Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light. Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light” Schedule of educational events in Digital October

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The Moscow Circle of Light Festival is a unique event that annually gathers tens of thousands of enthusiastic spectators in the capital of our country. Among them are thousands of guests who came from different countries peace. Foreign tourists book hotels and buy tickets for many months in advance to get to the grandiose light show, which simply has no analogues in the world.

During the festival of light, the capital changes its gray autumn colors to bright colors and becomes like a fairy-tale city painted by an invisible wizard. The architectural appearance of the city is transformed by fantastic video projections decorating iconic places and buildings, including the Ostankino Tower and the Bolshoi Theater, the Maly Theater and Ostankino Pond, as well as other sites.

Circle of Light Festival - Moscow - 2019

The Moscow Circle of Light Festival is traditionally held in the fall in September and October at various venues in the city. In past years, the light show could be seen in Ostankino, on Teatralnaya Square, in Tsaritsyno, in Strogino, as well as in other iconic places of the capital.

Where and when will it take place Festival "Circle of Light" in 2019 , addresses of venues, as well as exact dates can be found on the organizers’ website. The link is provided below.

About the Festival

The festival was first held in Moscow in 2011, although the idea of ​​holding it first appeared back in 2002, and it belonged to Anton Chukaev, who proposed holding a festival of light by analogy with the French Leon.

Over the years of the festival's existence, about 7.5 million people have become its guests. Dozens of artists and lighting designers, as well as professional 2D and 3D graphics artists, presented their work there.

Thanks to modern technologies, as well as musical and light magic, guests can take an incredible journey to different parts of the globe, including the Yellow Stone park space, the Ural Mountains and Lake Baikal, Niagara Falls and the Sahara Desert. And all this can be visited in one trip.

The Art Vision competition is being held as part of the Circle of Light. It involves both professional graphic artists and those who are just starting their journey in video mapping.

Also during the festival, educational master classes are held from famous lighting design gurus, where you can learn a lot of interesting things about this art form.

Program

The program, schedule and venues of the Moscow Light Festival can be viewed on the official website.

Admission to the festival sites is free. Welcome to the #CircleofLight in Moscow!

Video

If you have not yet been able to visit one of the most multimedia and amazing holidays in the world, we invite you to watch the video. But it’s better to see for yourself once than to hear a hundred times about how beautiful and interesting it is. Below are the works of graphic and lighting design masters that were demonstrated on the Teatralnaya Square on the façade Bolshoi Theater. Enjoy your viewing.

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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, starting at 20:00, duration - 40 minutes. At the end you will enjoy a 7-minute pyrotechnic show.

 st. Academician Koroleva, 15, bldg. 2

theatre 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 be held every day, starting at 19:30. Here you can also see the works of the finalists of the Artvision competition: architectural video mapping, 3D projections and new art directions.

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During the festival days, it’s worth getting to Tsaritsyn. The façade of the Grand Palace 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.

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The largest show will be shown on the Stroginskaya floodplain on the closing day. Hundreds of pyrotechnic charges will be launched from barges placed on the water. Japanese fireworks are distinguished by their brightness and variety of colors - this is a must see. Only on September 27, from 21:30 to 22:00.

 Stroginskaya floodplain

Competitions between light and sound teams will be held in concert hall"World". 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, starting at 20:00, entry by

September 24,25,27

24.09. and 25.09 from 20:00-21:00, 27.09 from 20:30-21:30

Multimedia light show “Music of the City of Light”

An annual event in which lighting designers and specialists in the field of audiovisual art transform the architectural appearance of Moscow using video mapping techniques. The facades of symbolic buildings of Russia - the Bolshoi Theater, Moscow State University, VDNKh and others - appear as canvases for large-scale colorful video projections. Entrance to all festival sites is free.

The idea of ​​the festival first arose in 2002, when the Moscow artist, one of the pioneers of large-format projection and mapping Anton Chukaev, wrote for the Moscow Committee on Culture an application to hold the “Moscow Festival of Light” (similar to the legendary Festival of Light in Lyon, France). However, it took 10 years and the emergence of new technologies for large-format video projections for such a festival to appear in Moscow.

The organizers of the festival are the Department of Media and Advertising of the City of Moscow and the Department of National Policy, Interregional Relations and Tourism of the City of Moscow.

For the Circle of Light festival, Russian and world designers and art artists are preparing light and multimedia shows, creating video mapping on the facades of famous buildings, cultural monuments and structures in Moscow, and also integrating their ideas into the architectural space of the city. Admission to all festival sites is free for spectators.

As part of the Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light”, a video mapping competition “ART VISION” is held annually, in which both professionals and beginners from all over the world take part. Contestants present their works in the following categories: classic architectural video mapping, modern video mapping, and VJing.

Traditionally, during the Circle of Light festival, an educational program is held, where master classes are held by major world and Russian specialists in working with light. You can also get acquainted with the technologies of light art.

The festival is the winner of the “Brand No. 1 in Russia” awards in 2013 in the “Festival” category, “Event of the Year” in the “Main City Event” category and “Brand of the Year/EFFIE” in 2011 and 2012 in the “Entertainment” category. In 2015, a video projection on the building of the Russian Ministry of Defense was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest video projection in the world.

