There are two cinemas in the city: "Kinocenter" with Big and Small halls (Karl Marks prospect) and "Novgorod" (Lomonosov St., 9), presenting quite up-to-date films at moderate prices and a good sound in the cinemas. Festivals of cinema also take place in "Kinocenter".

	+7 (816 2) 77 34 45, 77 74 92
	theatre@mail.natm.ru
	http://theatre.natm.ru

Founded in 1924, the Drama Theatre is located in the building, constructed in 1987 according to a special project. The area of a stage is 694 square meters. It has 2 rehearsal rooms, an auditorium, seating 850 people, with the modern sound and light equipment, computer and remote control. The stage is equipped with a circle and a ring with the reverse engine. The troupe consists of 29 actors, one of them has been titled "National artist of the Russian Federation ", four of them - "Honoured artist of the Russian Federation ". The repertoire includes the classics, plays of Russian and foreign authors. The Novgorod academic drama theatre named after Dostoevsky F.M. has the most ancient history.

In 1999 the Novgorod drama theatre named after Dostoevsky F.M. was ranked "Academic" for great services.

	+7 (816 2) 65 54 53
	mtheater@mail.natm.ru

The Theatre for Children and the Youth "Maly" was founded in 1990.

It is a member of the International association of theatres for children and the youth. It presents about six premieres a year, adhering to a policy - the classics are in repertoire for theatre audience of all ages.

During its lifetime the theatre has presented more than 60 performances, dramatizing works of Kipling, Ionescko, Shakespeare, Stevenson, Pushkin, Gogol, Hoffmann, Gauff, Chekhov, Antuan de Sent Exupery etc.

Being the laureate of all-Russian and International contests, in Russia and abroad it is known as the organizer of international theatrical festivals "Tsar Fairy-tale". The festival represents fairy-tale performances of professional theatres for all-aged audience. "Tsar-fairy tale" is held in Veliky Novgorod once in two years. Theatres from Russia, France, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Bulgaria and other European countries participated in seven previous festivals.

	+7 (816 2) 77 27 77, 77 37 12
	filarmon@novgorod.net
	http://filarmon.natm.ru/

It's located in former metropolitan's apartments that are monuments of the architecture of 17th - 19th cc. The area of a stage is 240 square meters; an auditorium seats 628 people. The hall is equipped with professional light, sound and scenic equipment that allows arranging various concert programs of classical music, high-level ballet and theatrical performances. There is a small hall (200 seats) for holding chamber music concerts. The Regional Philharmonic Concert Hall has its own arts groups: classical ballet theatre, a chamber orchestra, the folk music and song group "Novgorod mosaic", the group "Otrada".

In 1999 the Regional Philharmonic Concert Hall won the all-Russian contest "Window into Russia". Annually the Regional Philharmonic Concert Hall organizes eight musical festivals and arts decades ("Christmas gifts", "Russian music", Day of Cyrillic characters and Slavonic culture, "Musical walks across the Europe", the Arts festival named after Arensky A., an Easter festival, the Arts Assembly for children and the Youth "Stars of 21th century", "Its majesty - a romance"), 40 musical subscriptions for people of Novgorod regions, 15 thematic cycles for an all-aged audience, about 600 new concert programs with new performers for audience from Novgorod and the Novgorod region.

+7 (816 2) 67 03 31 +7 (8 911) 602 78 40

A consort "Otrada" was formed in 1999. Its repertoire includes popular Russian songs and romances, original instrumental alterations of Russian, Gipsy tunes and foreign smash hits (Beatles, Abba etc). Many countries around the World are delighted with the voice (baritone) of Vladimir Ustinov, a soloist of the consort.

Experience and professionalism of artists help them to organize top-level concerts. Artists can perform both on big stages and different clubs, restaurants, casinos, rest homes etc.

You can order the whole concert programs or half-hourly performances as well as entertaining programs with contests, games, funny lessons of dancing and playing Russian noise musical instruments. All the programs are created according to customers' wishes and requests. Moreover special scenarios of activities with presenters can be developed.

