater.

BIG THEATER. SHOWING THE WORKS OF ARTVISION COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS IN THE “CLASSIC” NOMINATION

On the façade of the Bolshoi Theater, viewers can expect new works in the genre of classic architectural video mapping. Participants will demonstrate the interactions of 2D-3D light-color projections on a physical object in the urban environment, taking into account its geometry and location in space.

SMALL THEATER. SHOWING WORKS OF PARTICIPANTS OF THE ARTVISION COMPETITION IN THE “MODERN” NOMINATION

The facade of the Maly Theater will become the canvas for the works of participants in the ART VISION competition in the “Modern” category. This nomination differs from classic architectural video mapping in that the authors constantly search for and use new technologies, tools, and knowledge in the field of modern artistic trends.

Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve

At this site, viewers can expect an audiovisual show at the Bolshoi Catherine's Palace, live show art groups Soprano Turkish to the accompaniment of light and music, a fountain show on Tsaritsynsky Pond and amazing light installations.

SEPTEMBER 23-27, 19:30-23:00
GRAND CATHERINE PALACE
AUDIOVISUAL MAPPING “PALACE OF SENSINGS”

PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE BY THE ART GROUP SOPRANO TURETSKY, ACCOMPANIED BY A VIDEO PROJECTION ON THE FACADE OF THE PALACE
Viewers will witness a unique combination of lighting technologies with recordings of songs by one of the best women's groups Russia, which represents voices from the highest ( coloratura soprano) to the lowest (mezzo).

TSARITSYNSKY POND
FOUNTAIN SHOW
Dozens of fountains will come to life with music classical works Russian composers, making the audience participants in a large water orchestra.

PARK TSARITSYNO
LIGHT INSTALLATIONS
Throughout the evening, amazing light installations from leading lighting designers from all over the world will be running in Tsaritsyno Park.

ON SEPTEMBER 24, from 20:00 to 21:00, there will also be a PERFORMANCE BY THE TURKIY SOPRANO ART GROUP, ACCOMPANIED BY A VIDEO PROJECTION ON THE FACADE OF THE PALACE.

Patriarch's Ponds

SEPTEMBER 25, 20:30-21:30
LIVE PERFORMANCE BY DMITRY MALIKOV ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE VIDEO PROJECTIONS
The program will feature a number of classical works performed by Dmitry Malikov, which will be translated into the language of visual metaphors and images by the VJ team, winner of the ART VISION competition.

Strogino

SEPTEMBER 27, 21:30-22:00
PYROTECHNIC SHOW
Viewers can expect a vibrant 30-minute Japanese pyrotechnic show, which has no analogues in Russia. From four barges installed in the waters of the Stroginsky backwater, hundreds of pyrotechnic charges will be launched, 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 are superior in color and brightness to other fireworks, and the hand-made process, passed down from time immemorial, makes each projectile a true work art.

Digital October

From year to year, the site remains a constant meeting place for famous professionals in the field of visual art and aspiring light artists. Educational program consisting of lectures, seminars and practical classes helps beginners master the basics and reveals many secrets and subtleties in working with light.
Address: Bersenevskaya embankment, 6, building 3. Registration: from September 9
A schedule of educational events with the possibility of registration will appear soon.
KZ "Mir"

A new space was chosen especially for the competition of the best light and music teams in the VJing category of the ART VISION competition - the MIR concert hall. On September 24, viewers will be treated to a vibrant musical battle that will not allow you to sit still and will infect everyone with dance courage.

From September 23 to 27, Moscow will host the sixth International festival“Circle of Light” is an annual event in which lighting designers and specialists in the field of audiovisual art transform the architectural appearance of Moscow using video mapping techniques. The facades of symbolic buildings of Russia appear as canvases for large-scale colorful video projections.

This year the Main Building of one of the oldest and largest universities in Russia, Moscow State University, will join the Grebny Canal, VDNKh and the Bolshoi Theater, which are already familiar to festival visitors.

Works of participants international competition « Art Vision" can be seen on the facades of the Bolshoi Theater (nomination "Classical video mapping") and Pavilion No. 1 at VDNKh (nomination "Modern"). Talented VJs from all over the world will show their skills in the Izvestia Hall concert hall. And, of course, on September 24 and 25 there will be an educational program at the Digital October Center. Entrance to all festival sites is free.

Festival venues:

Moscow State University (MSU), Main Building

• September 23 – opening of the festival;
• September 24, 25 – show.

The organizers of the Circle of Light festival prepared a colorful multimedia show on the facade of the Main building of Moscow State University. In terms of technical parameters, this site already promises to amaze visitors with its record-breaking scale. More than 200 powerful light projectors will create a video projection with an area of ​​over 40,000 square meters. On the facade of the Main building of Moscow State University, two light performances with a total duration of about 50 minutes will be presented, which will not leave either adults or children indifferent.

