Jussia T he R enaissance of the p erforming arts industry Glorious p ast: a R ussian idea of the A p romising future: signs of rock — from reggae t o j az z t o folk — is p erforming arts industry rebirth ap p ear also grow ing. R u ssia’ s repu t at ion for t h e performing It is not all doom and gloom. T h e B olsh oi T h e R u ssian fest ival cu lt u re is also art s w as est ab lish ed a long t ime ago b y T h eat re reopened in 2 0 1 1 w it h new Öomrik`in_ in t`eater& >or epaehle$ t`e it s ex cept ional classical mu sic, t h eat er produ ct ions b y y ou ng and t alent ed revival of t h e M oscow “ G olden M ask ” and dance sch ools. T h e S oviet period, directork& L`e clakkical emkic field ik fest ival ex h ib it s t h e b est of R u ssian u ndou b t edly , h ad a radical impact on get t ing a b oost w it h V alery G ergiev t h eat er from t h e past y ear t o crit ics as performances in t h e cou nt ry , increasing t ak ing over t h e T ch aik ovsk y Compet it ion. w ell as produ cers from overseas. E very t h e popu lat ion’ s access t o performing M ore su rprisingly , R u ssia’ s fest ival cu lt u re y ear, it improves pu b lic at t endance and art s. “ T h e S oviet U nion w as t h e only is b looming, not ab ly t h ank s t o t h e rapid pay s t rib u t e t o R u ssia’ s rich t h eat er cou nt ry in t h e w orld w h ere amat eu r grow t h of t h e cou nt ry ’ s rock fest ivals. cu lt u re. dancing grou ps performing folk dances, “ R ock on t h e V olga, ” h eld in mid- J u ne, E ven folk performances sh ow some small self- assemb led orch est ras play ing is t h e largest one- day mu sic fest ival in signs of reb irt h . S ome folk ch oru ses t radit ional inst ru ment s, and similar E u rope. E very y ear, t h e fest ival mak es all and dancing grou ps h ave b ecome t ru ly grass- root s init iat ives received st at e t h e possib le at t endance records: in 2 0 1 1 , commercially su ccessfu l. T h e acclaimed financin_$Ê accnooled_ek =lvira Cmnina$ it gat h ered 2 6 0 , 0 0 0 people, in 2 0 1 2 , Alex androv Ch oru s, w h ich specializ es t h e h ead of t h e R u ssian Commit t ee on 3 0 7 , 0 0 0 and in 2 0 1 3 , t h e nu mb er of in R u ssian milit ary songs, t ou rs all over P reservat ion of Cu lt u ral H erit age u nder visit ors h as more t h an dou b led t o reach E u rope, Ch ina and t h e U S . U N E S CO . H ow ever, t h ese t radit ions eore t`an .1)$((($ accordin_ to official su ffered a h eavy b low w it h t h e collapse of st at ist ics of t h e M inist ry of Int erior Affairs t h e S oviet U nion, w h en st at e sponsorsh ip ( G U M V D ) . In t h e meant ime, R u ssia’ s for t h e art s dropped off t h e agenda. fest ival scene in mu sic genres b esides | -* Cultural times L`e Õrst _dobad eah o^ cudturad an\ creatine in\ustries