Ticket sales for the "Slavianski Bazaar" concerts begin today at Vitebsk ticket offices and online

May 18, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Ticket sales for the concerts of the XXI International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" at the Summer Amphitheater begin today at Vitebsk ticket offices and online from 10 am, a BELTA correspondent reports. Ticket sales for concerts and performances at other venues - at the Vitebsk Concert Hall, at the Y. Kolas Theater, at the Philharmonic - will start on May 25. Ticket prices for festival events range from Br20 thousand to Br750 thousand. The most expensive tickets are usually for the grand opening concert: from Br460 thousand to Br750 thousand. Solo concerts at the Summer Amphitheater will cost from Br160 thousand to Br300 thousand, and mixed concerts - from Br80 thousand to Br180 thousand. Affordable prices at the Vitebsk Concert Hall - from Br50 thousand to Br150 thousand. Meetings with theatrical art will cost spectators from Br65 thousand to Br130 thousand. Tickets can be purchased at nine ticket offices in Vitebsk for cash, and for non-cash payment - at one ticket office in the regional center, as well as on the website www.ticketpro.by. The XXI International Festival of Arts plans to host 44 events: concerts, performances, and film screenings. The main stage, the Summer Amphitheater, will host 21 of them. The grand opening concert of the festival will feature Irina Allegrova, Valeria, Lev Leshchenko, Boris Moiseev, Alexander Rosenbaum, the Buranovskiye Babushki, Samantha Fox, the Igor Moiseyev State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble, Alexander Rybak, Andrey Danilko's Theater, and Anne Veski. The names of the Belarusian participants of the concert have not yet been announced. The Igor Moiseyev State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble will give a jubilee concert dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the ensemble on Russia Culture Day. Andrey Danilko's Theater will be the most famous at the concert dedicated to Ukraine Culture Day. Traditionally, the festival will host the Day of the Union State. The anniversary of the famous Russian dance troupe will not be the only one at this year's "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 conducted by Mikhail Finberg. Sergey Drobotenko, Maxim Dunaevsky, and Victoria Pierre-Marie will perform with the orchestra. While Mikhail Finberg's orchestra celebrates its quarter-century existence, Lev Leshchenko celebrated his half-century stage career anniversary and his 70th birthday. A benefit performance by the artist loved by many will take place on the stage of the Summer Amphitheater at the "Slavianski Bazaar". During the festival, the Summer Amphitheater will also host solo concerts by Valeria, Alexander Rosenbaum, Irina Allegrova, and Sergey Penkin. Another venue for the festival, as is tradition, is the Vitebsk Concert Hall. Pelageya, Boris Moiseev will perform here, and the "Theatrical Meetings" project performances will be held. The festival's theatrical program consists of performances by Russian theaters, independent productions, and the M. Gorky National Academic Drama Theater. Most of the performances have one thing in common - they feature actors more familiar to the audience from television: Alexey Panin, Zhanna Epple, Olesya Zheleznyak, Yulia Menshova. Belarusian theatrical art will be represented at the festival this year by the M. Gorky Theater with its play "Pane Kohanku," starring Rostislav Yankovsky. A total of over 40 actors are involved in the play. The main intrigue of the festival throughout its existence has been the international pop song performers' competition "Vitebsk". This year's singing competition will feature 21 artists from 21 countries. For the first time, national qualifying rounds were held in Latvia, Estonia, and Moldova, in addition to Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. 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 competition jury will be headed by composer Maxim Dunaevsky, and its members include popular performers - Alexander Tikhanovich, Alessandro Safina, and Anne Veski. The children's music competition is no less intense than its older counterpart. This year, the international children's music competition celebrates its 10th anniversary. It will feature 21 young singers from 18 countries. Belarus will be represented by Evgenia Klepitskaya and Liza Muravyova, Russia by Aigul Valiulina and Anna Muzafarova, and Ukraine by Pollyanna Ryzhak and Valeria Khomenko. All six girls are winners of national qualifying rounds. The children's competition jury will be headed by composer and singer Jemal Sepiashvili. The grand closing ceremony of the festival will take place on July 18. Alsou, Nadezhda Babkina, Lolita, Denis Maidanov, and Soso Pavliashvili will take part in the concert. The International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" will be held from July 12 to July 18. The "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" festival is held under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Belarus.-0-