Inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan on Nevsky Prospect, worshippers wait in a long line to kiss the church’s namesake: the icon of Our Lady of Kazan. After having kissed the picture, this lady lights a candle. In the communist years, the church was a ‘Museum of Atheism’. December 2013. A l’intérieur de…
The Passage is known as one of the oldest shopping malls in the world. Since 1848, crowds of people have been flocking to see the most fashionable shops of the Russian Empire. This does not prevent this saleswoman to disregard any business opportunity. She did not make the slightest effort to try and sell anything.…
Winters can get very cold in Saint Petersburg. This is the reason why you meet many people, men or women, young and old, wearing chapkas. These caps seem to be a good protection against the cold. December 2013. Les hivers peuvent être glaciaux à Saint-Pétersbourg. C’est la raison pour laquelle on croise beaucoup de gens,…
The Mariinsky theatre opened in 1860. Since then, the passion for opera and ballet has remained unchanged in the city. This elegant lady was reading her program during the Macbeth interval. December 2013. Le théâtre Mariinsky a ouvert ses portes en 1860. Depuis lors, la passion pour l’opéra et le ballet est restée inchangée dans…
Walking down Las Rambla, one encounters numerous street performers posing as ‘human statues’. These statues are one of the major attractions of the city.June 2013. En descendant les Ramblas, on rencontre de nombreux artistes de rue posant comme « statues humaines ». Ces statues sont une des attractions principales de la ville. Juin 2013.
In Matthew Bourne’s iconoclastic production of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, the Waltz of Snowflakes takes place on a frozen lake with a group of young skaters enjoying the first snow fall. December 2011. Dans la production iconoclaste du Casse-Noisette de Tchaïkovski chorégraphié par Matthew Bourne, la Valse des Flocons a lieu sur un lac gelé avec un…
