IV International competition
«INTERFOLK»
November 13 – 15, 2011. Saint Petersburg

Results of the competition

Grand Prix of the competition
Dance ensemble «ESBART SANTA ANNA» (Andorra), president Jordi Moreno

Prize of public
Vasily Utesh (Russia, Tyumen region), art director Alexander Ilinykh

Winners of the competition by categories
Category А - Traditional vocal, folklore (choirs and ensembles). Age group 1 (up to 16 years old)
Category A - Traditional vocal, folklore (choirs and ensembles). Age group 2 (from 16 years old)
Category B - Classic vocal, modern arrangement of folk songs (ensembles, choirs)
Category C - Traditional vocal, folklore (soloists). Age group 1 (up to 16 years old)
Category C - Traditional vocal, folklore (soloists). Age group 2 (from 16 years old)
Category D - Traditional and folklore dances (ensembles)
Category E - Traditional and folklore dances (soloists, pairs)
Category F - Instrumental traditional music (ensembles and orchestra)
Category G - Instrumental traditional music (soloists)

The special jury prizes:

The best National costume of the competition
• «LA BOURREE MONTAGNARDE» (France, Paris), art director Vic Jean Pierre

The best stage costume of the competition
• The «KUMANG» (Malaysia), team leader Dayang Fatinah
• Escuela Superior de Danza Folklorica Mexicana C’Acatl (Mexico), art director Vidal Calvario Tepox

The best stage performance of the traditional folklore work
• «LA BOURREE MONTAGNARDE» (France, Paris), art director Vic Jean Pierre
• «WARISAN ART TROUPE» (Malaysia), team leader Nor Fathra Shada

The best contemporary folk song arrangement
• Female choir of music college named after Rimsky-Korsakov (Russia, St.Petersburg), art director Sergey Ekimov
• Folk group «Talitsa» (Russia, Moscow), art director Marina Moiseeva

The best accompaniment of the competition program
• Song and dance ensemble «Rossiya» (Russia, Murmansk), art director Andrey Serov
• «LA BOURREE MONTAGNARDE» (France, Paris), art director Vic Jean Pierre

For artistry in the performance of the competition program
• Dance ensemble «ESBART SANTA ANNA» (Andorra), president Jordi Moreno
• Victor Hugo Escobar Hernandez (Mexico) for «Danza del Venado»

The best soloist of the competition
• Yuliya Ashutova - soloist of Song and dance ensemble «Rossiya» (Russia, Murmansk), art director Andrey Serov
  Russian folk song «We went for a drive on a boat»

Prize for high level of mastery
• Linda Nikoshvili - The traditional ensemble of Indian dance «Bharat» (Russia, Tver), art director Marina Brynova
  «National dance of state of Rajasthan»

Prize for the conservation of national traditions
• Dance ensemble «Smile» (Russia, Republic Sakha (Yakutia)), art directors Janna Sivtseva, Vasily Makarov

Category А
Traditional vocal, folklore (choirs and ensembles). Age group 1 (up to 16 years old)

Laureate of the Ist degree
name of collective	points
Ensemble of folk song «Shu-Shu» of Shushensk’s children art school (Russia, Shushenskoe), art director Victor Sukhov<	130
Laureate of the IInd degree
Folk group «Sargy Djaiaan» (Russia, Republic Sakha (Yakutia)), art director Valentina Sazonova	122
Laureate of the IIIrd degree
Children folk ensemble «Zabavushka» (Russia, Omsk), art directors Elena Voronova, Olga Kondrashova	110
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Category А
Traditional vocal, folklore (choirs and ensembles). Age group 2 (from 16 years old)

Laureate of the Ist degree
Folk ensemble «Privadushka» (Russia, Moscow), art director Irina Shpariychuk	144
Folk group «Talitsa» (Russia, Moscow), art director Marina Moiseeva	143
Laureate of the IInd degree
Vocal ensemble «Gorlinka» (Russia, Krasnodar region), art director Valery Iliinyh	141
Laureate of the IIIrd degree
Ensemble of Russian song and dance «Sudarushka» (Russia, Kolpino), art director Ekaterina Polikarpova	135
Diploma
The choir «Russian song» (Russia, Khanty-Mansiisk region), art director Svetlana Vasilieva/td>	119
The choir of Russian song «Sudarushka» (Russia, Leningrad’s region, Nizino), art director Nikolai Kvitko	116
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Category B
Classic vocal, modern arrangement of folk songs (ensembles, choirs)

Laureate of the Ist degree
Female choir of music college named after Rimsky-Korsakov (Russia, St.Petersburg), art director Sergey Ekimov	147
Laureate of the IInd degree
Song and dance ensemble «Rossiya» (Russia, Murmansk), art director Andrey Serov	139
Laureate of the IIIrd degree
Ensemble of folk song «Shu-Shu» of Shushensk’s children art school (Russia, Shushenskoe), art director Victor Sukhov	130
Russian song ensemble «Gornitsa» (Russia, Leningrad Region, Morozov Village), art director Larissa Kiruta	128
Folk group «Talitsa» (Russia, Moscow), art director Marina Moiseeva	128
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Category C
Traditional vocal, folklore (soloists). Age group 1 (up to 16 years old)

