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The idea to hold the festival had come up due to a heightened interest in tango among Kazan residents, Gulnara Khamzina, festival organiser, said. People are ready to learn the dance and watch the show. Tango is poetry, love, friendship, relations between a man and a woman.
“We thought Kazan was worthy of hosting an event of this level. We could not reject the chance of making it international. Travelling here from other countries is easy. Tango festivals like this are held in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg. We called our festival Fuego De La Noche Kazan [the fire of the Kazan night]. We will receive five famous pairs with a teaching experience. We managed to invite a live orchestra. We want to draw the attention of the general public who have not yet touched on this culture,” Gulnara Khamzina shared.
No age limitations were imposed on participants, she added.
“Argentine tango is done by intellectual, educated people who have a profession. They are doctors, teachers, engineers and programmers. Age does not matter, because in tango a man holds a woman - and they dance. At a festival in Dubai I saw Muslims dancing the Argentine tango in their clothes. The dance allows to enhance the culture of communication between men and women. My main purpose is to introduce the Kazan audience to this culture and promote it.”
Some 3,000 people were expected to participate in the festival, she concluded.
The event was timed to coincide with International Museum Day marked on 18 May, he said. In 2007, Tatarstan hosted the drive for the first time, some 40 thousand citizens taking part in it last year.
This year, entrance to all the Tatarstan’s state-run museums is free. The museums will also arrange some extra events at a price.
The Day And Night At Museum’s this year’s theme is the 70th Victory Day.
The purpose of the campaign is to promote Russia’s cultural heritage and tell the younger generation about museums. To attract children, museums develop new techniques employing latest technologies and 3D visualisation.
The campaign’s main venues in Kazan will be Tatarstan National Museum, Tatarstan Fines Arts Museum, Contemporary Art Gallery and the Kazan Kremlin.
The event will run from morning till two the next morning.
In total, about 120 thousand tourists came to Kazan for the May holidays. Hotel occupancy averaged 90%, depending on the category. Other popular Tatarstan landmarks during the holidays were the Bulgar State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve, which was attended by more than 9,000 people; the island city of Sviyazhsk, visited by nearly 12 thousand people, and the Yelabuga State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve, visited by 16
Between 15 and 18 October, Kazan will host a significant cultural event, Argentine tango international festival, whose participants will be world tango stars. Kazan Choreography School teacher Vera Zakamskaya, Paramartha fitness centre director Gulnara Khamzina, and others told a press conference at Tatar-inform about the event in detail.
The idea to hold the festival had come up due to a heightened interest in tango among Kazan residents, Gulnara Khamzina, festival organiser, said. People are ready to learn the dance and watch the show. Tango is poetry, love, friendship, relations between a man and a woman.
“We thought Kazan was worthy of hosting an event of this level. We could not reject the chance of making it international. Travelling here from other countries is easy. Tango festivals like this are held in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg. We called our festival Fuego De La Noche Kazan [the fire of the Kazan night]. We will receive five famous pairs with a teaching experience. We managed to invite a live orchestra. We want to draw the attention of the general public who have not yet touched on this culture,” Gulnara Khamzina shared.
No age limitations were imposed on participants, she added.
“Argentine tango is done by intellectual, educated people who have a profession. They are doctors, teachers, engineers and programmers. Age does not matter, because in tango a man holds a woman - and they dance. At a festival in Dubai I saw Muslims dancing the Argentine tango in their clothes. The dance allows to enhance the culture of communication between men and women. My main purpose is to introduce the Kazan audience to this culture and promote it.”
The solemn military parade dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War will be held on Freedom Square. Start: May 9, at 10:00. In addition to the passage of military and technology, there will be concert program with participation of ensembles, creative groups and singers of Kazan and Tatarstan.
Additional night bus services after Firework show on 9 May
On 9 May, 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the work of Kazan public transport will be held according to the schedule of the weekend day. Bus services going to Yamashev Ave. will operate until 11.30 p.m. 70 additional buses will be operating near Victory Park from 8 p.m.