Holy Land Festival-Competition

Alexander Mikhailov is a director, theater teacher, professor,

Honored Artist of Russia, laureate of the Fiddler on the Roof Prize

in the Theater nomination of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia in 2014.
He graduated from the Physics and Mathematics Faculty of the Peoples'

Friendship University in Moscow, then the directing faculty of the Kharkiv

State Institute of Arts named after I.P. Kotlyarevsky, passed a director's

internship at the Moscow Academic Theater named after V. Mayakovsky

with the People's Artist of the USSR A.A. Goncharov.

For three decades he worked as the artistic director of the

Oryol State Theater for Children and Youth "Free Space" in Orel,

Russia; as well as the head of acting courses at the Oryol State Institute

of Culture and Art.Stage director of performances in theaters in Russia, Ukraine, USA.
Participant, laureate of international theater festivals in Russia, Ukraine, USA, Spain,

Germany, France, Israel, Turkey, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Cyprus,

Poland, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia. 

In 2017 he immigrated to Israel.

He staged performances in the theater studios of Israel "Nisan Nativ"

and "Beit Zvi", in the Russian-language theaters "Three lines",

Jerusalem, "Tarantas", Jerusalem, "Ladder" Ashdod, "Another Opera" Jerusalem.
Currently he runs the Free Theater Workshop in Jerusalem. 

Olga Tsipina.
Born on 05/19/1961 in Moscow, Russia.
Field of activity - easel and monumental painting, mosaics, frescoes, stained-glass windows, icons.

Studied 1968-1978 - high school.

1975-1978 - painting and drawing at an art school.
In 1978 she entered the Moscow Polygraphic Institute, the department of graphics and design.
In 1980 she began to work in the genres of easel and monumental painting.

Since 1995 she worked in the icon-painting workshop of St. Alipia, participated in the monumental painting of temples.

In 2007 studied and worked in A. Kornaukhov's mosaic workshop.
She also made stained glass windows. She took part in exhibitions in Russia and abroad.
Since 2009 I have been living in IsraelHer works are in private collections and public buildings in Europe, Russia and Israel and other countries.

Member of the Russian Union of Artists since 2000 (icon painting) and a member of the Union of Russian Artists in Paris (painting) since 2005.

Yuri Gilyadov

Was born in 1948.
1966 -1970 graduated from the music school in Makhachkala trumpet class.

1970-1975 student of the Gnessin State Pedagogical Institute in the class

of Professor T.A. Dokshitser (Moscow).1975-1990 Zauch,

later director of the Music College in Derbent.
Since 1990 he has been living in Israel.Prior to retirement,

he worked in the education department of the city hall of Hadera.

Daniel Binyamin - was born in Uzbekistan in Tashkent In a famous dance family.
Daniel, 4th generation dancers.
Graduated from the Uzbek Choreographic Academy of

Dance Graduated from the Institute of Culture, Faculty of Directing Mass Performances.

In Israel since 1992.

1992 Soloist of the Israeli theater "Inbal"In 1992 he created his own dance theater

"Silk Road" with which he participated in international folklore festivals and concerts in Israel and around the world.
In 2000 Daniel created a new group Dance Magic Show Combining dance art with magic tricks, acrobatics and fire shows.
In 2005 the group became famous all over the world with the transformation number

"Matador" appearing on television in France, Italy, Germany and Spain.
In 2010, we received an invitation from guests of honor to the famous festival in Monte Carlo.
From 2010 to 2020 from the agency Las Vegas and Miami

(USA) toured around the world with their solo show "Amor".

Algirdas Grinkevičius Lithuania
Professional vocal coach Long-term leader of choirs, ensembles and soloists.
Organizer of the international competition for young vocalists "Baltic Voice" .

IRINA LEBEDINSKAYA (Poland - Russia) - Journalist, linguist,

founder of the Cultural Foundation "Benefis", organizer of international festivals,

contests, seminars, workshops and educational programs,

author of the International Culture Caravan Festival&Contest.

She has many certificates and awards in the sphere culture and education. 

