Branko Dušić's Hypnotheatre

Yvan Goll is the pen-name of Isaac Lang (1891–1950), a bilingual poet and novelist who stood at the origins of German expressionism and French surrealism. Yvan Goll moved within German and French poetic and artistic circles. He was acquainted with, and even disputed with, many prominent figures of the European avant-garde of the first half of the 20th century. His poetry collections were illustrated by Marc Chagall and Pablo Picasso. By the beginning of the 21st century, his work had ended up in the margins, but it still sounds exceptionally modern.

Specifically for the premiere of A Tribute to Yvan Goll, Dom Radio, in collaboration with DA publishing house and with the support of the Alma Mater Foundation, released a collection of 24 poems by Yvan Goll in German and French, along with translations into Russian by Ippolit Kharlamov and Ekaterina Cherezova

According to Ippolit Kharlamov, the poet ‘was able to create a large-scale and profound portrayal of his era, full of hidden prophecies and dark intuitive insights. Goll's psychological alchemy, which leads to catharsis and a sense of unity with the universe, is relevant at any time. It is most clearly manifested in the love poems that Goll dedicated to his wife.’

The musicAeterna and Dom Radio project A Tribute to Yvan Goll directed by Elizaveta Moroz continues the search for new forms in the field of poetic and musical theatre. In the production, Laura Pitskhelauri, a theatre and film actress, member of the St Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre troupe, and student of stage director Anatoly Vasiliev, recites Goll's poems translated into Russian. Meanwhile, the artists of the musicAeterna Orchestra and Choir perform new compositions based on French and German texts by the poet. These chamber music pieces were created specifically for the project by Egor Ananko, Cyrille Arkhipov, Andreas Moustoukis, Alexey Retinsky, Victoria Kharkevich, Alexander Belousov, Vangelino Currentzis and Teodor Currentzis. Reinventing the genre of romance for voice and piano, the composers employ sophisticated performance and compositional techniques, as well as expand their instrumentation to include several voices, pianos, electronics, and percussion in the scores.

Stage Director Elizaveta Moroz explains the idea of the performative concert as follows, ‘Yvan Goll's poetic voice is unusual and elusive. The poet wrote in two different languages, and he also translated his texts into other languages, creating different versions. He freely juggled different literary trends, and crossing national borders, he did not feel like he belonged anywhere. The state of duality — the futile desire to connect the parts of a split self or to merge with a close, dear, but unknowable beloved woman — is the main theme of the performance.’

... Watching a snail on the slope...

A magical journey through an unfathomable Forest.

A small group of spectators will leave the city of Perm and travel to the unknown. It is just south of the old quarry, towards the Nizhniye Vyselki. It is an hour trip by bus. As the crow flies is much faster. The audience will witness and participate in ancient rituals. The rules are known. The words are written down. The actions are specified. Yet one doesn't know what is going to happen.

 Anton Adasinsky is a stage director, theatre and film actor, musician, choreographer, member of the AVIA rock band. He performed in Vyacheslav Polunin's Litsedei theatre company, starred in films by Alexander Sokurov, and interpreted the role of Drosselmeyer in the Mariinsky Theatre's The Nutcracker directed by Mikhail Shemyakin. In 1988, Anton Adasinsky founded the physical theatre Derevo (the Tree), in which the principles of Japanese buto dance are mixed with elements of modern dance, pantomime, clowning, and many others. The theatre company stages performances and artistic actions at the most famous venues in the world, in the open air, in circuses, on the streets of cities, releases its own music albums, photo books and films.

Nikita Vasiliev is an actor and director, a graduate of the Nizhny Novgorod Theatre College and Andrey Moguchy's directing course at the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts. As an actor, he interprets the role of Kurnosy (the Pug-nosed) in Andrey Moguchy's production The Mother's Heart (BDT, St Petersburg). As a director, he has been staging performances on the BDT Educational Stage since 2021. In 2024 he directed episodes of the The Old Woman's Route project in Saint Petersburg based on Daniil Kharms's creative work, and in 2025 he worked as the main director of the project. In 2025, he staged the play The Quarter Hidden in the Foliage at the Specific Festival in Nizhny Novgorod. From 2025 to 2026, he directed episodes in the Kharms Christmas Tree project (St. Petersburg, Museum of Theatrical and Musical Art).

