Where the festival will close is the circle of light. Complex of buildings on Frunzenskaya Embankment and Andreevsky Bridge

Moscow festival " Circle of Light 2015"was held from September 26 to October 4. The events took place at nine venues at once. During the festival, this event was attended by 7.5 million people. Light and multimedia shows at the festival were presented by 26 countries. On October 4, the day the large-scale event ended, it became known that the V Moscow international festival entered the Guinness Book of Records.

“Circle of Light” in 2015 took place at several venues in Moscow: the Bolshoi Theater, Chistye Prudy and Patriarch’s Ponds, Red October, Frunzenskaya Embankment and Andreevsky Bridge, Central Children’s Store, Embankment from the House of Music on Paveletskaya to Luzhnetskaya Embankment, Rowing Canal, and Digital October. A total of 91 works were demonstrated. Real professionals in the field of lighting design, as well as 2D and 3D graphics, presented a truly spectacular shows right on the city streets. Light installations, which use the architectural space of the city as a “canvas” or “stage,” literally changed reality before the eyes of the audience. Moscow became for several days a real fairy tale, where miracles come to life and the impossible becomes possible. Furthermore, entry to all festival sites, except for the opening ceremony, was absolutely free for spectators.

For the largest video projection in the world, the Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light” 2015 was included in the Guinness Book of Records. The video projection, which was included in the book of records, was placed on the building of the Ministry of Defense on Frunzenskaya Embankment. The Moscow government, as the initiator of the project, received a certificate of conferment of a Guinness record. Head of department national policy, interregional relations and tourism, Vladimir Chernikov said that the Moscow authorities were preparing for a record and therefore sent an application to the jury of the Guinness Book of Records in advance.

Opening of the Moscow International Festival "Circle of Light"

Video. Circle of light on the building of the Ministry of Defense

Moscow festival "Circle of Light 2015" photo

From September 26 to October 4, the V Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light” will take place - an annual event in which lighting designers and professionals in the field of 2D and 3D graphics use the architectural space of the capital as an object for multimedia and light installations.

The festival will take place at nine venues in the Russian capital. The theme of the anniversary festival is “In the city of light...”.

style="text-align: left;">Venues and schedule:

Complex of buildings on Frunzenskaya Embankment and Andreevsky Bridge

The festival will open with a series of light novels on the façade of a complex of buildings located on Frunzenskaya Embankment and St. Andrew's Bridge. Viewers will be treated to high-tech mapping light show using projection and multimedia equipment.

The large-scale performance, with a total duration of almost 60 minutes, will use more than 500 units of lighting equipment and 140 video projectors.

The video mapping area will be more than 17,000 square meters. Viewers will see 6 short stories created by masters of production studios from Russia, France, Great Britain and the United Kingdom United Arab Emirates. The light composition on St. Andrew's Bridge will become a connecting link between the scenes.

Grand Theatre

On the facade of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater During all evenings of the festival, Russia will be shown the best video mapping performances that have already been shown previously as part of the “Circle of Light”. A special gift for festival guests will be a demonstration of debut performances on the theme of the ballets “Swan Lake” and “Carmen”.

For the first time, the works of the ART VISION Classic finalists will be presented on the theater façade.

This year, a record number of applications were submitted to the international competition from teams from 26 countries. During the festival, works that have qualified for the second round will be shown.

VDNH

VDNKh will turn into a “Park of Light” for nine evenings. Spectators will be treated to multimedia shows on the main alley and pavilion facades, and a display of works by participants in two nominations international competition— ART VISION Modern and ART VISION VJing. Competitions in audiovisual art will take place on the facades of pavilions No. 1 and “Cosmos”.

On September 29, the contestants will be joined by masters of VJing - Johnny Wilson, UK (Eclectic Method project), Graham Daniels and Mark Vidler, Spain (Addictive TV project).

Special music program People's Artist Russian Federation of Dmitry Malikov, synchronized with a video projection on the building of pavilion No. 1, will take place on September 27.

Also, as part of the “Circle of Light” from September 28 to October 4, festival spectators will be able to see a grandiose light show on ice with the participation of Russian stars figure skating

Central children's store

The facade of the Central Children's Store on Lubyanka will become truly fabulous. Young viewers are waiting amazing stories O fantastic creatures and show parade funny toys. Children and adults will be able to follow the evolution of Russian toys and watch the transformation of the city into a colorful incredible world.

