On the Volga wave. Days of Culture of the Samara Region were held in Minsk

To catch a creative wave and discuss new joint plans, long-time friends and colleagues met in Minsk as part of the Volga Days of Culture. The delegation of the Samara region presented its creative projects to the Belarusian public: documentary films and a gala concert. The Belarusian State Academy of Music also discussed further prospects for cooperation.

- We are always happy to talk to our colleagues and take note of something. Our main task is to continue building bridges of interaction, to support and develop friendly exchanges within the framework of creative projects, said Irina Kalyagina, Minister of Culture of the Samara Region.

During the visit, the Belarusian State Academy of Music and the Shatalov Samara Music School signed a bilateral cooperation agreement.

- Our university was established in 1932, and we are glad to show the guests the building, commissioned after repair and reconstruction, said Elena Kurakina, Rector of the Belarusian State Academy of Music. Many agreements have been concluded between the Academy and educational institutions of Russia, including in the Samara region, as well as at the level of other countries.

- Formats of interaction can be very diverse: from the implementation of cultural, scientific, educational programs and projects to the organization of internships, seminars and conferences, the exchange of students and teachers, said Deputy Minister of Culture of Belarus Sergey Sarakach.

Russian colleagues invited the Belarusian viewer to evaluate three documentaries by Inga Penner from the series “Non-Obvious Samara”: “Kuibyshev Says”, “One History of Two Squares” and “History of the Samara Muse”. The film Uninterrupted Flight, dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the collection of the Samara Museum, was also shown. At the round table, representatives of friendly cities discussed the main topics of cooperation in the near future. By the way, in a few days in Samara will open the next International festival “Cinema for children”.

- For the past 20 years, we have been working together with the Samara side on this film festival. Traditionally, it allows tens of thousands of children to see very good films created with the participation of Belarusian representatives of the film industry, said Viktor Vasiliev, Head of the Department of Film and Television of the Belarusian State Academy of Arts.

The program of the Samara Days of Culture included a gala concert in the Belgosphilarmonia, where the State Academic Volga Russian Folk Choir named after P. M. Miloslavov presented a unique Volga singing, original choreography, impressive acrobatics.

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