Regional selections for international competitions within the framework of the XXXIII International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" will start in November.
In Mogilev, selections will begin on November 21 at the Palace of Culture of the Region. The Minsk region will host potential contestants on November 30 at the Nesvizh District Culture Centre. On December 6, the Gomel region will make its choice on the stage of the City Culture Centre. On December 7, lucky candidates will be determined at the Grodno State College of Arts. The festival capital will host the selection on December 1, traditionally at the "Vitebsk" Culture Centre. The Brest region will review contestants at the Baranovichi City House of Culture on December 2. The first stage of the national selection will conclude on December 11 in Minsk at the "Verkhni Gorod" concert hall.
Participants in the selection round for the children's music competition are performers – citizens of Belarus aged 8-14 inclusive as of the last day of the festival, who have concert performance experience and have made themselves known through their success in international or republican music competitions and festivals. Participants in the selection round for the pop song performers competition are Belarusians aged 18-31 inclusive as of the last day of the festival, who have concert performance experience and have made themselves known through their success in international or republican music competitions and festivals.
Two compositions are required for the audition. Participants of the children's music competition must present a pop song by a Belarusian author in the Belarusian language and a pop song of the participant's choice that best showcases their performing skills and artistic abilities. Participants of the pop song performers competition must present a pop song by a composer from a Slavic country in one of the Slavic languages, as well as a popular song in a foreign language – a world hit.
The schedule and instructions for conducting regional selection rounds, as well as the application form for participation in the competition, can be found on the festival's website.
Source: vitebsk-region.gov.by