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When is the circle of light festival? Great Catherine Palace

From September 23 to 27, the VII Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light” will take place in Moscow. Impressive light and sound performances will be presented free of charge at seven venues.

Architectural video mapping - projection volumetric images on city buildings and structures - can be seen on the Ostankino Tower, which this year celebrates its half-century anniversary. In addition to the Ostankino TV Tower, the Circle of Light festival program will include four more open areas: theatre square, Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, Patriarch's Ponds and Stroginskaya floodplain.

Ostankino tower

One of the main venues of the Moscow international festival The Ostankino Tower will become the “Circle of Light”. On September 23, from 20:00 to 21:15, the opening ceremony of the festival will take place here.

An amazing musical and multimedia show using video projection, choreography of fountains, synergy of light, lasers and fire will unfold on the Ostankino Tower and the surface of the Ostankino Pond.

With the help of modern water and pyrotechnic technologies, as well as the magic of light and music, viewers will be transported to the fabulous Lavender Fields, to the foot of Niagara Falls, to the heart of Yellow Stone Park and Bamboo Flute Cave, to experience the heat of the Sahara Desert or the refreshing breeze of the Great Barrier Reef, witness the mesmerizing power of the Fuji volcano, the immense depth of Lake Baikal, the endless beauty of the Ural Mountains and the captivating charm of Sakhalin Island.


The opening ceremony will end with a 15-minute grandiose pyrotechnic show involving the Ostankino Tower.

As part of the festival, the Ostankino TV tower, 540 meters high, will alternately turn into the Eiffel Tower (300 meters), the Dubai skyscraper Burj Khalifa (828 meters) and the New York Empire State Building (443 meters), as well as the Toronto TV tower (553 meters ), Shanghai (486 meters), Tokyo (332 meters) and Sydney (309 meters).

theatre square

This year, Theater Square united two buildings at once - the Bolshoi and Maly Theaters. A unique light show was developed especially for this, where the interaction of two facades will become part of one love story.

In addition, the site will host a screening of works from the beloved 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.

On the facades of the Bolshoi and Maly theaters from September 23 to 27, from 19:30 to 23:00, a light show based on several works performed on their stages will be shown. Viewers will see fragments of plays by classics of Russian literature - Alexander Ostrovsky, Nikolai Gogol, Anton Chekhov and others.


Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve

From September 23 to 27, Tsaritsyno Park will appear for visitors in a new fabulous light. Spectators can expect an audiovisual show at the Grand Catherine Palace, live show art groups Soprano Turkish to the accompaniment of light and music, a mesmerizing show of fountains on Tsaritsynsky Pond and amazing light installations.

In Tsaritsyno, on all festival days you can admire the show of dancing fountains. Water jets will be illuminated using special installations. The musical background of the performance will be works from the repertoire of Mikhail Glinka, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev and other Russian composers.

Also on September 24, the art group Soprano will perform for guests of Tsaritsyno Park. Participants in the unique project of Mikhail Turetsky will accompany with their vocals spectacular video projections on the building of one of the palaces. And from September 25 to 27, Soprano will be performed in recording.

The best light installations will add additional colorful touches to Tsaritsyno Park famous designers from all over the world.


Patriarch's Ponds

At the Patriarch's Ponds on September 25 from 20:30 to 21:30 Dmitry Malikov will perform own works on the piano. Romantic music and elegant video images on the facade of the yellow pavilion on the pond will create a harmonious light and music composition.

Strogino

On September 27, in the waters of the Stroginsky backwater, at the end of the Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light”, for the first time in Russia, spectators will be treated to a large-scale 30-minute pyrotechnic show from Japanese manufacturers.

Spectators can expect a bright and unforgettable 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 Digital October platform remains a constant meeting place for famous professionals in the field visual arts and aspiring light artists.

Educational program consisting of lectures, seminars and practical classes helps beginners master the basics and reveals many secrets and subtleties in working with light.

On September 23 and 24, the center will host educational lectures by lighting designers and creators of laser installations. Admission is free subject to pre-registration on the festival website.

Concert Hall "MIR"

On September 24, the “Art Vision VJ” competition will take place at the “Mir” theater and concert hall on Tsvetnoy Boulevard. Teams from different countries will compete in the skill of creating light images to music.

Spectators will witness a competitive competition of the best light and music artists in the direction of VJing. Participants will demonstrate 10-minute VJ sets, where in real time under performed music will create completely new works using unexpected visual images and video clips.

Admission is free subject to pre-registration on the festival website.

The Circle of Light Festival is taking place, during which the architectural space of the city will be transformed by the hands of lighting designers and professionals in the field of 2D and 3D graphics.

The facades of religious buildings will be transformed into something extraordinary and will be painted bright colors light show and will show completely different and unimaginable landscapes and stories.

The festival originates from the city of Lyon in France at the end of the 17th century, and later finds popularity throughout Europe.

In 2002, Anton Chukaev (Moscow artist) sent a request to the Moscow Culture Committee to hold such an event, but only 9 years later the festival debuted, which was recognized and received annual status.

Festival themes

Every year the festival has a new theme.

  • In 2012 - “Energy of Life” (the main idea is the speed of changes in the consciousness of society, fashion, tastes, the idea is the unity of peoples and cultures).
  • In 2013 - “Relay of Light” (during the festival the Olympic Flame arrived in Moscow, 11 countries of the world took part)
  • IN 2014 - " Trip around the world"(combined iconic places and attractions of the capital in a multimedia show)
  • In 2015 - “In the City of Light” (an amazing journey to the capital, as no one has ever seen it before)
  • In 2016 - “Circle of Light” (a grand journey around the world)
  • In 2017 - “The seven tallest buildings in the world” (the Eiffel Tower (300 meters), the Dubai skyscraper Burj Khalifa (828 meters) and the New York Empire State Building (443 meters), the Toronto TV tower (553 meters), Shanghai (486 meters) meters), Tokyo (332 meters) and Sydney (309 meters).

