The 30th International Theatre Festival “Belaya Vezha” will be held in Brest on 10–19 September. The theme of the jubilee forum is: “Belaya Vezha – 30 Years Together! The Festival’s Golden Collection”. The programme will feature performances by laureate companies from previous years.
Founded in 1996 by Alexander Kozak, Honoured Art Worker of the Republic of Belarus, the festival has brought together artists from more than 60 countries around the world on Brest soil. The 770 performances staged over the years are the best proof that “Belaya Vezha” has become one of the most significant and sought-after theatre projects in Belarus and the CIS countries.
The jubilee festival will feature companies from 10 countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Uzbekistan.
The programme includes 30 performances by 30 theatre companies. A wide range of genres is represented: drama, musical, experimental productions, puppet theatre, ballet, Chinese opera (Wùjù), as well as street performances. Audiences of all ages will find performances to their liking in the programme.
The productions will be staged at six venues across the city: the Large and Small Halls of the Brest Academic Drama Theatre, the Brest Puppet Theatre, the Brest Regional Public and Cultural Centre, Lenin Square and the Francysk Skaryna Embankment.
Performances will be presented in nine languages: Belarusian, Bulgarian, Russian, Armenian, Georgian, Chinese, Romani, Uzbek and Komi.
The festival programme will open with Tchaikovsky’s ballet "Swan Lake" performed by the State Academic Theatre of Classical Ballet of N.Kasatkina and V.Vasilyov (Moscow, Russia). The performance will take place at the Francysk Skaryna Embankment. Admission is free.
Festival organisers: Brest Regional Executive Committee, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, with the support of the Brest City Executive Committee and the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS Member States.