International Project
“The light That Shines in the Darkness”
Partners:
Stiftung Schloss Neuhardenberg (Germany)
Leo Tolstoy Museum-estate “Yasnaya Polyana” (Russia)
The project starts in January 2008
Duration: 2 years
Overall budget: 600 000 EUR, budget EU: 300 000 EUR
“The light That Shines in the Darkness” is a contemporary approach to Leo Tolstoy's play which is to enhance cultural dialogue within the framework of the Leo Tolstoy Cultural Dialogue Project between Yasnaya Polyana and Stiftung Schloss Neuhardenberg.
The State Memorial and Natural Preserve “Museum-Estate of Leo Tolstoy “Yasnaya Polyana and the ”Stiftung Schloss Neuhardenberg” are two well-established cultural institutions in the Russian Federation and Germany respectively, who signed a cooperation agreement in October 2006.
The chief objective of the EU project is to strengthen and consolidate the ongoing collaboration between the Leo Tolstoy Museum “Yasnaya Polyana” and the Stiftung Schloss Neuhardenberg, with the aim of establishing a stable communal platform for cultural dialogue between Europe and Russia.
The key event of the project is the staging and production of a contemporary adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's drama «The Light That Shines in the Darkness». The play will be directed by the Oscar price winner Volker Schloendorff, renowned German and Russian artists will be engaged in the production. Following an initial preview première at Neuhardenberg, the production is then to be taken to Yasnaya Polyana where the official première will take place in September 2009 during the celebrations of the 181th birthday of the author.
As part of the project work, both institutions will furthermore put in place coordinating offices in order to initiate, follow up and implement further projects. These will include German-Russian conferences about the life and work of Leo Tolstoy, a workshop on cultural management as well as training stays for Russian experts in Germany.
Contacts:
At Yasnaya Polyana: Elena Alyokhina
Email: aev@tgk.tolstoy.ru
Tel: +7-4872-230382, +7-48751-76119
In Germany: Martin Siebert
E-mail: ms@schlossneuhardenberg.de
Tel.: + 49 – (0)30 - 889 290 14
Back to news >>
