Record-breaking number of participants attend the "World of Siberia" ethno-festival
Festival "MIR Sibir" Sets New Record in Concert Applications
The ethno-music and crafts festival "MIR Sibir" is breaking records this year, receiving over 400 applications for its competitive program. According to the festival directors, 227 applications have come from musical groups and soloists, and 181 from artisans. Participants hail from 64 regions, with nominees originating from countries such as Argentina, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Portugal, Turkey, and Eritrea.
The final list of participants will be announced at the end of April, with 63 nominees receiving invitations.
Notably, folklorist and music producer Sergei Starostin heads the ethnic music competition jury, while the Council of Mastery Prize Experts is led by the distinguished artist Alexander Migas, a renowned founder of the Krasnoyarsk pottery school.
Finals competitors will vie for the festival's top prize – the unique "Chalice of MIR." Accompanying the trophy will be a cash prize: winners of the mastery and ethnic music competition will each receive 300,000 rubles.
This year's "MIR Sibir" will take place from July 10 to 13 in the village of Shushchenskoye, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Admission to all events is free.
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- The 2021 "MIR Sibir" festival, renowned for ethno-music and crafts, has recorded an impressive 400 applications for its program.
- Interestingly, of these applications, 227 are from musical groups and soloists, and 181 are from artisans, representing 64 regions and various countries.
- The prestigious "Chalice of MIR" will be awarded this year to the winners of the mastery and ethnic music competition, along with a cash prize of 300,000 rubles each.
- Set against the backdrop of the village of Shushchenskoye, Krasnoyarsk Krai, the much-anticipated "MIR Sibir" will unfold from July 10 to 13, promising a celebration of news, lifestyle, home-and-garden, and folklore.
