© RIA Novosti. Iliya PitalevNew Year’s a la Russe
by Vladimir Kozlov at 24/12/2012 19:50
Muscovites and visitors to the city around New Year’s have a bounty of options for celebrating the big night, as well as leisure activities throughout the holidays – from watching outdoor theater performances in the city’s central parks, to visiting museums and historic estates for free.
As usual, the celebrations are beginning a few days before New Year’s Eve. Metro passengers will be able to get into the celebratory mood as of Dec. 25, when a winterthemed sound installation will start broadcasting in all the train cars. According to the project’s creators, a combination of seasonal sounds and music will have a “positive” impact on passengers travelling to work or heading out for holiday shopping.
Krasny Oktyabr is hosting a Snowman Festival and Christmas fair in the courtyard of its Chocolate Shop. Items on sale include seasonal foods, arts and crafts, with a celebratory atmosphere enhanced by Christmas music. The winner of the “best snowman” contest is being announced on Dec. 25, and entries will be on display through Jan. 14.
Meanwhile, a Christmas festival will run through Jan. 10 on central pedestrian streets including Stoleshnikov Pereulok, Kamergersky Pereulok and Lavrushinsky Pereulok.
To keep kids entertained, Luzhniki is hosting an ice show based on Alexander Dumas’ novel “The Three Musketeers,” while Muzeon Arts Park is running workshops on making snow sculptures. The swimming pool of Olimpiisky Sports Complex is offering children an aquatic show called “Zazerkalye” (Through the Looking Glass) from Dec. 26 through Jan. 8.
Of course, the high point of celebrations around the city will arrive on Dec. 31. “On New Year’s Eve, three large venues will be set up in the city center, on Tverskaya Ulitsa, Lubyanskaya Ploshchad and Manezh Square,” Sergei Kapkov, head of the city’s culture department, said at a press conference at RIA Novosti. Kapkov added that a video installation will be set up on the wall of Manezh Exhibition Hall, and Lubyanskaya Ploshchad will host a show by artists from the former Soviet Union and France.
Tverskaya Ulitsa will be open for pedestrians as of 10 p.m. on Dec. 31, and outdoor parties at all three venues will begin at the same time. The metro will operate until 2 a.m. to accommodate late-night revelers.
Those who prefer to greet the New Year indoors at a club or restaurant also have plenty of options. A celebration at China-Town Cafe will feature Tarakany front man Dmitry Spirin, who is to play DJ sets alongside some of his friends. The program also includes a raffle and a real Ded Moroz (“Grandfather Frost,” the Russian Santa Claus). A ticket with a table seat costs 3,000 rubles in the main room, or 2,000 rubles in the small room; a seat at the bar is 2,000 rubles.
Masterskaya is holding a New Year’s party inspired by the classic 1956 film “Karnavalnaya Noch” (Carnival Night). The night will feature a set by the brass band MosBras, a set by DJ Pasha Golovin, retro music and plenty of salad Olivier, which was a New Year’s staple for just about every Soviet family.
Guests are encouraged to wear checked and striped suit jackets, retro dresses, fishnet pantyhose and red lipstick. The party starts at 10 p.m. Tickets are 500 rubles in advance and 700 rubles at the door.
The New Year’s party at 16 Tonn will center on a concert by the retro rock band Bravo. Tickets range from 5,000 to 12,000 rubles. In addition to the show and access to all dance floors, the entrance fee covers food and drinks, including “special New Year’s cocktails.”
Once partygoers recover from their hangovers, they’ll still have plenty to do around the city over the holidays, which this year last through Jan. 8.
On Jan. 1, entrance to the Moscow Zoo will be free. From Jan. 2 to 6, parks including Krasnaya Presnya, Hermitage Garden, Tagansky, Bauman and Muzeon will host performances of the New Year’sthemed play “Herbert’s Dream,” by the French theater Compagnie des Quidams and Inko’Nito. On Jan. 7, the play will be performed on Ploshchad Revolutsii.
The Garage Center for Contemporary Culture is holding a “creative vacation” event titled “Art Experiment” on Jan. 2, which will give participants the opportunity to be the first to learn about the center’s activities in 2013. The event will be held in three shifts, but its specifics are being kept secret.
Those who are spending their New Year’s vacation in the city will be able to visit many museums and estates for free. Participating spots include the Archeological Museum, the Memorial Museum of Space Exploration, the Gulag Museum, the Museum-Panorama of the Battle of Borodino, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the Multimedia Art Museum and museums dedicated to famous cultural figures including Alexander Pushkin, Vladimir Vysotsky and Mikhail Bulgakov.
The Tsaritsyno, Kolomenskoye, Lefortovo, Izmailovo and Kuskovo estates are also open for free visitation.
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