	+7 (816 2) 63 37 34
	vinat@mail.natm.ru

Novgorod Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra "Camerata Anima" was founded in March, 1994 as a professional philharmonic group. It was Natalia Vinogradova, its permanent art director and conductor, who decided to form this orchestra. Today it consists of twenty musicians, playing violins, cellos and double-basses.

"Саmerata Anima" is a well-known all over Russia orchestra. Under concert-tours especially often it visits North-Western cities of the country, such as Saint Petersburg, Vologda, Pskov, Velikie Luki and others. But the Novgorod Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra is also welcomed in Tambov, Kostroma etc.

The orchestra's repertoire includes compositions of different genres. Thus, it has various programs of both traditional classical and light music, such as romances, arias and duets from classic operettas, songs, popular instrumental compositions. The compositions of Astor Piazzolla, performed by the Novgorod Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra together with well-known soloists Yuri Serov (piano) and Sergey Il'in (guitar), are especially popular among Novgorodian music-lovers. A talented Novgorod Philharmonic piano duet, consisting of Helen Shumilova and Michail Kornoukhov, is a permanent leading one of the orchestra.

One of the orchestra's unique features is friendly attitude towards modern music. The orchestra is proud of its close relationships with such Russian contemporary composers as Efrem Podgaits, Yuri Krasavin, Grigori Korchmar, Vadim Bibergan.

Vladimir Korovitsin, a Novgorodian composer whose songs and romances are especially appreciated by Novgorodian audience, is also a good friend of the Chamber Orchestra.

The Novgorod Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra "Camerata Anima" is ready for contacts.

	+7 (816 2) 79 04 01
	vitalik_b@mail.natm.ru

An orchestra of Russian folk instruments was established in February 2001. In May 2004 by order of Committee of culture and tourism of Novgorod region it was named after its creator V.G. Babanov. He was teaching in Novgorod musical college and found the school of playing folk instruments in Novgorod region before that.

During 5 years of work the orchestra created more that 10 theme programs, which were made considering the age of audience and their level of perception, and gave more than 300 concerts.

The orchestra is extremely popular among youth. An important role plays here the young age of the performers that brings them closer to youth audience and makes educational intentions more convincing.

The orchestra of Russian folk instruments named after V.G. Babanov is an example of devotion to what they are doing, ardent promotion of folk music and continuing tradition of playing Russian folk instruments. Musicians are always ready to improve their performing skills, stage culture and to expand their musical ideology. All this is assisted by active cooperation with representatives of Russian musical art.

A relatively young orchestra has already been respected by colleagues and people working in the culture of Novgorod region for reliability, high ability to work and also anxious attitude to their profession. Concert repertoire is made taking into account regional component. By promoting the works of composers-compatriots (S. Rakhmaninov, A. Lyadov, A, Arensky, N. Rimsky-Korsakov) the orchestra contributes to the patriotic education of people in Novgorod region, glorifying their homeland. It also makes us feel proud for our land and its wonderful people.

List of works:

1. Musical fairytales - "How mice were burying a cat", "Snow Maiden", "Swan Lake".
   
   
2. Literary-musical compositions - "Cast away Russia" - devoted to 110th anniversary of S. Esenin; "Snow-storm" - based on A.S. Pushkin's story, music written by G. Sviridov; "Victory Salute" - devoted to 60 anniversary of Victory in Great patriotic War 1941-1945.
   
   
3. Lectures-concerts - "Let's meet" - about the history of the orchestra of Russian folk instruments; "Musical treasures of Novgorod region" - devoted to 150 anniversary of A.Lyadov, the works of A. Lyadov, A, Arensky, S. Rakhmaninov, N. Rimsky-Korsakov are performed.

+7 (816 2) 77 92 65

The Brass Band of Veliky Novgorod was formed in 1949 under the Kremlin Culture and Entertainment Park. In 1980 a new Jazz orchestra "Novgorod" was based on the Brass Band. Since 1994 the orchestra has worked under the Municipal Government of Veliky Novgorod.

