Today, opening of the Children's Art Festival "January nights -2014" is to be held

Today, January 22, in a hall of the Central Special Music School at the Kazan Conservatory at 6. 00 pm, an opening ceremony "January nights - 2014" takes place in Kazan.

Children's Festival was conceived as a continuation of the "adult" , " December Nights of Sviatoslav Richter" at  the Pushkin Museum, so the main idea of ​​the project is a mix of music , painting and other arts. This festival brings together talented children engaged in different kinds of art. Unlike adults, "Evening",  one  but very important thing: on stage and in the audience - children. Therefore, the situation is not so strict as to "December Nights" , and the action itself  sometimes involves an element of the game that involves musicians and the audience.

The founders and organizers of the festival - State Museum of Fine Arts named after  named after   A.S. Pushkin (Moscow ) and the Moscow  Special Music School after  Gnesins.

Organizers and sponsors of the " January evenings " in Kazan became Kazan State Conservatory  named N.G. Zhiganov and Central Music School (college ) at the Kazan State Conservatory  after N.G. Zhiganov , in partnership with the  RT  State Museum of Fine Arts after  Pushkin.  RT State museum of fine arts enjoys  a long tradition of cooperation with young musicians. This museum lessons on displays and exhibitions, concerts   by  school pupils  at  the museum for children and older audience , participation of music school pupils  in the annual  museum  contests of  children's drawing.

The theme of this year's festival is the Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale "The Snow Queen." The  project participants  on Kazan  will act the students of Central Special Music School  at  the Kazan State Conservatory named N.G.Zhiganov, Children's Art School № 1 , Children's music school № 2 , Children's music school № 11 , as well as Children's Art School "Small Academy of  arts."

Meanwhile, an   exhibition of drawings of  the festival  participants  at  the  RT  House of Peoples' Friendship and RT Natural History Museum  in Kazan Kremlin. Viewing  the works of young artists will be until January 30.

Press service Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan