[Mb-hair] Hair in West Hollywood

[Nina Dayton]

Hi All -

Thought you might like to know about this production of Hair in West 
Hollywood. It's being done by the Moscow Theater of Music and Drama, as 
part of the Russian Nights Festival. Some info about that follows as well.
Nina

Moscow Theatre of Music and Drama
Russian Nights Festival 

Silver Screen Theater at the Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood, California 90069-5701
310-657-0800

Thursday, April 6, 2006 - 7 PM
Tickets: $30


> For Immediate Release
> 
> Contact: Nicole Goesseringer 310-822-4775; ngoesseringer at hotmail.com

> Moscow Theatre of Music and Drama - "Hair"
> Founded in 1999, The  Moscow Theatre of Music and Drama will present "Hair."

> "HAIR"
> Thursday, April 6, 2006 - 7 PM
> Silver Screen Theater at Pacific Design Center
> Tickets: $30
> A symbol of a hippie generation in the United States, "Hair," which first
> debuted in 1968, offered audiences a new type of rock musical. Since its
> premiere, "Hair" has sustained well over two thousand performances in
> numerous countries all over the world. Russian audiences first saw the
> musical produced by director Bo Crowell with the participation of its
> Broadway producer Michael Butler in November 1999 at the Moscow Estrada
> Theatre. 
> 
> 
> FOURTH ANNUAL RUSSIAN NIGHTS FESTIVAL SET TO LIGHT UP LOS ANGELES IN APRIL
> 2006
> 
> Most Diverse Celebration of Russian Culture to Date Featuring Film Festival
> of New Russian Cinema, North American Debuts by Olga Pona's Chelyabinsk
> Theater of Contemporary Dance and SIRIN Ensemble of Russian Sacred Music,
> Art Exhibit "Moscow Original Prints 1961-2005", Concert by Jazz Great Igor
> Butman; and Moscow Youth Theatre Production of "Hair"
> 
> Los Angeles, February 13, 2006 - The fourth annual Russian Nights Festival
> in Los Angeles presented by Moscow's Stas Namin Center today unveiled its
> most impressive and diverse schedule to date. From April 2-8, 2006, the City
> of Los Angeles will celebrate the rich culture of Russia, past and present,
> with an exciting new festival program featuring the best from the worlds of
> film, modern dance, music, theatre and contemporary art.
> 
> "We're proud to bring "Russian Nights" to Los Angeles once again in 2006,"
> said Mr. Namin. "This year's festival will be a ground-breaking celebration
> of Russian culture, featuring the North American debuts by some the top
> artists and performers in Russia today. Los Angeles audiences will have the
> unique opportunity to experience and enjoy the very best in Russian arts and
> culture in this action-filled week."
> 
> "Russian Nights 2006" will feature the following schedule of events:
> Opening Night Party
> April 2, 2006 - 8:30 PM
> Pacific Design Center
> 8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90069
> 
> Film Festival
> April 2-8, 2006
> Silver Stage Theater at Pacific Design Center
> Tickets: Individual Screenings - $10
> Boasting a program comprised of some of Russia's most interesting new works
> from 2005/2006, "Russian Nights" will debut a wide selection of feature
> films by the country's top directors including Dreaming of Space (2005,
> Alexei Uchitel); First On the Moon (2005, Alexey Fedorchenko); Garpastum
> (2005, Alexei German-Jr.); The Graveyard Shift (2004, Valery Rozhnov);
> Half-Mist (2005, Artyom Antonov); The Italian (2005, Andrei Kravchuk); The
> Ninth Regiment (2005, Fyodor Bondarchuk); Shadow Boxing (2005, Alexei
> Sidorov); The Sun (2005, Alexander Sokurov); Remote Access (2004, Svetlana
> Proskurina). Additional titles and schedule to be announced soon.
> 
> New this year will be the "IndieVisual" Festival of Independent Film.
> Inspired by its October 2005 Moscow debut, "IndieVisual" was featured as
> part of "The Festival of American Contemporary Culture: American Autumn in
> Moscow," that highlighted the works of eight American directors who work
> outside Hollywood's mainstream, including Gregg Araki, Todd Solondz, Gus Van
> Sant, Todd Haynes, Kathryn Bigelow and others. Russian Nights' "IndieVisual"
> program will feature Venice Film Festival winner Aleksey Fedorchenko's "The
> First on the Moon"; Moscow Film Festival Fipressi Jury Prize winner, the
> vivid surreal comedy drama "Dust" produced by director Sergei Loban; and
> Rotterdam Film Festival entry "Deadline" by Pavel Ruminov.
> 
> As in past years, the stage of the Silver Screen Theater at the Pacific
> Design Center will be host to the presentation of Russian Nights' Tower
> Awards, recognizing excellence in the world of arts and entertainment.
> Previous festival recipients include such industry heavyweights as Ray
> Bradbury, Francis Ford Coppola, Leonardo DiCaprio, William Friedkin, Dustin
> Hoffman, Nastassja Kinski,  Milla Jovovich, Shirley MacLaine, Oliver Stone,
> Sharon Stone,  Francis Ford Coppola, and others.  Tower Award 2006
> recipients will be announced soon.
> 
> Olga Pona's Chelyabinsk Theater of Contemporary Dance
> Monday April 3, 2006 - 7:30 PM
> Zipper Concert Hall
> 200 S. Grand Avenue
> Los Angeles, CA 90012
> Tickets: $30, $40, $50