Permanent member of the artistic board of the theater festival

"Międzyzdrojskie Herody" and "Senior Art Meeting" in Międzyzdroje.

Jury member of many international contests.

Natallia Polkh-Kastsiukovich  is a philologist, culturologist,

president of the cultural and educational foundation "Inicjatywa" (Poland),

organizer of international festivals, contests, seminars,

master classes and educational programs, author and director

of the festival project "Kaleidoscope of Talents" in Poland,

co-organizer of cultural events,

winner of certificates of appreciation in the field of culture

Julia Vega is an artist and teacher.

Works in the areas of monumental and easel painting.

In 1987 she graduated from the painting and pedagogical

department of the Kharkov State Art School.

Upon graduation, she taught at an art school and began

to study the language of monumental painting.

She created several monumental works with an area

of more than 90 sq. m. She repatriated to Israel in

1999 and created an art studio "VEGA",

which she leads today. Lives in Jerusalem

and teaches drawing at the Mofet School.

Member of the Union of Professional Artists of Israel since 2002.

Organized and designed all-Israel exhibitions of children's drawings,

annually from 2001 to 2004 and 2010. Regularly participates in exhibitions in Israel.

In 2004, Julia met with the wonderful artist Khaim Kapchits and began to study and

practice the theory of contemporary art. The creative method is based on meditation,

the information received gives an impulse to create compositions.

The artist attaches special importance to plastic forms,

harmony of colors, rhythms of depths and tone balance.

Organaizer of X talent show in London

She explores new talents in singing and dancing category,coordinator of Top Model and Miss Universe.
Edita was invited in many life festivals as jury member.

She nominated as a best organiser in Grand Prix the Best show in Macedonia.

She manager in Festival “Amol” in Kosovo.

Nuno Figueira is the Director of the International Song Festival of “Serra da Estrela”, in Portugal (first edition in August 2015).
Nuno works as a producer at RTP, the public Portuguese TV broadcaster. On many occasions, he is invited to take part in International Juries of musical festivals.

Olga Tsipina.
Born on 05/19/1961 in Moscow, Russia.
Field of activity - easel and monumental painting, mosaics, frescoes, stained-glass windows, icons.

Studied 1968-1978 - high school.

1975-1978 - painting and drawing at an art school.
In 1978 she entered the Moscow Polygraphic Institute, the department of graphics and design.
In 1980 she began to work in the genres of easel and monumental painting.

Since 1995 she worked in the icon-painting workshop of St. Alipia, participated in the monumental painting of temples.

In 2007 studied and worked in A. Kornaukhov's mosaic workshop.
She also made stained glass windows. She took part in exhibitions in Russia and abroad.
Since 2009 I have been living in IsraelHer works are in private collections and public buildings in Europe, Russia and Israel and other countries.

Member of the Russian Union of Artists since 2000 (icon painting) and a member of the Union of Russian Artists in Paris (painting) since 2005.

Veronika Khvalevsky Grace - mezzo-soprano opera singer, laureate of international competitions,

conductor, teacher with 25 years of experience, member of the jury of many vocal competitions

and head of the "Harmony" Vocal School - the leading creative group in the city of Jerusalem.

She is organaizer and director of Holy Land Company(International Festivals and Contests of Art and Creativity)

Veronika has participated in many festivals, including the festival dedicated to the visit of Pope John Paul II to Astana,

Kazakhstan. 2001 and the 2003 Young Talents Festival in Seoul, South Korea.

She was seen on the opera stage in such roles as Marcellina in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro,

Giovanna in Verdi's Rigoletto, Larina in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin,

Kate in Madame Butterfly by Puccini; and Carmen in Bizet's masterpiece.

Since arriving in Israel in 2005, Ms Grace has performed both locally and abroad.

She has recently appeared in the Tel Aviv opera Sadna and the opera Aeterna in Jerusalem.

She was mentored by famous vocal teachers in Germany and the USA, namely:

John Norris from the New York Metropolitan Opera, Joan Donermann,

Mignon Dunn, Olga Makarina,Emma Sarkisian.

