Festival of Russian Culture is organised in South India
More than 4 thousand spectators are expected to attend the event
The Festival of Russian Culture in South India started at the Russian House in Chennai. The centrepiece of the event was a performance by the creative team of the Ogarev Mordovia State University.
The audience, including Russian diplomats, representatives of foreign diplomatic missions, artists and students, plunged into the atmosphere of traditional Russian and Mordovian culture. The guests of the festival not only enjoyed folk dances and songs, but also had a chance to see original Mordovian national costumes, jewellery, lapti, valenki, and ancient musical instruments.
Dmitry Glushko, Rector of the Ogarev Mordovia State University, also came to support the artists. In an exclusive comment to TV BRICS, he said that the Mordovian company was very warmly received in India.
"One can see the surprise and delight of Russian ballet, opera and Mordovian folk songs and dances. We realised that we have not just something to surprise, but something to teach our friends. [...] We would like young people from India to come to us to study at the Russian classical theatre school, school of arts, and crafts and to train specialists in applied arts," said the Rector of the university.
According to Aleksander Dodonov, Director of the Russian House in Chennai, the students' performance aroused great interest among the Indian audience. Inspired by the warm reception, the artists continue their tour of South India, presenting their programme in Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Photo: Russian House in Chennai
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