Olga Zinenko invites you to view theater as a chronicle of several centuries. In one evening, listeners will trace how the stage, plays, and audiences have changed - from ancient masks to the bold experiments of avant-garde directors. The theater researcher Olga Zinenko will encourage listeners to imagine themselves in the amphitheater of Ancient Greece, at noisy medieval fairs, in theaters of the Renaissance, Classicism, and the early 20th century, when the stage was taken over by propaganda performances and experiments. Theater learned to speak with society in different languages - from masks and conventional gestures to complex scenography and light. Listeners will also learn how theatrical space was arranged in different centuries. The discussion will cover the layout of halls and stages, why actors played closer or further from the audience in different eras, how plays were constructed, and which effects were considered impressive. Participants will discover what tricks artists used, how they created the illusion of a storm, a sea tempest, or a magical transformation long before the advent of digital technologies. No theater exists without an audience. The lecturer will talk about who was allowed into ancient theaters, how the audience behaved in the Middle Ages, what was whispered in the boxes during the Renaissance, and why the public gradually began to demand greater emotional accuracy from performances. Through these details, it becomes clearer why some works live on stage for centuries while others quickly disappear. If you don't know where to walk in Moscow, visit KudaGo.