Tsaritsyno will become the site of the Circle of Light festival

From September 23 to 27, Tsaritsyno Park will appear for visitors in a new fabulous light as part of the Circle of Light festival. Spectators can expect an audiovisual show on the façade of the Grand Palace, live performances by the art group Soprano Turetsky and pianist Dmitry Malikov to the accompaniment of light and music, a mesmerizing show of fountains on Tsaritsynsky Pond and amazing light installations, according to the festival organizer’s website.

In Tsaritsyno Park every day, from 19:30 to 23:00, visitors will be able to see the impressive audiovisual performance “Palace of Senses” on the building of the Great Catherine Palace and a mesmerizing light and music show of fountains on Tsaritsyno Pond. On September 24, the art group SOPRANO by Mikhail Turetsky will perform here, and on the remaining days the unique vocals of the female group will be heard in recordings, accompanying video projections on the facade of the palace.

The next day, September 25, People's Artist of Russia Dmitry Malikov will give a concert.

A fountain show will take place on Tsaritsynsky Pond - accompanied by works by Russian composers, they will turn into a water orchestra. In the park, guests will also see original installations by leading lighting designers from around the world.

The Circle of Light festival will take place in Moscow for the seventh time and promises to become one of the most spectacular events of the coming autumn. By tradition, all performances, as well as training seminars by lighting design masters, are held at city venues in a publicly accessible free format, annually attracting an audience of millions, including residents of Moscow and the Moscow region, Russian and foreign tourists.

In 2017, the Circle of Light will be held at six venues. The opening ceremony of the festival will take place on September 23 in Ostankino. The technology of projecting three-dimensional images onto an architectural object - video mapping - will allow the birthday girl to “try on” images of the tallest buildings in the world. The famous skyscrapers and TV towers of France, the UAE, Canada, the USA, China, Japan and Australia will appear before the audience against the backdrop of the natural attractions of these countries, due to the Year of Ecology taking place in Russia. Fountains, pyrotechnics, burners, and lighting devices will be installed on Ostankino Pond. Guests will be presented with an extraordinary multimedia show combining light, lasers, choreography of fountains and fire, as well as a grandiose pyrotechnic show. An ice rink will be built on the pond for figure skaters to perform.

Theater Square, familiar to regular viewers of the Circle of Light, will use the façades of both the Bolshoi and Maly theaters for performances for the first time this year. All days of the festival, two thematic light shows will be shown here: “Celestial Mechanics” - about loneliness and love, and “Timeless” - plots based on the works of outstanding Russian playwrights. Also on the facades of leading theaters in Russia will be shown the works of the finalists of the international competition Art Vision, held as part of the festival.

The finale of the Circle of Light festival will be a grandiose fireworks display - the first Japanese pyrotechnics show in Russia, which will be held in the Stroginskaya floodplain on September 27. To do this, barges will be installed on the water, on which pyrotechnic installations will be placed. The charges of Japanese fireworks are much larger than usual, each shot is made manually, and the design is individual. They will open at an altitude of 500 meters, and the diameter of the light domes will be about 240 meters.

From September 23 to 27, 2017, the VII Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light” will be held in the capital Moscow.
The Circle of Light festival is held annually. For five days, Moscow will once again turn into a city of light - lighting designers and specialists in the field of audiovisual art from all over the world will transform the architectural appearance of the capital. Its most famous buildings will feature colorful large-scale video projections, the streets will be illuminated with fabulous installations, and fantastic multimedia shows using light, fire, lasers and fireworks will give an unforgettable experience and vivid emotions. Entrance to the festival is free.

Venues and schedule of the Circle of Light 2017 festival

The festival will take place at the following venues in Moscow: Ostankino, Teatralnaya Square, Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, Patriarch's Ponds, Strogino, Digital October and the Mir Concert Hall.

