Topic: Culture
Ruslan Alekhno to go to Belgrade
12:00, — Culture
A 26-year-old native of the city of Babrujsk, Ruslan Alekhno with his song “Hasta la Vista” is to present Belarus at the song contest Eurovision-2008. The contest is to take place in Belgrade, Serbia, in May.
“EuroFest” Final to be Opened by guard of honour squadron
16:29, — Culture
On January 21 a final game of the National TV musical project “EuroFest”. Viewers of the First Musical Channel and the satellite channel “Belarus-TV” are to see the concert in a live television broadcast on January 21 at 9.40 p.m.
Wajda’s ‘Katyn’ on show for Belarusian media
9:50, — Culture
Representatives of Polish expatriates and members of the Belarusian media from Brest, Belarus, were invited to watch Andrzej Wajda’s “Katyn”, Saturday.
The New York Times: “Generation Jeans,” performance about Belarus stand-up routine
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14:57, — Culture
The US tour of the Belarusian Free Theatre has great success. Mikalai Khalezin’s performance “Generation Jeans” presented as part of the Under the Radar festival in New York. Belarusians are to take part in the theatre workshop in the California Art School. Leading US newspapers published review to the performances of the Free Theatre. “It is a sort of Belarus stand-up routine, what follows is basically a one-man human-rights rally,” the influential New York Times running.
Free theatre awarded with French Republic’s prize
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8:56, — Culture
The Belarusian Free Theatre was awarded with the French Republic’s human rights prize, “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité,” on 10 December.