The first of them, called “Boundless Moscow State University,” will invite you on a journey through a world of knowledge full of mysteries, hidden within the walls of the university. The legendary founder of Moscow State University, Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov, will guide you through the amazing spaces of various sciences and tell you what secrets the famous high-rise building on Vorobyovy Gory hides.

The second performance is the exciting animated story “Keeper”, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Russia’s protected areas. The heroes of the story - the young brave Wolf Cub and the wise, albeit a little hot-tempered, Albatross - had a difficult mission: to save the world from the raging element of fire. Their path lies through centuries-old forests, the steppes of Kalmykia and the waters of Lake Baikal. The characters in the light show were voiced Russian actors, musicians and TV presenters: Ivan Okhlobystin, Alexey Kortnev, Nikolai Drozdov, Lolita Milyavskaya and other celebrities.

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

Grebnoy Canal

• September 24, 25 — show;
• September 27—closing of the festival.

A multimedia show has been prepared for the Rowing Channel that will exceed all your wildest expectations. This year, in addition to fountains, fire burners, lasers and lighting devices, the performance will use a large-scale video projection. This combination is unique by the standards of not only Moscow, but also other major world light festivals. Especially for this, an entire mini-city more than 50 meters high will be built on the spit of the Rowing Canal, because the show will be dedicated to the cities of Russia and their residents.

To the accompaniment of hits different years spectators of the musical multimedia show They will greet the morning in a quiet resort town, plunge into the bustle of the day in a city with a population of over a million, and spend the evening in an eternally awake metropolis. The energy of water, fire, light and pyrotechnics will vividly and unforgettably convey the atmosphere of each of them.

It will be a special surprise Laser show on the surface there are lines of fountains that will connect the banks of the Rowing Canal with a giant bridge.

Grand Theatre

• September 23–27 — show.

In just a few years, the Bolshoi Theater has become a traditional festival venue. On the façade worldwide famous symbol Russian culture will show the best light scenes of past years (“ Swan Lake", "Carmen" and others). The festival organizers also prepared a premiere, dedicated to the Year beautiful and recognizable all over the world Russian cinema. The video mapping sketch on the façade of the Bolshoi Theater is a viewer’s view of the history of Russian cinema. Thanks to the magic of cinema, the heroes of the plot - a young couple - will be transported to the other side of the screen and turn into cult characters Russian films.

The familiar classic façade of the Bolshoi Theater will turn into the backdrop of everyone’s favorite films, such as “Jolly Fellows”, “The Irony of Fate, or light steam", "White Sun of the Desert", "Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears" and "Kin-dza-dza". After watching the light scenes, viewers will rediscover both the architecture of classicism and the classics national cinema.

The theme of cinema, but this time world-wide, will be reflected in their works by the participants of the Art Vision competition in the “Classical Architectural Video Mapping” category. Viewers will also be able to see their colorful projects on the facade of the Bolshoi Theater on all days of the festival from September 23 to 27.

VDNH

• September 23–27 – Park of Light;
• 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. Famous world lighting designers will decorate the Exhibition area with their own lighting installations:

"Incandescence" - multimedia project French artist Severine Fontaine, which for six minutes demonstrates the evolution of the role of light in human life. Giant glass structures in the shape of incandescent lamps will immerse viewers in a mesmerizing space of play of light. The project was developed over six years and was first shown at the Lyon Light Festival in 2014.

« Fire tornado"from the company Kinetic Humor (Netherlands) is able to amaze even the wildest imagination with the power of the forces of fire and wind. Spun by a special fan system, the fire of a small burner turns into a humming fiery whirlwind about 10 meters high. The interactive installation “Angels of Freedom” is presented at the Berlin Light Festival. Five pairs of luminous wings with a span of more than 5 meters will undoubtedly become the source of the most beautiful photographs that will decorate any photo album.

“Pyrotechnic Falls”, or “Cold Fire Show” from Italy - a piece of the New Year in September. During the “Circle of Light” festival, increased pyrotechnic fallout will be observed in the area of ​​the Main Pavilion of VDNKh.

In addition, on September 24 at VDNKh there will be a concert of the art group “Turetsky Choir”. 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, video projections to songs of the “Turetsky Choir” will be cyclically broadcast in recordings. Also on the façade of the First Pavilion of VDNH, the finalists of the Art Vision competition in the Modern category will present their works. Watching their multimedia light projects, viewers will be immersed in a world of mysterious and attractive abstract forms and images.

Concert Hall “Izvestia Hall”

• September 24 – show.

One of the main concert halls of the capital is Izvestia Hall, a new venue for the Circle of Light festival. The finalists of the Art Vision competition in the VJing category will perform here. The competition promises to be incredibly exciting thanks to the spirit of improvisation: the winner will be the one who can assemble the best fragments from previously prepared fragments in real time visual effects for the first one available musical composition. Thanks to such interactivity, the confrontation between talented VJs from around the world will arouse interest not only among fans of advanced audiovisual technologies and club life, but also for everyone who is interested cultural life Moscow.

