No contestant of the "Slavianski Bazaar" was left at a loss

July 13, Vitebsk / Eduard Pivovar - BELTA/. Not a single participant in the young performers' competition, which concluded at the XVIII International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk", was left empty-handed. They all left the award ceremony for the winners, held today at the Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic, with flowers, gifts, and in good spirits, a BELTA correspondent reports. Although the ceremony host, Pyotr Yelfimov, began it with the words that in a minute everyone would know the names of those who would forever be inscribed in the history of "Slavianski Bazaar", there was no particular secret for those present in the hall. According to festival tradition, the jury's scores for the contestants were displayed immediately, shown on a large screen, and thanks to the live broadcast, all viewers could see them. The number of points scored by the young performers made it easy to determine all the prize-winners. For the contestants themselves, this was probably a plus: all the anxieties were left behind, and none of them were nervous at the ceremony itself. Thanks to this, it took place in a sincere, almost home-like atmosphere. Taking the stage, the chairperson of the international jury, Laima Vaikule, tried to encourage those who did not win prizes. "This is just the subjective opinion of our team members, there are many world stars who lost in competitions, and you still have your whole life ahead of you," she said. While presenting all performers with certificates of award as laureates, Laima Vaikule found warm words for each of them. And she hugged and kissed those she particularly liked. The Grand Prix is leaving for Russia for the third time in the history of "Slavianski Bazaar". However, this victory cannot be called purely Russian – its winner, Dima Danilenko, is originally from the Gomel region; he moved to St. Petersburg only recently. It is noteworthy that his first teacher was the mother of Belarusian contestant Andrei Kolosov, who shared second place with Macedonian Vlatko Lozanoski. First place was awarded to Pasha Parfeniy from Moldova, who possesses an unusual performing style. The only surprise was that the jury awarded third place to two performers: Ukrainian Petr Dmitrichenko and Lithuanian Jeronimas Milius, who were separated by only one point. As always, the contestants received many other prizes. A very honorable award – the special prize named after Vladimir Muliavin – was awarded to Belarusian Andrei Kolosov, who, like Russian Dima Danilenko, also received a gift from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia – a laptop. In general, the awards were the most diverse. Among them were a Belarusian national costume and a straw hat, shoes, a health-improving ultrasonic device, vouchers to St. Petersburg, tea sets, and much more. -0-