Laureate of the Special Prize of the President of Belarus Lev Leshchenko is a beneficiary at the Summer Amphitheatre today
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On July 17, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Lev Leshchenko, laureate of the Special Prize of the President of Belarus "Through Art – to Peace and Mutual Understanding" at the XXI International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk", will be the beneficiary of the evening concert at the Summer Amphitheatre today, the festival directorate informed a BELTA correspondent.
The gala concert of the People's Artist of Russia will bring together a truly stellar constellation of artists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova: Ruslan Alekhno, Alsou, Nadezhda Babkina and the "Russkaya Pesnya" ensemble, Oksana Bogoslovskaya, Varvara, the beneficiary's best friend Vladimir Vinokur, Maksim Dunaevsky, Lolita, Aleksandr Marshal, Yana Melikaeva, Sofya Onopchenko, Soso Pavliashvili, Rustam Shtark, Igor Luchenok, Anatoliy Yarmolenko, the "Fest" ballroom dancing ensemble, the "Forum" pop song studio, Konstantin Moskovich, Nikolay Gnatyuk, Potap and Nastya will perform at the concert. The owner of the star in Vitebsk will also delight the audience with his best compositions. The "Star Hour" with Lev Leshchenko at the International Press Centre will undoubtedly be a sell-out.
The day's packed programme also includes the concert "To Bright Tears" by Maria Numova (Latvia) at the Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic, and an evening of humour by Vladimir Vinokur's parody theatre, which will take place at the Summer Amphitheatre.
The tragicomedy "Baba Chanel" by the Moscow Theatre on the South-West (Russia) will continue the "Theatre Meetings-2012" at the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre. The feature film "House of Wind" (Russia) will conclude the XXI festival's film project at 18:00 at the House of Cinema. The film's director, Vyacheslav Zlatopolsky, will introduce the audience to the story of its creation. The poignant drama tells the story of Taisiya Levshina, a janitor at a children's infectious diseases hospital, who learns that her son, missing on the southern border about ten years ago, actually died. To fill the painful void in her soul, Taya takes a seven-year-old Asian boy, Timur, from the hospital, who, according to all diagnoses and medical indications, is doomed to a swift departure. This is a story about how selfless love lifts a microscopic human being from hardship and adversity to the level of ancient grandeur, a direct conversation with God, and, rejecting all the laws of a too material world, creates a Miracle, preserving a new life.
The second competitive performance of the participants of the X International Children's Music Competition "Vitebsk-2012" will take place today at the "Vitebsk" Concert Hall. Contestants are to perform a pop song of their choice, which most vividly reflects their performing skills and artistic abilities. It should be noted that the children's music competition is held to a full house: on the first competitive day, which took place yesterday, all seats in the auditorium were occupied. By tradition, in order not to agitate the young artists, the jury members do not publicly announce their scores for the contestants and comment very diplomatically on their creative work. Therefore, this competition, unlike the adult one, has real intrigue. The attentive and grateful audience becomes the best barometer of the success of the performances here. The "People's Jury" consists of adults and children in almost equal proportions, which increases the fairness of the applause-based assessments.
Thus, Polianna Ryzhak from Ukraine, who came on stage seventh, was the first to receive a storm of audience emotions and flowers from her young fans. Her a cappella introduction to the song looked very advantageous, and the dynamic continuation that followed was reminiscent of Ruslana's "Wild Dances". The bright performances of participants from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Israel were also accompanied by applause. Ukrainian Valeria Khomenko, Russian Aigul Valiullina, Ana Jovancic from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Belarusian representative Liza Muravyova performed strongly. Our second participant, Evgenia Klepitskaya, also represented the country with dignity. -0-
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