Patriarchal and Chistye Prudy

On Patriarch's Ponds Light installations will be installed on the theme of Mikhail Bulgakov’s work “The Master and Margarita”. Chistye Ponds will be decorated with compositions on the theme “Life in the City of Light.”

Moscow River

“Multimedia barges” will run from the House of Music on Paveletskaya to Luzhnetskaya embankment, reproducing dynamic projections on both sides of the internal walls of the embankment.

Digital October

Traditionally, during the Circle of Light festival, Digital October will host educational program with the participation of world and Russian specialists on working with light.

Rowing Canal (Krylatskoye)

A bright performance to famous music has been prepared on the Rowing Canal in Krylatskoye different eras. Water fireworks, lasers and pyrotechnics will unite into a grandiose symphony. You can watch the show on September 26, 27 and October 3 and 4.

The circle of light is already a tradition for me! It opens Moscow in a new light for the seventh year in a row, since 2011. I haven't missed a single event since 2013.

This is already the fifth autumn that I’m looking forward and even excitedly waiting for posters on the streets and advertising on TV - which venues will participate this year.

Moscow International Festival Circle of Light- an annual event in which lighting designers and professionals in the field of 2D and 3D graphics use the architectural space of Moscow as an object for multimedia and lighting installations.

IN 2013 This year we went to the Circle of Light for the first time and got to two sites in one day:

on Theater Square “came to life” in the most beautiful short stories Grand Theatre, and on Manezhnaya Square building Manege covered with fancy arthouse objects and patterns to the music. There wasn’t much of a plot, I liked Manege less then, but the performance at the Bolshoi Theater stuck in my soul! People, and me too, stood with their mouths open in admiration!

IN 2014 year, remembering last year’s beauty, I went again to the Bolshoi Theater. Unfortunately, many stories were repeated from last year, but there were also new ones. The performance, as in 2013, lasted about 45 minutes, and after a short pause it was repeated again. Thus, people who came to different time, could see everything in a circle from beginning to end.

IN 2015 The Ostankino Tower and VDNKh joined the Circle of Light. Since the festival covers the weekend twice, we managed to go to the Rowing Canal, where we absolutely did not like it... From the free seats it was very difficult to see anything, and only those who sat in special stands, the entrance to which could in all years by invitation only.

They left Krylatskoe without checking it out.

The next, final weekend, we went, according to tradition, to the Bolshoi Theater and to VDNKh - we were also not as delighted as in the first year. Several pavilions were involved in the performance, and the fountains were illuminated.

Didn't like the absence interesting stories, again some kind of arthouse, “cinema is not for everyone.”

But the festival 2016 year lived up to all conceivable and unimaginable expectations!!! This was my personal record for admiration!!! For the first time, the main site of the Circle of Light became the Main Building of Moscow State University!

The location for this event is simply ideal: a huge façade area, enormous height, the building can be seen for many hundreds of meters almost to the Observatory on Kosygin, and - most importantly - there is such a huge University Square in front of Moscow State University that there was not even a hint of a crush. We stood at a considerable distance, which was also a plus - as they say, beauty is seen from afar. There were, of course, a lot of people around us, but no one was pushing, and if we wanted, another 10 people could have stood next to us.

Then a cartoon about a wolf-traveler, voiced by Okhlobystin, was projected onto the façade.

BUT the main thing is not this at all... The main thing is the final FIREWORKS!

Breathtakingly beautiful fireworks display! Guys, seriously, I’ve seen them a lot, but this was the most beautiful one in my entire life! And absolutely free! MSU stood in this cloud of sparkling volleys, like a real Disney castle!!! A stunning sight and indescribable emotions!

Last weekend, September 23rd, Circle of Light 2017 opened again! We went to the Ostankino Tower for the opening ceremony, since we had not seen the performance at this site yet.

We made no mistake. As with Moscow State University, due to the height of the tower, the performance can be seen from afar.

Those who watched the show for free were able to enjoy both the light show (the Ostankino Tower turned into all the most famous high-rise buildings in the world - the Eiffel Tower, Burj Khalifa, Toronto skyscrapers) and a very long fireworks display, my neck hurt because my head was thrown back for so long )) A million lights!

The whole sky is covered in diamonds!

When you look at this beauty, emotions overwhelm you like a child, and you don’t have time to find the right words! FABULOUS! GREAT! FABULOUS!!! Well done!!!

It seems to me (I speak for myself) that after such a spectacle your soul becomes warm, this childish pure delight gives birth to sparks of kindness in you. I want to notice only the beautiful around me and be happy about it bright days. And a pleasant feeling of national unity arises, when everyone nearby smiles, claps, rejoices... Moves me to tears! Even now, as I write these lines!