Ostankino

This is one of the main venues of the Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light 2017”. The opening ceremony will take place here on September 23. A musical and multimedia show using video projection, choreography of fountains, synergy of light, lasers and fire will unfold on the Ostankino Tower and the water surface of the Ostankino pond and will end with a grandiose pyrotechnic show.

SEPTEMBER 23: OPENING CEREMONY OF THE VII MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL “CIRCLE OF LIGHT”, 20:00-21:15

A multimedia show traveling through different countries of the world and their geographical natural beauties. The opening ceremony will end with a 15-minute grandiose pyrotechnic show involving the Ostankino Tower
SEPTEMBER 24: MULTIMEDIA TRAVEL SHOW, 20:00-21:00
A multimedia show traveling through different countries of the world and their geographical natural beauties. The program will end with a 7-minute grandiose pyrotechnic show.

theatre square

The main buildings on this site are the Bolshoi and Maly theaters. The light show on their facades will tell a love story. In addition, the site will host a screening of works from the ARTVISION competition. Participants from all over the world will demonstrate new works of light art to the audience at the Bolshoi Theater in the Classic category and at the Maly Theater in the Modern category.

SEPTEMBER 23-27, 19:30-23:00
BIG AND SMALL THEATER. LIGHT SHOW “SKY MECHANICS”

Viewers can expect a story about love and loneliness. About the impossibility of accepting one person by another, but at the same time the impossibility of existing alone.
BIG AND SMALL THEATER. LIGHT SHOW “THE TIMELESS”
The light history of the Maly Theater will be told to the audience.

BIG THEATER. SHOWING THE WORKS OF ARTVISION COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS IN THE “CLASSIC” NOMINATION

On the façade of the Bolshoi Theater, viewers can expect new works in the genre of classic architectural video mapping. Participants will demonstrate the art of interaction of 2D-3D light-color projections on a physical object in the urban environment, taking into account its geometry and location in space.

SMALL THEATER. SHOWING WORKS OF PARTICIPANTS OF THE ARTVISION COMPETITION IN THE “MODERN” NOMINATION

The facade of the Maly Theater will become the canvas for the works of participants in the ART VISION competition in the “Modern” category. This nomination differs from classic architectural video mapping in that the authors constantly search for and use new technologies, tools, and knowledge in the field of modern artistic trends.

Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve

At this site, viewers can expect an audiovisual show at the Grand Catherine Palace, a live performance by Turetsky’s Soprano art group to the accompaniment of light and music, a fountain show on the Tsaritsyn Pond and amazing light installations.

SEPTEMBER 23-27, 19:30-23:00
GRAND CATHERINE PALACE
AUDIOVISUAL MAPPING “PALACE OF SENSES”

PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE BY THE ART GROUP SOPRANO TURETSKY, ACCOMPANIED BY A VIDEO PROJECTION ON THE FACADE OF THE PALACE
Viewers will witness a unique combination of lighting technologies with recordings of songs from one of the best female groups in Russia, which features voices from the highest (coloratura soprano) to the lowest (mezzo).

TSARITSYNSKY POND
FOUNTAIN SHOW
Dozens of fountains will come to life to the music of classical works by Russian composers, making spectators part of a large water orchestra.

PARK TSARITSYNO
LIGHT INSTALLATIONS
Throughout the evening, amazing light installations from leading lighting designers from all over the world will be running in Tsaritsyno Park.

ON SEPTEMBER 24, from 20:00 to 21:00, there will also be a PERFORMANCE BY THE TURKIY SOPRANO ART GROUP, ACCOMPANIED BY A VIDEO PROJECTION ON THE FACADE OF THE PALACE.

Patriarch's Ponds

SEPTEMBER 25, 20:30-21:30
LIVE PERFORMANCE BY DMITRY MALIKOV ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE VIDEO PROJECTIONS
The program will feature a number of classical works performed by Dmitry Malikov, which will be translated into the language of visual metaphors and images by the VJ team, winner of the ART VISION competition.

