TOMSK, Aug 1 – RIA Tomsk. Nadezhda Babkina and the "Russian Song" theater will perform on August 24 at the "Ax Day" in the rural park "Okolitsa" near Tomsk, the press service of the region administration reported on Thursday.
Earlier it was reported that the XII international festival of folk crafts "Ax Day" will be held from August 20 to 25 in the rural park "Okolitsa" in the village of Zorkaltsevo of the Tomsk district. 140 masters from 23 countries of the world and 21 regions of Russia were invited to participate in the festival.
"The opening ceremony of the festival of folk crafts "Ax Day" will be held on August 24 ... The performance of Nadezhda Babkina and the Moscow State Musical Theater of Folklore "Russian Song" will end the day", – reports the regional administration.
It is added that also on August 24 for the guests of the "Ax Day" on the stage of Okolitsa there will pass a program with the participation of laureates of the Governor's festival of folk art, and at the theater venue – the III international festival of puppet theaters and theaters for children "Fairy-tale booth of Skomorokh". In addition, a concert of the folklore ensemble "KrAsota" (Novosibirsk) will take place on the site of the Tomsk district.It is also reported that on the eve of the ceremonial opening of the "Ax Day", on August 23, the Okolitsa will host the "international accordion festival "Bayan gathers friends together!" with the participation of Honored Artist of Russia Valery Syomin".