Of course, without cons This event is not complete, for me the two most important ones are:

1) huge crowds of people at each participating site. Like in the center on City Day. But again, not everywhere and not always: on the main site of 2016 - near the Moscow State University building - it was crowded and not-for-you-e-mo!

2) it is difficult to get invitations to the stands, from which the most stunning view opens and you can fully appreciate the entire performance.

But, you know, if you want, you can find minuses in everything, but trying to see only the pluses and rejoice with all your heart, as in childhood, is much more difficult.

This the festival gives free emotions that you remember for years later. I’m still looking through the photos of the fireworks at Moscow State University. I won’t take off even half, even a quarter, or even a tenth of a star for these minuses!

I was born in Moscow, for the last two years I have been living in Dolgoprudny, which, thank God, is only 5 km from the Moscow Ring Road, and I consider it great happiness that such an incredible fairy tale festival is held in our city free of charge and every year!

From September 26 to October 4, the anniversary V Moscow International Festival Circle of Light will take place - an annual event in which lighting designers and professionals in the field of 2D and 3D graphics use the architectural space of the capital as an object for multimedia and light installations. The theme of the anniversary festival: “In the city of light...”. The audience will be treated to an extraordinary and fantastic show. Every year there are more and more sites. In 2011, it all started with three venues, and at last year’s event there were already seven, this year the festival will unfold at nine venues.

Circle of Light festival program 2015:

• Complex of buildings on Frunzenskaya Embankment and Andreevsky Bridge
  
  The opening of the festival will take place at the site. Viewers will be treated to a high-tech mapping and light show using projection and multimedia equipment. The large-scale performance, with a total duration of almost 60 minutes, will use more than 500 units of lighting equipment and 140 video projectors. The video mapping area will be more than 17,000 square meters. Viewers will see 6 short stories created by masters of production studios from Russia, France, Great Britain and the United Arab Emirates. The light composition on St. Andrew's Bridge will become a connecting link between the scenes.
• Grand Theatre
  
  On the facade of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia, during all evenings of the festival, the best video mapping performances that have already been shown previously as part of the Circle of Light festival will be shown. A special gift for festival guests will be a demonstration of debut performances on the theme of the ballet Swan Lake and Carmen. For the first time, the works of the ART VISION Classic finalists will be presented on the theater façade. This year, a record number of applications were submitted to the international competition from teams from 26 countries. During the festival, works that have qualified for the second round will be shown.
• VDNH
  September 26 - October 4, 2015, from 19.30 to 23.00
  VDNKh will turn into Park of Light for nine evenings. Spectators can expect multimedia shows on the main alley and pavilion facades, as well as a display of works by participants in two nominations of the international competition - ART VISION Modern and ART VISION VJing. Competitions in audiovisual art will take place on the facades of pavilions No. 1 and Space. A special musical program by People's Artist of the Russian Federation Dmitry Malikov, synchronized with a video projection on the building of pavilion No. 1, will take place on September 27. And on September 29, the contestants will be joined by masters of VJing - Johnny Wilson, Great Britain (Eclectic Method project), Graham Daniels and Mark Vidler, Spain (Addictive TV project). Also, as part of the Circle of Light, from September 28 to October 4, festival spectators will be able to see a grand light show on ice with the participation of Russian figure skating stars.
• Central children's store
  September 26 and 27, October 3 and 4, 2015, from 19.30 to 23.00
  The facade of the Central Children's Store on Lubyanka will become truly fabulous. Young viewers will be treated to amazing stories about fantastic creatures and a parade of funny toys. Children and adults will be able to follow the evolution of Russian toys and watch the transformation of the city into a colorful, incredible world.
• Patriarchal and Chistye Prudy
  September 26 - October 4, 2015, from 19.00 to 23.00
  Light installations based on the theme of Mikhail Bulgakov’s “The Master and Margarita” will be installed at the Patriarch’s Ponds. Chistye Ponds will be decorated with compositions on the theme “Life in the City of Light.”
• Embankment of the Moscow River
  September 26 and 27, 2015
  “Multimedia barges” will run from the House of Music on Paveletskaya to Luzhnetskaya embankment, reproducing dynamic projections on both sides of the internal walls of the embankment.
• Rowing Canal (Krylatskoye)
  September 26 and 27, October 3 and 4, 2015
  A bright performance to famous music from different eras has been prepared on the Rowing Canal in Krylatskoye. Water fireworks, lasers and pyrotechnics will unite into a grandiose symphony.
• Digital October
  September 26 and 27, 2015
  Traditionally, during the Circle of Light festival, Digital October will host an educational program with the participation of world-class and Russian experts in working with world-class light (by appointment).

