By Elena Bormotova: Belarus’ National Library has hosted a presentation of a three-volume Francysk Skaryna encyclopedia by the Library’s deputy director for research Ales Susha.
Culture
Today will see the launch of the 28th Ivan Sollertinsky International Music Festival. The official opening ceremony will traditionally take place on 3 December to mark the birthday of the famous Vitebsk-born musicologist.
Modern paintings by French artists, members of the prestigious salon project Art-Capital will be exhibited in Minsk. The Belarusian audience has opportunity to evaluate the work of not only foreign authors, but also of his countrymen.
Designers from all regions of Belarus will present sketches of their collections. Today, designers from the capital, Minsk and Mogilev regions participated in the qualifying round.
The Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus presents a ballet based on the works of William Shakespeare. The Middle Ages were stylized with the help of music of the 20th century, since reproduction of the music of the 16th century is impossible today: the necessary musical instruments are not available.
The revival of spiritual and moral traditions of Belarus. Today the second Christmas readings began in Minsk, Belarus. They will be dedicated to the history and culture of Orthodoxy in our lands during the period from 1917 to 2017.
An interesting news came from Vitebsk Region. Students from Globokoye received a letter from Queen Elizabeth II. The envelope from Buckingham Palace came to an ordinary Glubokoye gymnasium.
BTRC has completed open auditions of the participants of the national selection round of the International TV Song Contest Eurovision-2017.
There are as many as 67 applicants! And their fate depends on the professional jury. 15 performers will get into the final of the national selection.
67 applications have been received by our media-holding, member of the European Broadcasting Uni on. Among the applicants are solo performers and groups from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Turkmenistan and even Nigeria.
Today, Belteleradiocompany will hold a selection of applications to the national final of Eurovision. The audition will begin at noon in BTRC.
The Forum brought together over 600 participants from 10 countries including Russia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova.
Art Bridge will be erected in the end of the Year of Culture. Masterы of 25 countries of the world will get acquainted with the modern fine arts on the opening day in Minsk.
The project of the main media holding of the country has brought together young musicians from all over the country. Tomorrow, the auditions of instrumentalists will be held in the House of Radio.
By Natalia Bardilovskaya: The winners of the 4th National Theatre Award were announced at yesterday’s ceremony to be congratulated by their colleagues, music stars, politicians and writers.
The Grand Prix of the 29th International Festival of Modern Choreography in Vitebsk has been awarded to Chinese dancer Yuychen Yao and choreographer Zhang Qiang during the closing ceremony.
Viktor Rovdo, who would have turned 95 this year, was the director of Belteleradiocompany’s choir and the student choir of the Music Academy.
By Daria Tarasova: The new campaign Love is a Flight, launched by the National History Museum of Belarus, helps the visually impaired to see works based on Marc Chagall’s most famous paintings through tactile sensations.
The 5th International Festival Jazz in Minsk-2016 opens in the capital today. The forum will last for four days and will bring together about 100 artists playing blues, soul and jazz.
The grand opening began with the premiere of the ballet Giselle. The program of the prestigious forum includes dozens of events: workshops, interactive lectures and performances.
The Petersburg artist is the first Russian painter who creates his works using oil. Sixty-four grades of oil provide for sixty-four different shades of color.
The festival of Eastern culture is held for the fourth consecutive year. The 5th children's music school has prepared for the festival the evening of Japanese music.
By Elena Bormotova: The exhibition Applause Through Centuries, dedicated to the 270th anniversary of the first performance by Urszula Radziwill's Theatre, has opened in the Nesvizh Castle.
Belarus’ representative at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Alexander Minenok and his team arrived from Malta at Minsk National Airport yesterday to be met by classmates, fans and media representatives.