Since 1976 till the present time Anatoly Malyshev, an honored worker of culture of the Russian Federation, has conducted the Brass Band and the Jazz Orchestra "Novgorod".

The repertoire of the orchestra includes classic band music of Russian and foreign composers, popular music, modern music, dance music, music for children of school and preschool age, classic jazz music.

The orchestra organizes concerts and plays at solemn ceremonies, evening parties and dancing evenings.

The City Brass Band of Veliky Novgorod is ready to collaborate with orchestras of Russia, the former Soviet republics and far-abroad countries.

	+7 (816 2) 77 47 17, 77 63 9
	gdk@mail.natm.ru

The Novgorod City Palace of Culture was opened in 1967 as the Culture Center of Trade Unions, named after the 50th anniversary of the Great October Events. Since 1993 it has been called the Municipal Culture Center "Novgorod City Palace of Culture". In 2007 it celebrates an anniversary - the 40th working season. Today there are 65 clubs, including over 1000 people of the age 4-75, in the Palace of Culture. 13 collectives have got the rank of "Folk Standard Amateur Art Groups". They are:

"Experiment", a drama school of different theatre genres, such as war drama, political chronicle, philosophical tragedy, poetical fairy-tale, avant-garde performance, comedy etc; "Gesture", a drama circle of deaf actors (dramas and popular performances, gesture singing, various dance performances); a young audience theatre; "Molodost", a dance group (stylized folk and modern dances); "Credo", a show-ballet (popular dances, good plastics, philosophical and comic compositions); a chorus of war and labour veterans; an academic Men's Chorus (formed in 1953); a "Novgorodskaya Beresta" studio (art birch-bark - processing, weaving, wickering, straw - incrustating, national dress designing); a studio of arts and crafts and varnish miniature; a Fine Arts studio; a children's ballet theatre; "Ladushki", a choreographic group (stylized national and modern dances); "Modus", a fashion theatre.

These collectives are always popular as they have repeatedly won city's, regional, interregional, all-Russian and international castings, contests, festivals and have presented concerts and performances all over Russia and other countries.

Moreover new studios and schools of different genres constantly appear in the Palace of Culture. Thus, some of them are especially successful: "Apelsin", a choreographic group, managed by Svetlana Safarova; "Fantasiya", a dancing group, managed by Anna Safronova; "Amadei", a break-dancing school, managed by Michael Demidov; "Latin block", a dancing club, managed by Tatiana Slavnyh; a school of modern dancing for little children, managed by Natalia Agafonova; a vocal studio, managed by Olga Toropina; "KinoOko", a video-studio, managed by Vadim Tsvetkov; an Arts academy for little children; "Arts ABC", a special academy for little children; "Learn and Play", a mini-group; a language-improving group of a studio "Let's speak English"; a women fancy-work school (knitting, crocheting) and many others.

Great people form the staff of the Palace of Culture. Six of them are "honored workers of culture of the Russian Federation", three of them have been awarded for their "achievements in the culture".

Today the Novgorod City Palace of Culture is the leading organizer of city's holidays such as the Day of the City, New Year and other calendar events.

The Palace of Culture holds also the following events: the festival of children's fashion and design "Gold Button"; a fashion carnival with dogs "Dog Couture"; an exhibition and trade "Crafts Holiday"; a festival of choreography "Spring Dancing"; a festival of modern and ballet dancing "Spring Fantasy"; "We light up stars", presentations of creative groups' new programs; Brass music dancing; charitable evening parties for war and labour veterans; a charitable concert "Under the Christmas Star"; a dancing entertainment program for the Youth; New Year programs; traditional Novgorod games and fun, including "Novgorod Kruzhalo", the 45-50 minute informative program with the use of contemporary interactive games for senior pupils, based on the traditional Novgorod culture.

	+7 (816 2) 63 22 47, 79 16 98
	iceberg13@mail.natm.ru

… What can be better, than feel yourself as a visitor of a secular interior of 19th century, to enjoy flavoured coffee and soft blinking candlelight ?..

