Many interesting events await residents and guests of Vitebsk within the framework of the project "Wedding Fairytale 'Lovers Over the City'," which will take place from July 24-26.
To the centenary of the wedding of Marc Chagall and Bella Rosenfeld, which took place on July 25, 1915, Vitebsk dedicates the cultural project "Wedding Fairytale ""Lovers over the City"".
All major events of this extensive festive program will take place on July 24-26. At a recent press conference, the deputy chairman of the city executive committee, chairman of the organizing committee Zinaida Koroleva noted that a huge amount of work has already been done to hold the
"Wedding Fairytale" — at the spring investment forum, the project was presented, it attracted the attention of representatives of twin cities, the graphic symbol of the holiday was chosen on a competitive basis, and the first souvenir products were released.The opening of the project and the main event
"Marc and Bella Invite" — a symbolic wedding ceremony — will take place on Pokrovskaya Street near the Marc Chagall House-Museum on July 25. A rabbi from Minsk has been invited to the theatrical production of the wedding according to Jewish traditions (chuppah). The wedding cortege of Marc and Bella, as well as their "parents" performed by actors of the Kolas Theater, promises to be bright and memorable. It will travel from Pokrovka to the town hall.On the same day, the XXV International Chagall Readings will begin at the Marc Chagall Art Center with the participation of historians, art critics, and researchers of the theme from Belarus, Russia, the USA, and Japan.
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Lovers over the city”... According to the registry office of the city executive committee, there will be quite a few of them in Vitebsk. 24 couples have planned their weddings for July 24-25. And at the M.F. Shmeryov Museum, as part of a spectacle, a celebration dedicated to "partisan" weddings will take place. Six couples have participated in this exclusive museum ceremony over the past two years. In the cultural and historical complex "Golden Ring of the City of Vitebsk "Dvina"" two "Yadnanne maladykh" (Union of the Young) ceremonies are planned.On the same days, a photo project will be launched at the Art Museum.
"Dedicated to the City of Marc Chagall..." with the participation of photographers from Moscow and Belarus. As Svetlana Vasilyeva, a representative of the company "Metronix" — co-organizer and sponsor of "Wedding Fairytale" — reported, a photo catalog of the Vitebsk exhibition is being prepared, and it will also be exhibited in Moscow. An exhibition "100 Madonnas" by Sergey Voronin, a renowned photojournalist from Moscow and winner of the "Woman. Invitation to Happiness" competition, held as part of the "Lovers Over the City" cultural project, will also open.In the concert hall
"Vitebsk" — the "Wedding-2015" exhibition-fair, and on the 1000th Anniversary Square, in the park on Kirova Street, exhibitions of wedding accessories, bouquets, wedding arches, and work by makeup artists and artists will be organized. The construction of two-meter models of the Eiffel Tower and the Vitebsk Town Hall is planned.Car Presentation
«Wedding Carriage» will take place on Tolstoy Street, opposite the "Lialka" Theatre, on the site in front of the "Schwarzwald" cafe — the "Sweet Dreams" confectionery exhibition. On Suvorov Street on July 25, a demonstration of the "Muza" wedding fashion collection will be held. Guests and townspeople will be invited to the "Vitebsk" concert hall to reveal the "Mystery of a Woman". Under this motto, another show organized by the student Fashion House of VSTU will be held here.In Vitebsk
"Fairy tale" will feature the renowned fashion historian Alexander Vasiliev. The guest star will open the exhibition "Fashion Verdict in Chocolate" at the Chocolate Museum, and at the Vitebsk Concert Hall, he will hold a creative evening "Women in My Life".On July 26, the three-day "Wedding Fairy Tale "Lovers Over the City"" will conclude with a children's plein air "Vitebsk. The Color of Love" and a gala concert.
Natalia KRUPITSA, "Vitbichi"