XV Nettle Festival. Nettle Festival in Tula: Nettle Festival program Krapivna

On the territory of the Tula region, on the first weekend of summer, the traditional nettle festival starts, the venue for which will be the village of Krapivna. Participants will find a lot of entertainment, delicious food and a charge of excellent mood.

Forecasters promise clear weather without precipitation and +25 degrees Celsius. It's time to go out of town, relax, breathe fresh air and, of course, take part in all kinds of competitions and entertainment.

All the best festival traditions will be observed: soup and pies with nettles, a fair of handicrafts, exhibitions, attractions and, of course, nettle fights! This time special attention is paid to the musical component of the festival. The headliner will be the Meydelech art group: double bass, drums, button accordion, guitar, clarinet and three charming female vocalists. They perform songs in ten languages: Russian, Armenian, Georgian, Italian, Finnish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Japanese, broken English and Komi. Trust me, it's worth listening to!

Krapivna, Nettle Festival 2018: all the best festival traditions will be respected

At the beginning of summer, when the burning plant is just gaining its healing powers, the Shchekino region traditionally gathers guests for a holiday in his honor.

“In the historical center of the old county town, which has hardly changed for a hundred and fifty years, craftsmen, artists, musicians from all over the country will gather to recharge with the power of nature for the whole year and transfer this energy to the guests of the holiday,” the press service of the administration of the Moscow Region Shchekinsky notes. district of the Tula region.

Krapivna, Nettle Festival 2018: ethno and jazz music will be played at the festival

The main goal of the festival is the revival of ancient trades and crafts, so each of its sites is associated either with the symbol of Krapivna, or with folk art and the history of this place. Ethno and jazz music will be played throughout the day at the festival.

Program of the XVI Festival of Nettle

Music area:

12.00 - Adelina Moiseeva with a musical group
13.00 - Vasily Senichev (Tula)
14.30 - Mila Kirievskaya and the group "Chronicle"
16.00 – Group La Verdun (Tula)
17.30 - Inna Bondar and the group "Balkanitsa"
19.30 — Meidelekh Group (Moscow)

Entertainment areas:

Nettle fighting area - from 12.00 to 19.00.
Master class on making nettle thread - from 12.00 to 19.00.
Site of historical reconstruction "County Assembly" - from 12.00 to 18.00.
Cossack site of historical reconstruction - from 12.00 to 18.00.
Drawing master class (nettle still life and nettle portrait) – from 12.00 to 19.00.
Popular science platform "Nettle microcosm" - from 12.00 to 19.00.
Craft fair and master classes - from 12.00 to 20.00.
Excursions and exhibitions in the Krapivna Museum - from 9.00 to 20.00.
Museum Street - from 12.00 to 22.00.

On June 1, 2018, residents and guests of the village of Krapivna, Shchekino district, Tula region, will be able to participate in the Nettle Festival. On this day, clear weather is promised, the temperature will warm up to +25 ˚С, so nothing can overshadow the festive mood. The festive program will include fairs, exhibitions, training seminars and excursions.

For the first time such an event was held back in 2003 and since then it has become an annual tradition at the beginning of the summer season. The main task of the holiday is the preservation of cultural values and the revival of the village of Krapivny, which is the former county center associated with the name of Leo Tolstoy.

The solemn event will begin at 12:00 and will be accompanied by ethno and jazz music throughout the day.

12:10 – Adelina Moiseyeva, participant of the “Voice” and “Young Sing Jazz” contests, will perform.

13:10 - performance of the children's group "Kazachok" and "Mischievous busts" together with the winners of the project "Play, accordion".

14:00 – Acoustic boy performance by Vasily Senichev, a vocalist from Tula, who is the author and performer of the Happiness Inside musical group, and also took part in the Main Stage 2 and Wild Mint competitions.

15:30 - performance by guests from Moscow - Mila Kirievskaya and the Letopis team.

17:00 - "La Verdun" - a group from Tula, in their performance you can hear Scottish and Irish music.

18:30 - Inna Bondar and Drobinska will perform songs from Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Moldova.

20:30 - performance by the Meydelech art group, residents of the Main Stage project will perform diverse songs from hits of the 50s-60s-70s to the present.

22:00 - guests from St. Petersburg "Testo" will perform folk music intertwined with electro, hip-hip, drum and bass and funk. The musicians gave the name to their style "Russian groove".