In 2008  she performed with Ranaana Orchestra,

and  presented programm of Russian romances of russian famous composers.

In 2009 she gave concerts in Italy, in the theaters "Pergolesi" and "Gentile",

participated in the "Master class at the Teatro Rossini" in Pesaro,

Master class with Placido Domingo in Verona, participated in the festival of sacred music in Rome,

participated at the Opera Festival in Bergamo Italy 2012 at the opera Serenade in the Wind by Finzi as Countess,

and in numerous other vocal competitions and festivals, where she was awarded high prizes and awards.

In 2019 she was invited to the International Opera Project where she performed

at the Bolshoi Theater, on the Pokrovsky stage, in Puccini's opera Suor Angelica as Badesa, Moscow.
In 2021 performed in Concert of winners of "Classical Music Awards Contest" in Carnegie Hall in New York USA. 

IRINA LEBEDINSKAYA (Poland - Russia) - Journalist, linguist,

founder of the Cultural Foundation "Benefis", organizer of international festivals,

contests, seminars, workshops and educational programs,

author of the International Culture Caravan Festival&Contest.

She has many certificates and awards in the sphere culture and education. 

Permanent member of the artistic board of the theater festival

"Międzyzdrojskie Herody" and "Senior Art Meeting" in Międzyzdroje.

Jury member of many international contests.

Chernoknizhnaya Tatyana , teacher of modern jazz dance, contact improvisation, tap dance and hatha yoga coach, city ​​Dnepropetrovsk.
In 1989 she graduated from the Institute of Physical Culture and Sports, specialization - rhythmic gymnastics, pedagogical faculty.
1987-1991 ballet dancer in the modern ballet studio of Honored Artist of Ukraine O.V. Nikolaev.
1991-2000 ballet dancer, teacher of modern jazz at the school of modern ballet and in the company"Dance Empire International" A.V. Kolmakov (Ukraine, Austria).
Since 2000, joint work with the director-choreographer Papish V.I. over their own dance creative projects in ten countries of the World.
Since 2013, a permanent member of the International Festival "Kaleidoscope of Talents", Poland.
Since 2014, she has been a teacher of jazz-continental dance technique and dance gymnastics at the Teatro-School of Contemporary Dance "Streams" by Elena Budnitskaya, Dnipro, Ukraine.
Participation as a jury member in many international festivals, conducting master classes and creative laboratories.
 

From 1987 to 1990 he studied at the choreographic school. Kostroma.
From 1990 to 1994, the Empire of Dance School of Contemporary Ballet. A.V. Kolmakova.
From 1995 to 2000 he worked as a dancer-vocalist

in the professional dance company "Dance Empire International" (Ukraine, Austria).
Since 2000 he has been a director-choreographer of ten of his own creative projects.
Since 2013 Member of the International Jury. Teacher of contemporary techniques, jazz,
classical dance, folk dance.International Festival of Creativity "KALEIDOSCOPE OF TALENTS".
Zywiec, Shchytno, Polyanytsya Zdroj. (Poland)
2013-2018 Conducting master + classes and staging dance compositions,
work in the panel of judges in Lithuania May 2018,Dance Theater "Allegro", Collective "Style",
Children's Theater "Golden Key, School" Dancer "holding master classes.

in Dnepropetrovsk,2016 "Aquapark", Tiantzin, Choreographer-director.
"Aquapark", Guyan, (China). Choreographer-director.2015 »“ Odysseo ”Music-Hall

choreographer“ jazz-tap-duo ”(step, juggle) Dijon. France,
2013-2014 “Le Paradis des Sources” Music-Hall,
choreographer “jazz-tap-duo” (step, juggle) Soultzmatt. France,

2012-2013. Dance Impier Internetional, choreographer (Austria-Turkey).2012
Fashion project (show), vocalist in the Cuban band. Delhi, India .
2011 College of Culture, teacher of modern jazz technology.,
Dnepropetrovsk, 2007-2008. Television project "Beautifull Lady 2006",

choreographer, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine 2006.
"Magic Mountain" Kathmandu, Nepal. Choreographer-programs,

2005 “Paradise Resort Mamura” Alexandria, Egypt.
Choreographer-programs,2004 Events & Entertainment,

Pvt. Ltd. 4-4 Influence House, Zamrudpur Community Center Kailash Colony Extn. Delhi, India.
Choreographer of the program, dancer, vocalist.2001-2003 Millennium 2000 ”Dalian, China.

