RUSSIAN Theatre (cont’d) BECOMING CATHERINE | Mon., Nov. 6, 2017, 6:30PM The Playwrights’ Center (2301 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, MN) By Firouzeh Mostashari. When the precocious fifteen-year-old German Princess Sophie arrives in Russia to be engaged to the future Tsar, Peter III, no one can predict the outcome. She finds herself bound to a childish madman and under constant surveillance. Will she survive to rule? Free | pwcenter.org | 612.332.7481 Exhibits BORN IN THE USSR: PAINTINGS OF CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH | Through Sept. 10, 2017 The Russian Museum of Art (5500 Stevens Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN) Approximately 60 works created by Soviet artists during the last three decades of the Soviet era portray schoolchildren in uniforms, Young Pioneers with ever-present red ties, working children, and more. $5-$10 | tmora.org | 612.821.9045 Culture Dance SWAN LAKE–See Dance & Movement section. Tchaikovsky’s NUTCRACKER–See Holiday Events section. Music Minnesota Orchestra Orchestra Hall (1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN) $12-$69 | minnesotaorchestra.org | 612.371.5656 STRAVINSKY’S FIREBIRD | Sept. 14–16, 2017 Conducted by Osmo Vänskä. James Ehnes on violin. This concert will also include Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Ravel’s Pavane for a Dead Princess, Hillborg’s Violin Concerto No. 2, and Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture. RACHMANINOFF | Oct. 5 & 6, 2017 Conducted by Roderick Cox. Alessio Bax on piano. This concert, featuring Rachmaninoff’s Symphony Dances, will also include Argento’s Valentino Dances and Grieg’s Piano Concerto. www.tctosca.com Exploring Culture | 35 Photo of St. Peter’s Basilica: Shutterstock.com
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