Organizer:

International public organisation "Association New Music" (the Ukrainian section of the ISCM), president Karmella Tsepkolenko

Financial support:

International Renaissance Foundation (Cultural Links program)

Participating Foundations:

Open Society Institute - Armenia

Open Society Institute - Azerbaijan

Soros Foundation - Moldova

Open Society Institute - Novosibirsk (Russia)

Open Society Institute - Czech Republic

Open Society Institute - Russia

Improvisation is the unique in its content and extremely significant kind of art regardless of the artistic style and direction. Perhaps it is more than other genres further the development of artist's creative potential and self-realisation. The main feature of it is the absolute absence of creator's self-sufficiency, because the success of improvisational performance is directly depends on the audience condition as well as on the performer's ability to feel and to display current situation in sounds, gestures and movements here and now. At the same time a performer and people are like the parts of an united organism, they communicate and form certain emotional environment which promotes not only performer's self-expression, but also strong emotional feelings of the audience.

Given project presents the Second Festival of Improvisational Kinds of Art and it is the logical continuation of the first effort to support improvisation (1999). Project is aimed at the supporting and developing of the improvisational genre, its popularisation among creative and all interested in people and also setting creative contacts as well as promoting the exchange of experience at both national and international levels. The Festival program contemplates the creation of open art environment in which all the participants and eyewitnesses will live during five festival days.

The second festival pays more attention to the educational aspect. Thus together with the concerts and sessions, prominent performers give creative workshops for Ukrainian students.

The project presented a series of Fantasy Workshops (4), concerts, performances (12), Jam Sessions (4). All events were held at the Odessa Actor's Club (Bunin street, 15) from 16 to 21 of April, 2001. The entrance to all festival events was free of charge.

The total number of active participants - 41 persons (35 - from abroad and 7 -from Odessa):

Average audience of performances was numbered about 800 persons.

Representatives from 6 newspapers, 4 broadcasting radio companies and 3 TV channels realized mass-media coverage of this Festival. There were published articles before, during and after the event. Information concerning Festival events were published in periodical editions of countries -participants (Ukraine, Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, France, Italy, Czech Republic and Tatarstan).

According to the press comments and personal talks, all the participants have considered The Second International Festival of Improvizational Kinds of Arts as a great international event being very important for their professional career, and its organization was evaluated as excellent. Public opinion as well as journalists is perfect. The Second festival of Improvisational kinds of art was first one in new millennium, therefore novel creative spirit accompanied all concerts and performances of this event, where audience and performers were like the parts of an united organism. They communicated and formed certain emotional environment promoted not only performer self-expression, but also strong emotional feelings of the audience. More attention was focused on the educational aspect, pupils and students as well as young musicians and composers were together in the creative workshops. The highest professional level of the participants should be noted. It is noteworthy that an extraordinary creative atmosphere for communication and exchange of opinions and experience were created during festival work. Good chances for fruitful cooperation and relationships on future projects in new millennium have been appeared. The participants stated the leading role of Ukraine, and Odessa region in the cultural interaction between the post-communist countries and all over the world. Thus the aim and tasks by the project have been realized completely.

All persons, involved in the realization of the Festival, expressed their intention to participate in possible continuation of given project in order to make this event as tradition. Organizing Committee managed to resolve all problems.

 

•	Programme:

APRIL, 16 (Monday)

Arrival of the Festival participants

APRIL, 17 (Tuesday)

15.00 FANTASY WORKSHOP 1

Lecture: Jazz of 90s in Azerbaijan

Elmir Mirzoev, Salman Kambarov

16.00 GAME 1 | Four for Nostalgy

Ensemble The Harmonies of the World (Ukraine)

Performed by: Nataliya Litvinova violin, Leonid Piskun violin, Iya Komorovŕ viola, Serhiy Sholts cello

17.30 GAME 2 | Ensemble SoNoR (Azerbaijan)

Program:

Mugam Rast Improvisation

Victor Yekimovsky Farewell and Die ewige Wiederkunft

Mahur-Hindi Improvisation

Faraj Karaev Postludio VII

Performed by: Nizami Zeynalov bass clarinet, Firuz Husseynov percussion, Gulaga Zeynalov tar, Yuri Sayutkin piano, Soltan Mammadova violin

Artistic director: Elmir Mirzoev

19.00 Game 3 | Corpus (Ukraine-France)

There is investigation of the “corpuscular theory”, plastic structure of a sound…. (Video-dance performance and musical improvisations)

Performed by: Ute Kilter performer, Erik Grillo guitar, percussion, Victor Malyarenko video

20.00 JAM SESSION 1

APRIL, 18 (Wednesday)

11.00 FANTASY WORKSHOP 2

Roman Stolyar (Russia) | Piano improvisation

17.00 GAME 4 | Duet Alter Ego (Russia)

Isn't it time to rest from jazz?