"Circle of Light" for children

The event as a whole is a family format and involves a wide audience – it is interesting for everyone. In 2015, for example, in Lubyanka, the Central Children's Store was painted with bright colors fairy-tale heroes and showed the little spectators a parade of toys.

Reviews and photo reports

The number of visitors is growing every year - from 1 million (in 2011) to 8 million people (in 2017). Admission to the festival is free, anyone can become part of the show. Just to see the opening ceremony as closely as possible, you need to have complimentary ticket, which in turn can be obtained via social media or win a competition on the official festival page (distributed by the Moscow government department).

It’s interesting to look at the festival works of past years; this opportunity is provided by reports from Tourister users. RU. The festival took place from September 26 to October 4. 9 sites were involved. This year the event was included in the Guinness Book of Records for the first time as the largest video projection (on the building of the Ministry of Defense on Frunzenskaya embankment). In the year from September 23 to September 27. Light shows took place at 6 venues, 2 light performances were shown with a total duration of about 50 minutes (“Unlimited Moscow State University” and “Keeper”). At the end of each evening there is a pyrotechnic show (more than 19,000 volleys of fireworks). Was also beaten own record in the Guinness Book of Records - the largest video projection.

Awards and achievements of the Circle of Light festival

  • Moscow Design Biennale - first place in the category “Multimedia show/Event design” (2016)
  • “Guinness Book of Records” nomination “Largest video projection” (2016)
  • “Guinness Book of Records” nomination “Highest luminous flux power when projecting an image” (2016)
  • “Guinness Book of Records” nomination “Largest video projection” (2015)
  • “Time of Innovation” nomination “Event Project of the Year” (2015)
  • “Event of the Year” nomination “ City event of the year" (2015)
  • The Moscow Times Awards nomination “Cultural Event of the Year” (2014)
  • “Best in Russia/Best.ru” nomination “Best cultural event of the year" (2014)
  • “Guiding Star” nomination “Best Event Project” (2014)
  • “Brand No. 1 in Russia” category “Festival” (2013, 2014)
  • “Brand of the Year/EFFIE” category “Entertainment” (2011, 2012)

Where will the Circle of Light festival take place in 2019: program

Preliminary plan of events:

  • Opening/closing ceremony of the festival: September 21 - 25
  • Competition "ART VISION VJing": September 22 (Mir Concert Hall)
  • Competition "ART VISION Modern": September 23 (facade of the Grand Tsaritsyn Palace)
  • Competition "ART VISION Classic": September 24 (Russian Academic youth theater, Bolshoi and Maly theaters of Moscow)

How to get there

Every year the sites are different and different parts cities. The only trend is that there are very few parking spaces, the best option To avoid traffic jams, use the metro or any other public transport.

It’s also convenient to use taxi apps in Moscow - Uber, Gett, Yandex. Taxi and others.

Festival "Circle of Light": video

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 take a journey through the most beautiful places of 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. In cascades of light and visual effects on the walls historical buildings works of Russian classics will come to life: 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. On Tsaritsynsky Pond there will be a show of dancing fountains to the accompaniment of musical works 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 sound 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.

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. According to 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. Thus, in 2016, “Circle of Light” reached record attendance figures - more than 6 million people in five days.

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 country's main television tower celebrates its half-century anniversary this year. The technology of projecting three-dimensional images onto an architectural object - video mapping - will allow the birthday girl to “try on” the images of the seven 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, burners, and lighting devices will be installed on the 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, the works of the finalists will be shown on the facades of leading theaters in Russia. international competition Art Vision, held as part of the festival.

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, he will give a concert National artist Russia Dmitry Malikov. “Tsaritsyno Park will be decorated with amazing installations from the world’s leading lighting designers throughout the festival period.

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.

Festival events will be held simultaneously at two indoor venues. On September 24, the “Art Vision VJing” competition will take place at the “Mir” theater and concert hall, where teams from different countries will compete in the skill of creating light images to music. And on September 23 and 24, the Digital October Center will host free educational lectures by lighting designers and creators of laser installations.

The Moscow International Festival "Circle of Light" is one of the largest and most popular festivals in Moscow, a grand celebration of light, within which talented lighting designers and audiovisual art specialists from Russia and foreign countries compete in their skills, showing the public large-scale light shows and unusual installations. In 2017, the festival is being held for the seventh time.

In 2017, “Circle of Light” returns to Ostankino! It is here that the long-awaited Opening Ceremony of the festival will take place on September 23. An amazing musical and multimedia show will unfold on the Ostankino Tower and the surface of the Ostankino Pond, which will literally will unite the whole world! Large-scale video projections, choreography of fountains, extraordinary fireworks, synergy of light, lasers and fire - a truly grandiose journey through light television awaits you, which will not leave anyone indifferent!

Venues and schedule of the Circle of Light 2017 festival in Moscow

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". September 23rd will take place here The opening ceremony. 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

Multimedia show-trip around different countries world and their geographical natural beauties. The opening ceremony will end with a 15-minute grandiose pyrotechnic show involving the Ostankino Tower

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 Bolshoi and Maly theaters. 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.

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 facade 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.

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 with music classical works Russian composers, making the audience participants in 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.

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

Patriarch's Ponds

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

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.

A schedule of educational events with the possibility of registration will appear soon.

KZ "Mir"

Especially for the competition of the best light and sound teams in the category "VJing" competition ART VISION a new space was chosen - 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.



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