The exhibition shows how changes in the life of the country influenced the fate of the famous theater. The audience will see the path of a group of like-minded individuals who transformed the stage into a space for honest conversation. The exhibition is built around the idea of theater as a living response to what is happening in the country. Archival documents, photographs, posters, and sketches illustrate how the character of the "Modern" troupe was formed, emerging from a circle of young actors and directors in the post-war years. The materials of the exhibition allow one to trace how the themes of performances and the theatrical language changed as society experienced another cycle of hopes, disappointments, and debates. A special place is occupied by the period of the late 1950s to the early 1960s. The exhibition conveys the atmosphere of a time when people took to the stage seeking to speak directly and honestly with the audience, raising difficult questions and searching for new intonations. A whole section is dedicated to the people who were at the origins and defined the direction of the troupe's development. Photographs, fragments of interviews, and directorial notes help to feel the scale of these personalities and understand what serving on stage meant to them. Find other events in Moscow on KUDAGO.