Nettle Festival 2018 program: fairs and master classes

12:00 - 19:00 - the beginning of fairs and master classes, where there will be an opportunity to purchase items made by artisans, souvenirs, as well as canvases by local artists.

There will be an opportunity to participate in the "making of the red thread" - a revived unique technology of Tula masters. The master class will be hosted by Ekaterina and Maxim Zernov, co-authors of the Traditional Tula Weaving project.

A master class in drawing is planned. Everyone, under the supervision of employees of the Tula State University, will be able to draw a nettle still life. There will also be an opportunity to purchase canvases by local artists. The fair is called "Krapivna - the city of artists".

Nettle Festival 2018 program: excursions and other cultural events

12:00 - 23:00 - Food zone with nettles. There will be an opportunity to try delicacies from the main symbol of the celebration - nettle.

12:00 - 23:00 - "Museum Street" - one of the streets of the village will be turned into an open gallery, where there will be an opportunity to get acquainted and touch the history of the event.

12:00 - 19:00 - Nettle fights. There will be both team and solo competitions with the participation of nettles. The only prohibition is not to hit the face with thorny grass.

12:00 - 18:00 - "County meeting". A photo zone with historical components, where you will have the opportunity to see and leave a memorable photo with exhibits from the late 19th century.

12:00 - 18:00 - Cossack site of historical reconstruction. Participants will show a master class on how to wield a saber. There will also be an opportunity to capture yourself in the Cossack right. Performances will complement the "Naughty Busts".

12:00 - 19:00 - training seminar from TPU teachers L.N. Tolstoy about the beneficial properties of nettle.

09:00 - 20:00 - educational excursions and exhibitions in the museum of the village of Krapivna.

The village of Krapivna will host the International Nettle Festival for the fifteenth time. Every year, when the plant that gave the name to the old county town gains its strength, we invite guests to a celebration in his honor.

This year the festival on the main stage in 12.00 solemnly open Governor's Brass Band of the Tula Regional Philharmonic. Then the musicians of the Tula band will take the stage Kamenskikh Band- Igor Kamenskikh (vocals) and Alexander Shcheglov (guitar). The duet will perform popular pop songs in Italian - by the way, a few years ago, having become the winner of the Five Steps to Olympus competition, Igor Kamensky went to a master class at the Academy of Arts in the Italian city of Pesaro. And after that, he went to conquer the hearts of viewers, passing the selection in the second season of the Voice project.

It is not the first time that guests from the capital will perform in the Tula region - Svetlana Zhavoronkova and group electric soul.

Svetlana Zhavoronkova

This year, at the Yasnaya Polyana House of Culture, together with them, we celebrated Christmas in the soul style and after that we decided to introduce the musicians to the general public. Moscow regulars of jazz clubs are well aware of the work of Svetlana Zhavoronkova - she is called one of the most interesting soul vocalists in the capital, noting the authenticity of her manner of performance. In 2016, Svetlana became the winner of the Rosa Khutor Estate Jazz contest in the Vocal category.

By the way, Electric Soul guitarist Yuri Novgorodsky will perform on the festival stage with another project - the band Backstage, whose musicians worked with famous Russian bluesmen - Nikolai Arutyunov and Sergey Voronov.

Backstage

Backstage is one of the first Russian bands that took the jam band format as a guideline - a synthesis of blues, funk, soul, rock with a pronounced improvisational beginning.

This year, together with the anniversary of our holiday, we will celebrate another round date - the thirtieth anniversary of the group "Megapolis". This is not the first concert of the group, which is held as part of the Krapivensky festival: in 2012, Megapolis closed the program of the main venue with a performance dedicated to the 25th anniversary of its creative activity. This time Oleg Nesterov and his musicians will also take the stage as headliners.

"Megapolis"

The final chord of the festival will be the performance of the creative group Our gentle house- a joint project of DJs, whose work experience on the Tula club scene has two decades. Residents of the group - Dmitry Osipov (DJ Osipov M) and Grigory Barkov (DJ Grib) - will present their experimental set together with the theater of fire "Era".

Theater of fire "Era"

In addition to the main stage, guests of Krapivna will also have other festival venues that will be open until 22.00 on this day. For visitors to the festival on June 3 from 10.00 from the square of the Moscow railway station (Tula) to Krapivna, a fixed-route taxi will run.

