Workout with the champion, equestrian festival and hobbyhorsing tournament. Bright events on May 16
On May 16,
the All-Russian Wedding Festival, as well as cultural, educational and sporting
events will continue at the International RUSSIA EXPO.
A sports
session will be held by hobbyhorse champion Vasilisa Shmakova.
When: 11:00
- 11:30
Where: "Sports Russia" platform at Pavilion B of "Prirodograd".
VIII Open
Moscow Festival of Equestrian Art and Sport
Guests will
be able to watch pony dressage competitions. Pony riders will show their skills
in the art of horse control.
When: 12:00
Where:
Space in front of Pavilion No. 42
Hobbyhorsing master class and tournament
Everyone
will be able to pass the route of various obstacles and feel like a real
hobbyhorser. There will also be a tournament, the program of which includes a
contest, overcoming obstacles in a time limit.
When: 12:00
- 18:00, 15:00 - 18:00
Where: "Sports
Russia" platform near Pavilion B of "Prirodograd".
Open Day ofuniversities of the Southern Federal District and North Caucasus FederalDistrict
During the
Open Day, participants will be able to learn about study programs, admission
conditions, and employment prospects after graduation. University
representatives will tell about scientific research, international relations,
student life and other aspects of the educational process.
When: 12:00
- 17:00
Where:
Pavilion No. 55 "Home of Youth". Registration is required on the
RUSSIA EXPO website
Express
Karelian language courses "Karelian in Five Minutes"
Karelians
are a people living not only on the territory of the Republic of Karelia, but
also in the Tver, Leningrad, Murmansk regions, as well as in other regions of
our country. For many centuries Karelians have lived in harmony with nature in
the most beautiful lands of majestic forests, swift rivers and clear lakes.
It is
largely due to this that the Karelian language is now one of the most melodious
languages in the world. Besides, the Karelian language is a source of ancient
wisdom of the people — it is filled with allegories and figurative expressions.
Visitors to the Exposition will hear the sound of the Karelian language and learn simple phrases in Karelian. Colorful booklets "Karelian in Five Minutes" will be provided to help participants.
When: 12:30
- 13:00, 13:30 - 14:00, 14:30 - 15:00
Where:
Pavilion No. 75 (Hall B, stand of the Republic of Karelia)
The program
includes a musical and ritual performance by artists of the Mountain Mari
Theatre, a culinary masterclass and tasting from chefs from Mari El. As part of
the gastronomic performance, chefs will prepare Mari multilayer pancakes "Koman
Melna" and Mari podkogols.
When: 12:00 - 15:00
Where:
Pavilion K "House of Russian Cuisine"
Newlyweds
from the regions of the Volga Federal District will take part in the wedding
procession. Along the whole route they will be accompanied by creative groups,
circus artists and musicians. The theme of the fifth day of the festival will
be the traditions of celebrating "Bachelor Party".
The groom's
feast with his bachelor peers is a farewell to the bachelor life, "free
will", exit from the community of unmarried peers. Traditionally, friends
dance a final bachelor dance with the groom in a circle. The traditions of the
bachelor party will be presented to Exposition guests in a modern
interpretation.
Afterwards,
a marriage registration ceremony will take place on the Main Street Stage.
Couples will take home a piece of the fire of the All-Russian Family Hearth,
which was lit at the RUSSIA EXPO in honor of the announcement of the Year of
the Family.
When: 13:00 - 13:45, 13:45 - 14:05
Where:
Route of the procession: Main Arch of VDNH — Main Street Stage.
The regions
of the Volga Federal District will perform musical and choreographic numbers on
the wedding theme in front of the newlyweds and guests of the festival: the
artists of the Perm region will show a composition from the wedding ritual of
the Komi-Permyak people, the Republic of Mordovia will present vocal numbers,
and performers from the Chuvash Republic will sing songs in the national
language. The "Kirill and Marya Show" collective from the Samara
region will perform a song.
