V-th International festival of sandy sculptures «Life Tree» - 2006

V International festival of sandy sculptures 
 «The Life tree»

     

 

   The festival of 2006 was spent together with the international musical festival «White night of romantic music». Uniqueness consisted that on specially designed scenic platform against Neva and the Hermitage, among sandy sculptures, there have passed evening concerts in which took part known Russian both foreign classical and jazz musicians. 

  In Festival carrying out in territory of the Beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress each country which has presented a command to participation in Festival, had possibility to spend Day of National Culture (concerts of folklore collectives, tastings of ethnic cuisine, presentation of national creativity, crafts and another).
For the first time within the limits of Festival «life Tree» children's competition of a sandy sculpture has been held. The structure of children's jury and commands included children – winners of the art Olympic Games, honours pupils of creative studios of a city, children of known art workers and art.

  Doubtless advantage of the project of 2006 was its multinational status and an ethnic orientation. It is the most large-scale project in the field in which here a fifth year participate more than 16 states, an original Olympus of arts of Cultural Capital of Russia. Therefore one of ideas of Festival «life Tree» is a preservation and development of humanitarian potential, variety of national cultures, a material and spiritual heritage of the states CIS, Europe and Asia.
  Participants of festival: commands of sculptors from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Russia, Finland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia, the CIS countries and other states. 

  During opening of 30/7/2006 out-of-competition sculptures have been presented. On conditions of competition to commands have given more than 100 tons of specially selected sand and week on performance of the competitive task. Highly professional masters have created products up to 3 metres height. Sculptures have staid on a beach two months, interested persons could visit them round the clock (inclusion of effective illumination at night was spent).  
It becomes traditional festival one of the most sign and bright city events that finds reflexion as in local, and foreign mass-media.