Near Kaluga, July 2 to 3, with songs and dances for the eighth time, the traditional annual international festival "Ivan Kupala 2011", and for the first time - outside Moscow. The festival "Ivan Kupala" is a serious, unlike other open-air concerts, grown rapidly in recent years - it is not a multi-cultural and focuses highly on the heritage of Slavic culture and is the old Slavic holiday dedicated - the Day of Ivan Kupala, from which Russia accepted and swim, actually. Summer is hot this year, so swimming was already before the holiday, the good Oka spacious backyard. But all other components - right there. Provocative dance to music in the open air - what could be better in the summer? Weaving wreaths of daisies, jumps midnight fire in pairs, holding hands, Russian and other Slavic songs, divination, ancient amulets and other pleasantly blurred background. Juggling poyami - an ancient custom of the feast at the festival in serious thickset pagans with Fur Tails and respectable chinnye Orthodox youth in glamorous rhinestone from the neighboring districts and prihippovannaya Moscow intelligentsia peacefully. The surprise in the eyes of Kaluga youth is very clear - it is over the years the idea that Russian folk songs exclusively amateur choirs village grandmothers are sung kokoshniks imposed. And here - funny dynamic musicians, current arrangements and sometimes sexy, not afraid of the word, feed! One might as well suppose that a certain part of his life lived in vain, and that something important over. About cultural differences and is in a very successful festival "Ivan Kupala" committed. In the course of juggling everything went ... Line-up in 2011 looks very solid. Have foreign headliners (oh, and the rustling they did) from the Czech Republic, Estonia, and the names of our artists is very likable - Anna Pingina "Oyme", "Wormwood", "inversion", etc. Admission is free , can be placed in a tent, there are toilets (which are more durable than the "Empty Hills"), water, dining room, tea room. Only a feast for 200 km from Moscow, came about 4 million viewers who. Paradoxically in 10 (!) Times more than last year's festival in the center of Moscow The central event of the festival was of course the main midsummer rites - jump over the fire. About one clock a large fire on the hill finally went bankrupt, and with introductions such as "Ivan da! Mary happiness and love" Almost hoarse fire began as a master to a pair of lovers (strictly speaking only to them!) Send the recording mode vsplohami fire. Up to this point otvystupali Pingina and melancholy and mysterious "Oyme." But the chief made a splash at the festival nor foreigners. Moravian «Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr" (Czech Republic), who came to Russia for the first time, literally shocked seasoned travelers and the audience with her juicy polyphony, attention to detail, and well-trained voice arranger ingenuity. They seemed willing to even sing the phone book. For dessert, led the musicians, the "Russian" is a song that only spurred ovation. As a result, the audience refused to the owner of the Czech Grammy in the category World Music let off the stage and they had to play a half-hour encore. Fiction, but just before the actual festival brought "Thomas Cat Orchestra" in the Moscow club "Habitat" All ... 10 spectators gathered tickets. It is simple, no one knew! And after the concert, the 10 spectators already bought 30 (!) Drives the orchestra. Similar things happened and about their attitudes "Ivan Kupala". Not assume that now happily calls "Moravia love Russia!" Thomas like a lot more Russian visitors. Another set-opening arranged Ukrainian Estonian with a group called Svjata Vatra. A lively and cheerful, something like a leader Gogol Bordello Gudz, only without the mustache, the Ukrainian-Estonian Ruslan Trochinsky pan on the floor. Then shouted some slogans, then took the legs of the trumpet and the rollicking solo exhibition in the spirit of "Leningrad" leader Svjata Vatra is able to do the show. Playful and lively music for accordion, bagpipes and drums could understand whatever culture, but it is Svjata Vatra Estonian and Ukrainian songs. And the author, and folk. The same exuberant "servant" was almost gypsy choir. By the end of the leader Svjata Vatra took off his shirt and began a dance hall director Aki surveys. And how not to break guitars in the tradition, but other groups after his sentence was not able to speak -. Not for mystical reasons hardware Group "Groden" On the second day we hear do the rest. "Groden" played a weighted set of folk-rock on the edge of the metal, entertaining audiences as massovik entertainer. Alas, with the ingenuity and drive of the musicians were obvious problems ... . Group 'eighth sonnet "" Eighth Sonnet "with delicate and colorful soloist violinist plays the copyright and folk songs observed at the festival" The Eighth Sonnet "was without drums, percussion only -. And made a strange impression to all the team work and professionalism of the Musicians singing as chuzheroden and unnecessary Maybe it's a bad monitor setup sing, but "Eight Sonnets" by singer Nelly Rtveladze simply does not work -. from the throat or vulture, or cry However enjoy the cheerful happy group A version a lot.. the song is "Oh viburnum flowers" in the country-processing to be relevant and sensitive handling of human material to be viewed. Group "Eighth sonnet" abstract diffused set filming a folk-electronic group "cherries". Already phlegmatic viscous compositions musicians put their extravagant behavior on stage almost every speech with his back to the audience. With a fair share of the sound reproduction "cherries" have a lot more work in terms of implementation of their studio stage designs. group of "cherries" set his soloist for many years "Wormwood" was as described "a program of so-called Russian rock", but it all sounded the same melancholic folk-rock properties rather boring. Girls can not even write at least one song on which they identify. However, five years ago, they did not have in to get the music - it's much better now. Perhaps, decent songs over time. Group "polynya" In general, the festival "Ivan Kupala 2011" was light, weather and ... cozy. Comfort of spectators and vehicles, comfortable living conditions for people with tents. And the obvious musical discoveries. - The festival ground-oriented, and it's ready for every scale - says the organizer of the festival, the director of "Heather" Ivan Dontsov. - We rented the entire area of 70 acres, to concert halls and restaurants rented Transformers tents that adapts to our needs. Thank you to the administration of the Kaluga region, which has the proper shuttle bus from the station Kaluga spectators contributed to the festival site and back. They brought with foreign musicians strongly supports cultural centers in Poland and the Czech Republic. Trend is already evident that this ethnic festivals should be free admission. We have free admission! Revenues from parking, camping, food and rent of the venues to make the festival neubytochnym, unlike last year. And we'll find the next "Ivan Kupala" new and interesting musicians! Photos by Ken Guru
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