The evening will be completed by a performance by a member of the jury of the Art Vision competition, a master of VJing - Johnny Wilson, Spain. He is the founder of the world famous project Eclectic Method. Johnny, together with his colleagues, toured the whole world with concerts, collaborated with musicians Fatboy Slim and U2, and the film company New Line Cinema. Eclectic Method has captivated audiences at international film festivals, ceremonies of various competitions and awards, millions of venues and clubs around the world. Eclectic Method has already recent years included in the top 20 VJs according to surveys by DJ Magazine.

Digital October Center

• September 24, 25 - show.

By tradition, the Digital October center appears as a stronghold of advanced knowledge and a communication platform for professionals, students and fans of fields related to multimedia technologies, projection mapping and contemporary art.

As part of the educational program on September 24 and 25 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Digital October Center, leading lighting design and video mapping experts from around the world will share their experience in implementing large-scale projects, talk about the pitfalls of the organizational process, discuss technical innovations and current trends. The program includes workshops, panel discussions and lectures.

The Moscow International Festival "Circle of Light" is an annual event in which lighting designers and specialists in the field of audiovisual art from around the world will transform the architectural appearance of the capital. For a few autumn days Moscow will once again become a center of light attraction, 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, you can come and enjoy the performances for free - admission to all festival sites is free.

Detailed program of the festival "Circle of Light" 2018

Grebnoy Canal
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 spit of the Rowing 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 the pontoons.

Grebnoy Canal
September 25, 21.30 - 22.15 – Closing of the “Circle of Light” festival

The closing of the festival will be dedicated to the cross year of Japan and Russia. Spectators final performance will surprise you with a 40-minute show of Japanese pyrotechnics, known throughout the world for its unique beauty and scale. It will involve large-caliber charges, and the opening diameter of the largest of them will reach almost 1 kilometer in the sky!

This year Theater Square will use the facades of three theaters for light shows: Bolshoi, Maly and RAMT. The three buildings will allow for a panoramic 270-degree video projection. During the festival, an allegorical light novel about Spartacus, the history of his struggle for personal freedom and spiritual liberation will be shown here. You will also be able to see two thematic light shows of last year’s festival – “Celestial Mechanics” and “Timeless”, and the works of the finalists of the international Art Vision competition in the “Classic” category.

Victory Museum
September 21-25, 19.30-23.00
For the first time in the history of the Circle of Light, the festival site will be the Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Hill. On the facade of the building, light novels will be shown dedicated to Russia’s military past, the city of Moscow, as well as fifteen-minute VJing to music and songs of the war years.

Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve
The Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve invites everyone to a space of impressions. The huge territory of the park will turn into a world of extravaganza, where the forest will be filled with mirages, and viewers will not immediately be able to understand what is real and what is not. Fairy-tale 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.

Attractions: Red Square, Moscow Kremlin, Bolshoi Theater, Park named after. Gorky, VDNH, Chistye Prudy, Sparrow Hills, embankments of the Moscow River.

Accommodations: Hotels "Metropol", "National", "Moscow", "Cosmos", Marriott Moscow Tverskaya.

The Circle of Light festival has been held annually since 2011. During this time, the festival's audience grew 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. This year their number is expected to exceed 150 thousand people.

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 shows will be shown - "The Guardian" and "Unlimited Moscow State University". Each festival evening will conclude with a pyrotechnic show.

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

Venues and schedule:

September 23 - 25 - Moscow State University(MSU), Main building
September 23 – Opening of the festival
September 24, 25 – Show

Two light shows 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 covering an area of ​​over 40,000 sq. m.

The first performance “Boundless Moscow State University” will take you on a journey through a world of knowledge full of mysteries, hidden within the walls of the university. The legendary founder of Moscow State University M. Lomonosov will guide you through the amazing spaces of various sciences and tell you what secrets the famous high-rise building on Vorobyovy Gory hides.

The second performance, “The Guardian,” is a fascinating animated story dedicated to 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 conclude with a pyrotechnic show. For three days the sky is above Sparrow Hills More than 19 thousand multi-colored fireworks will be painted.

A multimedia show has been prepared for the Rowing Channel that will exceed all your wildest expectations. This year, in addition to fountains, fire burners, lasers and lighting devices, the performance will use a large-scale video projection. Especially for this purpose, an entire mini-city with a height of more than 50 m 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 greet 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 eternally 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 facade of the world-famous symbol of Russian culture, the best lighting scenes of past years will be shown (“Swan Lake”, “Carmen” and others). The festival organizers also prepared a premiere dedicated to the Year of Russian Cinema.

