For the first time, the Bolshoi Theater has announced an open competition to create a visual image of a performance.

Professional artists and designers will be able to take part in it. They will be asked to create a visual concept for the advertising promotion of the premiere production of Sadko.

One of the premieres of the Bolshoi Theater's season will be Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Sadko directed by Dmitry Chernyakov. The director will present a new reading of "Sadko", his performance will tell the story of modern people obsessed with ambition and fears.

Dmitry Chernyakov will use sets created by famous Russian artists for previous productions of Sadko. All professional designers and artists are invited to create the visual concept: posters, covers, banners and programs.

The winner will sign an author's contract with the Bolshoi Theatre and will receive tickets to the premiere of "Sadko" on the Historical Stage of the Bolshoi Theatre on February 14, a letter of thanks from the theater and the opportunity for further cooperation.

The deadline for the contest is from December 10 to December 24, 2019. The winner's name will be announced on December 26 on the theater's website, as well as in the official group "VKontakte".

The best entries will be shown to a wide audience at a specially organized exhibition, and their authors will be invited to a private tour of the Bolshoi Theatre.