Admission to all festival sites will be free for spectators. Entrance to the Opening Ceremony - by invitation cards. Official website - lightfest.ru
In 2015, the Circle of Light became a golden partner announced by the UN and UNESCO International Year light and lighting technologies.

On Saturday, September 26, the Circle of Light festival starts in Moscow. Throughout next week Every evening the streets of the capital will turn into a large-scale light installation.

It is worth noting that over 5 years the number of festival fans has increased significantly - from 200 thousand to 6 million people. Organizers expect even more to come this year. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin instructed to pay great attention safety, since in the evening there will be an accumulation of a large number of of people.

The festival has long gone beyond the scope of a city event; today tourists come to Moscow specifically to see the show. In 2014, the Department of National Policy, Interregional Relations and Tourism counted about 100 thousand visitors during the festival.

The opening of the "Circle of Light" will take place on September 26 on Frunzenskaya Embankment. Lighting designers will use the Ministry of Defense buildings as a canvas, using about 150 projectors of varying power. It is better to watch the show on the opposite side of the Moscow River, on Pushkinskaya Embankment in Gorky Park. Starts at 20:00, entry to the stands is by invitation only, but you can watch the performance from the sidelines. Masters from the UAE, England, France and Russia will show 6 different short stories. The show will also be held here on September 27, October 3 and 4.

By the way, it will not be easy to get invitations to the stands, but last year millions of Muscovites watched the “Circle of Light” from various points in the stands area. Moreover, the performance is often clearly visible even from several hundred meters away. At most you won't be able to hear the audio.

One of the main festival venues in 2015 will be VDNKh. Highlight in a special way there will be pavilion facades, a main arch, and fountains. There will be a screening every day from 19:30 to 23:00 competition works in Audiovisual Arts. On September 27, from 20:00 to 21:00, a concert by Dmitry Malikov and a light and Laser show on the facade of the pavilion. From September 28 to October 3, from 20:00 to 20:45, Tatyana Navka and Russian figure skating stars will perform near the Culture pavilion. On September 29, from 20:30 to 21:00 and from 21:30 to 22:00, artists from the UK and Spain will demonstrate their light show. It is expected that the largest number of spectators will be at VDNKh, so you should take care in advance to find a good place to view. Residents of nearby high-rise buildings are lucky; they will be able to watch the show from their windows.

On the facade of the Bolshoi Theater from September 26 to October 4 from 19:30 to 23:00 multimedia performances- fragments from " Swan Lake" and "Carmen". In addition, here you can see shows that became favorites last year. It is better to watch performances on Revolution Square, but you can also stand near the buildings of the Moscow or Metropol hotels.

Nearby, at the Central Children's Store, a “parade” of toys will be held on September 26 and 27, as well as October 3 and 4. You can watch the show on Lubyanka Square, but the facade of the store is clearly visible on Myasnitskaya and even in the Kitay-Gorod metro area.

For all days of the festival, the Patriarch's Ponds will turn into one large illustration for Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita". Here the heroes of the novel will appear before the audience, projectors will show memorable fragments, etc.

On Chistye Prudy Every evening you can see the light installation "Life in the City of Light". Multimedia performances will unfold along the entire perimeter of the pond. By the way, to see everything and not be crowded, you can go to the “Shater” restaurant, which is located right on the water.

Only on September 26 and 27, from 19:30 to 23:00, barges with projectors installed on them will float along the Moscow River, transmitting video to the facades of buildings on the embankments - from the House of Music on Paveletskaya to the Luzhniki Stadium.

The Circle of Light festival will end on the Rowing Canal in Krylatskoye. Starts at 20:00. In addition to the video installation, there will be a large-scale fireworks display. Water fireworks and lasers can also be seen on September 26 and 27, and October 3.

On September 26 and 27, from 12:00 to 18:00, the Digital October center will host lectures at which experts will tell you how installations are created, what equipment is used for this, etc. Anyone can ask questions. At the master classes, the theory will be reinforced in practice, so that those who are especially interested will create their own mini-light show.

By the way, the Ostankino Tower will not be used this year. In the past, this site was one of the most impressive. Meanwhile, the organizers are confident that they will have something to surprise Muscovites and guests of the capital.