The familiar classic façade of the Bolshoi Theater will turn into the backdrop of everyone’s favorite films, such as “ Funny boys", "The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath", "White Sun of the Desert", "Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears" and "Kin-dza-dza".

The theme of cinema, but this time world-wide, will be reflected in their works by the participants of the Art Vision competition in the “Classical Architectural Video Mapping” category. Viewers will also be able to see their colorful projects on the facade of the Bolshoi Theater on all days of the festival from September 23 to 27.

September 23 – 27 – Park of Light
September 23 – 27 – Pyrotechnic Falls
September 24 – concert of the art group “Turetsky Choir”

VDNKh will be transformed into a Park of Light for five festival evenings. Famous world lighting designers will decorate its territory with original lighting 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 the company Kinetic Humor (Netherlands) is able to amaze even the wildest imagination with the power of the forces of fire and wind. Spun by a special fan system, the fire of a small burner turns into a humming fiery whirlwind about 10 m high.

The interactive installation “Angels of Freedom” is presented at the Berlin Light Festival. Five pairs of luminous wings with a span of more than 5 m will become the source of the most beautiful photographs.

“Pyrotechnic Falls” or “Cold Fire Show” from Italy is a piece of the New Year in September.

In addition, on September 24 at VDNKh there will be a concert of the art group “Turetsky Choir”. Festival guests 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 broadcast cyclically in recordings.

Also on the façade of the First Pavilion of VDNH, the finalists of the Art Vision competition in the Modern category will present their works.

The finalists of the Art Vision competition in the VJing category will perform here. The winner will be the one who can, in real time, assemble the best visual effects for the first musical composition that comes across from previously prepared fragments.

The evening will be completed by a performance by a member of the jury of the Art Vision competition, a master of VJing - 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, 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 is by invitation only.
To participate in educational programs at Digital October and to enter the Izvestia Hall concert hall, pre-registration is required.

From September 23 to 27, the VII Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light” will take place in Moscow. Impressive light and sound performances will be presented free of charge at seven venues.

Architectural video mapping - projection volumetric images on city buildings and structures - can be seen on the Ostankino Tower, which this year celebrates half-century anniversary. In addition to the Ostankino TV tower, the Circle of Light festival program will feature four more open areas: Theater Square, Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, Patriarch's Ponds and Stroginskaya floodplain.

Ostankino tower

One of the main venues of the Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light” will be the Ostankino Tower. 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 using video projection, choreography of fountains, synergy of light, lasers and fire will unfold on the Ostankino Tower and the surface of the Ostankino Pond.

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 Yellow Stone Park and Bamboo Flute Cave, to experience the heat of the Sahara Desert or the refreshing breeze of the Great Barrier Reef, witnesses of the mesmerizing power of the Fuji volcano, the immense depth of Lake Baikal, the endless beauties 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, 540 meters high, will alternately turn into the Eiffel Tower (300 meters), the Dubai skyscraper 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 Maly Theaters. A unique light show, where the interaction of two facades will become part of one love story.

In addition, the site will host a screening of works from the beloved ARTVISION competition. Participants from all over the world will demonstrate new works of light art to the audience at the Bolshoi Theater in the Classic category and at the Maly Theater in the Modern category.

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 performed on their stages will be shown. Viewers will see fragments of plays by classics of Russian literature - Alexander Ostrovsky, Nikolai Gogol, Anton Chekhov and others.

Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve

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

In Tsaritsyno, on all festival days you can admire the show of dancing fountains. Water jets will be illuminated using special installations. Musical background The performances will include works from the repertoire of Mikhail Glinka, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev and other Russian composers.

Also on September 24, the art group Soprano will perform for guests of Tsaritsyno Park. Participants unique project Mikhail Turetsky will be accompanied with his vocals by spectacular video projections on the building of one of the palaces. And from September 25 to 27, Soprano will be performed in recording.

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

Patriarch's Ponds

On Patriarch's Ponds On September 25 from 20:30 to 21:30 Dmitry Malikov will perform 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 Stroginsky backwater, at the end of the Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light”, for the first time in Russia, spectators will be treated to a large-scale 30-minute pyrotechnic show from Japanese manufacturers.

Spectators can expect 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 manual production process, passed down from time immemorial, makes each projectile a true work of art.

Digital October

From year to year, the Digital October platform remains a constant meeting place for famous professionals in the field of visual art and aspiring light artists.

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

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

Concert Hall "MIR"

On September 24, the “Art Vision VJ” competition will take place at the “Mir” theater and concert hall on Tsvetnoy Boulevard. Teams from different countries compete in the skill of creating light images to music.

Spectators will witness a competitive competition of the best light and music artists in the direction of VJing. Participants will demonstrate 10-minute VJ sets, where in real time under performed music will create completely new works using unexpected visual images and video clips.

Admission is free subject to pre-registration on the festival website.