Nicole writes:
It was a beautiful sunny day in Moscow, and we got out for some sightseeing on foot, and then BY BOAT! A Moscow river cruise is not something Nicole has done before (or doesn’t remember), and WOW was it amazing to see Moscow from the side of the river. It turns out that there are a lot of architectural features only visible from the water, which makes perfect sense when you think about the fact that back in the day many people would have approached the city by water. We also enjoyed lunch on the boat (“snacks that go well with beer”) and indulged the hustling young photographer working the passengers.
In the evening, Nicole went to a 9pm performance in the Theater of Moscow South-West’s Art Cafe. In addition to the mainstage, they are presenting experimental theater and developing new work for presentation in their basement cafe. The show that night was Moscow-Venice Transit by Boris Mirza and directed by Oleg Anishenko. The place was packed and the production values of the performance were extremely high. Nicole was very proud of this energetic performance, incorporating many of the younger actors of the ensemble.
The surprise of the night was the appearance of Nicole’s beloved friend and mentor Irina Bochorishvili AKA Bocho in Karina’s dressing room around midnight.