Laureate of the Ist degree
Utesh Vasily (Russia, Tyumen region), art director Alexander Ilinykh	125
Laureate of the IInd degree
Nikita Khutornoi (Russia, Kirishi)	123
Laureate of the IIIrd degree
Alina Mikhailova (Russia, Omsk), art director Olga Kondrashova	117
Diploma
Nadezhda Dunaeva (Russia, Omsk), art director Olga Kondrashova	103
Veronica Vitman (Russia, Omsk), art director Olga Kondrashova	91
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Category C
Traditional vocal, folklore (soloists). Age group 2 (from 16 years old)

Laureate of the Ist degree
Janibek Piyazov (Uzbekistan)	137
Laureate of the IInd degree
Alexander Ilinykh (Russia, Tyumen region)	135
Natalia Serbina (Ukraina, Kiev)	135
Laureate of the IIIrd degree
Natalia Kolossova (Russia, Novokuibyshevsk)	131
Diploma
Vocal duet «Voljanochka» (Volga’s women), art director Vladimir Pakhomov	128
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Category D
Traditional and folklore dances (ensembles)

Laureate of the Ist degree
Escuela Superior de Danza Folklorica Mexicana C’Acatl (Mexico), art director Vidal Calvario Tepox	147
«ESBART SANTA ANNA» (Andorra), president Jordi Moreno	146
Laureate of the IInd degree
«La Bourree Montagnarde» (France, Paris), art director Vic Jean Pierre	139
«Warisan Art Troupe» (Malaysia)	134
The «KUMANG» of Malaysia Arts School in Sarawak (Malaysia)	134
Laureate of the IIIrd degree
«Orot habama» dance troupe (Israel), art director Hagit Zargari	126
The «Mirkwood» Irish Dance School (Russia, St.Petersburg), art director Anastasia Belaya	125
Diploma
The traditional ensemble of Indian dance «Bharat» (Russia, Tver), art director Marina Brynova	112
Dance ensemble «Smile» (Russia, Republic Sakha (Yakutia)), art directors Janna Sivtseva, Vasily Makarov	108
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Category E
Traditional and folklore dances (soloists, pairs)

Laureate of the Ist degree
Victor Hugo Escobar Hernandez (Mexico)	147
Jessika Alejandra Gainza Munoz and Martin Eduardo Escobar Hernandez (Mexico)	147
Laureate of the IInd degree
Not awarded	-
Laureate of the IIIrd degree
Shanty Pero and Makir Abdul Kadir (Malaysia)	121
Diploma
Makir Abdul Kadir (Malaysia)	109
National ensemble «Mosh hot» (Fairy house) (Russia, Khanty-Mansiisk region), art director Lidia Aliasova	98
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Category F
Instrumental traditional music (ensembles and orchestra)

Laureate of the Ist degree
The ensemble of Russian folk instruments «Russkie poteshki» (Russia, Murmansk), art director Yuri Bogun	139
Laureate of the IInd degree
Not awarded	-
Laureate of the IIIrd degree
Folk ensemble «Solntsevo’s lojkari» (Spoon’s musician of Solntsevo), art director Alexandra Vesselova	125
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Category G
Instrumental traditional music (soloists)

Laureate of the Ist degree
Alexander Ilinykh (Russia, Tyumen region)	133
Laureate of the IInd degree
Injigul Saburova (Uzbekistan)	128
Diploma
Dasha Vasilieva (Russia, St.Petersburg)	94
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Jury of the competition 2011

SIVOVA VERA (Russia, St.Petersburg)
Professor, Chair of the Russian Folk singing department of St.Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts. Head of the Union of the leaders of Russian folk ensembles at St.Petersburg Centre of Folk Art. Laureate of Russian Folk art festival «Victory Fireworks» (1995, 2000), Director of «Bojarynya» ensemble of Russian song (1982-2009).

SHAKIROV RALIF (Russia, St.Petersburg)
President of the Delegation Dance Council of UNESCO in St. Petersburg, President of the All-Russian Federation of Arts.

KRZYSZTOF GASIOREK (Poland, Warszawa)
President of Poland association of student folklore, Director of the «WARSFOLK» International Folklore Festival, Manager of the «WARSZAWA» Folk Dance Group.

KRAVTSOV NIKOLAY (Russia, St.Petersburg)
Professor of the Saint-Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts, the Candidate of Arts, the Russia’s Honored Worker of Arts. Was twice awarded the «Russian performing art Fund grant» (2005 and 2006), the medal «For services to native land the second level», the breastplate «For culture service», his name was registered in «The Motherland Gold Book».

KUZNETSOVA MARINA (Russia, St.Petersburg)
Docent of the Russian Folk singing department of St.Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts, leader of the ensemble «Posolon».

Honorary members of jury of the 2^nd round

TIKHONOVA LUDMILA (Russia, St.Petersburg)
The general director of «Majestic fund of support of culture».

VASILIEV VITALII (Russia, St.Petersburg)
The general director of the St.-Petersburg Center of humanitarian programs.

BULENT UZUN (Turkey, Istanbul)
The chairman of the organization of Harman Folklore, director and producer of INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE festivals in Turkey.

MIKHEL KOLDITS (Finland)
Regional artist for choral music at arts council of Oulu province, Artistic director and principal conductor of some choirs of Finland.

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