The Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the XIV International Theatre Festival VOICES of HISTORY will be held in Vologda Region (Vologda, Cherepovets, Kirillov), from June, 19th till June, 27th, 2018.
The VOICES of HISTORY Festival appeared in 1991 in Vologda as a show of professional theatres’ performances in the historical and architectural surroundings. Its main open-air stage is the territory of the unique ensemble of the Vologda Kremlin. For the years of Vologda Festival being the Kremlin walls have been active participants in more than 170 performances of more than 80 theatres from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Greece, German, Slovakia, Poland, America and Italy. Nowadays the Festival has become the visiting card of the Vologda Region.
The artistic program of a festival consists of two parts:
- open-air performances in the historical and architectural surroundings;
- performances on traditional theatre stage corresponding to the principal idea of the Festival THEATRE and HISTORY.
The Expert Council is responsible for the festival program. The Expert Council consists of leading Russian theatre specialists.
The artistic program of the festival is organized on the basis of applications (the application form is attached) and visual materials of the theatres interested in participation.
Deadline for granting the application form and visual materials (video-documentation of the performance you’d like to present) is March, 15th, 2018
Festival provides a great variety of activities. Special activities of the XIV International Theatre Festival VOICES of HISTORY includes a programme of puppet theatres’ stage plays.
The festival is ready to assist in the preparation of the professional forum recommendation letters for financial support at the federal and regional levels, as well as funds to support cultural programs.
Contacts and address for the applications and visual materials:
Applications and visual material are to be send:
- by mail to Vologda Region Department of Culture and Tourism 6, Sovetski Prospect., Vologda, Russia,160000 (printed application and visual material on digital electronic devices)
or
- by e-mail: depcult@gov35.ru (application form and an active hyperlink).
Contacts in Vologda Region Department of Culture and Tourism: Svetlana Smirnova, tel +7(817-2) 23 00 91 (extra 1816).
Founders:
Vologda Region Government
Vologda City Administration
under support
Ministry оf Culture of Russian Federation
Theatre Workers’ Association of Russian Federation