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III. VIDEOS: PERFORMANCES IN RUSSIA

VP-1. A Siberian Folk Theater Performance:
wpe2.jpg (3206 bytes)A CELEBRATION OF ORTHODOX RUSSIA
Irkutsk Theatre of Folk Drama
Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia
September 23, 1999
 
A festival in Honor of the Victory of St. Dimitri Donskoi
Over the Mongol Tartars at Kulikovo Field on September 8/21, 1380
 

TIME: 1 hr. 47 mins.    ISBN 1-881211-55-X       PRICE: $24.95

  In Russian        All-Digital production

DESCRIPTION

This video is for all lovers of Russian folk music and contemporary culture, and consists primarily of incredible, energetic singing by a male quintet/sextet. Nothing like this has ever been seen in America! This spectacular and invigorating performance was not for foreigners, but for the local people of all ages in Irkutsk, the largest city in eastern Siberia. This video is marvelous in a number of ways.

bulletFirst, and most importantly, you will be thrilled by the absolutely magnificent singing by a male quintet (later a sextet), in period costumes, with some instrumental accompaniment. These men are superb musicians and actors, highly trained professionals, who perform with extraordinary energy and depth of feeling.
bulletSecond, you will participate in what people in Siberia experience when the family goes out for a special evening of entertainment.
bulletThird, you will witness the radical change from the Communist era, for previously forbidden pre-revolutionary songs that extol Orthodox Russia are performed.
bulletFourth, you will see the role played in public life by an Orthodox bishop, who works together with community leaders, such as the Theater Director, to restore a true vision of Orthodox Russian history.
bulletFifth, even if you do not understand Russian, you will feel the people’s incredible love for their Orthodox Faith and Siberian/Russian homeland, especially when the audience stands and joins in singing a song praising their beloved Russian land.

The Bishop of Irkutsk, Vladyka VADIM, gives an introductory explanation about St. Dimitri Donskoi and the significance of what happened at Kulikovo Field on September 8/21 in 1380, when St. Dimitri defeated the Mongol Tartars, invaders who had occupied their land for 150 years. Then the bishop, with his archdeacon, proceeds to serve a very brief portion of a Panikhida/Memorial for those who died at Kulikovo Field, and for all the soldiers since then who gave their lives in defense of their Orthodox Russian homeland.

Included are 12 songs and 3 dramatic monologues/enactments, with 2 brief segments with 2 local Irkutsk poets reciting their poetry. (Russians love poetry and their poets are their heroes.) The theater director serves as the M-C.

This video is for all lovers of Russian culture! You don’t need to understand Russian to enjoy this beautiful and exciting performance, and to be caught up in its dynamic energy. And you will feel the great love the people have for their Orthodox Russian homeland!

 

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