As always, the musical program of the main stage will be combined with a fair of souvenirs and handicrafts, the production of which can be learned at traditional workshops. For those who want to master the technique making lace from nettle fiber a master class in the museum of local lore will be held by craftswoman Evgenia Rogozina.

And it will be possible to reinforce your strength at the festival food court, all participants of which will prepare special nettle menu. Here you can also try dishes and drinks with nettles according to recipes of national cuisines from different countries.

Krapivensky Museum of Local Lore on the day of the festival will offer its guests participate V varied interactive programs, quests and competitions, allowing you to learn more about the history of Krapivna and the burning plant that has become a symbol of this city. Festival guests are encouraged to take part in intelligence show "Amazing Nettle".

Teachers of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Tula State Pedagogical University. L.N. They will tell Tolstoy with pleasure - and they will even be able to show why the nettle burns, whether it has non-burning relatives, how to get natural dyes from nettles and much more.

The trademark of the festival has long been nettle fights. Anyone can take part in three different competitions - "Capture the Flag", "Hold on" and "Wall to Wall". You can try your hand both in a pair fight and in a team competition. The fights will be held by the Vityaz Center for Traditional Culture.

Also, guests of Krapivna are waiting for Amusement town "ZakrutiKha"- here it will be possible to ride on round and pole swings, test dexterity in walking on stilts, compete in battles with bags on a log and play the old Russian game "twist".

Festival venues will start their work at 12.00. For visitors to the festival on June 3 from 10.00 from the square of the Moscow railway station (Tula) to Krapivna will run fixed-route taxi. The average fare is 150 rubles, minibuses will depart as they fill up. It will be possible to go back from the building of the Krapivensky administration.

main stage

12:00 - Opening. Governor's Brass Band of the Tula Regional Philharmonic. I.A. Mikhailovsky

13:30 - "Kamenskikh Band" (Igor Kamenskikh and Alexander Shcheglov)

14:45 - PARA SEMPRE project

16:00 - group "BackStage"

17:30 - Svetlana Zhavoronkova and the group "Electric soul"

19:30 - group "Megapolis"

21:00 - project "Our gentle house" (DJ Osipov M, DJ GriB and theater of fire "Era")

small stage

13:00 - Choir group of the Krapivena House of Culture

14:00 - Instrumental ensemble "Ethnika" (Arseniev center of culture and leisure)

15:00 - Fashion show from the organizers of the "Provincial Style" - the theater of fashion "Threads" (Tula College of Professional Technologies and Service) and the fashion theater "Podium" (Suvorov)

16:00 - Acoustic Boy (One Man Band) - Vasily Senichev

17:00 - performance and master class of the Hawaiian dance studio "Ka Wahine Anuenue"

18:00 - master class of DJ skills (project "Our gentle house")

19:00 - group "Atmospheric Front"

nettle fights

Nettle fights have long been the trademark of the festival. Anyone can take part in three different competitions - "Capture the Flag", "Hold on" and "Wall to Wall". You can try your hand both in a pair fight and in a team competition.

Fair and master classes

As always, the musical program of the main stage will be combined with a fair of souvenirs and handicrafts, the production of which can be learned at traditional workshops. All the best from masters and companies from different regions of Russia!

festival cooking

You can refresh your strength at the festival food court, where all participants will prepare a special nettle menu. Here you can also try dishes and drinks with nettles according to recipes of national cuisines from different countries.

Krapivensky Museum of Local Lore

Exhibitions - History of the city, "Merchant life", "Peasant life", "Nettle G.-Kh. Andersen” (the best works of the “Nettle Story” contest)

Historical costume. Photo in the interior. Take pictures in the interiors of the museum in retro costumes, feel like a lady in a hat or a schoolgirl in a strict blouse, a hussar in a uniform or a merchant in a frock coat, a sister of mercy or a peasant woman in a festive outfit. Take a unique photo for memory in the interiors of the museum - behind an old piano or near a samovar, near a stove with a tong or behind a spinning wheel. To see your child as a young lady or a boy in a sailor suit.

- "Greetings from Krapivna!" - write and send a postcard from the festival. Krapivna is the postcard center of the region. About a hundred types of museum postcards.

Excursions in the historical center of Krapivna (group of 15 people)

Master classes

- Nettle lace. A unique master class on creating a nettle thread and weaving nettle lace will be held by a Vologda craftswoman Evgenia Rogozina.