Our theatre drawing room is always open for theatre-goers and for those who wants to have refined rest. The theatre drawing room is a professional chamber theatre where original staging is based on a classical material.

Our program is not an ordinary performance, it is a harmonious combination of world musical and literary works of gold fund and magnificent play of actors. After performance you can talk to actors, discuss things that have affected you, express your opinion. And a cup of flavoured coffee will make you feel at home!

	+7 (816 2) 63 26 54
	rachm_center@mail.natm.ru
	http://www.adm.nov.ru

The Music and Culture Center, in 2003 reorganized and based on the Municipal Culture Center "International Children's Festival named after S. Rakhmaninov" (1993), aims to promote Rakhmaninov's musical heritage.

After the International Music Festival and the International Young Pianists Contest named after S. Rakhmaninov have been organized, Veliky Novgorod has been known all over Russia as Rakhmaninov's native land. There were 5 International Festivals and 4 International Contests here. The Russian National Orchestra, the Moscow Theatre "New Opera", the Opera and Ballet Theatre of St.-Petersburg Music Conservatory, peoples' artists of Russia and the USSR, eminent Russian and foreign musicians have participated in festivals. According to journalists and authoritative musicians, such as M. Pletnev, S. Stadler, S. Bellz, deceased E. Kolobov, the Novgorod Rakhmaninov Festival has become an important event in the cultural life of Russia. In 1998 and 2000 the Center was awarded grants of the Russian Federation's President.

The next festival takes place in Veliky Novgorod on April, 26 - May, 8 (2006). The budget of the contest and the festival is supposed to amount to 1 500 000 rubles.

The International Young Pianists Contest is for pupils of ordinary non-professional children's music schools. A prominent musician Michael Pletnev has composed a piece "Little variations about Rakhmaninov", usually performed by senior students on the third round.

Year after year more and more cities become interested in the contest. Thus, in 2003 young pianists from 14 Russian cities, including distant regions of Siberia and the Far East, as well as ones from Ireland, Canada, the Ukraine and Japan participated in it.

Since 1993 every autumn and spring the Rakhmaninov's Memorial Days are held, including a great program of concerts, exhibitions and master-classes.

Leading Russian and local Mass Medias, such as "Radio of Russia", "Mayak" ("Beacon"), a television channel "Culture", newspapers "Culture" and "Music Survey", a radio-station "Orpheus" give coverage to all the contests and festivals.

The project on building the monument to the musician on his home land is devoted to perpetuating the memory of S. Rakhmaninov. The monument should be a good addition to the image of the city as the home-city of the great composer.

There are an exposition "Rakhmaninov to Russia" and a photo-one, named "I've had a native land" (Rakhmaninov's favorite places on Novgorod Land) in the Musical Culture Center. The main idea of the exposition "Rakhmaninov to Russia" is to show us a new unknown before Rakhmaninov's scope of activity - his charity - as the money, paid for his great work as a performer, the musician has spent, helping his compatriots. It is the first exposition of such a kind in Russia and the whole world. Excursions and lectures for the audience of all ages are based on this exposition. The exposition is on the regular basis. Excursions can be ordered.

The photo- exposition "I've had a native land" presents pictures of memorable places, related to S. Rakhmaninov and his family.

There are a chamber concert hall and exhibition halls that are adopted for both organizing a permanent exposition and holding seminars, devoted to the work of the great musician.

+7 (816 2) 77 37 63, 77 37 38

It was based on the Novgorod Museum in the context of the program "Museum and Rising Generation" in 2000.

Working out a concept and a structure of the Children's museum center, the creative teamwork of the department of the organizing of the work with residential population tried to solve a problem of adapting an abundance of exhibited material to the children's perception and enabling them to express themselves in a creative way. With that end in view today 3 exhibition halls for exhibiting works of children's creativity, creating exhibitions that are interesting for children, illustrative complexes for lessons work in the Children's museum center. In 2005 8 exhibitions of such a kind were organized. A lecture-room and a class-room "National culture" were equipped for teaching, assisted by interactive fund of the Children's museum center.

