Russian Winter Festival
Russian Winter Festival
Sunday 13 January 2008, 12-7pm
The Russian Winter Festival is a free event in Trafalgar Square offering a wonderful taste of Russia to children and adults alike with a varied programme of traditional and contemporary music and entertainment. It marks Russia’s ‘Old New Year’ - New Year according to the Tsarist calendar which was used prior to 1917, and which is still celebrated in Russia in mid-January.
This year's Festival, on Sunday 13 January 2008, will see the square transformed for the day, with market stalls selling crafts and food, children's games, theatrical performances and puppets for the youngsters - something to delight everyone.
Music and entertainment from the main stage begins with traditional song and dance for the whole family, and from around 4pm showcases Russian rock and pop .
Artists appearing include:
Ну как на такое не поехатъ????
Когда ж мне еще выпадет шанс лицезретъ группу фабрика и диму билана?????????
Sunday 13 January 2008, 12-7pm
The Russian Winter Festival is a free event in Trafalgar Square offering a wonderful taste of Russia to children and adults alike with a varied programme of traditional and contemporary music and entertainment. It marks Russia’s ‘Old New Year’ - New Year according to the Tsarist calendar which was used prior to 1917, and which is still celebrated in Russia in mid-January.
This year's Festival, on Sunday 13 January 2008, will see the square transformed for the day, with market stalls selling crafts and food, children's games, theatrical performances and puppets for the youngsters - something to delight everyone.
Music and entertainment from the main stage begins with traditional song and dance for the whole family, and from around 4pm showcases Russian rock and pop .
Artists appearing include:
- Alisa - legendary Russian rock band
- Fabrika - pop group
- Slavyanye - ensemble performing all genres of Russian folk music
- Baikal - Buryat National Ensemble, traditional dance and song group
- Lyudmila Ryumina - Russian folk singer
- Dima Bilan - pop star and show business personality
- Varvara - versatile vocalist
- Relikt - vocal trio performing Russian folk and classical music
- Shtar - Russian gypsy music combines with jazz, rock, flamenco and Latin-American
- Russian National Dance Show - a varied mix of traditional national dance and contemporary ballet
- Sankt Peterburg - rock band
- Zemlyane - rock band
- Bianka - R'n B vocalist
Ну как на такое не поехатъ????
Когда ж мне еще выпадет шанс лицезретъ группу фабрика и диму билана?????????