The festival “Good Wave” in Kazan united the stars of the Russian stage and children with disabilities

(KZN.RU, November 30). The first gala concert of the All-Russian festival of children's creativity “Good Wave” was held in Kazan. It also was a presentation of a large-scale cultural and charitable all-Russian movement. Stars of the Russian stage Vladimir Presnyakov, Natalia Podolskaya, Anita Tsoy, Dominik Joker, Dina Garipova, Polina Bogussevich, the winner of the Junior Eurovision-2017, and others performed for the 1.5-thousand audience. Pupils of the Academy of Popular Music of Igor Krutoy from Kazan, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Krasnodar, Samara, Sochi, Yaroslavl, including the winners of international competitions “Children's New Wave” and “Junior Eurovision”, went together with them on the stage of educational and laboratory of the Volga State Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Alexander Oleshko, an artist and a TV presenter, Lipa Teterich, a TV presenter, and Tonya Volodina, a student of the Igor Krutoy’s Academy, became the hosts of the concert. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of the Tatarstan’s capital, and Igor Krutoy, a People's Artist of Russia, the general producer of the festival, a composer, greeted viewers, talented children of Kazan, their parents and teachers, as well as wards of charitable funds. I. Metshin noted that today the festival “Good Wave” is born. “We are all united by the desire to do good deeds. And I believe that the ocean of good waves will spread from this desire to our whole Motherland. Let the “Good Wave” live forever”, said the Mayor of the city. I. Krutoy thanked the leadership of Kazan and Tatarstan for launching the project. “We need to remember this day. We will still have sports palaces, full stadiums. But we must remember the beginning in this cozy hall”, the maestro addressed the participants of the gala concert.

Today's concert was remembered not only by the audience but also by the children, for whom the appearance on the same stage with the famous stars became the fulfillment of the dream. Many of them were able to achieve high success, despite the limitations of health. Dilyara Abdullina is among them, she has a serious eye disease since birth. Since 5 years, she reads poetry, and at 7 years her vocal talent was noticed by her mother. In her 14 years, Dilyara is a laureate of major international festivals and competitions.

Olesya and Nastya Masheiko were both on the stage as well. Olesya is visually impaired, and Nastya has cerebral palsy. But this doesn’t prevent girls from leading an active life. They voice advertising on television, participate in live broadcasts on radio stations. The participant of the “Good Wave” was Zarina Dautova with a somatic disease. The girl is engaged in art and successfully replenishes her repertoire with compositions of Russian and foreign variety art. Jamil Khamitov, who is visually impaired, has been playing the violin for 5 years. In his 13 years, the boy is a laureate of international competitions. The day of the concert coincided with his birthday, and he noted that he was very happy to be on the stage of the “Good Wave” today.

One of the participants of the project was Landysh Shangaraeva, a girl with cerebral palsy. The girl is engaged in vocal and is the winner of many city, republican, and international competitions. She thanked the organizers of the festival “for making her dream come true”.

At the end of the concert, the participants sang the final song to the accompaniment of the maestro Igor Krutoy. And Ilsur Metshin presented Polina Bogussevich with the sign of the Ambassador of the festival “Good Wave”.

The gala concert in Kazan became a presentation of the whole cultural and charitable project “Good Wave”. Thousands of spectators of the federal television channel NTV will be able to see the concert on New Year holidays. And then thematic creative and charitable campaigns will be held throughout the country. Their goal is to show that creativity is not limited to physical possibilities and friendship and solidarity will help to educate a generation whose value orientations are based on good and mutual assistance.

Earlier Ilsur Metshin and Igor Krutoy signed the regulations of the All-Russian festival “Good Wave” and launched the project. The capital of Tatarstan was chosen not by a chance to become a city where a large-scale all-Russian movement began, aimed at developing a culture of charity through children's creativity. The project “Good Kazan”, which has become one of the priorities of the city development, is actively working in the city.