	+7 (816 2) 77 70 44
	museum@culture.natm.ru
	http://artmus.natm.ru/

The museum is situated on the territory of Desyatinny monastery - a monument of architecture of the XIV century. Till 1994 creative workshops were situated here. There worked icon painters, masters of woodcarving, painters, ceramists. In April, 1994 has been created the regional Center of Art, where gathering of materials was actively conducted and the fund of the future museum was gathering. By developed tradition, artists and successors of artists gave to the Center works of art in gift.

For this time was formed a fund of more than 2000 works of art, what has given the Center the right to receive the status of the Museum. This status the museum has received in April, 2002, and on December 30 in the State Novgorod Museum of Art was opened the stationary exposition. Here are exhibited works of outstanding artists of the Novgorod region.

The museum conducts active exhibition activity. The museum organizes tens of exhibitions on the territory of the Novgorod region, Russia and abroad annually.

+7 (816 2) 63 50 19

The Center of Musical Antiquities carries out a scientific program on restoring forms and sounding of ancient musical instruments, dated by 10th - 15th cc, whose the evidences have been found by archeologists in an old part of Veliky Novgorod. The treasury of European and World importance, a central base of first-primary sources of the Russian people's musical past, has been formed here. A restorer and painter Vladimir Povetkin, an honored worker of culture, is the founder and the director of the Center.

The Center also presents a cultural program. At celebrations and special lectures and concerts you can hear legendary gusli, toots, pipes, flutes as well as traditionally-dressed chorus's singing, directed by Natalia Popova.

In the Center you can listen to songs and folk-tunes of Novgorod, Pskov, Arkhangelsk, Vologda and other regions, learn how to make gisli and traditional clothes, get advices about a number of crafts. Getting know lullabies, games for children and the youth, you make your first major step into the world of folk wisdom. Learning more about real ancient ritual songs and instrumental music is one of the ways to realizing the best ideals of folk culture and the life that, being so typical to countless Russian settlements, have recently formed the basis of both our State system and our national self-dignity.

+7 (816 2) 63 91 59

The school of traditional culture "Paraskeva" was formed in 1992 and is situated in the city's old part, not far from the Yaroslav's Courtyard. The school is named after of the Saint Paraskeva the Friday, who was always worshipped as a patroness of needlework and a hearth and home keeper.

Today it is necessary to know more about the national culture. Craftsmen of older generation had saved the historical memory and told us about folklore, customs and handicraft. The school aims to make children get interested in folk art, to teach them different handicraft methods and skills, used to be a part of peasant family's everyday life.

There are such traditional types of handicraft in the school as weaving, embroidering, patch-working, making rag-dolls, art wood-processing and making clay toys. The school is also organizes classes for children on the history of a traditional costume of the North and other Russian regions. The school offers a new subject "The basics of culture", and thus, helps children learn more about the image language of the folk culture on the basis of folklore, ancient rites and folk calendar.

The history of folk culture development is closely connected to the history of Christianity in Old-Russia. In "Paraskeva" children study the basics of Orthodoxy; get to know the Bible and orthodox holidays. The name-day of the St Martyr Paraskeva, Christmas and Easter are the most popular holidays in the school.

The school of traditional culture "Paraskeva" always participates in Novgorod, regional, all-Russian and interregional festivals, contests and exhibitions. The works of masters and children are awarded diplomas and other official documents.

	+7 (816 2) 77 97 95, 33 24 78
	adresat_nov@mail.ru

Novgorod historical and ethnographical club "Rhat" began its activity from 1996. Originally it was conceived as a place of meeting of the persons who are interested in old-Russian history, traditions, but during some time it had turned to club in which the main attention is given to old-Russian military culture in all its manifestations.

