IAN HOPELESS is a rap artist from Yakutia. His first tracks were released in 2017, establishing him as a representative of the new school of rap with his own distinctive style . Ian's songs are available on the major Russian music platforms and, according to Cold Jug, collectively amass over 1 million digital streams.
His music brings hope and light to people who have lost themselves, their true path. Some of his notable works include the music video "YAKUTZA," the album "Ian," and the track "Parasite." The artist performs his tracks in Russian with quick language switches between Yakut and English languages.
The International Media Art Festival INTERVALS is traditionally held in Nizhny Novgorod. The geography of the festival participants covers Russia, the USA, Europe and Asia. The mission of the festival is to make media art understandable and accessible to everyone.
INTERVALS is a large-scale free media exhibition that takes place in architectural locations in the historical center of the city, featuring a diverse educational program and a series of audio-visual performances and musical events. The festival is organized by dreamlaser studio and curator Ksyusha Chekhovskaya.
Irina Bykova paints cityscapes in watercolors. Recently she released a gift bundle called Nizhnevartovskie Zarisovki (Nizhnevartovsk Sketches). This is a box with memorable gifts depicting local attractions, painted in watercolors. The production of gift bundles led into the new project - the production of souvenirs with the views of Nizhnevartovsk. The idea was picked up by other towns of the region, including Megion, Izluchinsk, Pokachi, Khanty-Mansiysk.
Irina is currently focused on her newest projects: supplementary education for children - painting and pottery lessons, and the production of custom jewelry made of glass. Local nature acts as an inspiration for the new jewelry line: earrings in the form of cranberries or blueberries, brooches that look like rowan berries, ethnic berry necklaces and bracelets. The technique of lampworking, where a torch is used to melt the glass, is used in the production of jewelry.
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IT Marketplace is an import substitution platform that brings together business, government, and the IT sector to create domestic digital products. The platform is a registry of software and digital equipment required for import substitution.
With its help, Russian businesses are able to replace inaccessible foreign software with domestic IT solutions, and IT companies are able to find new customers and promising projects. The website is user-friendly and intuitive, and the software is regularly updated. At the moment, IT Marketplace is unique on the Russian market. The development of the project was supervised by Gorky AI.
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Igrushkodelka (a Toy Maker) is a 2022 animated film made by the members of the "Lemonade" animation lab as part of the "Ulyanovsk Kinofond" film foundation. The film is based on the eponymous story which was written and published as part of the third volume of "Fairy Tales" - an anthology of fairy tales. . The film is made using cutout animation. The storyline reminds you of what's really important: miracles in life and the victory of good over evil. Tyapkin-Lyapkin, an inventor and an engineer, along with his creation, the Toy Maker, are the main characters of the animated film. It starts with Tyapkin-Lyapkin inventing the Toy Maker, a machine, that makes toys. But something goes wrong, the machine breaks down and starts spitting out garbage.
And the machine wouldn't let him fix it. Then a girl shows up and finally convinces the machine to let the inventor fix it. At the end, the Toy Maker goes on a journey to give toys to all the children on the planet. Anna Lukashevich is one of the animators. She is also the author of the fairy tale the film is based on. This is the author's debut work. The film was a participant of the all-Russian children animation film festival Mult-Goroi. It ranked second at the All-Russian competition of media creativity and programming among students 24 bit. It also took the 3rd place at the All-Russian festival of children's animation creativity "Miracle Island".
Impresario, led by Fedor Elyutin, is an independent theater company known for its immersive productions, turning the audience into active participants who shape the unfolding events on stage. Currently, they have 17 shows in their repertoire, including "Your Game," a psychological play for an individual viewer; "Candidate," a grand political spectacle; and "£¥€$ (lies)," a theatrical exploration of the global financial system.
Fedor Elyutin, at the helm of Impresario, scours European experimental theater for inspiration, adapting these innovative concepts for Russian audiences. Attendees of Impresario's performances can sing karaoke on a football field, dance in the heart of Moscow, take a stroll in the woods, or even embark on a fishing expedition.
"V Chasche" ("In a Grove") is a psychological detective play directed by Sergey Potapov. It is based on Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's short story "In a Grove" . The action is relocated from Japan to the remote mountainous and taiga region of Yakutia in the Far North. The play is built on several monologues of the characters, who testify about the committed crime - the murder of a young deer herder samurai. The testimonies are given by the presumed killer - a robber, the spouse of the murdered person, and the spirit of the slain handsome deer herder.
Everyone tells their version of what happened, but the play does not provide a definitive answer. Everyone seems to be telling the truth. Sergey Potapov was honored with a diploma from the Association of Theater Critics at the XII National Theater Festival SATA-2023 for his outstanding performance. The play also won the award for Best Performance, and Dora Aikuo Tikhonova received the award for Best Costume Design.
The Institute was founded in 2018 and is involved in all areas of urban environment — here they conduct studies of cities and analyze data, work on the improvement of public areas and redevelopment, hold meetings and discussions of urban topics, interact with the expert community and oversee infrastructure programs.
The Institute team forms new quality standards and approaches in environmental design, outlines strategies and implements development concepts, stimulates and encourages citizens to interact with experts, administrations, various agencies and businesses in urban projects.
