Vysokogorsky Region hosted final round of the National Festival of Tatar folklore "Iske - Kazan tugerek ueny"

The village Shapshi   of   the   Vysokogorsky  municipal region  on  May 31  hosted  a final round of the National Festival of Tatar folklore "Iske  - Kazan  tugerek ueny." The festival was organized  by  Republican Center for Development of Traditional Culture , Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatartsan and ex. com. of the  RT  Vysokogorsky Municipal region.

"Today was a heartfelt celebration " - so said one  woman villager to another, leaving the audience hall of house of culture, upon ending the festival, and it was the main evaluation as of the organizers so the participants of the festival.

The festival was attended by over 400 people - the guardians of authentic Tatar folklore from 29 municipalities of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Participants and guests were greeted by the deputy head of the Vysokogorsky   region  L. I. Galautdinova , deputy director of the National Centre for the Development of Traditional Culture of the Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan  Gali Gabdrakhmanov, Head of  Shapshinskoye   local settlement V. A. Islyamova.

Jury is working  in two sections: Folk and dance groups in the audience hall were assessed by jury members L.A.Gareeva - Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan ,  director  of all- Russia festival  of  Tatar folklore " Tugerek uen ", D.I.Umerov - folklorist, choreographer of the National Centre for the Development of traditional culture ;  G.M. Makarov - Ph.D., a member of the Composers' Union of the Republic of Tatarstan,  N. Zhiganov   Kazan State Conservatory docent ;  A.R. Enikeeva , Ph.D., dean of the National Arts Institute  Kazan State University of Culture and Arts .

Their mastership in choreography hall   presented  artists   of Tatar folk musical instruments – harmonics,  kurai, harp kubyz, lute.  Here, performers of mundzhat and bait performed likewise. A jury comprising  F.I.Kislyakova - organizer of the festival,  chief specialist of the National Centre for the Development of Traditional Culture RT S. M. Khabibullina - Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan State Conservatory  n.a.  Zhiganov E. R. Kayumova , Ph.D., lead researcher of the National Centre for the Development of Traditional Culture , a member of the Union of Russian folklore and the International Association (America) listened attentively to each artist.

Within the framework of the  festival,   participants and organizers of the villagers prepared a celebratory concert by efforts of the Vysokogorsky   region  and participants of the festival.

Festival participants   were  thanked    by  Head of the   Vysokogorsky   Ex. com.  Department of Culture   R. R. Sabirzyanov, director  of  Shapshinsky rural House of culture   V.P. Trofimov,  Head of  Shapshinsky  local settlement V.A. Islyamova.

Chairman of the jury of the festival - contest,  Ph.D., lead scientist of the National Centre for the Development of Traditional Culture , a member of the Union of Russian folklore and the International Association (America) E.R.Kayumova  also thanked all the participants of the festival for the preservation of Tatar folklore and presented diplomas to the laureates  and diplomants.

To the point, the oldest participant of the festival was a 91 year old Fatima Gaynemova of Sarmanovsky region. She was awarded the title of laureate of the third degree in the category "Instrumental genre."

Some teams will take part in the National Festival in the Russian and Tatar folklore festival "Tugerek uen", which will be held in the municipal region Bolgar Spassky,  July 27-30, 2014. It will be attended by folk groups from 18 subjects of the Russian Federation.

Press service of the Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan, according RT CTDC