Special Program of Grand Kids Festival ECHO GKF

From the 3^rd to the 8^th of February 2025 Krasnoyarsk, Zelenogorsk, Zheleznogorsk and Divnogorsk will host the special program of the Grand Kids Festival ECHO GKF — Krasnoyarsk region.

The regional program of the Grand Kids Festival ECHO GKF appeared in 2021. Its task is to introduce the festival laureates in the regions of Russia, to increase public interest in the regional creative initiatives in the arts sphere for children and teenagers and provide them with professional support. In 2025, the best projects for children and teenagers of our country will be demonstrated in the Krasnoyarsk region.

The grand opening of the ECHO GKF program  

will take place on the 3^rd of February 2025 on the stage of the Big Concert Hall of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Philharmonic. The opening performance of the festival is the musical fairy-tale The Little Prince by the Moscow Gubernsky Theatre. The director and performer of the main role is People’s Artist of the Russian Federation and the artistic director of the Grand Kids Fest Sergey Bezrukov. The Krasnoyarsk Academic Symphony Orchestra, ruled by artistic director and chief conductor Vladimir Lande, will take part in the performance.

 In total over 170 events will be held on over 20 venues, 10 thousand spectators and participants are expected at the festival events.

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

GKF is a multi-genre festival, but its theatre program is traditionally the vastest one. In the framework of ECHO GKF – Krasnoyarsk region 29 showings of the performances Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Krasnoyarsk, Tver, Surgut, Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Makeevka, which became the festival lauretes in different years, will be organized in Krasnoyarsk, Zelenogorsk and Zheleznogorsk:

The Little Prince, Moscow Gubernskiy Theatre, dir. Sergey Bezrukov, 6+

The Chronicles of Narnia. The Magician’s Nephew, Krasnoyarsk Youth Theatre, dir. Roman Feodori, 12+

By the Ark at Eight, Donetsk Rebulic Academic Youth Theatre, Makeevka, dir. Arutyun Kirakosyan, 6+

The Girl Who Stepped on the Bread, Actor and Puppet Theatre Petrushka, Surgut, dir. Natalia Lebedeva, 12+

Nikita is Looking for the Sea, Arkhangelsk Youth Theatre, dir. Roman Boklanov, 6+

The First Winter, Puppet Theatre of Fairy Tales, Saint Petersburg, dir. Grigory Laiko, 0+

The Fly of Tsokotukha, Vologda Regional Puppet Theatre Teremok, dir. Amir Ermanov, 0+

Crime and Punishment, Rap Theatre Project, Moscow, dir. Zakhar Nasakin, 16+

The Idiot, Rap Theatre Project, Moscow, dir. Zakhar Nasakin, David Kaas, 16+

The Waffle Heart, KUKFO, Saint Petersburg, dir. Anna Viktorova,  6+

Festival website

Photo: Festival Group in Vkontakte