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Programme «JaZZ»

Programme «Classic»

Culture determines people? s mentality. Culture includes literature and fine art, music, theatre and cinema. Culture is also science and technology, education, human contacts, and the psychological state of society. A single cultural area is an integral system of values which form the identity of a nation. There can be no single nation without cultural consolidation. And the peak of all this is the Ability to Create.

Culture reflects the national spirit and forms international ideas about the national values of one or another country. One of the most pressing problems of today? s world is national identification.

«Only those can be regarded human who are educated and know what science is.» (Cicero)

The preservation of the cultural heritage of Russia, the formation of a single cultural area, the creation of conditions for access of the various groups of people to cultural benefits and information resources, the development of the cultural potential of a nation for adapting the sphere of culture to the market conditions of life and integration in the world cultural process — these are the aims of the federal programme «Culture» (2006 — 2010) which are reflected in the ideology and projects of the «Planet ART».

All projects of the «Planet ART» are aimed at developing the traditions which constitute the foundation of culture. They include education, higher cultural level, the upbringing of the future generations who will become the loyal citizens of the great state — Russia. This is the strategic contribution to its future.

The Programme «JaZZ» is to make practical steps along the road of the integration of Russia (especially its North-western region) with the countries of the European Union. This includes Russia? s participation in the formation of a single European area, the interaction of our economies, mutual enrichment of cultures, participation in the creation of the future of Russia and the European Union as partners and allies. Today, Russia and the European Union have become important partners for each other in the realm of cultural policy, combining the ideology of taste and the ideology of stronger diplomatic relations.

Programme «JaZZ» Projects: «Jazz Travel» is a jazz train stopping along the road, and giving free performances on railway stations and squares near them, in which musicians and actors from Russia and one of the European countries will take part. This project has a unique opportunity to cater to great audiences. The International Festival «Baltic JaZZ» — means the strengthening of cultural ties between the countries of the region, it is a demonstration of boundless opportunities of the art of jazz. This contributes to the expansion of the cultural area in our region.

«Jazz&Classic. Young and Popular» — is a project ready for realization in order to promote young talented Russian jazz and classical musicians, those who are well known in the world of music, but — paradoxically — are practically unknown in their own countries.

All projects of the «Planet ART» are intended for the Generation NEXT, who is offered participation in the cultural heritage, cultural progress and free integration in the world cultural process in the future.