In Tatarstan the qualifying rounds of "Constellations-Yoldyzlyk" are over
At the Center of culture and folk art named after Gorky, Zelenodolsk, the final qualifying round of the 18th Republican Open Youth TV Festival of Pop Art "Sozvezdie-Yoldyzlyk" took place, held under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan and under the auspices of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO.
In total, since February 1, zonal tours have been held in 10 municipalities of Tatarstan: Kazan, Aznakaevo, Zainsk, Naberezhnye Chelny, Menzelinsk, Chistopol, Baltasy, Laishevo, Staroye Drozhanoye, Zelenodolsk. Over 20,000 talents from all towns and regions of Tatarstan took part in them. The winners of the regional qualifying stages and holders of permits for the Super Final became 5500 laureates. In the struggle for the main prizes of the festival, they will enter from April 8 to April 13 at the scene of the Kazan "Unix".
"As a constant member of the jury of the festival, I sincerely believe that the" Constellation "is a unique cultural phenomenon, of an all-Russian scale," noted the well-known Russian pedagogue-choreographer Vladimir Anosov.
"The Year of the Festival's Full Age" the year 2018 was named by jury chairwoman, People's Artist of Tatarstan Zilya Sungatullina. She noted that today the graduates of "Constellation" themselves become mentors of new applicants for the prize-winning places of the festival-contest and sing on the best scenes not only in Russia, but also abroad. "Ruzil Gatin is now performing at La Scala, and when he becomes more free, I plan to invite him to teach at the Kazan Conservatoire," she said.
As the organizers note, this year the number of those wishing to take part in the festival has increased by 10-15 percent in each of the 10 qualifying zones. So, for example, in the Chistopol district of Tatarstan this year 360 talented guys applied for participation, whereas in the past there were 120 of them.
Witin the framework of the zonal stages, traditional master classes on vocals, choreography and conference took place from the jury members of the festival - famous teachers and famous stage masters. The young artists received instructions from chief choreographer of the State Songs and Dance Ensemble of the Republic of Tatarstan, Honored Artist of Russia Railya Garipova, head of the troupe of the Moscow Provincial Theater, singer and TV presenter Alina Ivah, director of musical projects of the Moscow Department of Culture Daniil Ivanov, director and TV host, Honored Artist of the RT Dmitry Platonov, soloist of the trio "Zulyaylya", Honored Artist of RT Lyaysan Zakirova, Honored Artist of RT Aidar Suleymanov.
The eighteenth festival "Constellation-Yoldyzlyk" is held under the slogan "Millionth participant". The Organizing Committee decided to consider as million participants all participants of the festival this year.