Summer Folk Festival "maypole" annually in the Vyborg Castle near St. Petersburg. This year, the Foundation's "Heather" has decided to hold a festival in Moscow. Moscow Festival "May Tree" instead of 24 To May 2008 in the fortress "Zeitun". Not far from the stylized observation deck on the Sparrow Hills, in the remains of the forest built on the banks of the river Setun high wooden stockade medieval fortress. Regularly hosts theme nights, such as the infamous "Sword of Russia". "Sword of Russia" Location, but stylized, ideal for holidays such as the area closed to casual visitors, green (nature, forest, water) and very anturazhnye. Moreover, it is well suited for the festival: a high stage for musicians, log cabins in an amphitheater with 1,000 seats, a large area, such as the dance floor, a large room where you can just go around and change the situation. The festival will begin and end at about 14-00 closer to 22-00. Program: - performances of the best bands of the Russian cities - Show of dance groups - Wrestling - Horse Tournament - the fiery speeches of entertainment for visitors: - dressing the very Maypole - Costume Design Competition - master classes in dance - throwing knives, axes and other dangerous things - rafting on a boat on the River Festival Setun list has not been determined.
Friday, March 1, 2013
On the day of the Midsummer Festival of Music and Fire "Ivan Kupala"
Midsummer Festival 5 July Music and Fire "Ivan Kupala" held the fort "Zeitun" behind a high wooden palisade on a bend of the river near Zeitun Sparrow Hills. Day of Ivan Kupala - perhaps the only holiday that survived in our time, our ancestors began to celebrate even thousands of years. The nature and the elements of earth, fire and water, dance, music and song - that's all that was available for people to share their feelings about the mystical world to express, full of unknown mysteries. After many centuries, we still remember the feelings of people, forcing them to come together on the day of the solstice and the ceremony turned to nature. This is what the festival is devoted almost in the center of Moscow - in the fortress "Zeitun". Contemporary folk music, traditional Kupala tradition, fun and games will open the festival. And continued his dazzling display "Carnival of Fire" -. A live fire, fireworks, pyrotechnics, a few hours fiery speeches from the best fire theaters in Russia 5th July, Moscow Fortress "Zeitun" - Day of Ivan Kupala. Start time - 14:00, at the end of the holiday - after midnight. Part I.: The holiday program is clearly divided into two main parts Music. While in street lighting, is performances by music and dance and traditional Kupala fun and games. Among the speakers: - Oleg Boiko ("Telenn Gwad") with the author's Russian program - "The roots of the lakes" (Slavic folk-rock) - "Maxis" (folk-rock-n-roll) - "Northern Color" ( Folk Rock) - "Calendar" (Slavic folk-rock) - "sylphs" (neo-folk) - "Ivan Kupala" - the famous ethno-electronic project in its entirety.
Andy Irvine come on St. Patrick's Day in Moscow
Of 15 to 22 March 2009. Moscow will host the International Festival "St. Patrick's Day 2009." In this holiday week folk music will be played at the Moscow International House of Music, the club "Point" and "B-2". Paddy Keenan and Andy Irvine: The main guest of the project, the legendary Irish musicians. Saint Patrick is accused of known devoted his life to spreading Christianity in Ireland. He died in March of 461 years, but the grateful Irish still consider him as their patron saint. St. Patrick's Day celebrated with joy all over the world: music, dance, parades. The attributes of the holiday is green clothes and Shamrock (Clover). In Moscow, the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1992, to keep personal command YM Luzhkov annual event held in New Arbat. Passion for Irish culture has grown into a music festival "St. Patrick's Day." Made in the days of festivities in the capital by bagpipers, singers, the best folk group from Russia and Irish musicians. Also in the festival dances best schools of Irish dance. Festival "St. Patricks Day" - an annual festival of the Cultural Foundation "Heather" by the Government of Moscow, Embassy of Ireland, Foundation for Social and Cultural Development of Moscow, the unified management organizes the festival program "Capital.": 15 . March (Sunday) at the Moscow International House of Music hosted a concert of one of Ireland's finest musicians - Paddy Keenan (Paddy Keenan) who are very good mystery game on one of the most complex folk instruments - Irish bagpipes.