Through Art – Towards Peace and Mutual Understanding: Vitebsk Hosts the Closing of the "Slavianski Bazaar"
The beloved summer, warm, friendly "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk," uniting generations and continents, concluded brightly, colorfully, magnificently, and solemnly. Many epithets were bestowed upon the participants, organizers, guests, and spectators of the arts forum today.
The glamorous Zhanet and her daughter Laura banished boredom and "recited" a song mantra – all's well that ends well. The family duo looks optimistically to the future and offers smiles to the audience.
Guests from India brought fire to the Vitebsk stage – almost sacred fire from the banks of the Ganges. "Jimmy, Jimmy" is a global hit, not only within Indira Gandhi's homeland; it is close and recognizable to music lovers worldwide thanks to Bollywood and was off the charts in terms of mood.
The appearance of People's Artist of Russia Igor Nikolaev on stage electrified the hall. The singer wished all Slavic brides happiness and a peaceful sky above their heads. The artist admitted he missed the Vitebsk audience and, as a gift, performed his new song "Love of My Life" and his hit "Melnitsa" (Mill), while the audience sang along and danced in their seats. The fantastic atmosphere, which, according to Igor Nikolaev, can only be found in Vitebsk, doesn't let artists go, which is why everyone strives to come here. "I love you," confessed the composer, and the hall melted from these magical words.
The upbeat song "Dancing Disco" performed by Mikaela Rose, one of the jury members of the young performers' contest, got the audience going, making it impossible for anyone to sit still.
Elena Vaenga was welcomed like a native by the audience of the Summer Amphitheater. After performing a song, she invited Alena Petrovskaya to the stage, and the artists performed a duet.
The "Otpetye Moshenniki" (Rascal Gang), favorites of 1990s teenagers, made the audience "fly" and wished that both "Slavianski Bazaar" and the heartfelt atmosphere that always reigns at the festival would never disappear.
Natalia Podolskaya and Vladimir Presnyakov, Mark Tishman, Teo, Larisa Dolina, and other stars made this summer Sunday evening especially memorable. Vitebsk bids farewell to the guests of "Slavianski Bazaar," but not to the hope for new meetings and new discoveries next year.
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