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On December 6 Mikhail Fomenko appeared in «Poverty is No Crime» by Alexander Ostrovsky in the role of Yasha Guslin for the first time. Congratulations to Mikhail! We wish him all good luck, health and new achievements!

Dear friends,

We continue our story about the winter holiday activities and events. One of the major events during this year’s New Year’s celebrations was a showing of scenes from Ostrovsky’s comedy «Poverty is No Crime» in the open air within the framework of «Journey into Christmas» festival and a wonderful Christmas evening with the same performance on January 7.

Christmas journey of «Poverty is No Crime» started on December 31 and finished on January 2. As you remember, the action of Alexander Ostrovsky's comedy unfolds during Russian svyatki (Christmastide). Ostrovsky reproduces the merry atmosphere of the old Russian folk carnival, svyatki with its old songs, fortune telling, jokes, frosty windows, laughter, bears with tambourines, balalaika strumming – all the childhood memories of the playwright. I n the house of the merchant Gordey Tortsov, all this is banned: the owner does not accept common folk games, considering them unsuitable for his status, and forbids this kind of Christmas cheer. His daughter, however, doesn't want to abide to his rules and miss all the fun. A fragment of the Maly Theatre's production - a dashing mob of masked men pouring into the house of the arrogant merchant, forgetting the prohibitions, dancing and singing, will be shown on Tverskaya Street, «Stone Flower» venue (Tverskaya street, houses 15-17). Photos by Evgeniy Lyulyukin.

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And on January 7, an incredible action unfolded in the foyer of the Maly Theatre on Bolshaya Ordynka street, before and during the intermission of «Poverty is No Crime». Even those, spoilt by excessive New Years celebration had something extraordinary to see and to take part in.

The Maly Theatre invited Russian folk artists and craftsmen who preserved traditions of hand carved and painted wooden and fabric dolls, and weaving. The audience under the guidance of artists could try their hand at painting house utensils, spinning and weaving.The foyer of the second floor gathered the largest number of spectators, because it was turned into a real puppet theatre. Photos by Nikolay Antipov.

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New Year in Moscow will begin with a great feast for theatre lovers. From December 31 to January 2, within the framework of the festival «Journey into Christmas», organised by the Moscow city government, 10 venues will be opened along Tverskaya Street, where the major theatres of the capital and the country will show selected performances in street format. The Maly Theatre will present one of its most festive performances - «Poverty is No Crime» by Alexander Ostrovsky.

The action of the comedy by Alexander Ostrovsky unfolds in Christmas time - a time of merry folk festivals, fortune-telling and gatherings.Ostrovsky reproduces the merry atmosphere of the old Russian folk carnival, svyatki with its old songs, fortune telling, jokes, frosty windows, laughter, bears with tambourines, balalaika strumming – all the childhood memories of the playwright. In the house of the merchant Gordey Tortsov, all this is banned: the owner does not accept common folk games, considering them unsuitable for his status, and forbids this kind of Christmas cheer. His daughter, however, doesn't want to abide to his rules and miss all the fun. A fragment of the Maly Theatre's production will be shown on Tverskaya Street and is dedicated to the most cheerful event: a dashing crowd of masked men barges into the house of an arrogant merchant and his family, forgetting the prohibitions, dances and sings.

Dates and times: December 31 (18: 15-18: 45), January 2 (16: 15-16: 45).

Venue: «Stone Flower» (Tverskaya street, houses 15-17).

A detailed schedule of the festival «Journey into Christmas» is available on mos.ru.