Strogino

SEPTEMBER 27, 21:30-22:00
PYROTECHNIC SHOW
Spectators can expect a bright 30-minute Japanese pyrotechnic show, which has no analogues in Russia. Hundreds of pyrotechnic charges will be launched from four barges installed in the waters of the Stroginsky backwater, the largest of which, 600 mm caliber, has never been presented in Russia before. Japanese fireworks are unique in their properties and have no analogues in the world. They surpass other fireworks in their color and brightness, and the manual production process, passed down from time immemorial, makes each projectile a true work of art.

Digital October

From year to year, the site remains a constant meeting place for famous professionals in the field of visual art and aspiring light artists. An educational program consisting of lectures, seminars and practical classes helps beginners master the basics and reveals many secrets and subtleties in working with light.
Address: Bersenevskaya embankment, 6, building 3. Registration: from September 9
A schedule of educational events with the possibility of registration will appear soon.
KZ "Mir"

A new space was chosen especially for the competition of the best light and music teams in the VJing category of the ART VISION competition - the MIR concert hall. On September 24, viewers will be treated to a vibrant musical battle that will not allow you to sit still and will infect everyone with dance courage.

The seventh international festival “Circle of Light” will be held in Moscow from September 23 to 27. Traditionally, viewers will be able to see multimedia laser shows, special lighting effects and fireworks on the city streets, and the main venue will be the Ostankino TV Tower. Admission to all events is free.

Ostankino

theatre square

The Bolshoi and Maly theaters will be combined into a single venue for two shows: “Celestial Mechanics” and “Timeless”. “Celestial Mechanics” will tell a romantic story of love and loneliness; the theater buildings will symbolize two lovers. Lighting effects will complement the choreographic performance and music.

On the show “Timeless”, viewers will travel back in time with A. N. Ostrovsky. Unique historical scenery will be restored using projectors on the facades of theater buildings and excerpts from famous performances will be shown.

After the show, video mapping competitions in the “classic” and “modern” categories will be held on Teatralnaya Square. Video mapping is the creation of light projections on buildings, taking into account their size, architecture and location in urban space. Muscovites will be able to take a fresh look at buildings familiar from childhood.

Where: Moscow, Bolshoi Theater, Maly Theater

"Tsaritsyno"

All days of the festival, the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve will host a fountain show and light installations. The center of the program is the “Palace of Feelings” show, during which the Tsaritsyn Palace will become a canvas for video mapping. With the help of light projections and music, the building will come to life, and viewers will be invited to immerse themselves in its intended feelings and emotions. Every day, songs will be performed on the site by the Soprano art group of the Turetsky Choir, which has collected the entire range of female voices, from the lowest to the highest, and on September 24 the group will perform live. And on September 25, Dmitry Malikov will perform a classical program in Tsaritsyn. Lighting designers will create visual metaphors against the backdrop of the palace in real time while the pianist plays, which will help to understand classical music in a new way.

Where: Moscow, State Museum "Tsaritsyno"

Stroginsky backwater

The festival of light will end on September 27 in Strogin: here you can see a 30-minute pyrotechnic show using Japanese fireworks, which have no analogues in the whole world. For the first time in Russia, a large pyrotechnic charge of 600 caliber will be used in the show.

Where: Moscow, Bolshoy Stroginsky backwater,

Digital October

Those who are interested in new products in the field of video mapping and visual arts will be able to visit the educational program at the Digital October center. On September 23 and 24, lectures, discussions and master classes will be held by computer graphics specialists, representatives of design studios, programmers, lighting engineers, architects, etc. In particular, on September 24, at the lecture on modern art “All art was modern” they will talk about how culture reflects our reality and changes in society, and at the lecture “From phantasmagoria to sensory reality” we will talk about visual art, its history and development for centuries. Listeners will learn about how science and art were connected, what the earliest optical technologies were. Pre-registration is required to participate.

