Friday - May 1, 2009
19.30
FAIRY TALES AND PRINCE OF JOKES
In association with L'Officiel
At The Apartment
Private Dinner
Attendance: Guests, participants and sponsors
Russian and British guests share their favourite jokes and fairy tales over dinner
23.00
ORBITING
At The Most
Party, Music and Dance
DJs: Musician William Orbit and Fashion Designer Masha Tsigal.
Attendance: Guests, participants and sponsors
Saturday - May 2, 2009
11.00
TEA AND MOMENTS OF CONTEMPLATION..WITH A BIT OF MIME
At Baibakov Art Projects Gallery
Photography Exhibition by Alexandra Astafieva
Songs and Poetry Readings by Aleksandr Ilichevsky (Russian Booker Prize Winner 2007) and Olga Slavnikova (Russian Booker Prize Winner 2006)
Screening of Daphne Guinness' 'The Phenomenology of Body'
Mime Performance
Attendance: Guests, participants, press and sponsors
14.00
THE POLITICS OF LIFE
In Association with BBC Russian Service
At Club Lounge Bibliiteka
Exhibition of Illustrations by Alexei Merinov
British GQ Editor in Chief, Dylan Jones talks about his new book about the British Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron MP
A 5 Minute Clip on the Current State of British Politics
Irina Khakamada to be interviewed by Dmitriy Dibrov.
Followed by a short Q&A with audience
Lunch
Attendance: Guests, participants, press and sponsors
18.00
THE CAMERA DOESN'T LIE
In Association with ABC Gallery
At Salon of Fine Arts, Petrovka
Reception/Drinks
Photography Exhibition by Svetlana K-Lie 'Vesna, Hempel - 2008'
Michael Nyman's Piano Recital
Photographer Amanda Eliasch discusses her new book 'Cloak & Dagger Butterfly'
Attendance: Guests, participants, press and sponsors
21.00
A NIGHT CHEZ SHAROV
In the studio of designer Andrei Sharov
Private Dinner
Jazz Performance
Attendance: Guests, participants and press
Sunday - May 3, 2009
10:00 - 22:00
YOU WILL NOT YAWN
Film Screenings
At Eisenstein Library, 35 MM and Dom Kino
From Russia:
Russia 88
Bury Me Behind the Skirting
Nirvana
ASSA
The Island
The Return (Vozvrashcheniye)
From Britain:
Dirty Pretty Things (Stephen Frears)
Love You More (Sam Taylor-Wood)
Happy Go Lucky (Mike Leigh)
Chromophobia (Martha Fiennes)
It's a Free World (Ken Loach)
Love Live Long (Mike Figgis)
The Reader (Stephen Daldry)
Onegin (Martha Fiennes)
11.00
THE DIRECTORS' GREY CELLS
In Association with TIME
at Dom Kino
A panel discussion on the art of film adaption in today's world Andrei Konchalovsky, Andrei Zvyagintsev, Stephen Frears and Stephen Daldry
Special Guests: Pavel Lungin, Pavel Bardin, Petr Fedorov, Igor Voloshin, Sergei Solovyov and Pavel Sanaev
Attendance: Guests, participants, press and sponsors
11:30
RENATA MEETS MARTHA
At Dom Kino
Filmmakers Renata Litvinova and Martha share opinions on women in modern cinema
Attendance: Guests, participants, press and sponsors
16.00
A STOP AT THE GARAGE
At the Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture (GCCC)
Hosted by Dasha Zhukova
Michael Nyman's Video Art Presentation
Gavin Turk and Lucy Freud talk about their inspirations and their thoughts on the future of British art. Chaired by Anthony Haden Guest
Andrei Bartenev gives his views on the Russian art world as he sees it
Attendance: Guests, participants, press and sponsors
19.00
A RESTAURANT CALLED CHOCOLATE
At Chocolate Restaurant
Private Dinner
Attendance: Guests, participants, press and sponsors
20.30
PREVAILING TASTE
At Chocolate
New collection by Svetlana Tegin
Henry Holland gives a talk on fashion with his runway shows playing in the background. A short Q&A with audience will follow.
Closing Party
Attendance: Guests, participants, press and sponsors
ENDS
