"Yoldyzlyk" ("Constellation") - one of the brightestannual events among the talented youth of the Republic of Tatarstan. For seventeen years this festival has helped artists of the republic to get acquainted not only with the recognized talents of cities, but also to see diamonds not yet cut.
How did the festival come about?
"Constellation-Yoldyzlyk" has long beenan integral part of life in Tatarstan. The festival takes its origin back in 1992, when it was called "The Young Star". Over the next eight years, he gained great popularity among talented youth. During this time, the organizers conducted a large-scale analytical work, determining as a result the main directions for working with gifted children.
In 2000, the modern name appears"Yoldyzlyk". "Constellation of talents" begins its solemn procession in the republic under the patronage of Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev, who at that time (until 2010) was the president of Tatarstan.
Festival, the main purpose of which was notto allow a large-scale outflow of talented young people to the Russian capital, over the next few years received the status of a republican and a high appraisal in the framework of not only the republic of Tatarstan, but the whole country. For example, in 2006 the festival "Yoldyzlyk" ("Sozvezdie") became one of the forty best projects of Russia, and in 2010 - the laureate of the Government of the Russian Federation Prize in the field of development of culture and education.
What does the festival mean for the Republic of Tatarstan?
For Tatarstan, this is a way not only to keeptalented young people and to stimulate its development, but also to increase the prestige of the teaching profession. The winners of the festival are worthy successors of the heritage of the republic. Not only talented children are awarded with diplomas and valuable prizes, but also teachers, whose contribution to the development of current children is often underestimated.
Every year in the qualifying round of the festival takesmore than 50 thousand talented children from 5 to 21 years old from the whole republic participate. It is noteworthy that in the festival "Yoldyzlyk" ("Constellation of Talents") take part guys not only from large cities, but also from remote settlements. And more recently, talents from other regions of Russia, including the capital of our country, Moscow, have come forward.
Today, the festival takes place on sevennominations: from vocals and choreography to entertainments and poetry in various age groups. The most talented contestants not only receive prizes, they are invited to perform in the large-scale concert program “Constellation-Yoldyzlyk”. Kazan, as the main city of the republic, kindly provides its best concert halls for this event. For talented guys to get to the final is already happiness, and to become a laureate is a real start in life.
Future of the festival
"Yoldyzlyk" - a constellation of talents, which withshines brighter and brighter every year. In the first year of the festival, the number of applications barely exceeded 3,000, and this year this number increased to seventy thousand. By the way, the number of participants over the last year increased by as much as 20%.
The festival began as a regional event, and turned into an all-Russian event, for not just for several years now it is held with the support of UNESCO.
There is not a single one in the whole Republic of Tatarstana person, especially among those who are somehow connected with vocal, choreography and even poetry, who would not have heard about this annual event unique to Tatarstan. And the dream of every novice singer, dancer, leader from 5 to 20 years old is to be among the stars of this incredible constellation of talents.
