News & Events in Belarus

The central event of the festival will be the Vitebsk 2015 Pop Song Contest. The festival will also include the children’s song contest. This year Belarus, Ukraine and Russia will have one entry each. Previously these countries were represented by two singers. The jury of the children’s song contest will be led by Russian singer and composer, People’s Artist of Russia Dmitry Malikov.

The main topics of the festival will highlight major events of the year 2015 for Belarus, namely the 70^th anniversary of the Great Victory and the Year of Youth.

The festival’s program includes concerts of pop singers and stand-up comedians, participants of the Stars of Shanson TV project, the program Song will Always Be with You featuring the National Academic Orchestra of Belarus led by Mikhail Finberg, concerts and entertainment programs for the youth (Golden Hit: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow; Rock Panorama, projects of the BRSM Youth Union held within the framework of the Youth Day, etc.), the Theater Meetings project (Belarus, Latvia, Russia) and the Festival without Borders project.

The exhibition program of the forum will feature various projects, including an exhibition of Indian arts and crafts.

In 2015 Vitebsk will host the international conference Festival Movement. Traditions and Innovations to enhance cooperation with the organizers of festivals in other countries. Vitebsk will also host the session of the World Association of Festivals (WAF). The association will institute a special prize for one of the participants of the International Pop Song Contest in Vitebsk.