For more than ten years every year in the summer in Moscow, the Cherry Forest festival of arts has been held annually. Its organizer is Bosco di Ciliegi. Traditionally, various exhibitions and concerts are held during this event. 2012 was no exception.
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In 2012, the festival was started on April 24 with a press conference of the organizers in GUM. Mikhail Kusnirovich, the head of Bosco di Ciliegi, announced the motto of the beginning of the festival - "Culture of Rest" or "Rest of Cultures". Also, theater directors, actors, scriptwriters and exhibition organizers spoke about their projects dedicated to the festival.
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The program of events included the premieres of several films. In April, for the first time in Russia, the French film "1 + 1" was shown, telling about the history of the relationship between a French aristocrat who was injured and his personal assistant - a native of a poor quarter. At the end of May, the Russian project “Images of Italy”, a documentary with the participation of Vladimir Pozdner and Ivan Urgant, was shown in the GUM cinema. This picture is a trip to Italy and an attempt to reveal the specifics of this country. This film was a continuation of the documentary cycle, which began with films about the United States and France.
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Several theater groups took part in the event. The musical "Fanfan Tulip" was staged at the Moscow Operetta Theater. The Sovremennik Theater presented its new production of Hidden Perspective. The Oleg Tabakov Theater Studio demonstrated the play "The Year I Was Not Born" based on the play by Victor Rozov.
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A lot of attention at the festival was given to music. In the Gorky park, live music sounded for several days. Fans of classical arias were pleased with the performance of Dmitry Hvorostovsky in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. At the same time, the Bolshoi Theater delighted ballet lovers with a new production of Rodin.
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In addition to performances and concerts, exhibitions were held as part of the project. One can note the import of Rodin's sculptures brought from France, as well as an exhibition of photographs of the capital's theaters.