Performed by: Andrew Turygin saxophone, Roman Stolyar piano

18.00 GAME 5 | Theatre of the modern dance Way From Town (Tatarstan)

Dream about the rice sprout and Mirror of desire

Performed by: Airat Bagautdzinov, Liliya Bagautdzinova, Gulnara Sirazieva, Airat Kalimullin, Zulfiya Asadullina

Composer: Rashid Kalimullin

19.00 GAME 6 | Duo Havlovi (Czech Republic)

Small Something Nothing

Performed by: Voicek Havlov cello, percussion, Irena Havlova viole da gambo, voice

20.00 GAME 6 | JAM SESSION 2

APRIL, 19 (Thursday)

11.00 FANTASY WORKSHOP II by Musical Duet from Czech Republic

16.00 GAME 7 | Duet Shanti (Russia)

Program:

Roman Stolyar Songs of the Seasons (poems by William Blake)

Performed by: Elena Słlantłeva voice, Roman Stolyar piano

17.00 GAME 8 | Jazz Improvisation BakuStic Jazz (Azerbaijan)

Program: Bird | In the Spring | My Funny Zibeyda | Magic Circle | Yally's Attack | Rahab | East or West?

Performed by: Salman Kambarov piano, Anar Tagi-zade voice, Eldar Kafarov nagara

18.00 GAME 9 | Jazz Improvisations

Yurii Kuznetsov piano (Ukraine)

19.00 JAM SESSION 3

APRIL, 20 (Friday)

11.00 FANTASY WORKSHOP 3 | Theatre of Dance Vampiter (Russia)

16.00 GAME 10 | Trio Shell ( Armenia)

Program:

Arno Babadjanyan Trio

Mykhail Kokzhayev Smile of Karmella

Komitas Pieces

Vigen Kzartmyan Trio

Mykhail Kokzhayev Blues

Performed by: Shushan Hakodyan piano, Ekaterina Janpoladyan cello, Lilit Zakaryan violin

17.30 Game 11 | Chamber Ballet Arbore (Moldova)

Program: Miniatures. Modern

Performed by: Denis Tutunaru, Tatyana Erhan, Lidiya Creanga, Roman Rateev, Ludmila Raschenko, Olga Karadjova, Darina Tutunaru

Producer: Valentina Vareneva

19.00 GAME 12 | Theatre of Dance Vampiter (Russia)

Program: Distikh | Without us | The room

Performed by: Kateryna Basalaeva, Alexander Andriyashkin, Tatyana Stupina

20.00 JAM SESSION 4

APRIL, 21 (Saturday)

Official closing, departure of participants

Afet Mammadova manager (Baku, Azerbaijan)

Elmir Mirzoev artistic director (Baku, Azerbaijan)

Rashid Kalimyllin composer (Kazan, Tatarstan)

Yurij Kuznetsov piano (Odessa, Ukraine)

Sevda F. Razulova manager (Baku, Azerbaijan)

Elena Silantyeva voice (Novosibirsk, Russia)

Roman Stolyar composer, pianist (Novosibirsk, Russia)

Andrew Turygin saxophonist (Novosibirsk, Russia)

Karmella Tsepkolenko composer (Odessa, Ukraine)

Valentina Vareneva producer (Chisinau, Moldova)

BakuStic Jazz Group (Baku, Azerbaijan):

Salman Kambarov piano, Anar Tagi-zade voice, Eldar Kafarov nagara

Chamber ballet Arbore (Chisinau, Moldova):

Denis Tutunaru, Darina Tutunaru, Tatyana Erhan, Lidiya Creanga, Roman Rateev, Ludmila Raschenko, Olga Karadzhova

String Quartet The Harmonies of the World (Odessa, Ukraine):

Nataliya Litvinova violin, Leonid Piskun violin, Iya Komarova viola, Serhiy Scholtz cello

Trio Shell (Yerevan, Armenia):

Shushan Hakobyan piano, Ekaterina Janpoladyan cello, Lilit Zakaryan violin

Ensemble SoNoR (Baku, Azerbaijan):

Nizami Zeynalov bass clarinet, Firuz Husseynov percussion, Gulaga Zeynalov tar, Yuri Sayutkin piano, Soltan Mammadova violin

Theater of dance Vampiter (Novosibirsk, Russia):

Katerina Basalaeva, Alexander Andriyashkin, Tatyana Stupina

Group Corpus (Ukraine-France):

Ute Kilter performer, Eric Grillo guitar, percussion, Viktor Maliarenko video

Duo Havlovi Prague (Czech Republic):

Voicek Havlov cello, Irena Havlova voice, cello

Theatre of the modern dance Way From Town (Kazan, Tatarstan):

Airat Bagautdzinova, Liliya Bagautdzinova, Gulnara Sirazieva, Airat Kalimullin, Zulfiya Asadullina