The festival Voices of History, which emerged in 1991 as a review of the performances of professional theatres in the historical and architectural ensemble of the unique environment of the Vologda Kremlin has long been a hallmark of the Vologda Region, a favourite festival of all theatre-goers. In 2003 it received an international status. The theatre festival is held every two years in June.
The festival is held with an active backing of the Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation.
The intenational festival merits great attention. The success of it has been conditioned by the professionalism of the participants and serious experience, and the ability to combine these qualities with Russian national characteristics. The performances are shown in the open air.
This year the Voices of History will be held not only in the historical setting of the Vologda Kremlin, which is a point of interest itself, but also in the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery and the Museum of history and ethnography "Manor of the Galskoys” in Cherepovets City.
In June the residents of the Vologda Region and its visitors will be able to enjoy performances of theatre companies from Moscow, St.Petersburg, Vologda, Tyumen, Elista, Nizhni Novgorod, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belarus, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.