Night excursion, meeting with cosmonauts and ditties tournament. Events on May 18
On May 18, the RUSSIA EXPO will continue the
All-Russian Wedding Festival, National Priorities Day events, as well as
cultural, educational and sports program events.
National Priorities Day: Data Economy and Digital
Transformation of the State
Educational program
The educational program of the Day of National
Priorities: Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State will be
presented by a masterclass from VK "Educational and Career Opportunities of VK for Young
People",
digital literacy class from Avito: Security on Marketplaces, a quiz from the
Alliance for Artificial Intelligence, a workshop "Tame Artificial Intelligence", an
interactive lecture "How
to Find a Place in IT. Matching Character to the Requirements of
Professions", as well as other events that will take place in Pavilion E
"World of Digit".
When: 11:00 - 18:45
Where: Pavilion E "World of Digit"
Table-installation "Wedding of the Russian North"
Chefs from the Murmansk, Novgorod, Arkhangelsk regions
and the Republic of Karelia will hold masterclasses on cooking dishes for the
wedding table. The program: grouse with lingonberry sauce, wedding cake "Northern
Lights",
fish pie with catfish and much more.
When: 11:00 - 18:00
Where: Pavilion K "House of Russian cuisine"
The theme of the seventh day of the All-Russian
Wedding Festival at the RUSSIA EXPO will be "Wedding Festivities".
The newlyweds will start the wedding procession
accompanied by a gypsy theater ensemble, animators and regional creative
groups. They will march in a noisy column to the Main Street Stage, where a
solemn wedding ceremony will take place.
Employees of the Moscow Civil Registry Office will
register the marriage of couples from the Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Murmansk
regions, the Republic of Karelia and Komi, St. Petersburg and other regions of
the North-West Federal District.
The newlyweds will receive a piece of the flame of the
All-Russian Family Hearth "Heart of Russia", which was lit at the
Exposition as part of the launch of the Year of the Family. The newlyweds will
be congratulated by the Exposition Directorate and special guests.
When: 13:00 - 13:45, 13:45 - 14:05
Where: Procession route: the Main Arch of VDNH - Main
Street Stage
The Komi Republic will be represented by the ensemble "Komi sjylan" named after
L. D. Chuvyurova. The artists will perform several folk songs and the famous
“Dance with chipsans".
The Pskov region will be represented by two groups: the folk ensemble of
Russian songs "Ochelye" and folklore
ensemble "Ugrada".
Artists of the Nenets Autonomous Area from the Nenets
People's Theater "Ilebts" prepared a
fragment of the performance "Tyuntava" with traditional music for the newlyweds. The
Republic of Karelia will present several vocal numbers performed by the
Karelian folk choir "Oma
Payo".
The vocal ensemble "Zhdanushki" from the
Arkhangelsk region will show a skit "Bride Price" and perform folk songs to the accordion and bayan.
The Murmansk region is expected to present a dance and song program performed
by the dance ensemble "Spolokhi". The
ensemble "Russian
North"
from the Vologda region will also perform traditional songs and dances for
their region.
When: 14:05 - 15:00
Where: Main Street Stage
Concert program "In the Finest Wedding Traditions of the Pskov Land"
The audience will be shown an excerpt from the play "Vanka the
Dreamer"
based on folk tales of the Pskov region. It is a humorous story filled with
traditional wedding songs and ritual actions.
In addition, folk songs from different districts of
the Pskov region, Russian folk songs, gusli and balalaika playing from folk
groups of the Pskov region: folklore ensemble "Ugrada" and Russian folk song
ensemble "Ochelje" will be
performed from the stage.
When: 17:15 - 18:00
Where: Pavilion No. 75 (Hall A, Cultural Projects
Zone)
Musical performance: "Once More About Love"
Moscow space invites you to enjoy classics performed
by the Vadim Sudakov State Chapel of Moscow. The ensemble has prepared a
program about the power of love that is boundless and eternal, like music.
When: 18:00 - 18:30
Where: Pavilion No. 75 (Hall A, Moscow space)
Workout with world chess champion Sergei Karjakin and
Olympic speed skating medalist Ekaterina Lobysheva.
When: 11:00
Where: Main Street Stage
Creative meeting with travel blogger Ilia Voskresensky
At the meeting, visitors will be able to learn about
the most interesting places in the Arkhangelsk region, which the famous blogger
has visited. Also, Ilia will share some traveler's life hacks.
When: 13:30
Where: Pavilion D "Feel Russia"
House style dance masterclass. Registration is required on the Exposition website
Participants of the masterclass will get acquainted
with the bright and dynamic House style, learn the basic elements of the style
- a combination of quick steps, jumps, body movements and rhythm - as well as
learn a dance sequence.