Where: Moscow, Bersenevskaya embankment, 6, building 3.

VJing competition

You can watch the competition of the best VJs as part of the Art Vision competition in the Mir concert hall.

VJing (VJ) is the creation of visual images to music, mixing visual effects and videos to music in real time. Pre-registration is required.

Where: Moscow, Tsvetnoy Boulevard, 11, building 2.

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Light shows, the backdrop of which will be the main architectural sights of Moscow, multimedia performances, 3D projections, cascades of lights and fireworks - residents and guests of the capital will see all this at the large-scale “Circle of Light” festival. Last year, the festival was included in the Guinness Book of Records twice - let's go for a new record! The festival will be held in Moscow from September 23 to 27, 2017.

Venues of the festival “Circle of Light” 2017:

1. Ostankino Tower

The opening ceremony of the Circle of Light festival will take place in Ostankino. An incredible show is being prepared using lasers, light, fountain choreography and video projections, the height of which will reach 330 meters. With the help of all this, viewers will travel through the most beautiful places on our planet: from Lavender fields to the Sahara Desert. They will also see how the Ostankino Tower will be transformed into the Eiffel and other high-rise buildings around the world. The performance will be clearly visible from all sides. The show will be shown on September 23 and 24 at 20.00, duration - 40 minutes. At the end you will enjoy a 7-minute pyrotechnic show.

2. Theater Square

We will see interesting classics on the facades of the Bolshoi and Maly theaters, combined into one stage space. The works of Russian classics will come to life in cascades of light and visual effects on the walls of historical buildings: fragments from Chekhov, Ostrovsky and Gogol. Performances will take place every day at 7:30 p.m. Here you can also see the works of the finalists of the Artvision competition: architectural video mapping, 3D projections and new art directions.

3. Tsaritsyno

During the festival, it’s worth getting to Tsaritsyno. The facade will come to life with the help of light and music and tell the audience about their feelings. A show of dancing fountains will be staged on Tsaritsynsky Pond to the accompaniment of musical works by Russian composers. The park will feature incredible light sculptures created by designers from all over the world. The Soprano project will perform on September 24. Every day starts at 19.30.

4. Patriarch's Ponds

We will see an elegant synthesis of video and music at the Patriarch's Ponds. VJs play here all days of the festival from 20.30 to 21.30. In real time, they will create unusual visual images accompanied by a live performance by a pianist. And on September 25 there will be a piano concert by Dmitry Malikov.

5. Bronnaya Strogino

The largest show will be shown on the Stroginskaya floodplain on the closing day of the festival. Hundreds of pyrotechnic charges will be launched from barges placed on the water. Japanese fireworks are vibrant and have a variety of colors that are a must see. Only on September 27, starting at 21.30.

6. Concert Hall “Mir”

Competitions between light and music teams will be held in the Mir concert hall. Each participant will present a 10-minute set. New works will be created in real time at the intersection of video, light and music. The event will take place on September 24 at 20.00, entry by registration (opens in September).

7. Digital October

Professionals in the field of visual art and lighting artists will gather at a specialized event at Digital October. The program includes lectures and practical exercises. The meetings will take place on September 23 and 24. Entry by registration, which opens on September 9.

Tens of thousands of Muscovites last week witnessed a grandiose, unique multimedia show, the scale of which can only be rivaled by two similar world festivals - in Hong Kong and Sydney. The annual festival "Circle of Light", organized by Moscow Department of Sports and Tourism in five days it attracted a record number of spectators not only from the capital and cities of Russia, but also guests from 40 countries. Recent advances in lighting design have turned the Ostankino TV tower into the Eiffel, and the large palace in Tsaritsyno into an underwater world. This year, the organizers used several city venues - Ostankino, Teatralnaya Square, Tsaritsyno, Strogino, Patriarch's Ponds and others. Entry was free everywhere, so everyone who wanted to could see this fantastic spectacle.

