St. Petersburg gathers together plastic theatres of the world for the international art festival VERTICAL_2006: STOP IN TIME to be held from 15 to 20 September.

This year the festival program features the variety and beauty of dance, from ethnic traditions of Indian dance culture to modern forms of European plastic art.

In particular, the public will see the solo performance 'Reflection' by Tatiana Khabarova, the winner of Edinburgh Arts Festival of 2004.

In addition to an extensive show program on stage of St. Petersburg Music Hall, there will be a number of workshops, lectures, film demonstrations, exhibitions and concert in the framework of the festival.