The 30^th time our festival “Creative discovery” took place in Saint Petersburg (Russia) on 25^th of December 2017 (24-27 December).

Participants from Russian and Uzbekistan came to show their performances to jury and get professional feedback and exchange their experience among each other. The event was informationally supported by cultural committee and Youth Policy committee of Leningrad region.

Traditionally all participants were able to take part in such workshops as «Singing like psychophysical process» by Natalia Morozova, Honored Artist of Russia, or «Combination of «jazz» and «contemporary» styles in modern choreography» by Irina Novik, the chief choreographer of the State Children's Musical Theater "Zazerkalie".

Exemplary ensemble of Russian music and song “Uzorica” from Vsevolojskiy area of Leningrad region  won the higher award of competition – Grand Prix award. Participants performed the series of folk songs with the name “Russian pictures”. The collective demonstrated very authentic, harmonious singing, well built parties. Vladimir Arkhipov, pedagogue of “Uzorica”, was recognized as the best choirmaster of the festival.

Folk dance ensemble “RYS’” from Moscow have got the Diploma «For the best choreography performance». The group has shown bright and memorable «Russian dance». Sergey Melnikov, a head of the group, was invited to III Russian forum for pedagogues of culture and art spheres “Development”.

Ekaterina Kraft and Olga Tkachenko, choreographers of the exemplary pop dance ensemble "Okay" from Nyagan became the best choreographers of the festival. They won this degree for a well-represented pop dance "Summer Day". Educators also received invitations to educational forum "Development".

The most artistic participants became Alexandra Oliyarik from Shar’ya, Elena Chudova from Saint Petersburg and duet of Alexandra Makarova and Alexandra Myshkina from Priozersk.

Best concertmasters of the festival are Yulia Sadykbaeva from Saint Petersburg and Urinboy Yuldashev from Rishan, Uzbekistan.

Ivanova Alena from Vsevolozhsky district of the Leningrad region was awarded with diploma "For the creation of the lyric character in the folk song". She sang her folk song "Noise of Willows" very beautifully and touchingly.

Marina Gorlova, the head of the children's choreographic collective "Confetti" from St. Petersburg was recognized as the best ballet master-tutor.

The youngest participant was 4 year old Alyona Kondrateva from Saint Petersburg. She performed in dances of dance studio «Script».

The diploma "For expressive execution" was given to Victoria Povolotskaya from St. Petersburg. She performed with the flute emotionally and beautifully in the nomination "Instrumental creativity".

Muhlisova Arina from Saint Petersburg and Shuhrat Yuldashev from Uzbekistan won the Diploma «For the best art work».

The following participants won the Laureate of the 1st degree Prixes:

• Olga Dolgih, folk dance ensemble «Rus'» from Moscow;
• Roman Dobrynin and Sofia Badmaeva from Ulan-Ude;
• Duet of Lubov Topnikova and Elizaveta Korochkina from Rybinsk;
• Valeria Cvetkova from Otradnoe;
• Azibek Omondinov from Rishtan, Uzbekistan;
• Ekaterina Shigaleva, Anastasia Hramushina, Elizaveta Lapshina and Leila Medvedeva from Naberezhnye Chelny;
• Ksenia Fursova, Veronika Man’kovskaya, Alyona Ivanova, Maria Kudryavceva from Vsevolojskiy area of Leningrad region;
• Elizaveta Vedeleva, Polina Nikolaeva, Sophia Smirnova from childrens’ choreography collective of modern and pop dance “Olympia” and Valeria Dyhanovskaya and Elena Chudova from Saint Petersburg;
• Ksenia Utusheva, Ekaterina Klimina, Alena Zhuravleva and Valriy Tabakov from Ulianovsk;
• Anna Zabelina, Alexandra Oliyarnik Daria Blinova and Anna Klimovskaya from Shar’ya;
• Ksenia Lyapchuk from Priozersk;
• Model ensemble of pop dance «O’kay»from Nyagan’.

Tanzilabona Ismoilova and Shuhrat Uldashev from Fergana, Uzbekistan became the finalists and 1st degree laureates of «The Palette of Piece» art project.