“On behalf of the United States Government, I congratulate the Russian American Foundation and the Bolshoi Ballet Academy on 15 years of successful partnership. Your collaboration has deepened ties between the U.S. and Russian dance communities and encouraged cross cultural understanding through the arts, despite the challenges in the official bilateral relationship. Your success demonstrates that the Russian and American people can perform, learn, and thrive side-by-side. I wish you many more years of successful collaboration ahead.”
- Honorable John J. Sullivan, U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, 2022
“The Russian American Foundation’s contributions to cultural, educational, and sports programs in the United States and Russia help foster greater understanding between the people. Such programs highlight the things that the American and Russian people have in common.”
- Honorable Michael A. McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, 2012
Thu, Jun 06
|Baryshnikov Arts Center
Art in Dialogue
A vital cultural U.S. – Russia dialogue by artists, thinkers and activists from both countries.
Time & Location
Jun 06, 2019, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Baryshnikov Arts Center, Jerome Robbins Theater, 450 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018, USA
About the event
Art in Dialogue upholds a vital cultural U.S. – Russia dialogue by bringing together artists, thinkers and activists from both countries. This year’s line-up includes celebrated Russian film and stage actor and Oscar nominee, Sergei Garmash (Moscow Sovremennik Theatre), who will recite the masterpieces of Pushkin, Chekov, Brodsky and Yevtushenko. Mr. Garmash will be joined on stage by Peabody Award winning broadcaster, director and producer Elliott Forrest, and multi-Grammy Award nominated violinist Philippe Quint, who will perform an excerpt from his new show Charlie Chaplin’s Smile. Quint’s recent discovery of Charlie Chaplin’s gifts as a composer resulted in creations of 13 original arrangements of his songs for Warner Classics label and a new show based on Chaplin’s encounters with the great of composers of his time.
Admission: By invitation only
For details, email to: info@russianamericanfoundation.org