The members of the club "Rhat" are studying practically all aspects of professional medieval warrior life in Russia. They study the periods since 9th centuries, the time of standing of statehood at the territories of Novgorod, to 14th - 15th cc, the epoch of clearing of the Tatar yoke and the formation of the state with the center in Moscow. The program of training includes skills of possession of the medieval weapon, skills of fisticuffs and struggle. Skills to make an armour by yourself and to be able to repair it in field conditions are obligatory. Warriors study to sit on a horseback, to sail and to row. The musical culture also is an integral part of a life of modern warriors.

The club is constant participant of many Russian historical festivals on reconstruction of medieval battles. During the time of existence of the club, his members have visited Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Tver, Tula, Kolomna, Vyborg, Priozersk, Novomoskovsk and many other Russian cities. They took part in filming in Great Novgorod, Pskov, Izborsk, Tula, participated in the international festivals in Tartu (Estonia) and Vizby (Sweden). Annually in April in Great Novgorod historical and ethnographical club "Rhat" organizes the festival devoted to a victory of prince Alexander Nevsky in the battle on lake Chudskoe. Fighters from many clubs of Russia and the former Soviet republics take part in this festival. Under the given festival the tournament and the reconstruction of battlefield are carried out.

Besides the main activities, the club organizes demonstrational performances (including performances with the participation of spectators), which dip us to the world of medieval Novgorod and allow to touch a history. It's possible the carrying out of the following programs:

	+7 (816 2) 63 63 55
	+7 (911) 604 19 49
	m_i_petrov@mail.ru

In 1998 the Novgorod Center of Living History was formed as the Club of Historical Reconstruction and Modeling, named "Tchorny Vepr". It is the combination of scientific historical information and pedagogical achievements of the Center's members that helped in creating the concept of "living history", including science-based reconstruction of material world and elements of Novgorodians' spiritual culture of the latter half of 10th c.

Working partnership with the Novgorod State United Museum and the Novgorod Archaeological Expedition results in the successful work of the Center, providing a sound scientific basis of all Center's developments and active use of these developments in the educational process.

The Center of Living History is located in a high school "Istok" in Veliky Novgorod. The interior of the Center closely resembles the one of a traditional house, typical for early Middle Ages. Special lessons on material Viking culture for pupils, public lectures and demonstrations are usually organized right here. The combination of scientific developments and pedagogical experience let us work successfully with a rising generation.

"The Living History" aims at renewing various aspects of people's lives, typical for the past, such as technologies and crafts, military science, field-living. Both on the educational events (lessons, "Days of Living History" at children's camps) and in open demonstrations at historical festivals the efforts of the Center's members are presented. The Center of Living History is included in "Gardarica", the Association of Clubs, interested to early Middle Ages (http://asgard.tgorod.ru), and has experienced in organizing scale historical festivals such as "Novgorod 140th anniversary " (1999); "Day of Living History-2003", the Novgorod Region, Moshenskoe area; "Ladoga-2005"; "Days of Living History-2005", Novgorod Region, Moshenskoe area etc.

Studying the practical use of traditional water-crafts is a unique in Russia tendency of similar organizations. Thanks to working relationship of the Center and the Administration of Moshenskoe area (Novgorod Region) this project has become realizable. They not just study a potential of region traditional water-crafts, but also work out traveling routes with medieval equipment.

The following events are held by the Center of Living History:

• Lecture "Arm and Armor from the Viking Age" (lasts 15-30 minutes). You are allowed trying the armor and arms and being photographed, wearing all this equipment.
• lecture "Novgorodians' Clothes of the Viking Ages" (lasts 15-20 minutes);
• lecture "Field-Living of Early Middle Ages" (lasts 15-30);
• demonstration "Field-Kitchen of Early Middle Ages", followed by testing;
• demonstration "Traditional Games of Early Middle Ages";
• demonstration "Traditional Games of Early Middle Ages";
• active team games and contests "Oar-pulling", "Avoid the Sword" etc;
• active individual games and contests;
• peaceful games "Thread-Needle", "Cherry" etc;
• militarized games (short javelins throwing, "Shields-pushing" etc).

