VIII International Cultural Festival "FLOWERS OF RUSSIA". Ljubljana, Maribor 2017 Republic of Slovenia 
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From October 23 to November 15, 2017, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation holds the VIII International Cultural Festival "Flowers of Russia" in the main cities of the Republic of Slovenia - Ljubljana and Maribor.
The program of the Festival is built in accordance with the basic principle of the UN Declaration on International Cooperation: "Dissemination of knowledge, promotion of talent and enrichment of various cultures." The project’s attention is focused on the most talented children in the field of musical, visual arts and on the field of creative and aesthetic education of children in Russia.
The VIII International Cultural Festival "Flowers of Russia" will host gala concerts of classical music performed by young talents of Russia, an exhibition of puppet dolls and children’s drawings, master classes in acting and characteristic dance.
Program:
October 23, 19:00
The official opening of the festival is a gala concert of classical music “Russian Souvenir”. Young musicians - laureates and diploma winners of national and international competitions - will perform works by Russian and foreign classics on the piano, xylophone, button accordion, cello, violin, flute, clarinet.
Venue: Institution of St. Stanislav
(Stula 23, Ljubljana).
October 24, 10:00
The master class in characteristic (folk-stage) dance will be held by the Honored Artist of the BSSR, the head of the Department of Methods for Teaching Characteristic, Historical Dance and Acting at the Russian Ballet Academy named after A. Ya. Vaganova - Tarasova Natalya Borisovna.
Venue: Maribor Conservatory of Music and Ballet
(Youth street 12, Maribor).
October 24, 3 p.m.
A master class in historical dance will be held by a senior lecturer in the department of characteristic, historical, modern dance and acting at the Russian Ballet Academy. A. Ya. Vaganova - Zaitseva Julia Vladimirovna.
Venue: Maribor Conservatory of Music and Ballet
(Youth street 12, Maribor).
October 24, 19:00
Gala concert of classical music "Russian Souvenir". Young musicians — laureates and diploma winners of national and international competitions — will perform piano, button accordion, violin, flute, and others. The concert will feature works by Russian and foreign classics.
Venue: Union Concert Hall in the People’s House of Maribor
(Prešernova ulica 3, Maribor).
October 25, 16:00
A master class in acting with the participation of a theater and film actor, a laureate of the Tsarskoye Selo Art Award, the Golden Mask Russian National Theater Award and the Golden Sofit Higher Theater Award, a teacher of the St. Petersburg Academy of Theater Arts and the Russian School Institute dramas ”named after Igor Gorbachev - Andrei Shimko.
Venue: Russian Center for Science and Culture (RCSC) in Ljubljana
(Cyril Methods trg 1, Ljubljana).
October 23 - 25
Interactive exhibition of puppet puppets "The Magic World of St. Petersburg Puppets" of the St. Petersburg State Puppet Theater named after E. S. Demmen. Viewers will see a collection of author’s theatrical puppets - a kind of “golden pantries”, which in St. Petersburg is called the “big troupe of a small theater”. A visit to the exhibition involves interactive communication between spectators and professional puppeteers.
Venue: Institution of St. Stanislav
(Stula 23, Ljubljana).
October 23 - November 15
Exhibition of children’s drawings "Russia through the eyes of a child." The best works of students of art schools from different regions of the Russian Federation were selected by experienced art historians. The drawings, made in different styles, genres and techniques, combined the "reasoning" about the homeland: landscapes of native places, home still lifes, illustrations of your favorite books and much more.
Venue: Institution of St. Stanislav
(Stula 23, Ljubljana).
The program of the International Cultural Festival "Flowers of Russia", presenting the country’s true wealth - young talents, contributes to the mutual cultural development of states and their mutual understanding.