The Tver Academic Theater of Russia and Tatiana Ligari after the huge success of the performances they gave in Russia with the theatrical adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic masterpiece Anna Karenina are coming to Greece for only 4 performances at the Piraeus Municipal Theater on the 4th, 5th , 6th and 7th of October 1996.

It is worth noting that the Greek Anna Karenina moved and won the hearts of Russian viewers with her presence and performance. It was applauded in the packed theater hall for 4 nights and received the most flattering comments on the TV channels and in the extensive reports of the Russian press.

A Greek presence in the heart of Russia that honored Greece and entered the front page of the hugely circulated Russian newspaper "Izvestia".

The show is directed by the well-known People's Artist of Russia and director of the Theater for the last 22 years, Vera Efraimova, and is considered an original artistic event because it is bilingual.

The role of Anna Karenia is performed in Greek by Tatiana Lygari, translated by Paulina Galanopoulou.The role of Karenin is played by the also People's Artist of Russia Alexander Chuikov and the role of Vronsky by distinguished artist Konstantin Yuchenkov. The sets are by Ivanov, costumes by Gina Mogilinskaya and music by Tchaikovsky.

It is also worth noting that the Tver Academic Theater has a long history and is one of the oldest and most traditional theaters in Russia. It was founded in 1745 at the Feodorov monastery in Chev and developed close cultural relations with Byzantium. This year it celebrates 250 years of continuous operation.

The performance of Anna Karenina is considered a top creation of the theater (which already has 27 plays in its repertoire this year) and has already been performed at the Moscow Art Theater and the Pushkin Theater in St. Petersburg.

The performances in Greece are given at the invitation of Tatiana Lygaris and the AXANA Art Society by people of Art and Letters with the aim of contributing to the field of culture with the development of cultural relations and exchanges and the opening of borders to artistic creation.

The performances are held with the support of the Ministry of Culture, the Hellenic-Russian Chamber of Commerce, Kardasidis S.A., the Municipality of Piraeus, the Russian Embassy and the Greek Embassy in Moscow, and are expected to be an important artistic event at the start of the winter theater season.