... Watching a snail on the slope...

A magical journey through an unfathomable Forest.

A small group of spectators will leave the city of Perm and travel to the unknown. It is just south of the old quarry, towards the Nizhniye Vyselki. It is an hour trip by bus. As the crow flies is much faster. The audience will witness and participate in ancient rituals. The rules are known. The words are written down. The actions are specified. Yet one doesn't know what is going to happen.

 Anton Adasinsky is a stage director, theatre and film actor, musician, choreographer, member of the AVIA rock band. He performed in Vyacheslav Polunin's Litsedei theatre company, starred in films by Alexander Sokurov, and interpreted the role of Drosselmeyer in the Mariinsky Theatre's The Nutcracker directed by Mikhail Shemyakin. In 1988, Anton Adasinsky founded the physical theatre Derevo (the Tree), in which the principles of Japanese buto dance are mixed with elements of modern dance, pantomime, clowning, and many others. The theatre company stages performances and artistic actions at the most famous venues in the world, in the open air, in circuses, on the streets of cities, releases its own music albums, photo books and films.

Nikita Vasiliev is an actor and director, a graduate of the Nizhny Novgorod Theatre College and Andrey Moguchy's directing course at the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts. As an actor, he interprets the role of Kurnosy (the Pug-nosed) in Andrey Moguchy's production The Mother's Heart (BDT, St Petersburg). As a director, he has been staging performances on the BDT Educational Stage since 2021. In 2024 he directed episodes of the The Old Woman's Route project in Saint Petersburg based on Daniil Kharms's creative work, and in 2025 he worked as the main director of the project. In 2025, he staged the play The Quarter Hidden in the Foliage at the Specific Festival in Nizhny Novgorod. From 2025 to 2026, he directed episodes in the Kharms Christmas Tree project (St. Petersburg, Museum of Theatrical and Musical Art).

... Watching a snail on the slope...

A magical journey through an unfathomable Forest.

A small group of spectators will leave the city of Perm and travel to the unknown. It is just south of the old quarry, towards the Nizhniye Vyselki. It is an hour trip by bus. As the crow flies is much faster. The audience will witness and participate in ancient rituals. The rules are known. The words are written down. The actions are specified. Yet one doesn't know what is going to happen.

 Anton Adasinsky is a stage director, theatre and film actor, musician, choreographer, member of the AVIA rock band. He performed in Vyacheslav Polunin's Litsedei theatre company, starred in films by Alexander Sokurov, and interpreted the role of Drosselmeyer in the Mariinsky Theatre's The Nutcracker directed by Mikhail Shemyakin. In 1988, Anton Adasinsky founded the physical theatre Derevo (the Tree), in which the principles of Japanese buto dance are mixed with elements of modern dance, pantomime, clowning, and many others. The theatre company stages performances and artistic actions at the most famous venues in the world, in the open air, in circuses, on the streets of cities, releases its own music albums, photo books and films.

Nikita Vasiliev is an actor and director, a graduate of the Nizhny Novgorod Theatre College and Andrey Moguchy's directing course at the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts. As an actor, he interprets the role of Kurnosy (the Pug-nosed) in Andrey Moguchy's production The Mother's Heart (BDT, St Petersburg). As a director, he has been staging performances on the BDT Educational Stage since 2021. In 2024 he directed episodes of the The Old Woman's Route project in Saint Petersburg based on Daniil Kharms's creative work, and in 2025 he worked as the main director of the project. In 2025, he staged the play The Quarter Hidden in the Foliage at the Specific Festival in Nizhny Novgorod. From 2025 to 2026, he directed episodes in the Kharms Christmas Tree project (St. Petersburg, Museum of Theatrical and Musical Art).