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Artists of the Novosibirsk Opera House began rehearsing the new ballet “Cinderella” – the premiere is scheduled for mid-May. A special feature of “Cinderella” will be the 3D effect – the image on the stage will be projected onto several transparent screens. This is one of the first experiments with such effects in the ballet theater of Russia.

Pancake week is one of the favorite and merry holidays, combining pagan and Orthodox traditions. This is the farewell to the winter, and preparation for the Great Fast. In Novosibirsk there will be folk festivals, games and competitions, roller coaster rides, performances of folklore groups, as well as hot pancakes and tea in different parts of […]

A master class on the construction of the Igloo Eskimo hut will be held this Sunday from 11 to 13 hours at the ski slope “Gorsky”. All people interested will be taught how to cut out and make snow blocks correctly, so that a reliable snow house will be constructed. This will allow to take part […]

The city mass ski race “Ski Track of Russia – 2018” will be held on February 10 in Novosibirsk. Any interested person can participate, from professionals to amateurs without age restrictions. This great sports festival is held in our country every year since 1982 and gathers thousands of people. Three distances will be set up: 5 km, 10 […]

Film festival of Italian cinema “From Venice to Novosibirsk” will be held from 9 to 14 February in our city. The traditional festival organized by the POBEDA Cinema together with the Italian Institute of Culture in Moscow in cooperation with the Venice Biennale and the Italian Embassy in Moscow, offers the Russian audience a selection […]

In Novosibirsk, the citywide English Winter Festival was launched, to which all those interested in the language and culture of England are invited. Within the framework of the festival the following will take place: two weeks of free English from February 7 to 21 in the group, trainings and lectures, watching movies in English, a […]

The berries of mountain ash and hawthorn which are left on trees acquire a specific consistency and ferment because of temperatures drops and rises, becoming a kind of “alcoholic product”. Having eaten those thawed and fermented berries, birds get drunk and can’t navigate: they crash into cars, buildings, fall from branches. How to help the […]

On February 3, Novosibirsk will host a new concert of the project “The Open scene of Flamenco” where the flamenco dancers and musicians from Novosibirsk and other Siberian cities will take part. Spectators will enjoy flamenco demonstrations filled with the most vivid emotions. Venue: Cabaret-Cafe “Stray Dog” (Kamenskaya st., 32), February 3, 17-00. The entrance is 200 Roubles. Reservations by […]

The exhibition “Siberia in antiquity” opens tomorrow, on January 31, at the Novosibirsk State Museum of Local History . The main idea of ​​the exposition is to show a complex life of entire regions: nomadic herders in the south of Siberia, farmers in the Ob and Yenisei valleys, hunters and fishermen in the taiga, reindeer […]

Snowboarders from Novosibirsk will go to the Olympic Games which will be held in South Korea from 9 to 25 February. In total, the Russian team will consist of 169 people according to the Russian Olympic Committee.

The film by the director from Novosibirsk, Andrei Zvyagintsev, titled ‘Loveless’ (‘Nelyubov’ in Russian) is among the nominees for the “Oscar” in the category “Best film in a foreign language,” according to the website of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts on January 23. “The purpose of the film is that you, after watching it, want to hug […]

According to weather forecast published by the NGS, frosty weather will stay for the next 3 days, the temperature will reach -34 in the daytime, up to -44 at night. Dress accordingly!    

The idea to make an ice-cold “Gelandewagen” based on UAZ originated in videoblogers engaged in experimental car tuning. The work went on for two weeks. How the process went and what happened, you can see in the video posted on YouTube.

The latest technology and 50 unique robots will be presented at the exhibition called “Corporation of Robots”, reports Sib.fm. The show includes five virtual reality zones that will allow you to ride on a roller coaster, visit the ocean floor and even control a helicopter with the power of thought. Visitors will also see robo-boxing, robo-zoo and robo-football, […]

In Novosibirsk on January 10 the Dog Cafe opened, claiming being the first in Russia of such concept – its visitors may not just drink tea, but also “unlimitedly” pat dogs which are just live in the cafe, reports www.newsru.com. The institution operates in the anti-cafe format: a visit costs 200 rubles for the first hour, then two rubles […]

On Saturday, January 13rd, the second Winter Medieval Festival “Siberian bridgehead” will begin in Novosibirsk. The official regional tournament of the first league on historical medieval battle will take place there. The strongest teams of the Siberian region will come together in battle for the honor of representing Siberia in the finals of the first […]

In the evening of December 25 an ice town was opened on the main square of Novosibirsk. A New Year tree with a star, an ice maze, slides and ice figures were put on the site: bridges, benches, lanterns and a tram symbolized by Novosibirsk. The nearest streets were decorated with balls and garlands, writes NGS.