A Russian cultural festival opened in Beijing Wednesday evening
to bring typical Russian folk dance and music to Chinese
audiences.
The festival, to run until Nov. 5 in such cities as Beijing,
Shanghai, Wuhan and Ningbo, is sponsored by China's Ministry of
Culture with the participation of nearly 160 Russian artists from a
group of musicians and three well-known artistic troupes --
Moiseyev dance ensemble, Kuban Kazak dance ensemble and Caraian
jazz troupe.
The Moiseyev dance ensemble, the Caraian jazz troupe and the
prize-winning musicians from the Tchaikovsky International Music
Competition performed for the audience at the opening performance
of the festival.
During the festival, the Moiseyev dance ensemble and the Kuban
Kazak dance ensemble will stage more performances separately.
The Tchaikovsky International Music Competition winners will
also hold a concert to mark the 110th anniversary of the death of
the great Russian composer Tchaikovsky.
(Xinhua News Agency October 30, 2003)