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IN CINEMAS NOW
Timofey Kulyabin's "Long Day's Journey Into Night"
In his striking new staging of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night", director Timofey Kulyabin and writer Roman Dozhanskiy place the Tyrones in a solitary luxury hotel room – a liminal space where time hangs suspended. Celebrated author Edmund Tyrone confronts the ghosts of his past and the burden of his fame in a night that stretches into endless regret. Stripped of domestic comfort, O'Neill's family drama unfolds as an intense study of addiction, longing, and impossible love, with four lost souls seeking connection amid the wreckage of memory.
A Teatrul Național Radu Stanca Sibiu Production
Presented in Romanian w/ English subtitles and/or Romanian w/ Russian subtitles
Running time: 2 hours and 2 minutes
IN CINEMAS NOW
Dmitry Krymov's "Diary of Madmen"
Premiered in Riga in 2024, "Diary of Madmen" is an independent production by visionary director Dmitry Krymov – an ode to theater as both escape and salvation from a collapsing world. In this deeply personal work, two acclaimed actors, Chulpan Khamatova and Maksim Sukhanov, portray artists confronting the loss of their familiar lives and the meaning of their craft. Even as madness and despair close in, Krymov insists on the power of resistance, of laughter and love, and of art as the last refuge of inner freedom.
An Aparte Theatre Company Production
Presented in Russian w/ English subtitles
Running time: 1 hour and 50 minutes
Boris Eifman's "Pygmalion Effect"
Boris Eifman’s Pygmalion Effect reveals the celebrated choreographer at his most psychologically sharp, fusing virtuosic classical technique with visceral emotional power. Inspired by George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, this production reimagines the story as a dark, modern ballet about artistic control and human transformation. Eifman’s distinctive movement language captures the volatile bond between a brilliant, domineering creator and the young woman he reshapes, exposing desire, manipulation, and vulnerability beneath the polish. Dramatically charged and emotionally rich, the ballet exemplifies Eifman’s gift for turning narrative dance into gripping psychological theater.
A Boris Eifman Ballet Production
Running time: 1 hours and 25 minutes
IN CINEMAS FROM OCTOBER 2026
Dmitry Krymov's "Peter Pan. Syndrome"
Inspired by the tales of J.M. Barrie, Dmitry Krymov's "Peter Pan. Syndrome" is about art and the artist – the creator who, even when trapped in a dead end, when despair tightens around the throat and the urge to abandon everything feels unbearable, still returns to creation. Overcoming pain, he, like Peter Pan, cannot grow up from his passion for art; he continues to make miracles because he knows no other way to live. You want to let him go, to say, "Rest!" – but he is so radiant, his miracles so beautiful, and his heart so full of love that the audience, weeping, cannot bring themselves to release him.
A Latvian National Theatre Production
Presented in Latvian w/ English subtitles and/or Latvian w/ Russian subtitles
Running Time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
IN CINEMAS FROM NOVEMBER 2026
Yury Butusov's "Lear"
Yury Butusov’s visionary production shifts focus away from political tyranny to examine the agonizing collapse of generational bonds. On Maxim Obrezkov's barren stage hangs a massive, swaying moon as the world tilts off its axis. Artur Ivanov portrays a physically imposing Lear trapped between life and death from the start, unraveling alongside Victor Dobronravov’s Gloucester and Sergei Volkov’s cynical Edmund. Evgenia Kregzhde doubles magnificently as both Cordelia and the Fool. Driven by a sweeping, thunderous soundtrack, this interpretation turns the tragedy into a visceral, intense nightmare about human loneliness.
A Vakhtangov Theatre Production
Presented in Russian w/ English subtitles
Running Time: 3 hours and 20 minutes (includes a 10 minute intermission)