The Golden Mask Festival is an annual national Russian festival of performing arts established in 1994. The festival presents the best drama, opera, ballet and puppetry productions of the previous season selected by a board of experts consisting of theatre critics, journalists and theatre managers. In accordance with the decisions of a jury composed of theatre professionals, the prestigious Golden Mask award is conferred upon the best productions, directors, actors and stage designers nominated in some two dozen categories. Contact 10 Strastnoi Boulevard 107031 Moscow, Russia tel.: +7 495 755-8335, fax.: +7 495 755-8335 proteatr@goldenmask.ru