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Live performance for Garsington Opera, June-July, 2016.

The documentary biopic gives an insight into the life and music of Anatoliy Krupnov, one of the brightest rock stars of the late- and post-Soviet era. This is the story of the talented musician who created the cult rock group Cherny Obelisk (The Black Obelisk), the portrait of an artist and at the same time an accurate depiction of the era and its generation, the music and the ideas that guided minds and rock music at the turn of the century.

Psychedelic Sci-Fi about mind travel.

The 1998 live tour promoting the new album

Flames of Paris (Russian: Пла́мя Пари́жа) is a full-length ballet in four acts, choreographed by Vasily Vainonen to music by Boris Asafyev based on songs of the French Revolution. The libretto by Nicolai Volkov and Vladimir Dmitriev was adapted from a book by Felix Gras.

Marco Spada was created at the Paris Opera in 1857 with choreography from Joseph Mazilier and music adapted from Daniel Auber’s comic opera of Marco Spada. Soon forgotten, the ballet was revived in 1981 with a brand new choreography by Pierre Lacotte for the Rome Opera, with Rudolf Nureyev as the 18th-century Italian bandit pretending to be an aristocrat, and Ghislaine Thesmar as his daughter Angela. At the Bolshoi, Marco Spada was premiered on the historic stage on November 8, 2013. Leading roles were performed by David Hallberg (Marco Spada), Evgenia Obraztsova (Angela), Olga Smirnova (Marchesa Sampietri), Semyon Chudin (Prince Frederici), and Igor Tsvirko (Count Pepinelli). Pierre Lacotte designed sets and costumes.

Biblical motifs combined with Suprematism, plus a brilliant idea of integrating the movement of water in the Volga–Don Canal into the action.

The name of Alexander Rosenbaum, inseparably linked with Leningrad–Petersburg, is among the most renowned in Russia. His persona has become a symbol of our great, tragic, and transformative era. Poet and singer Alexander Rosenbaum is a true child of Leningrad. To him, Leningrad is, above all, the old city, the old buildings, the old courtyards. Childhood has long since passed, yet his songs still often carry a gentle sorrow for the old courtyards of Leningrad. He frequently returns to the past of his beloved city...

The film is based on live show of the band in Minsk, Belarus in 1994 and shooting at DDD Studios in St. Petersburg in 1997

A young girl’s fiery dance, accidentally caught on 16 mm film in the street. The viewer is confronted by the sacrificial and the passionate, the strong and the fragile, the fleeting and the eternal. These are the faces of femininity.

The Band's 15th anniversary live show held on June 26, 1995 at the Petrovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg.

Five directors pass their unfinished films in a circle, seeing only the last three seconds. This experimental anthology captures the surprising results and the filmmakers' first reactions in a video call that becomes part of the movie.

The events take place in Leningrad in the mid-80s - a time of hope, promising changes and the flourishing of informal culture.

The first solo concert of the group "BI-2" in the club of the Moscow Aviation Institute, November 12, 2000. The history of the band, unknown pages, exclusive interviews with the members. How the famous soundtrack to the movie "Brother 2" was recorded.

Powerwolf - Live @ Adrenaline Stadium, Moscow 29.03.2019

Giuseppe Verdi based his famous opera on the novel “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexandre Dumas. Robert Wilson’s production of Violetta Valéry’s tragic fate is his first work at the State Theater of Linz, Austria, one of the most modern operatic stages in Europe by architect Terry Pawson. After the run in Linz, the production was transferred to the Opera House in Perm, Russia, where the production was conducted by Teodor Currentzis. In 2017, the work received a “Golden Mask”, the most prestigious Russian theater award, in three categories (Teodor Currentzis, Best Conductor; Nadezhda Pavlova, Best Female Singer; Robert Wilson, Best Lighting Design).

Filmed in April 2010, the film is based on real documents of Russian social and political life and on an analysis of the conflict that has developed around the planned Okhta Center development in Petersburg, where the Gazprom corporation intends to house the headquarters of its locally-based subsidiaries in a 403-meter-high skyscraper. The proposed skyscraper has provoked one of the fiercest confrontations between the authorities and society in recent Russian political history. Despite resistance on the part of various groups who believe that construction of the building would have a catastrophic impact on the appearance of the city, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gazprom has so far managed to secure all the necessary permissions and has practically begun the first phase of construction.