When: 14:00
Where: Pavilion No. 59 “VEB.RF. Cities for Life Come
True”. Registration is required on the RUSSIA EXPO website
The tournament will be attended by young virtuoso
dancers and ditty singers, who are no strangers to this genre and have
participated in similar events more than once. Participants will show their
ability to sing ditties, as well as to compose and pick up the ditties on the
subject immediately right on the stage. The best will be chosen by an expert
jury.
When: 15:30 - 16:30
Where: Main Street Stage
Restorers will tell about the life of the painting
from the moment the author selected the canvas to the present day, about the
stages of moving the painting from Italy to St. Petersburg, about the specifics
of transportation of large works, will present a chronicle of restoration
inspections of the canvas.
The guests of the lecture will learn about the stages
of modern restoration, see the results achieved to date and the prospects of
work with the painting in preparation for a large-scale anniversary exposition
dedicated to the 225th anniversary of the birth of Karl Bryullov in October
2024 in the Russian Museum.
When: 16:00 - 16:45
Where: Gazprom Pavilion F. Registration is required on
the RUSSIA EXPO website
Irina Vesnina, Head of the Gilded Carving Restoration
Department of the Russian Museum, will explain what the author's primer
consists of, what its role is on gilded objects, what causes damage to the
gilded primer, and what emergency conservation measures can be taken.
The restorer will show the process of installing
preventive rivets and strengthening the gilded primer on a fragment of carving.
Participants of the masterclass will carry out restoration processes on their
own on prepared samples under the guidance of a specialist.
When: 18:00 - 19:00
Where: Pavilion F Gazprom. Registration is required on
the RUSSIA EXPO website
Flash mob “Beautiful Far Away”
The musical composition of the big Saturday flash mob
is based on the popular song “Beautiful Far Away” by composer Yevgeny Krylatov
on lyrics by poet Yuri Entin. The song reflects the theme of the youth flash
mob festival itself - the dream of a beautiful future. And what it will be like
depends today on the young generation of Russians. The second musical
composition was “The March of the Aviators” (“We were born to make a fairy tale
come true...”) in a modern arrangement by the Movement of the First.
During the dance flash mob, the Exposition guests,
spectators and participants of the dance flash mob have an opportunity not only
to dance to their favorite melody, but also to sing along.
Immediately after the dance flash mob, all
participants will launch the “Rocket to the Future” - a round dance, which will
be joined by all the new Exposition guests, stand operators, tour guides and
volunteers.
When: 17:00 - 17:15
Where: Start of the route - Pavilion No. 75 (entrance
to Hall A, entrance to Hall B)
“Guides of Meanings” will tell a legend that will take
you to a fairy-tale world! A world filled with mysterious heroes and difficult
challenges.
When the sun sets over the edge of the world and the
dark alleys of the park are flooded with the silvery light of the moon,
everything is perceived in a completely different light! What is not seen
during the day is revealed at night!
When: 20:30, 21:30, 22:30
Where: Start of the route - Pavilion M “Visitor
Center”. Registration is required on the RUSSIA EXPO website
Excursion “Night Lights of VDNH”. Registration is required on the Exposition website
“Night Lights of VDNH” is a unique opportunity to get
acquainted with the architecture and history of the complex at an unusual time
of day, as well as to learn about the role and innovations brought to the
territory by the RUSSIA EXPO. In addition, the tour participants will see how
the symbols of VDNH familiar from childhood are transformed in the light of
evening street lamps.
When: 20:30, 21:30, 22:30
Where: The start of the route is Pavilion M “Guest
Center”. Registration is required on the RUSSIA EXPO website
VK concert at the Night Exposition venue
Guests will be treated to a performance by CHRIS YANK,
Tim Akimov and ESMI.
When: 20:30, 21:30, 22:30
Where: The square in front of Pavilion No. 1 “First in
Russia - Land of Opportunity”
The Farmers Fair in Pavilion No. 48 invites you to be
amazed by the variety and richness of tastes. Cheeses, sausages, delicacies,
Siberian berry jam, chocolate-covered cones, black and red caviar from all
regions of the country are presented here. You can comfortably get to our Fair
by route No. K, which departs from Pavilion No. 75, as well as from the stop
"Northern Loop", located at the arch of the Main Entrance of VDNH.
Pavilion No. 48 is within walking distance from the "City Farm" stop.
When: 10:00
- 20:00
Where:
Pavilion No. 48
The first event to be held at the Russia National Centre, which is being established by the order of President Vladimir Putin, will be the International Science Fiction Symposium and Exhibition "Inventing the Future". The symposium will take place from November 4 to 6.
Tomorrow, the International RUSSIA EXPO will conclude its work. From November 2023 to July 2024, it was visited by more than 18 million guests.