	+7 (816 2) 77 60 53
	nodnt@novline.ru

Folk Art Centre, formed in 1945, is located on the territory of St. Nicola - Belsky monastery, an architectural monument of 14th c.

The basic directions of the Folk Art Centre activities:

- keeping and developing national traditions: musical folklore, traditional holidays and rites, crafts and trades, national clothes and games,

- organizing holidays (calendar and local holidays), festivals, trade fairs and arts and crafts exhibitions.

The Folk Art Centre supports the following events:

- folklore and crafts holiday in the open-air museum of wooden architecture "Vitoslavlitsy",

- the international folk music festival "Sadko" (under the Day of Cyrillic characters and Slavonic culture),

- the first All-Russian folklore groups contest "Tradition" (The best folklore groups from different Russian republics, lands and regions participate).

You can learn how to weave, twine birch bark and roots, wicker, work with patches and ceramics, make national dresses in workshops of the Center. There is also "School of crafts", teaching you weaving belts and rugs as people did long time ago. "The Club of Amateur Artists and Arts and Crafts Masters" has worked for more than 10 years. During this time its members have repeatedly participated in international exhibitions and trade fairs in Russia and abroad.

An open exhibition hall of the Folk Art Centre presents a constantly updated exposition.

You can also visit "Gornitsa", the creative laboratory of family and ceremonial traditions, presenting old-Russian gatherings and ceremonies of national holidays.

88 folk groups of various amateur Arts genres work in the Novgorod region.

	+7 (816 2) 65 97 95; 65 97 75
	Kudesy1@yandex.ru

"Kudesy" - musicians and singers, actors and teachers, pupils and their parents - modern keepers of traditional national culture of the Novgorod land. "Kudesy" made discoveries in study of folklore, formed the richest folklore and ethnographic archive, recreated holidays of the Nov-gorod national calendar: Christmas-tide, Pancake week, Easter, Trinity, Ivan Kupala Day.

Folklore theatre "Kudesy" is one of the best Russian folklore collectives, it's included in the list of the international organization UNESCO "Masterpieces of national culture of mankind".

"Kudesy" awarded the gold medal in the international folklore competition "Orpheewa Darba" (Bulgaria) and several Grand prix. It is the laureate of international and All-Russian competitions.

"Kudesy" has had the luck to represent the Novgorod folk art in Poland, Sweden, Norway, England, Germany, Italy, France, Moldova, Estonia, Latvia, Macedonia.

The art director of ensemble "Kudesy" is deserved art worker of the Russian Federation, the winner of the premium of Ministry of culture of the Russian Federation on development of national creativity "The Soul of Russia ", the candidate of pedagogical sciences and corresponding member of the International Academy of pedagogical sciences.

Novgorod folklore theatre "Kudesy" invites novgoroders and visitors of Veliky Novgorod to performances and celebratory festivals.

	+7 (816 2) 63 26 76
	krugovina@yandex.ru

The Novgorod Folklore Theatre "Krugovina" combines people who are not indifferent to traditions and culture of the ancient Novgorod Land. The members of "Krugovina" try to revive songs, dances, rites and customs that used to be prevailing at the Novgorod Land as an integral part of peoples' lives.

The Novgorod Folklore Theatre "Krugovina" consists of 40 people of the age 4 - 60 years old.

The name "Krugovina" is symbolic for all the members as it means "unity" and "collegiality". Krugovina is a cycle of songs and dances, a performance, a kind of ritual, a special way of communication, used to be typical for the youth. Krugovina was an obligatory and important part of both a "talk" and open-air merrymaking.

The repertoire includes:

• old-Novgorod evening parties with a traditional krugovina, talks and games, songs and dances,
• calendar songs and rites (ones, devoted to Christmas-tide, Shrove-tide, Easter, Trinity, Summer Night),
• a traditional performance "Death of Tsar Herod",
• ecclesiastical poems,
• songs and rites, traditional wedding songs,
• traditional dances.