Zakuski

Issue 11: November 4 - December 2, 2004

Still Life Less than a week remains to catch Nathalia Edenmont’s controversial “Still Life” exhibition, on show at the Aidan Gallery until Nov. 10.

Fashion Weeks in Moscow Moscow Fashion Week and Russian Fashion Week were among several fashion showcases that took place last month.

Issue 10: October 7 - November 4, 2004

Strike a Pose October is an important month for true followers of fashion — those who begin to think about their spring wardrobe before the snow falls — as October is traditionally the month for catwalk presentations of spring-summer collections.

Art-Strelka New exhibition complex Art-Strelka opened Sept. 18 at the Red October chocolate factory’s former garages. This gloomy brick-and-metal industrial zone across the Moscow River from Christ the Savior Cathedral is now inhabited by several contemporary art galleries and studios, including Viktor Freidenberg’s design studio and a Yohji Yamamoto fashion boutique.

Tennis Time Tennis’ big guns are to gather in Moscow for the annual Kremlin Cup at Olimpiisky Stadium on Oct. 9-17. The tournament usually attracts a host of well-known spectators such as former President Boris Yeltsin, who was there to congratulate Russia’s Anastasia Myskina after she took the women’s tournament in 2003.

Shambala vs. Ministerstvo It would seem reports of Ministerstvo’s death were exaggerated. Although it officially closed in June, the venue is planning to reopen at some point in late October, with Halloween night a possibility.

Meow Now The Stage Holding company has announced that casting has begun for the Moscow version of “Cats.” The Andrew Lloyd Webber hit musical, which has been produced in 30 countries and in 12 languages, is to be performed in Russian but remain consistent with the original.

Olga Rozhdestvenskaya at first On Sept. 20, First hosted the presentation of a music video by Felix Mikhailov for Olga Rozhdestvenskaya and Moscow Grooves Institute.

Issue 9: September 9 - October 7, 2004

Hot Salsa Heats Winners of the Aug. 18 salsa competition quarterfinals at Amazonia basked in the glow of victory and prepared to take their moves to the semifinals, taking place at the club on Sept.

Bubble Baba Challenge With a go-hard-or-go-home attitude, 126 athletes raised extreme sport to a new level on Aug. 21 when they hit the Leningrad Region’s Losevsky Rapids for the second annual Bubble Baba Challenge.