On May 30, the Laboratory participants met for their first session at the Bolshoi Drama Theater named after Tovstonogov. Laboratory members, adults with visual disabilities, took part in a vocal workshop under the guidance of Anna Vishnyakova, conductor, head of the musical department of the Bolshoi Drama Theater.

The project NE ZRYA*. Laboratory is dedicated to the creative interaction of people with physical disabilities and professionals in the field of art — theater, visual arts and music. 

*'Ne zrya' is a phrase in Russian having two very different meanings: 'not seeing' and 'not in vain'.