In Irkutsk on August 7 and 8 the first international festival Falling Up will take place, bringing together free jazz, folklore, modern dance, film, visual installations and photo exhibitions.
Organizers of the first international festival "Falling Upward" shared their thoughts on the jazz project at a press conference in Irkutsk. World-renowned figures of avant-garde music promise to show the residents of Irkutsk and the city's guests a vast spectrum of contemporary art. This was reported by the festival coordinators.The event will take place on August 7 and 8 at the KDC "Khudozhestvenny". In addition to artists from the Baikal region, world-renowned cultural figures from Germany, Poland, Russia, and Estonia will perform.
"Our project will feature not only free jazz, or, as it is officially called, avant-garde jazz with folk music. It is a multi-format performance where different types and genres of art are combined and something new is born, a single whole," said saxophone virtuoso Alexey Kruglov.
According to him, there are very few such events in our country, especially east of the Urals.
Visitors can expect screenings of films about contemporary art, visual installations, and exhibitions by photographers.
"Among other things, there will be a surprise - a famous choreographer, dancer, specialist in contemporary dance. We are not naming her on purpose. It will be a gift for lovers of choreography. She came here from Poland to give master classes and gladly agreed to take part in our musical performance," noted Evgeny Masloboev, the creator of the "Falling Upward" festival idea.
The video recording of the performances will be included in a documentary about the Russian avant-garde, which is being produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC.