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CULTU.RU! Internet project to feature Russian performing arts on the net

01.03.2006

In March of 2005 the Internet project titled ?Cultu.Ru!?  was launched, which can well be regarded as one of the most interesting events in Russia?s present-day cultural life. The project designers aimed at presenting the best of Russian theatre productions on the Internet.

Right from the start the site, which demonstrated archive theatre performances, with digitized versions of old time productions of Georgi Tovstonogov, Anatoly Efros, Oleg Efremov and other majors of the Russian theatre, became unbelievably popular with Internet theatre-goers. The productions came under the heading of The Greatest Theatre Productions of the Second Half of the 20th Century. That was followed by a cycle of productions of the members of the Russian Association of Musical Theatres.

Starting from 2006 placed on the site is the cycle titled Great Actors? Names. As a matter of fact, a vast and rich video library is being created within the framework of the project to store the works forming the history of the Russian Theatre, including restored archive recordings, productions shown at festivals and recordings made exclusively for project organisers.

Cultu.Ru! is now engaged in making recordings of current stage productions, using the HDTV technology to ensure clean and clear picture. Aside from recording theatre productions Cultu.Ru! has on offer information about other cultural events. Last year the site featured the 2nd World?s Festival of Circus arts, and a concert of the Kuban Cossack Choir. In the near future it also plans to feature the Orchestra Festival slated for next July, a concert of young Tchaikovsky Competition participants, the jubilee concerts of the Novosibisrsk Philharmonic Society and other events. The site also holds its Theatre?s Web festival in October. 10 performances of this year?s festival are going to be broadcast live on the Internet.

Live broadcasting is usually done on Wednesdays. To get more information and the schedule of the planned broadcasts you can contact the project?s site www.cultu.ru, with its description and technical specifications (in Russian and English), as well as a sizeable viewers? forum.

E-mail:

info@cultu.ru

Info source:

www.cultu.ru