The forum will present more than a dozen unique programs featuring world stars and legendary bands. The big stage of the Belarusian State Philharmonic will host the grand opening of the festival featuring Maestro Bashmet himself and the orchestra New Russia.
Culture
The forum, which opened the day before, united famous and beginning documentaries from the CIS countries. The works submitted by them to the contest offer an author's view on events related to social and political life.
The first commercial group of tourists from China came to Belarus. The purpose of their visit is rest and new impressions.
By Nina Mozheiko: The Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus has met its invited conductor – the world famous Gianluca Marciano. The maestro from Italy is known not only in Europe, but also in Asia.
The 2nd European Documentary Festival EURASIA.DOC opened in Minsk. An international jury of professionals selected 15 contest tapes.
19 performances from 8 countries will be brought to the festival in Minsk. Traditionally, the forum includes three sections: the international program, the Belarusian program with the performances of national theaters, as well as the Teart School.
The site will unite the entire diaspora in our country: about 50 families and 150 university students. The center will organize educational programs on the history and traditions of India.
The Symphony Orchestra has tested a new platform for performances – the entrance to the Bolshoi Theater. About fifty people performed operetta, waltzes, polonaises of the most famous composers of the world.
A large-scale search for Napoleon's tracks began in the place, where the Great Army forced the Berezina River under the fire of Russian cannons.
The International Cinematographic Forum of the CIS countries has opened in Minsk today. It started with the work by Anna Matison After You with Sergei Bezrukov in the lead.
Belarusian capital has become the center of circus arts. Minsk hosts international festival. Performers from 16 countries will present their best tricks.
The State Circus takes the first international festival! Performers from 16 countries presented their unique tricks. Many of them are specially prepared for the competitive program.
Today is the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in the Orthodox calendar. The Virgin Mary is the most venerated image in Christianity.
Today, the National Museum of Art opens the exhibition From the Book Treasury. 9 old printed publications will be displayed next to the sacral objects in the hall of ancient Belarusian art.
By Victoria Potonya: Brest craftsman Pavel Shadrin has learned how to process wood and make it look like amber. The master works even with the most complicated wood species.
Popular British singer Sting will soon perform in Minsk again. Less than three weeks is left till the concert. Belarus is part of the singer’s world tour in support of the new album.
By Olga Medved: Today, Belarus marks Day of Libraries. The day is marked annually in honour of the foundation of the National Library of Belarus.
600 delegates from 24 countries have come to Minsk. The National Library of Belarus gathered hundreds of scientists, book experts and archivists at the International Congress 500 Years of Belarusian Printing.
An exhibition featuring 110 works by Napoleon Orda opened at the National Art Museum in Minsk. The watercolours portray a vast number of sights of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from Bialystok to Mogilev and Gomel.
Today, the National Library of Belarus is hosting a congress timed to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the Belarusian book printing.
Today, a fragment of the original Gutenberg Bible was escorted to the National Library of Belarus, accompanied by an expert and security personnel.
By Inna Pilevich: Today Lida celebrates its birthday. The city has gathered thousands of Belarusians and foreign guests for a large-scale music festival.
An exhibition was organized by the Embassy of Belarus in Brussels. Its curator is the laureate of the State Prize of Belarus, artist Viktor Alshevsky.
The first lesson in the new center was visited by one of the main authors of the idea, the Minister of Education of Belarus Igor Karpenko and representatives of the Chinese Embassy in Belarus.












