today, 17 November, the House of Actor Stanislavsky (St. Petersburg, Nevsky Prospect -m, 86) will be pre-auction display and charity auction will take place 19.00 "ballet, theater, music" under the "auction season of Petersburg". The proceeds will be handed over to the House of veterans of the scene. MG Savina.

The collection will include bidding for more than 50 works by such famous contemporary artists, and schedules, as W. Bratanyuk, VA Borodin, N. Nazarova, L. Kostenko, M . Lenn, N. Warm, J. Szewczyk, S. Frost. At the auction, will feature two signature works Workshop pewter miniatures Mikhail Shemyakin . All the work's theme - the theater.

A separate section will be devoted to trade personal belongings of famous theater scene: for auction exhibited a conductor's baton, pointe shoes, photographs and other unique lots.

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auction season of Petersburg. "The theater, ballet, music»

the charitable auctions, concerts, performances has always been traditional for Russia. At charity auctions usually presents a picture of outstanding artists, concerts, gave virtuoso performers, and performances of the actors involved - a favorite.

However, in the twenties of the last century, this tradition was lost. And now, in our time it is reborn. House auction season Petersburg "involves a series of charity auctions, each of which will be dedicated to different directions in art.

The theme of the St. Petersburg Fall Auction is the theater, ballet, music. This topic was not chosen by chance: it was the theater provides a unique opportunity to connect all types of synthetic art. In addition, this theme is now heard most clearly, because this year, the year of Russia and France, marked the 100 anniversary of "Russian Seasons" by Sergei Diaghilev, which is a particularly significant event in the cultural life of Europe

Aesthetics synthesis of the arts - music, choreography, painting, language, and plastic form of Russian ballet, is of particular appeal. The ballet was seen as a painting motion, and the plastic dance, magic costumes, dazzling scenery became style-forming factors of productions. Picturesque basis as determined by the image of the play, where the dancing actors are perceived as moving pieces of scenery - not a neutral background, as an actor in a play.

autumn charity auction in St. Petersburg will be preceded by a pre-auction exhibition, which is a logical extension of this vast topic. The exhibition presents the work of 12 artists from St. Petersburg - paintings, drawings, sketches, theatrical costumes.

Petersburg artists have their own form of expression of the story, an important point which is the feature of individual creativity, the introduction of new expressive means and forms , symphonic sound of unexpected colors. The problem that artists set for themselves, based on the experience of predecessors, the masters of Russian painting school and embodied in their wonderful work.

For many painters of inspiration is the theater and theater Petersburg. Thus, air image of St Petersburg is represented in the romantic works of Anatoly Annenkov. Theatrical scene has always been a reflection of certain epochs, so there is this inextricable, invisible connection between the artist and theater, with the appearance of new theatrical images. This can be seen in the paintings of Vladimir Borodin and watercolor paintings by Yuri Shevchik.

pictorial works of Paul Pokidysheva, with all the sophistication and abundance of unusual color contrasts and harmonies, very poetic, filled with mood and stress the uniqueness theatrical image.

artist Vasily Bratanyuk miraculously conveys the atmosphere of a special world of the theater. He has the gift of wonder just feel the language of dance, guessing every gesture and turn of the head dancer. On the canvas the action takes place, by our emotional mood similar to the curtain in the theater. Talent of the artist painting tools allows you to convey the harmony and beauty of ballet movements.

artist Misha Lenn creates unexpected plastic forms, filled with feeling and profound meaning. Master, many works which was particularly musical sounds, creates compositions affecting its shape and color solution. Theater schedule Michael Mokrov continues the best traditions of art association "World of Art". Creative verve pushes beyond the plot develops visual imagery, and allows you to pass in the sensations elusive image of the miracle of theatrical activity.

His creative artists - participants of the exhibition, different variety of styles, manners, thematic preferences, create rich polyphony of artistic life in St. Petersburg. The exhibition evokes in the audience emotions, thoughts and interesting to all lovers of the St. Petersburg theater. Funds raised at the Autumn Charity Petersburg auction will be forwarded to the House of veterans of the scene. MG Savina.

Oleksandr Sushko,
senior fellow at the Hermitage,
representative of the French Association
«Le Monde de l'Art et des Lettres»
(«The world of art and literature") in St. Petersburg

Source : Press Release Company "Art Explorer»