Choreographer-programs ,
2001 Dance Impire Internetional Artur Kolmakova company dancer, 1995-2001.
"Mini-Mis Universe" its Contestant, won and won the Grand Prix (Tatiana Shapoval). ,
(South Africa) 2002 Championship of Ukraine UFST (in the world IDO system),

his dance group took second place in the modern nomination.
2010 Championship of Ukraine (in the world IDO system) - step. (Solo). First place, Ternopil, Ukraine. 2010
Participation in the World Championship, Riesa, Germany 2010. International festival with my production "Sailors"
Contemporary dance collective "Style-S" won the Grand Prix, Paris, France 2015.

Dmitry Mrikotenko was born in Tbilisi on April 19, 1970.

The first work on the professional stage was the role of Bachana the boy,

played at the age of 10, in the play "The Law of Eternity",

based on the novel by N. Dumbadze, at the Tbilisi Russian Drama Theater. A.S. Griboyedov.

After graduating from the Tbilisi Theater Institute. S. Rustaveli, served in the drama theater.

From 1995 to 2006 he created revue performances "Odessa Courtyards", "Wandering Stars",

"Jester with You", "Both Laughter and Sin", touring the cities of Russia, USA, Germany,

Czech Republic, Israel. At the same time, he taught acting at theater schools in Tel Aviv, Chicago, Prague.
Since 2006, he regularly took part in the television programs "Laughing is Permitted",

"Laughter with Home Delivery", "Humor Club", "Good Evening, Moscow" on the channels

"Russia" and "TVC", in 2007-2011 he was the artistic director and the host of the festival

"Chanson Zone" in Jurmala, concert and anniversary programs in the concert hall "Russia",

"Luzhniki", the hall. Tchaikovsky, Moscow Variety Theater.
In 2006, at the invitation of Mosconcert, he headed the concert and festival department

of this renowned concert organization. Programs and shows created by D. Mrikotenko

(director - Honored Artist of Russia V. Pasynkov) with the participation of Russian pop stars

I. Kobzon, L. Zykina L. Dolina, G. Leps, I. Alegrova,

T. Gverdtsiteli and others. the visiting card of "Mosconcert".

 Singer (baritone). Art Manager of Agency "SarSargsyan Cultural Entertainment" (Warsaw, Poland),

Art Director of  International Vocal Festival & Competition“Vistula Sounds” (Ciechocinek, Poland).

He started his musical education at the Komitas School of Music in Hadrut. In 2002,

Sar graduated from the vocal faculty of the Sayat-Nova College of Music in the city of Stepanakert.

In 2007, he completed a course at the vocal faculty of the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan,

followed by post-graduate studies at the same school a year later.

Sarhas performed extensively, including at multiple concerts and shows in Nagorno-Karabakh,

Armenia, Georgia, Russia, the Ukraine, Bulgaria, the USA, UAE, Poland, Italy,  Spain, Croatia, Lithuania, China  and other countries.

Winner of  the Grand Prix and  Laureate  of many  international festivals and competitions.

Apart from the classical pieces, Sar/www.sarsargsyan.com/  also performs a variety of well-known and popular songs.

The  member of the jury of international vocal competitions.

Viktoria Katt (Estonia)

Sculptor, artist, performer of copyright songs, composer,

art director of the creative team "VJUNEL STUUDIO".

Finalist of the "HIT PARADE" project on the radio

"Voices of the Planet" and the winner of the "TOP HIT"

project on the radio "Unknown Genius",

organizer of the international festivals "TALLINNA GOLD CHANSON"

& "TALLINNA GOLD MIX", a member of the Union of Authors of Estonia

ADAM DENEKA (Poland).

He keeps founding and managing

Early Music Ensembles for Children for over 30 years. 

