21.10–23.10.2025 | Crocus Expo, Moscow

 
 

THEATER FORUM

Participants and the 2025 program

The schedule of the Theater Forum 2025
The list of participating theaters and the program
in the process of formation
  • Panel discussions for managers and technical services of theaters on current topics;
  • Presentation of new equipment and technologies for equipping modern theaters;
  • Analysis of successful cases for the re-equipment and reconstruction of cultural institutions, communication with contractors and directors;
  • On-site tours to theaters that have undergone technical reconstruction and re-equipment, to theater production and warehouse complexes;
  • Tour of the exhibition for theater representatives with a professional guide;
  • Direct communication with suppliers of equipment and technology for theaters - a ready-made solution specifically for your facility.

The forum will include discussions on the most interesting cases of reconstruction and retrofitting of cultural institutions, presentations of new equipment, meetings with potential customers, and excursions to Moscow theaters.

Forum Program
MODERATORS:
  • Artur Ratke, Deputy Director for the Development of Theatrical Technologies at the Maly Theater of Russia;
  • Sergey Samodov, Director of the Arkhangelsk Drama Theater named after M.V. Lomonosov
Tuesday, October 21st

10.00 - 10.30


Registration, coffee break


10.30 - 10.40


Welcome speech from the organizers and partners


10.40 - 11.20


DealerCenter & TTT Group: Examples of implemented projects. Technological audiovisual equipment and stage mechanics as integral components of a modern theater.


Evgeny Mullin, Deputy General Director, Project Manager of JSC "Theater Equipment and Technologies", certified project management specialist based on the standard PMI® PMBOK® Guide v.7


11.25 - 12.05


Theatrical Technological Systems: The topic will be announced later


The speaker will be announced later


12.10 - 12.50


GLOBAL EFFECTS: Not just smoke: how to assemble a working set of special effects for theaters


Tatiana Shubina, Marketing Director, GLOBAL EFFECTS


12.50 - 13.20


Coffee break


13.20 - 13.35


Doka Center: Import Substitution in stage technologies using the example of the reconstruction of Nikita Mikhalkov's Workshop 12 and the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory


Alexander Fokichev, General Director of DOKA Center


13.40 - 14.20


Stroytsirk: GBUK of Moscow CC "Moskvich"


The speaker will be announced later


14.25 - 14.40


Scena.me: Lighting lighting fixtures for theaters


Andrey Rudakov, brand manager of the SCENA company


14.40 - 15.00


Q&A Session


15.00 - 17.00


Technical tour of the exhibition

Wednesday, October 22

10.30 - 11.10


PRO SCENA: The theme will be announced later

The speaker will be announced later


11.15 - 11.55


Sistema: Useful with useful: promising technical solutions at new facilities of the "System"


Alexey Levushov, Commercial Director of Sistema


Sistema: Computer control of mechanics: how did we maintain the same quality of movement in the new conditions


Alexander Shalin, Head of the Sistema Management Systems Development Department


12.00 - 12.40


MV PROJECT: Theater Cluster in the Hermitage Garden: restoration of the Hermitage Theater and construction of a new Musical Theater building in the Hermitage Garden


Dmitry Shurygin, Oleg Shurygin, founders and managers of MV-Project


12.40 - 13.20

Coffee break


13.20 - 13.35


LTM Music: Sound Horizons: 25 years of technology in theatrical sound from LTM Music company


Elena Kharitonova, project Manager, LTM Music;

Lev Levin, design engineer for LTM Music sound reinforcement systems


13.40 - 13.55


OKTAVA: Octava microphones and radio systems for theater equipment


Sergey Borzov, technical director of Octava


14.00 - 14.15


Aris: Expertise of the theater's sound system as a way to get a budget for its renovation


Evgeny Shuev, acoustic engineer, head of the B.A.R. Department (Bureau of Acoustic Calculations)


14.20 - 14.35


Martin RUS: The Wireless Revolution: how Astera technologies conquered the theater


Mikhail Kuznetsov, commercial Director, Martin RUS


14.35 - 14.55


Q&A session


15.00 - 18.00


Free time to work at the stands

Thursday, October 23rd

10.30 - 11.10


Ulpus Lighting: Selection of Uplus equipment for the theater. Quality, reasonable prices and localized service.


Albee Huang, managing director of Uplus;

Andrey Dzhagiaev, after-sales service manager in Russia


11.15 - 11.30


LevelUp: Upper stage mechanization control systems. Safety and control when working with winches


Vasily Slobozhaninov, founder of LevelUp


11.35 - 11.50


Mediadata: Synapse: from idea to premiere in theaters


Dmitry Slobozhaninov, senior engineer of the Trakt Implementation and System Integration Department


11.55 - 12.10


Electron Techno: From idea to implementation


Yuri Zhivulko, technical director of Electron Techno


12.15 - 12.30


Altair: Introduction to ALTAIR products


Artemiy Antipov, CEO of ALTAIR


12.35 - 12.50


Sonoruss: Set design as a media company, integrated solutions from Sonoruss company


Viktor Bannikov, Sonoruss technical solutions engineer


12.55 - 13.10


Constage: The topic will be announced later.


The speaker will be announced later.


13.10 - 13.30


Q&A Session


13.30 - 14.00


Coffee break


14.30


Departure to the Moscow Jewish Theater "Shalom" and to the GBUK of Moscow CC "Moskvich"

TECHNICAL TOUR & ROAD EXCURSION

October 21 at 15.00

Technical tour of the exhibition


Tour of the exhibition for representatives of theaters with a professional guide. Acquaintance with the novelties of equipment and technologies for equipping modern theaters at the stands of the exhibitors.

October 23 at 14.30

Departure tour


Field trip to a theater that has undergone technical reconstruction and re-equipment. Familiarization with new equipment and technologies of modern theaters on a real example.


Departure to the Shalom Theater and to the GBUK of Moscow CC "Moskvich"

40+ participating theaters
The list is in the process of formation
Kirov Regional Drama Theatre
Kirov

Novgorod Theater for children and youth "Maly"
Veliky Novgorod

Sverdlovsk Academic Musical Comedy Theater
Yekaterinburg

DOMISOLKA Children's Musical Theatre
Moscow

Drama theater of the city of Volsk
Volsk

Buinsky State Drama Theater
Tatarstan

Tver State Puppet Theater
Tver

Shakhty Drama Theater
Shakhty (Rostov region)

Kotlas Drama Theatre
Kotlas

The Puppet Format Theater
St. Petersburg

Russian Drama Theater of Chuvashia
Cheboksary

Ugra-classic Cultural and Theatrical Center
Khanty-Mansiysk

Khanty–Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Yugra "Theater of the Ob–Ugric peoples - the Sun"
Khanty-Mansiysk

WHO "Premiere"named after L.G.Gatov
Krasnodar

Regional Puppet Theater named after D.N. Svetechnikov
Smolensk

Sibai Bashkir Children's Theater "Sulpan"Sibai
Republic of Bashkortostan

Magnitogorsk Opera and Ballet Theatre
Magnitogorsk

Theater "Beyond the Black River"
St. Petersburg

Chelyabinsk Modern Dance Theater
Chelyabinsk

The Kot Theater
Voronezh

Penza Theater of the young spectator
Penza

Moscow Musical Theater "On Basmannaya"
Moscow

"Center of Arts"
Verkhny Ufaley (Chelyabinsk region)

Musical Theater "St. Petersburg Opera"
St. Petersburg

Perm Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theater
Perm