Laureates of the VII Open Festival "ART-PARADE IN VITEBSK" shared their impressions of the creative marathon
Three eventful festival days gave contestants from all over the world a lot of positive emotions and incredible experiences.
Sofia Yanovskaya, a participant of the Honored Amateur Collective of the Republic of Belarus, the exemplary choreographic ensemble "Zorka," is not performing at such festivals for the first time.
— I enjoy the process of preparing the numbers. Yes, it's not easy. You can spend hours in the rehearsal room, repeating choreography, learning something new, polishing the numbers. But you know that it's all worth it. To achieve high results, you need to work hard. Today, our ensemble became a laureate of the I degree in the "Choreography" nomination. This is a high award for us and confirmation that the hours of rehearsals were not in vain, – shared Sofia Yanovskaya.
9-year-old Stella Karakashyan from Tosno became a laureate of the II degree in the "Vocal" nomination. The young talent came to Vitebsk for the first time and did not expect to see a real winter fairy tale here.
— Despite the cold weather, I managed to walk around the city and get acquainted with its attractions. It's amazing that the atmosphere of creativity, kindness, and inspiration reigns everywhere. This is my first time participating in such a large-scale festival. For me, this is a new experience and an opportunity to show my talent to the Vitebsk audience. I am glad that I became a laureate of the II degree in the "Vocal" nomination, but I am not going to stop there. I will gladly come to this wonderful city next time to conquer such a beautiful audience again, – said Stella Karakashyan.
The following ensembles and solo performers competed for the Grand Prix of the VII Open Festival-Competition "ART-PARADE IN VITEBSK."
"Choreography" nomination:
- Exemplary ensemble "Volzhanochka" (Russia);
- People's Jewish National Vocal and Choreographic Ensemble "VITEBSK GIRLS" (Belarus);
- Honored Amateur Collective of the Republic of Belarus, exemplary choreographic ensemble "ZORKA" (Belarus);
- Exemplary amateur dance ensemble "RENDEZ-VOUS" (Russia).
Nomination "Vocal":
- Akerke Amalyat (Kazakhstan);
- Roman Golutsov (Belarus);
- Sofia Akulenok (Belarus);
- Quartet of the exemplary show group "Tip-Top" (Belarus);
- Ensemble "Celebratis" (Russia);
- Exemplary vocal ensemble "Pesenka" (Belarus);
- Folk chamber choir (Belarus);
- Anna Koval (Belarus);
- Victoria Levshova (Belarus);
- Victoria Andrianova (Russia);
- Nicole Mochernak (Great Britain);
- Elizaveta Sviridova (Belarus);
- Nicole Mochernak (Great Britain);
- Group "Bubbles" of the exemplary pop studio "Avanti" (Belarus);
- Emil Birger (Belarus);
- Vladimir Karpushonok (Belarus);
- Alexey Kovalevich (Alexey Kova) (Belarus);
- Taisiya Bodyako (Belarus);
- Bogdana Simonovich (Belarus).
According to the results of the festival-competition, the Grand Prix winner in the "Choreography" nomination was the exemplary amateur dance ensemble "Rendez-Vous" (Russia).
— For us, participation in the VII Open Festival-Competition "ART-PARADE IN VITEBSK" is a new experience. We prepared five numbers for the creative marathon. For the choreographic staging "Wooden Men," we received a laureate diploma of the I degree, and subsequently the Grand Prix. This came as a surprise to us. We are pleased with the jury's assessments, happy that we were able to captivate the Vitebsk audience by sharing our creativity, and achieve such a high result. Thank you to everyone who supported us and believed in our success, – noted Slavyana Isupova, Ivan Myasnikov, and Elizaveta Shubnikova.
With a score of 129 points in the "Vocal" nomination, Akerke Amalyat (Kazakhstan) took first place.
— I didn't expect to become the Grand Prix winner of such a large-scale and popular festival-competition. I am happy that I was able to win the hearts of the audience and the jury members. For an artist, this is the highest praise. I thank all the organizers of the competition, those who helped backstage and rooted for me. I will definitely return to Vitebsk to perform soulful compositions for my beloved audience again, – shared Akerke Amalyat.
The Audience Choice Award was received by the exemplary ensemble "Volzhanochka" (Russia).
The special prize named after Mark Fradkin was awarded to Alexey Kovalevich (Belarus).