On the Main
Street Stage, the folklore group "Auaz" and folk dance ensemble "Amanat"
from the Republic of Bashkortostan will perform. The artists will show the
composition “Meeting of Matchmaking Guests” and perform the dance "Zarifa".
The Republic of Mari El will be represented by artists of the state dance
ensemble "Mari El" with several dance numbers. The Penza region will
be represented by the folk song ensemble “Slavs” with the composition "Wifey".
The
Orenburg region will be represented by the ensemble "Razdolie" with
vocal and choreographic compositions, and the Saratov region will perform the
dance song “Varenka”. The Republic of Tatarstan will be represented by the song
and dance ensemble "Agidel".
When: 14:05
- 15:00
Where: Main
Street Stage
Masterclasses
on wedding makeup and hairstyling
The host of
the masterclass will demonstrate the latest trends of wedding makeup and
hairstyles in ethno-stylistics on a guest model. The feature of the masterclass
is an online camera that broadcasts all the work of the master on the main
screen of the booth.
When: 14:00
- 15:00, 18:00
Where:
Pavilion No. 75 (Hall A, stand of the Samara region)
Musicalperformance "Gȍtrasny dak gȍtrasny" ("If you get married, get married in a big way!")
The musical
performance is a story about a traditional wedding of Komi-Permyaks (Permian
Komi). The audience will get acquainted with the stages of the Komi-Permyak
wedding, game and dance culture of the Komi-Permyaks, will hear traditional
Komi-Permyak songs. The culminating moment of the rite is the performance of
the lament - the wailing of the bride's girl "Loktӧ loktӧ že, modzyankaez".
When: 16:00
- 17:00
Where:
Pavilion No. 75 (Hall A, Cultural Projects Zone)
Immersive
performance "Wedding"
The
interactive performance is based on wedding traditions of the Vologda, Tomsk,
Belgorod and Novosibirsk regions.
The
characters are young couples who have just registered their marriage or got
engaged and want to experience how young people used to get married.
During the
performance, the couple are the main characters and the audience become
relatives from the side of the newlyweds and are also included in the ritual.
When: 18:00
- 19:00
Where:
Pavilion No. 84 "House of Culture"
Concert-TV premiere "Chaliapin and Rachmaninoff in Kislovodsk"
Premiere of
the documentary film "Chaliapin and Rachmaninoff in Kislovodsk"
accompanied by a concert program featuring famous and emerging musicians.
The concert
program will feature works by M.I. Glinka, P.I. Tchaikovsky, S.V. Rachmaninoff,
A. Alyabyev performed by Irina Khruleva, soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre, Pavel
Gladyshev and Katarina Yablanovich, laureates of all-Russian and international
competitions, accompanied by the famous concert pianist Pavel Nebolsin.
The concert
will also be attended by the Oksana Fedorova Foundation wards - winners of the
International Competition for Young Musicians “My Russia: A Musical Journey”
Victor Skorobrodov and Peter Berdnikov.
When: 18:30
- 20:00
Where:
Pavilion D "Our Culture"
Master class in traditional singing
The basics
of singing, working with the vocal apparatus, the development of harmonious
sound of vocalists in a group. But to sing beautifully, and even in an
ensemble, you need to understand the basics of how the sound is produced, how
we breathe, how you can pump up your skills. This will be talked about, and
practiced in the first part of the meeting.
When: 19:00
- 21:00
Where:
Pavilion No. 84 "House of Culture". Registration is required on the
RUSSIA EXPO website
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 lecture "Come and See: The Feat of Newsreel Cameramen during the Great Patriotic War" took place as part of the "Thursday. Development".
The centre has become the first, unique, and multifunctional exhibition venue in Belarus, operated by the National Exhibition Centre "BelExpo."
On May 8, the audience at the National Centre RUSSIA enjoyed a performance by a combined children's wind orchestra, which launched the festive concert programme.
