Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Students of Russian musical, choreographic and arts educational institutions took part in the Young Russian Culture festival. The festival will last for a month. Its activities will take place in various regions of Italy. The opening of the festival coincides with the Day of Russia’s celebrations, according to the website of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
Concert by the dance ensemble of Tatarstan will be held in the Roman Abamelek villa where there is residence of the Russian Ambassador in Italy. Then the tourists will set off to Tarquinia, Tolfa, Cerveteri.
Master-classes and plein-airs by young artists will be held in Tarquinia, the region popular for its Etruscan Necropolis. The master-classes will be conducted by Dmitri Slepushkin.
Starting June 16, the festival will move to Venice and Ezolo. There will be classes for the young artists with Vladimir Chyorni.
Students of sculpture departments from Moscow and St. Petersburg Universities will gather in Pietrasanta city on June 22. The scheduled master-classes will be delivered by Oleg Shorov.
The first festival was held in Florence at the beginning of 2000. Its geography started to expand 7 years ago. It is conducted in three stages in such regions as Lazio, Veneto and Toscana, which enabled to attract many new participants.
The festival became a part of the program of the Russian Seasons this year.
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