"Empty Hills" as an artistic process

The festival, which is not unique to Russia, and to continue to implement creative freedom for all. On the picturesque banks of the river Popolta Mosalsk bent near the city of Kaluga June 10 to 14, the eighth open-air festival of free art was "Hollow Hills." Festival a few years ago, the largest non-profit art space has primarily - music. This year's festival was lucky with the weather, and he collected, according to various estimates, from 40 to 70 million viewers. Exact figure is not possible, because the entrance to the festival is free and easy. The organizers have taken into account the mistakes of last year's "Empty Hills" in the swampy lowlands, when heavy rains washed away literally the Mud Festival. The last day of the festival is not without storm and hail, but not nearly failures in nine scenes. Folk, ethnic, blues, reggae, jazz, avant-garde, electronic, folk choirs, harp, blues jams, underground rock and "free" stage, where it can act someone - usually divided Music Festival scene in genres. Principled position "Hollow Hills" - the lack of headliners and strict selection of the participants who did not prevent to go on stage and highly respected musicians (as lack of traditional royalties for performance). Global names are primarily world music - Buryats Sainkho star will perform with the jazz avant-gardist Sergey Letov and electronic legend Alexi city, along with a group of Petrozavodsk "Va-Ta-Ga." Sainkho late to the festival, but it came a day later. A "Va-Ta-Ga" played an impressive set with a predominance of dance treatments, and it was very surprising to see Alexander Leonov with a neat beard and glasses, he was incredibly similar to Peter Mamonov. The field of music to "Hollow Hills 2010" was great to the point Surprise. For example, the scene shows SymFusion Orchestra Chamber Orchestra, before a week to "Jazz Barton," and the grandmother of singer Lukerya Koshelev shine from the Ukrainian village Linova sing authentic folk songs. See avant-garde jazz musical on Russian fairy tales from the St. Petersburg Shakin 'Manas with saxophonist "AUCTION" Nicholas Rubanova and theater actor based, and then enjoy a theatrical appeal Freak Cabaret "Blissful" of Minsk. Outside one of the scenes from "Hollow Hills." Photo http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/dronnick Nine scenes fairly well apart - to see and hear everything that we want, is physically impossible. If not discover at such festivals new name, then where else? One of these discoveries could Novgorod group Kira Lao are igrayushaya exquisite blend of trip-hop, jazz, and ethnic and kapellnogo art song. Perhaps this is the "hill" was the beginning of a bright career. But the music is limited to the festival do business. The scope is such that almost any kind of art found their place. Territory rich genius of art. On stage one after the other performances are theater "Theatre Y", "Russian Gems", "Transformation", "devotees", Octopus, Movimiento, Inversiya and many others. A land of electronic music and computer graphics. The space given to the entire show with poyami, fakirskimi stunts and fans cheer in the middle of the night a nice pipeline fire box. Jew's harp on the stage are not only masters of the Jew's harp performances but also workshops and even a harmonica battles, contests varganistov. Master classes, but the "Empty Hills" is to find a topic - from Taoist practices, the education bubble. The main point is that positive attracts people from all over Russia (where you not only meet here tanned strangers with backpacks) - a complete sense of freedom. Have the freedom to make the festival with their hands, and it is solely the efforts of volunteers. There is a freedom to be himself, and his sincere positive "do" festival. Brightly painted face and body, fantastic costumes, kindness to others - all part of the "Empty Hills". It seems that in a country with a surly police and not very liberal policy is not a priori. However, the "Hills" prove again and again that smart, creative people are able to organize and create a creative space is stereotypically are "education of the younger generation." It should be noted that over the years, "Hollow Hills" has become an effective form of creation for a generation of creative energy, nausea related to contemporary political and cultural models. The freedom to play music and theater arts do outside the context of commercial success and popularity, especially for the sake of his own pleasure - the strongest catalyst. Unlike festivals with beer and other sponsors, the "Hills" is not the mainstream press. And even without the sinister police here have learned to their own "guardian Hills" serious incidents had to do in the history of the festival even though the bar 40,000 festival visitors overcame in 2008. It is conceivable that in a few years, hundreds of thousands of young artists will be proud to call themselves children of the "Hollow Hills." Unfolding before our eyes an interesting creative experiment. And if the authorities advised non-interference, this healthy creative process, and it is sure to bring significant benefits to the field of contemporary art. Vadim Ponomarev, "News Showbiz NEWSmusic.ru»