New life of the old club
Yaroslavl got its own Youth Palace. The old club called Gigant became a home for the young and creative. The decision to transfer the building from Philarmonic to Youth Department control was taken on the outumn of the 2009. Since that time the new team started to create a special creative space. Any help is invited.
Small but cheerful team discusses projects which can surprise everybody of age from 14 to 30. First step was made by dance collectives. For all tastes - street, club, oriental, ballroom dancing. There are also tectonics and kappoeira sections for advanced guys. And that is not all.
We opened theater studio of art fencing. It is going to be a dance laboratory. Also we will use acoustic rock and animation to entertain people soon— told the art-group chief Anna Udalcova.
When it gets warmer, an action called “Young and Green” will be released. The “Young and Green” will tidy up territory around the building, plant trees, make flowerbeds. And closer to summer a show project is going to start. Short performances will be showed on the street. However, resourses of the Palace are limited for the present. Inspite of that renovation is done, there are nothing but empty walls and new chairs there. By the way, the ceilings were repaired as well as old beautiful lusters. But scene was made out of avaliable material.
There are not much money, but no problems with ideas. The Youth Palace is open for any experiment. A short time ago there was organized a contest of creative projects. And this year the most interested of them will be realized on the base of the old club called Gigant.
via Yaroslavia