FIREWORKS OF A THOUSAND SLOTS, FUJIYAMA AND MUSE

We attended the opening of the show in Ostankino. In 2017, the show’s masterminds decided to dedicate this site to the Year of Ecology, the birthday of the TV tower itself, and also the summit of the Great Towers of the World.

Those who were at the festival for the first time expected that the climax would be somewhere at the end of the hour-long performance. But that's not true. From the very first minutes, the audience opened their mouths, turned on the video recording on their smartphones and did not take their eyes off the site, where the pond was filled with fountains, the TV tower every few minutes turned into the famous high-rise buildings of the world, at its foot lay lavender fields and the Fuji volcano, the Ural Mountains and Baikal , and next to all this spectacle there is an ice show. All this was magically combined with the music. The directors chose only the most famous world hits from such performers as Michael Jackson, Muse, Adele, Sting, David Carret, Charles Aznavour and others. This was accompanied by a fantastic fireworks display. Volleys of fireworks also came from the TV tower itself, which at times resembled a fire-breathing dragon. Hundreds of videos flew into viewers’ Instagrams, increasing the audience of this festival to millions.

Every time we try to surprise the viewer, come up with something new,” he told Komsomolskaya Pravda. director of the Ostankino site Vladimir Demekhin. - In particular, here, at the Ostankino site, we are presenting the largest venue in the history of the festival, because the entire length of the pond - 300 meters - is covered by various lighting, fountain equipment, burners, and probably this year we have the most interesting interaction between all tools. We also have a lot of innovations on other sites. In particular, this year not only the facade of the Bolshoi Theater, but also the Maly Theater is operating on Theater Square; several contents have been specially developed that will allow viewers to have a more interesting viewing experience when two facades are operating simultaneously. At the Tsaritsyno site there will be a fountain show featuring Russian classics and a series of experiments on the façade of the large Catherine Palace. We try to use multi-instrumentalism all the time, to use all the light sources that are available.

According to Vladimir Demekhin, the idea of ​​an ice show is not new. But if in 2015 it was essentially a separate platform, then this one fit into the overall show, and the choreography on ice was magically combined with the choreography of water, light, and burners. By the way, this year famous figure skaters took part in the show - Tatyana Navka, Pyotr Chernyshov, Yuko Kawaguchi and Alexander Smirnov. A whole group of professional dancers skated on the ice with them.

Even the organizers cannot count how many pyrotechnics were used during the festival. On the first day alone, about a thousand volleys colored the sky at one site.

DELEGATIONS FROM 40 COUNTRIES and “FIELD OF MIRACLES”

By the way, the beginning of the show was dedicated to the Ostankino TV tower itself, its half-century anniversary. Viewers saw the stages of her glorious journey and remembered the best programs that she broadcast over these 50 years. Including “Time”, “KVN” and “Field of Miracles”.

The opening day of the festival coincided with the last day of the Great Towers of the World Summit, which took place in Ostankino. The association of great towers also includes Ostankino. And members of delegations from about 40 countries came to watch the “Circle of Light” festival. In addition, tickets to the stands were distributed among social funds. Of course, there weren’t enough seats in the stands for everyone; there were many more applications,” he says president of the group of companies LBL Tatiana Lifantieva.

Tatyana has no doubt that this “Circle of Light” was better than all previous festivals.

We took into account all the wishes that were from our guests, from our viewers in past years. And we did everything to surpass technically and creatively all the victories that we had before that day. It’s a pity, but this is not measured by Guinness,” the organizer regrets.

As Tatyana says, 200 million rubles were spent on holding the festival in Ostankino (the show took place here for two days). This is both a subsidy from the city and money from sponsors, of which the festival has many. The idea for this show has been coming up since January, and by April it was fully planned out. As the organizers say, they will begin preparing a new festival as soon as the current one ends. This means that they are already thinking today about how to surprise us at the Circle of Light in 2018.