He ran known in Poland and Europe Early Music Ensemble "Ars Antiqua",

which operated in the small village of Bierzwnik, making his small region famous in Poland and throughout Europe.

He toured in Germany, Belgium, France, Portugal, Sweden, Lithuania, gaining a lot of awards at music festivals.

He also promotes early music - especially Polish,

conducting methodological classes with young teachers and organizing art groups in Poland and Germany.

He is also a coach leading vocal and instrumental workshops in Poland and abroad.

Adam Deneka is a very active teacher. For 28 years he has been organizing

Nationwide Early Music Workshops and for 5 years Nationwide Vocal Workshops in Kamień Pomorski.

He is the Artistic Director of these meetings and the Early Music Festival in Pelplin,

during which presents the best Polish children's early music ensembles.

He performed with his groups widely, incl. in the European Parliament

in Brussels (these were the Early Music Ensemble "Integri" and the Early Song Ensemble "Canto Choralis" from Drezdenko).

He collaborates with a Bulgarian choir from London. During concerts in England and Bulgaria,

the band "Canto Choralis" will promote Polish music.

For the artistic and pedagogical activities, he received many awards,

including Medal of the National Education Commission (1998) awarded by the Minister of the National Education,

Medal of the Distinguished Cultural Activist awarded by Minister of Culture (1997) and the Medal for Merit to Polish Culture (2019).

He is invited to conduct classes with groups of children and teenagers

In Poland and Germany and cooperates with interested schools

and organizations working for the artistic development of children i young people.

The latest projects organized by Adam Deneka are the International Polonia and National children's festival of youth song

"Song is Good for Everything" (Piosenka Dobra na Wszystko),

"With a song on your lips" (Z piosenką na ustach).

In September, the Polonia Festival of Christmas Carols and Pastorales

will be announced - "Polish Christmas Carol walks around the world".

Ahadzade Maleyka was born on September 5, 1965 in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku.
Education: 1980-1984,
Secondary Specialized College of Music named after A.Zeynalli (diploma with honors),
1984-1989 Azerbaijan State Conservatory named after Uzeyir Hajibekov (diploma with honors),
1989-1991 Assistant-trainee at Azerbaijan State Conservatory named after Uzeyir Hajibekov.
In 2005-2008, she received a second higher education
at the conducting department of the Baku Music Academy named after. U. Hajibekov
Teaching activities: From 1990 to the present - teacher and head of the department
"string instruments" of the A.Zeynalli
Specialized Secondary Music School.
From 1997 to the present, she has been working at the Department of String Instruments
of the Baku Music Academy named after. U. Hajibeyli.
From 2005 to 2010 she was the director and conductor of the student symphony orchestra of the academy.
In 2012 she received her Ph.D. in philosophy.
Her students are winners of republican and international competitions.
Scientific activity: Along with performing activities
(M. Ahadzade - laureate of international competitions in Sweden and Hungary)
is the author of a number of methodological and educational manuals.
Over the years, she was a member of the jury of international competitions in Russia,
Poland, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Italy, Turkey and the USA
and was awarded diplomas. She gave master classes in the Czech Republic and Poland.
She was the organizer and chairman of the jury of the international competition
named after the famous Azerbaijani violinist Azad Aliyev in Baku. U. Hajibeyli.
 
 

Dorota Kret Poland-over 30 years of music teacher,vocal coach,jury of many competitions.

Founder of Studio "Piosenki Septyma",initiator and organaizer for 19 years of the

National English Song Contest,Malopolska Competition of Christmas Carols,

Pastorales,Malopolska Festival of Patriotic Greativity.

Her students are laureats of many international and national music festivals.

Decorated with the Silver Cross of Merit in the fieid of culture.

Raisa Myachkova is the founder and director of the children's musical theater "Der SpaB" in Cologne, Germany.
Graduate of the Kharkov Music College and the Academy of Culture.
Professional musician (violin, piano, vocals), teacher and director.
Teaching and directing experience of working with children and youth for 35 years.
With his theatrical collective he is a laureate of numerous competitions in Europe (more than 30 awards and victories).