For its 21st edition, the Festival of Russian Art will open by diving into the thousand year-old culture of the Crimean Tatar people, thanks to the virtuosos of the Tatarstan State Song and Dance Ensemble. On August 26th, Moscow's National Ballet and Opera Theatre will pay a vibrant homage to Marius Petipa, and on August 27th it will perform three masterpieces of classic ballet, "Scheherazade", "Chopiniana" and the "Polovtsian Dances". A gala dinner, opera and film screenings complete this prestigious programme. August from 18th to 27th. Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, boulevard de la Croisette, Cannes (www.palaisdesfestivals.com).
