The 31st "Slavianski Bazaar" will officially open today in festival Vitebsk

The solemn start of the cornflower arts forum and the Days of the Union State, the opening of a personalized star on the alley near the Summer Amphitheater, a traditional weaving competition, a majorette fest, and more.

The first official day of the forum promises to be very busy. The main event, which the audience always eagerly awaits, is the solemn opening ceremony of the 31st "Slavianski Bazaar". The festival will be kicked off by renowned artists, including Grigory Leps, Sergey Bezrukov, Taisiya Povaliy, Denis Maidanov, Anatoly Yarmolenko and the ensemble "Syabry", Zara, Ruslan Alekhno. There will be over fifty stars and collectives in total.

A few hours before that, the opening of the international press center and a press conference for the official start of the festival will take place in the round hall of the Vitebsk Concert Hall. Later, journalists will ask serious, funny, and sharp questions to the winner of the Grand Prix of the "Vitebsk-2021" pop song performers competition, Rukiya Baydukenova. Then, to People's Artist of Belarus Anatoly Yarmolenko with the ensemble "Syabry" – this year the musicians were awarded the Special Prize of the President of Belarus "Through Art – to Peace and Mutual Understanding". So, a new personalized cornflower will shine today on the Alley of Stars near the Summer Amphitheater.

An plein-air exhibition dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the birth of Belarusian national poets Y. Kolas and Y. Kupala at the Vitebsk Center for Contemporary Art will open the program of the Days of the Union State. Meetings, exhibition projects, open-air festivals, and a discussion platform dedicated to them will be held from July 14 to 17.

A patriotic exhibition "Fates Folded into a Triangle" will open at the Alley of Military Glory in Victory Park. The Belarusian Telegraph Agency will present a joint project with the Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War.

A fierce vocal battle will continue at the anniversary children's music competition. Now, participants from 15 countries will perform a song of their choice.

Shades of Pakistan will be showcased by artists and photographers of this country at an exhibition of the same name at the Museum of the History of Private Collections.

Russian actor Sergey Bezrukov will share his life, theatre, and cinema in a candid monologue. The series of performances by masters of puppet art will be opened by a fairy tale from the local "Lyalka" theater. In the evening, the baton will be picked up by the Belgorod Puppet Theater, presenting the audience with the blockade chronicles "Leningrad is Speaking".

The street art fest "On Seven Winds" will unfold on several open-air venues in Vitebsk. A craft fair "City of Masters" and the traditional weaving festival-competition "Palatnyanyya peraplety" will open in the center. For the fifth time during the cornflower forum, the international festival of drummers and majorettes will be held.

The chords of the 31st "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" will sound until July 18 this year. The events of the music festival are hosted by more than 20 venues and institutions.

"BELTA"