- "Krapivna - a city of artists." See hundreds of artworks depicting Krapivna, and try to become an artist yourself - under the guidance of a master, draw a nettle still life or nettle portrait.

Intellect show "Amazing nettle". Teachers of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Tula State Pedagogical University. L.N. They will tell Tolstoy with pleasure - and they will even be able to show why the nettle burns, whether it has non-burning relatives, how to get natural dyes from nettles and much more.

Historical reconstruction

Farm Cossack Society of the Shchekino District (Central Cossack Army), the club of reenactors "Frontier Hundred" and the Tula ensemble of harmonists "Mischievous busts".

Demonstration battles with edged weapons, chopping vines under a hat, throwing knives, lessons on how to use a saber, photos in a Cossack right and wonderful Russian songs.

Amusement town "ZakrutiKha"

Here you will be able to ride round and pole swings, test your dexterity in walking on stilts, compete in sack fights on a log and play the old Russian game “twist”.

For visitors to the festival on June 3, from 10:00 from the square of the Moscow railway station (Tula) to Krapivna, a fixed-route taxi will run. The average fare is 150 rubles, minibuses will depart as they fill up. You can go back from the building of the Krapivensky administration (last minibus at 22:30).

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The first Nettle Festival was held in 2003 on the initiative of Vladimir Tolstoy, director of the Yasnaya Polyana Museum-Estate. His main task was to involve the general public in the revival of the city of Krapivna - the former county center associated with the activities of Leo Tolstoy. Since 2007, the holiday has acquired international status - from that moment on, both Russian and foreign musicians were invited to participate in it.

On June 3, 2017, the village of Krapivna will host the International Nettle Festival for the fifteenth time. Every year, when the plant that gave the name to the old county town gains its strength, we invite guests to a celebration in his honor.

This year the festival will be solemnly opened on the main stage at 12:00 by the Governor's Brass Band of the Tula Regional Philharmonic. Then the musicians of the Tula band KamenskikhBand - Igor Kamenskikh (vocals) and Alexander Shcheglov (guitar) will take the stage. The duet will perform popular pop songs in Italian - by the way, a few years ago, having become the winner of the Five Steps to Olympus competition, Igor Kamensky went to a master class at the Academy of Arts in the Italian city of Pesaro. And after that, he went to conquer the hearts of viewers, passing the selection in the second season of the Voice project.

It is not the first time that guests from the capital will perform in the Tula region - Svetlana Zhavoronkova and the ElectricSoul group. This year, at the Yasnaya Polyana House of Culture, together with them, we celebrated Christmas in the soul style and after that we decided to introduce the musicians to the general public. Moscow regulars of jazz clubs are well aware of the work of Svetlana Zhavoronkova - she is called one of the most interesting soul vocalists of the capital, noting the authenticity of her manner of performance. In 2016, Svetlana became the winner of the Rosa Khutor Estate Jazz competition in the Vocal category.

By the way, ElectricSoul guitarist Yuri Novgorodsky will perform on the festival stage with another project - the Backstage group, whose musicians worked with famous Russian bluesmen - Nikolai Arutyunov and Sergey Voronov. Backstage is one of the first Russian bands that took the jam band format as a guide - a synthesis of blues, funk, soul, rock with a pronounced improvisational beginning.

This year, together with the anniversary of our holiday, we will celebrate another round date - the thirtieth anniversary of the Megapolis group. This is not the first concert of the group, which is held as part of the Krapivensky festival: in 2012, Megapolis closed the program of the main venue with a performance dedicated to the 25th anniversary of its creative activity. This time Oleg Nesterov and his musicians will also take the stage as headliners.

The final chord of the festival will be the performance of the creative group Ourgentlehouse - a joint project of DJs, whose work experience on the Tula club scene has two decades. Residents of the group - Dmitry Osipov (DJ Osipov M) and Grigory Barkov (DJ Grib) - will present their experimental set together with the theater of fire "Era".

In addition to the main stage, guests of Krapivna will also have other festival venues that will be open until 22:00. For visitors to the festival on June 3, from 10:00 from the square of the Moscow railway station (Tula) to Krapivna, a fixed-route taxi will run. The average fare is 150 rubles, minibuses will depart as they fill up. It will be possible to go back from the building of the Krapivensky administration.

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