Summer is not only for tanning in Novosibirsk...especially!

If you are staying in Novosibirsk to enjoy the Siberian summer you can definetely find plenty of activities and events to go to and enjoy. Here a quick overview of interesting events happening in July.

18-19 July: Hotel Sosnovka (towards Bersk) presents the ''Festival of water and extreme sports'' with an exhibition of waterjets and waterjets competitions. See also www.rostonso.ru

22 July at Bariadcka Sabbaka (this is avery nice club in the city centre) and 23 July at Nii-Kuda (Akadem) will host Russian, fairly famous, singer Inna Gelanna. Her music style covers all Russian regions.

23 July: Saxophon concert at the summer veranda of Pobeda (cinema in Novosibirsk)

26 July a Book-Party will be held at the Botanical Garden in Akademgorodok. Open Air and open reading are the highlight of this event.

BUT if you simply want to enjoy the sun and possibly get some tan here a list of events that will be held at the most popular beach of Akademgorodok: Cvezda!!!! Don't think it is going to be quite.

In Akademgorodok at walking distance from Morskoi Prospekt at Czezda beach:

- on the 17th of July will take place a Beer Marathon a competition on beer drinking!!!

For those who like dancing more than drinking:

- on the 18th Cvezda present ''Beach Party'' with live music

- on the 24th ''School Disco'' (80's music)

- on the 25th ''Latin American'' Beach Party

- on the 31st ''Rock'' Beach Party

Summer will come soon

While waiting for the shashlik season to open officially and the weather to improve a bit, the theatre and concerts season at the Opera theatre will be cl closing on July 16th. Here it is what you can still enjoy while the rain keeps coming down.

Opera Theatre*:

This coming Sunday, June 28 - The Nutcracker (2 performances one starts at 11.30am and thesecond at 6.30pm)

Wednesday, July 1 - Modern Ballet (mix of 4 different styles by an American director - highly recommended!!!!)

Thursday, July 2 - The King Igor - PREMIERE. This is an opera-ballet that represents Russian historical events

Friday, July 3 - the Swan Lake, always a must see

Saturday, July 4 - La Traviata music by Verdi

Sunday, July 5 - the Nutcracker (same as above)

Friday, July 10 - Bajaderka. I watched this performance last week and I would say it is really worth it

Saturday, July 11 - a Gala Concert

and to conclude the 08/09 season, last 2 events:

Wednesday, July 15 - Karmen

Thursday, July 16 - Gala ballet

*please note that unless specified all performances start at 6.30pm

Summer Actions

HI, sorry for the long silence but I was on holiday in a very nice place with no connection whatsoever to be found.

Anyway I will start this summer edition of NICE with a little announcement. I have 3 tickets for next Sunday (21st of June) ballet BAIADERKA for 200r each.
Please let me know if you are interested and we can go together.

Tips for May

May will be a busy month for all music, theatre fans.

First hightlight for May is the premiere of the musical: NOTRE DAME de PARIS.

The musical will be shown at the DKЖ theatre on May 20th and 23rd at 7pm

Tickets can be bought at the ticket office of the DKЖ theatre, at the metro station Krasni Prospekt, shopping centre GUM, Megas and MEGA.

The Opera theatre* presents 2 evenings with ballets from the 'Bolschoi Theatre' from Moscow: 

on Sunday 10th and Monday 11th with "The room above" and Russian Season" ballet

...and 2 evenings with ballets from 'Marinscovo Theatre' from Saint Petersburgh:

on Wednesday 13th - Ballet 'Creative evening' 

on Saturday 16th - Ballet based on music by Chopin, Schubert and Chaicoski 

Also recommended:

Gisel - on Thursday 14th

Don Chiscotte - on Friday 15th 

Bajaderka on Tuesday 12th or Sunday 30th

*all shows start at 6.30pm

At House of Scientist the program is very interesting*:

• "Energetic concert evening" on Tuesday 5th of May with music by Bach, Vivaldi, and Griga 
  
• " Famous Italian Music all over the world" concert on Wednesday 20th of May with music by Respigi and Rossini (this must the the best ever....)
• the Novosibirsk Academic Orchestra presents "Rachmaninov" on Thursday 28th

*shows at House of Scientist start at 7pm

...last but not least at the Philarmonic Theatre*:

• "Energetic concert evening" on Thursday 7th of May with music by Bach, Vivaldi, and Griga 
  
• "Chamber Music" on Friday 7th with music by Bach and Bethoven
• "Novosibirsk camerata" with Fabio Mastrangelo as special guest with musci by Bach, Nielsen and Viren on Wednesday 13th
• "Famous Organ Music"on Wednesday 20th 

*shows at Philarmonic Theatre start at 6.30pm

one more for the French..and not only

Saturday April, 18th the French singer ZAZ will be at Sobaka Club in Novosibirsk, see also link here http://www.sobaka.su/ru/news/1484.html

Concert starts at 9pm and tickets are sold at Alliance Francais from 300 rubles. 

A little bit more about the singer: young French singer with soul, jazz, blues style of music will sing simply accompanied by piano.

For anybody who is interested, please let me know in the next few days, Sobaka is quite a popular place and tickets sell qiuckly. I am trying to get tickets for myself so can get for anybody else who is willing to attend.