> The award-winning and internationally celebrated Chelyabinsk Theater of
> Contemporary Dance under the direction of founder Olga Pona will make its
> North American debut premiering performances of  "Waiting" and "Staring Into
> Eternity" on April 3. Company art director and choreographer Olga Pona  is
> the winner of two Golden Mask awards and her pioneering dance company has
> appeared in numerous international festivals throughout Eastern and Western
> Europe and Asia, including Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Latvia,
> Lithuania, Kazakhstan, and Korea.
> 
> SIRIN Ensemble of Russian Sacred Music
> Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - 8 PM
> Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church
> 505 N. Rodeo Drive
> Beverly Hills, CA 90210
> Tickets: $30, $35, $40
> SIRIN (pronounced "Siren"), a unique ensemble of Russian sacred music, will
> make its North American premiere during the festival. Founded in 1989 by a
> group of young professional musicians, SIRIN (named after The Bird of
> Paradise from Russian Christian legends)  performs "ineffable songs about
> saved souls," always striving to revive Eastern Orthodox musical traditions
> and inject new life into ancient Russian hymns. The ensemble's repertoire
> includes chants from the early Roman, Serbian, Byzantine and Georgian
> churches, spiritual verses (an age-old variation of sacred folk music), and
> contemporary sacred music composed by composer Vladimir Martynov.  With its
> original repertoire and exotic performance style, impeccable vocal quality
> and professionalism, SIRIN has garnered recognition throughout Eastern and
> Western Europe.
> 
> 
> Moscow Theatre of Music and Drama - "Hair"
> Founded in 1999, The  Moscow Theatre of Music and Drama will present Galt
> MacDermot's musical "Hair."
> "HAIR"
> Thursday, April 6, 2006 - 7 PM
> Silver Screen Theater at Pacific Design Center
> Tickets: $30
> A symbol of a hippie generation in the United States, "Hair," which first
> debuted in 1968, offered audiences a new type of rock musical. Since its
> premiere, "Hair" has sustained well over two thousand performances in
> numerous countries all over the world. Russian audiences first saw the
> musical produced by director Bo Crowell with the participation of its
> Broadway producer Michael Butler in November 1999 at the Moscow Estrada
> Theatre.
> 
> Igor Butman Jazz Quartet
> April 7, 2005 - 9 PM
> Pacific Design Center
> Internationally renowned tenor saxophonist Igor Butman will lead a quartet
> in a special jazz concert performance. Unquestionably Russia's top jazz
> performer, Butman has appeared with such music legends as Ray Charles,
> George Benson, Al Jarreau, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra under the
> leadership of Wynton Marsalis, to name a few.
> 
> "Moscow Original Prints 1961-2005"
> April 2-8, 2006
> Pacific Design Center
> The exhibition hall of the Pacific Design Center will host the contemporary
> art exhibit "Moscow Original Prints 1961-2005," . The exhibition showcases
> over 60 works by 40 of Russia's top contemporary artists, including Farid
> Bogdalov, Grisha Bruskin, Olga Bulgakova, Valery Gerlovin, Eduard
> Gorokhovsky, Iliya Kabakov, Komar and Melamid, Leonid Sokov, Vladimir
> Yankilevsky and Igor Makarevich. The works showcased will represent several
> generations of independent artists who worked on the fringe of the official
> Socialist-Realism mainstream in the former USSR, and today remain committed
> to their independent and solitary artistic quests.
> 
> Closing Night Party
> April 8, 2006 - 8:30 PM
> Pacific Design Center
> For more information regarding Russian Nights 2006, please visit
> www.russiannightsfest.com
> Tickets available AT www.ticketweb.com; www.ticketsR.com; Ticket box:
> 323-874-8216
> About The Stas Namin Center
> 
> The Stas Namin Center is a Russian non-profit organization dedicated to
> preserving Russian cultural traditions and advancing contemporary Russian
> arts and culture. Since the date of its establishing in 1987, SNC became the
> first non-governmental public organization for culture and education of new
> Russia . The SNC has organized, created and set up the first independent
> Russian television and radio, music production studios, art gallery, design
> studio and magazine; formed the first Russian private Symphony orchestra.
> Music festivals, movie production and film festivals are among other
> activities. As an independent legal entity, SNC often works in association
> with Russian Ministries, governmental and public organizations and
> foundations. SNC's activity is aimed at setting up festivals and exhibitions 
> of Russian culture and other cultural actions in the field of music,
> cinema, fine arts, theatre, ballet for the purpose of increasing public
> interest in Russian culture all over the world.
> The Festival is supported by The East West Foundation for Culture and
> Education & The Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography of the Russian
> Federation.


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