Belarus Day will be held today at the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk

July 15, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. Belarus Day will be held today at the XVIII International Arts Festival "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk," the forum's directorate informed a BELTA correspondent. Traditionally, the day will open with a press conference with the participation of the country's artists. A unique meeting also awaits guests and participants of the forum at the "Star Hour" - a traditional meeting with celebrities for the festival. Its main participants will be popular performers Boris Moiseev and Anzhelika Agurbash. Dance fans will be delighted by the performance of the Belarusian State Honored Choreographic Ensemble "Khoroshki," whose artists have been applauded in more than 30 countries around the world. The anxieties of the youngest contestants of the forum will also end on this day: the second competitive performance of 19 participants of the children's music competition "Vitebsk-2009" from 16 countries will allow the jury to decide on the winners. However, their names will be officially announced only on July 16 at the gala concert in the "Vitebsk" concert hall. In the evening, the best creative forces of Belarus will greet the festival city from the main stage of "Slavianski Bazaar." The concert program "Hello, Vitebsk!" will feature Iskusy Abalyan, Irina Dorofeeva, Inna Afanasyeva, Anzhelika Agurbash, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Alesya, ensembles "Belorusskiye Pesnyary," "Syabry," "Verasy," "Zorka." The younger generation of popular pop performers will be represented by Polina Smolova, Anna Sharkunova, and other artists. Guests of this large-scale celebration will include Nikolai Dobronravov, Alexandra Pakhmutova, Boris Moiseev, Nadezhda Kadysheva and the ensemble "Zolotoye Koltso." -0-