This modern drama theatre created by Eduard Boyakov calls itself “an experimental theater center". Praktika hosts poetry nights, film screenings and philosophical and scientific talks. Theatre played a vital role in the development of modern art in cities of Perm, Voronezh and other regions of Russia. The main task of the theater is to talk about the present. Check out the Chelovek.doc project which consists of the monologues of the modern Russian culture heroes: a leading web-designer Artemiy Lebedev, a controversial artist Oleg Kulik and others. The artistic director of the theater today is Ivan Vyrypaev, laureate of the Venice Film Festival. His plays and scripts are known all over Europe and have been translated into many languages. If you have no time for the theater watch his film "Euphoria". This film is a wild but accurate insight into the Russian soul. Vera Polozkova, an actress of the theater, is now one of the most popular contemporary poets. When in town, try getting on her poetry reading night and you are promised to get a vivid picture of the cultural environment of Moscow.
