On the eve of National Unity Day, Saratov State University hosted the On Stage First Saratov Regional Festival of Children's Creativity, which was attended by 500 schoolchildren of Saratov Region who became winners of the municipal stage of the contest.
The festival included six creative areas – Singing, Instrumental, Dancing, Drama, Magic, and Media. The moderator of the talent festival was the Saratov regional branch of the Movement of the First with the support of the regional youth policy committee.
During three days, from November 1 to November 3, more than 4,000 schoolchildren from 36 districts of the region showed their best creative performances. According to the municipal stage, 500 participants reached the finals to compete for the main awards of the festival and the Grand Prix.
The closing and awarding ceremonies of the festival took place in the Assembly Hall, Bldg. 10, SSU. The participants and prize-winners were congratulated by the regional Prime Minister – Minister of Education of Saratov Region Mikhail Orlov.
‘The creative potential of our youth is huge. And today, looking at the stage, at the performances of our youth, we are proud that we live in Saratov Region,’ he said.
SSU Rector Aleksei Chumachenko expressed gratitude to the moderators of the event and quoted the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin. ‘Every child in Russia is talented. And the state should do everything to make their talents reveal.’ The rector underlined that, at the moment, a large number of events were held in the country, in Saratov Region and the regional centre, which were aimed at revealing the talents of young people.
‘Every year, we award our top graduates on this stage, we honour athletes, young scientists, and creative youth. And I hope that this stage for many of you will become a rocket site of your high flight to the stars,’ Aleksei Chumachenko commented.
The ceremony was also attended by Federal Inspector for Saratov Region of the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Russian President in Volga Federal District Lyudmila Borisova, Chair of the Committee on Education and Culture of the Saratov Regional Duma Alexander Blatman, Chair of the Council of the regional branch of the Movement of the First All-Russian Social and State Movement of Children and Youth of Saratov Region Anna Popova, and Chair of the Committee of Youth Policy of Saratov Region Angelina Belovitskaya.
Confirming its status as the absolute winner for the third time, the Fruit pop dancing group (Balashov District) was awarded with the Grand Prix. In the Instrumental area, the Grand Prix was given to the Alexandrov Spoon Players band (Sovet District). By the decision of the jury, the Grand Prix in the Singing area was awarded to Victoria Mitrofanova (Saratov). In the Drama area, the winner of the Grand Prix was the Little Bulb drama studio (Balakovo District), in the Magic area – the Romantic group (Balakovo District), and in the Media area – the SarLi64 Media Centre (Saratov).
The winners of each of the six areas will have a chance to become part of the regional delegation that will go to Stavropol for the All-Russian Russian School Spring.
This year, 19 activists of the Movement of the First of Saratov Region participated in the federal stage of the All-Russian School Spring festival. According to the contest results, the Saratov schoolchildren have received two Grand Prix in the Drama and Instrumental areas, seven prizes and a special prize For Preserving Traditions in the Regional Programme nomination. In the overall standings, Saratov Region took 5th place out of 69 participating regions.
