New Life: 6 Revitalized Spaces in Minsk
28.07.2023 - 19:57 / 34travel.me
Guide to Alternative Minsk
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If it’s not your first time in Minsk or a classical “Museum / Ferris Wheel / Opera” program is not your thing, we are about to open the door to the city “for locals”. Here the bartender talks to you like a friend, and the price is often negotiable. We promise a lot of dancing, so do not forget to put on a cool lifestyle-clothes from the store Clans, in collaboration with which we’ve created this guide. Come on!
Cultural Program
Korpus (praspiektMašerava, 9, korpus8) is an underground cultural center in the building of the former TV factory. True Minskers find themselves here at least once a week. Concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, lectures, open microphones, and other events unite here the best people of the city. A lot of events are free.
OK16 (vulica Kastryčnickaja, 16) is a cultural hub that made a huge contribution to the idea of Minsk as a new Berlin. On the area of 1500 sq.m. there’re performances, experimental music projects and huge parties, which the city keeps memories of even weeks later. There’s also Ruin Bar with the cocktails named according to the building’s industrial past: “Sex in the workshop” or “From bell to bell”. OK16 is located on the main alternative street of the city.
Ў Gallery(vulicaKastryčnickaja, 19) is a gallery of contemporary art which lets you feel the vibe of modern Belarusian (not only) artists, photographers, and performers.
Raketa Cinema(zavulakRabočy, 3) is a cinema, where thanks to the Cinemascope project everything that does not fit into the “format” is screened: documentaries of the Beat Weekend festival about the new culture, worthy cinema novelties about artists and musicians, festival movies in the original language with subtitles, silent movies with live music, etc. The tickets cost about € 2.
Minsk film festivals that are worth mentioning are the green cinema festival Planetarium, the human rights documentary screenings Watch Docs and Cinema Perpetuum Mobile short films festival.
Belarus Free Theaterwill impress you, even if you have always considered yourself indifferent to this type of art. The cast successfully tours around Britain, the United States, Australia, and other countries. Follow them on social media to get to the performance in Minsk. You will be told where you should show up on time, the guide will meet you there and take you and the rest of the audience to the spot. You won’t get any usual columns, floor-length dresses, or brandy during intermissions. The repertoire is difficult to describe: be ready to see a mix of poems by Harms, performances by Pussy Riot and your worst dreams. The price is a free donation.
Lo-Fi Customs(vulicaKastryčnickaja, 16/3) is a creative workshop, where you
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