The one act performance by choreographer Yuri Possokhov pays homage to the celebrated founder of the fashion house that bears her name and features a stunning display of Chanel costumes specially created for the ballet. Created specifically for Zakharova, the ballet "Gabrielle Chanel" recounts the most memorable moments of the work and life of the French fashion designer, who died in 1971 aged 87.

An everliving story based on the infamous novel by Nikolai Gogol. Winner of the Russian "Golden Mask" award "Musical of the Year, 2020". Practical effects, goosebump-inducing vocals, original costumes and a soundtrack by one of Russia's most famous musical theatre composers. All that, and more, in VIY the Musical!

A short film based on the music album of Myron Fyodorov (Oxxxymiron). The plot is based on the story of a young and popular writer named Mark.

A documentary about three generations of Ufa rap artists who turned their hometown into a phenomenon on the Russian music scene.

Raistlin Majere is a dark sorcerer, weak in body but proud in spirit, who's forced to make a choice between happiness and unlimited power. Only the arrogant high-priestess Crysania and the sorcerer’s brother Caramon can stop his plans. But is it possible that there's more than just darkness hiding under Raistlin's robes? “The Last Trial” is a fantasy musical that quickly became a cult classic despite it's fairly short run-time. The musical is based on the “Dragonlance Legends” trilogy, written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.

A film about the early chamber music ensemble "Kurant." Based on filming from 1986-1988. A concert featuring the ensemble was filmed in Leningrad, at the S. P. von Derviz mansion at 33 Galernaya Street, (then the Mayak club of the Admiralty Plant, 33 Krasnaya Street). Part of the filming took place inside the Rotunda at 57 Gorokhovaya Street. In the late 1960s and 1970s, the Rotunda regularly hosted informal gatherings of Leningrad youth. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Rotunda gained fame as a cult venue, attracting representatives of various subcultures—rockers, hippies, and punks.

An amazing story about the life of a modern girl and her friends, the same desperate young people who do not want to put up with the gray routine and boredom, eager to escape from the real world into the world of their dreams and fantasies.

Gubaidulina is one of the most prominent and profound composers of the second half of the 20th century. According to many, she is the most outstanding female composer of our time. Her work reflects a desire to organically unite the qualities of Western and Eastern art, influenced by spiritual and religious concepts. Through faith, she also finds meaning in her creative work. Along with Alfred Schnittke and Edison Denisov, Gubaidulina is part of the so-called "trio" of Moscow composers associated with the avant-garde movement.

The two lovers in this stirring new film are separated not only by distance but also by circumstances: Russia’s anti-gay laws and mainstream homophobia mean that their relationship is threatened by violence, and now even the constitution.

The pop opera "Eugene Onegin" is an attempt by the authors to "kill two birds with one stone" - A.S. Pushkin and P.I. Tchaikovsky, making their works accessible to the widest audience.

One comes to Earth after a few decades in space. But what if there is no Earth anymore? What if the only thing left of all the cities and countries are smouldering remains and radiating dust in the air?

The concept of the project is to show what a Kino performance can be like in the 21st century, with good modern sound and stage production. Most of the material will be performed as close to the original as possible, but there will also be improvisations and new interpretations. The basis of the program is the real voice of Viktor Tsoi, digitized from the original multi-channel recordings of Kino. The group includes two original bass players of the group from different years, Alexander Titov and Igor Tikhomirov, and the permanent guitarist Yuri Kasparyan.

The film about the legend of Japanese experimental rock Keiji Haino reveals the veil of mystery surrounding the musician for all 50 years of his career. Haino's reflections on music, culture and life, recorded after a performance in Moscow in November 2019, are interspersed with fragments of the performance itself.

Reflections of the brilliant film composer Oleg Karavaichuk on life and art.

The Russian Rock Legends DDT performing live at VI Leningrad Rock Festival of 1988

A stage performance of the Shostakovich opera, filmed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.

A young girl’s fiery dance, accidentally caught on 16 mm film in the street. The viewer is confronted by the sacrificial and the passionate, the strong and the fragile, the fleeting and the eternal. These are the faces of femininity.

One day in the life of a young man named Sasha. Home, study, work - the main character is happy to tell the viewer about all this. But besides this, there is a dream in his life that sets him apart from the usual everyday mass.

The last concert of "Grazhdanskaya Oborona", held on February 9, 2008 in Yekaterinburg.