Samantha Fox and the "Buranovskiye Babushki" to perform at "Slavianski Bazaar"
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On May 11, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Samantha Fox, Chris Norman, Alessandro Safina and the "Buranovskiye Babushki" will take part in the opening concert of the XXI International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk". Today, journalists were introduced to the festival's poster by the General Director of the "Vitebsk" Cultural Center, Director of the Festival Directorate, Rodion Bass, BELTA correspondent reports.
At the main concert of "Slavianski Bazaar", Irina Allegrova, Valeria, Lev Leshchenko, Boris Moiseev will also perform. Alexander Rosenbaum, the Igor Moiseyev State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble, Alexander Rybak, Andrey Danilko's Theatre, Anne Veski. The names of the Belarusian participants of the opening concert will be announced later, as well as the performers at the gala concert of Belarusian arts masters on the National Culture Day. For the first time in the entire history of the festival, Belarus is taking such a long pause before announcing the names of its pop stars.
Russia and Ukraine have already decided on those who will be entrusted to represent their art this year. The Igor Moiseyev State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble will give a jubilee concert dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the ensemble on Russia's Culture Day. Andrey Danilko's Theatre will be the most famous at the concert dedicated to Ukraine's Culture Day. Traditionally, the festival will host the Day of the Union State.
The anniversary of the famous Russian dance company will not be the only one at the current "Slavianski Bazaar". "We are 25! Everything begins anew" - this is the title of the festive program given by the National Concert Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus under the direction of Mikhail Finberg. Sergey Drobotenko, Maxim Dunaevsky, Victoria Pier-Marie will perform with the orchestra. If Mikhail Finberg's orchestra celebrates its quarter-century of existence, then Lev Leshchenko celebrated his half-century of stage activity and his 70th birthday. The benefit performance of the artist loved by many will take place on the stage of the Summer Amphitheatre at "Slavianski Bazaar".
During the festival days, the Summer Amphitheatre will also host solo concerts by Valeria, Alexander Rosenbaum, Irina Allegrova, and Sergey Penkin. Another festival venue, as is tradition, is the "Vitebsk" Concert Hall. Pelageya, Boris Moiseev will perform here, and performances of the "Theatre Meetings" project will be held.
The festival's theatre programme features performances by Russian theatres, independent theatre companies, and the M. Gorky National Academic Drama Theatre. Most of the performances share one common element: they feature actors well-known to the audience from television, including Alexey Panin, Zhanna Epple, Olesya Zheleznyak, and Yulia Menshova. Rodion Bass proudly noted that Belarusian theatre art will be represented at this year's festival by the M. Gorky Theatre with their production of "Pane Kohanku," which involves over 40 actors, including Rostislav Yankovsky.
The festival's film programme showcases Belarusian, Russian, and Lithuanian cinema. Audiences will have the opportunity to see the feature films "Odinokiy ostrov," "Dom," "Goryacheye serdtse," and "Dom vetra."
The main intrigue of the festival throughout its existence has been the international competition of pop song performers "Vitebsk." This year's singing competition will feature 21 artists from 21 countries. For the first time, national qualifying rounds were held not only in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine but also in Latvia, Estonia, and Moldova. Belarus will be represented in the competition by 23-year-old Evgeny Dolich, Russia by 22-year-old Anastasia Kozlova, and Ukraine by 29-year-old Galina Konakh. The jury of the competition will be headed by composer Maxim Dunaevsky, and its members include popular performers such as Alexander Tihanovich, Alessandro Safina, and Anne Veski.
The children's music competition is no less intense than its older counterpart. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the international children's music competition. It will feature 21 young singers from 18 countries. Belarus will be represented by Evgenia Klepitskaya and Liza Muravyova, Russia by Aigul Valiullina and Anna Muzafarova, and Ukraine by Pollyanna Ryzhak and Valeria Khomenko. All six girls are winners of their national qualifying rounds. The jury of the children's competition will be headed by composer and singer Jemal Sepiashvili.
The grand closing ceremony of the festival will take place on July 18. The concert will feature performances by Alsou, Nadezhda Babkina, Lolita, Denis Maidanov, and Soso Pavliashvili. However, the festival will not conclude with the grand closing ceremony. Post-festival concerts will be held for two more days. The final act will be a solo performance by Garik Sukachov.
The "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" International Arts Festival will be held from July 12 to July 18. -0-
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