Nøgleord The World Of Theater

Den 17. januar 2013 bliver den daværende kunstneriske leder af Bolsjoj-balletten, Sergej Filin, angrebet med syre af en maskeret mand. Overfaldet afslører, hvad mange kendere har vidst længe, nemlig at balletten er i dyb krise på grund af personlige konflikter, jalousi og dårlig ledelse. Solodanseren Pavel Dmitrisjenko bliver anholdt for angrebet, andre dansere siger op eller bliver fyret, og for at skabe fred i landets mest berømte kunstinstitution bliver Vladimir Urin udpeget til ny direktør. Eneste problem er, at den nye direktør og Sergej Filin ikke kan fordrage hinanden!

Set in the 1970's, a group of actors work on a new play. They discover that the play's events revolves around their true behind-the-scenes characters, with the script presenting their deepest and darkest secrets. The actors try to put a stop to the revealing play, but their manager insists that the show must go on.

"The Century of the Theater" - From the "birth of the director" to the "heroes of modernity" - an overview of the world of theater - illuminates the interaction with the history of the past hundred years is also shown.