This year, the Moscow International Festival “Circle of Light” will be held in five open areas, among which is. It is here, according to the event program, that the opening and closing of the festival will take place. According to the organizers, the scale of the light and pyrotechnic displays will be so impressive that it will allow the Circle of Light festival to be included in the Guinness Book of Records.

Signs will be installed along the route to the Grebnoy Canal site. It will be difficult to get lost, but it is still recommended to arrive a little earlier in order not only to get better seats. As for the spectators from Krylatskoye, it will be easier for them, since they know the territory of the Krylatsky Hills park better and will probably prefer to watch the performance from the numerous slopes.

Due to the large number of spectators planning to visit the Rowing Canal, increased security measures will be introduced. Not only uniformed law enforcement officers will work on site, but also special services in civilian clothes. Metal detectors will be installed at the entrance, so it is recommended to take only the essentials with you in order to quickly enter the territory of the sports facility without delaying yourself and others.

Dear Muscovites and guests of the capital, from September 21 to 25, do not plan anything for the evening. Moscow is waiting for us International festival“Circle of Light”-2018. Starting from Friday the 21st until Tuesday the 25th, every evening a magnificent spectacle awaits us. Several venues, a fabulous show and plenty of time to see everything. The installations are illuminated, so all the action will take place in the evening; you can visit the festival sites even on your way home from work.

And now more about what, when and on what platforms awaits us.

Rowing channel – opening with repetitions

On the Rowing Canal on September 21, of course, it is worth visiting the opening of the festival. This year we are expecting absolutely incredible designs of 12-meter cubes, almost 300 fountains, 35 of which are rotating, and 170 fire fountains on pontoons. All this, combined with a video sequence and a laser show, will turn you into a child gaping in surprise within the first salvo. Even if you are a sophisticated viewer, the feeling that you are in a fairy tale will stay with you for a long time. The opening of the festival is always colorful, unique, and worth a visit.

Starts at 20-30, duration 1 hour. If you missed the opening, don't worry, you'll be able to catch up on the 22nd and 23rd. Starts these days at 20-30. Arrive early, otherwise there won't be a good place to watch.

Separately about the podium. It exists, and you can get to it. Tickets are by invitation only, sometimes they are distributed in official group festival

Tsaritsyno – Malikov and the facade of the Great Tsaritsyno Palace

Tsaritsyno awaits you every evening of the Circle of Light festival from September 21 to 25. From 19-30 to 23-30 on the facade of the Great Tsaritsyn Palace there will be two new light shows with audiovisual effects and elements of augmented reality. It is not necessary to arrive exactly at 19-30, much less in advance. The show will run on loop for 4 hours. Total duration, as a rule, is no more than 30 minutes, after which everything starts all over again. You will definitely not be late, even if you arrive at 22-00.

On September 24, all fans of Dmitry Malikov’s work should come to Tsaritsyno. The video sequence at the Great Tsaritsyn Palace will be accompanied by the performance People's Artist. There will be no repetitions, so arrive early and take a comfortable seat.

There are no stands in Tsaritsino, everything is democratic and accessible to everyone.

Theater Square - 270 degree panorama

Theater Square welcomes guests every day of the Circle of Light festival from 19-30 until almost midnight. Every year the projection area on Teatralnaya Square increases. If in the first years of the festival, all the action took place only on the facade of the Bolshoi, then this year you will find a panoramic projection of 270 degrees. The facades of the Bolshoi Theater, Maly Theater and the Russian Academic Youth Theater will be used. The performance will be cyclical, so there is no need to rush to the beginning.

Victory Museum and our history

Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Gora will take part in the Circle of Light festival for the first time as a venue. Just like in Tsaritsyno and on Teatralnaya Square, guests are welcome here every evening from 19-30 to 23-30. The performances are cyclical, which means that one day you can visit Teatralnaya Square and the Victory Museum, and the next day stop by Tsaritsyno.

Digital October is not for users

Well, if you are not just a spectator, you also create a light show, then you should go to the Digital October center, which is on Bersenevskaya embankment, 6 building 3. Lectures and seminars on organizing large-scale light shows, pitfalls, nuances and features await you. Learn about technical innovations and current trends. You must register in advance for events at Digital October as part of the Circle of Light festival.

Peace and strawberry

Only on September 22nd in the Mir concert hall as part of festival will take place competition of VJs from all over the world. Only one Saturday evening, starts at 22-00. If you are a fan of club music, then don't miss out and register in advance.

A dome with a diameter of a kilometer

The festival is not endless, and on September 25th the circle will close on the Grebnoy Canal. The closing ceremony will begin at 21-30. It’s worth coming to the closing if only for the Japanese pyrotechnics. They promise to have large-caliber guns, and the diameter of the salvo will be 1 km. It’s worth seeing with your own eyes, especially since there is such an opportunity. Plan your 25th visit to the Rowing Canal. Come early, otherwise the convenient seats will be taken.

But if you are the happy owner of an invitation, then you can only be envied.

Come, it will be bright

And in order to arouse your interest and encourage you to visit the festival sites, here are a few photos from last year as a primer.