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The XVI review-contest of amateur art named after Nikolay Vishnyakov ended in IDGC of Centre - Kurskenergo division. It was attended by representatives of all subdivisions of the enterprise - a total of 70 people. They presented to the jury their vocal, dance and declamatory performances, as well as samples of arts and crafts and painting.
Each stage performance was thought out to the last detail. Colourful costumes, precise movements in dances, enthusiasm and energy of the participants charged the audience with a good mood. Creative works pleased an eye. Positive emotions were also added with the fact that the show-contest was held on the birthday of Kurskenergo - 13 May.
As a result, the Grand Prix of the talent festival went representatives of the executive office: their incendiary dance "Energy inspires", according to the jury, was the most striking performance of the contest program.
In the nomination "Pop Song" the first place was shared by the chief of the southern section of the power line service Vladimir Sogachev with the song by Alexander Serov "I love you to tears", the chief engineer of Manturovsky Distribution Zone Vladimir Tretyakov, who presented his version of the famous song from the repertoire of Lev Leschenko "We do not live without a friend "and the storekeeper of Kurchatovsky Distribution Zone Nadezhda Sadovnikova, who performed the song of Elena Vaenga "Tin heart".
In the nomination "Author’s recitation" the performance of an engineer of the control and technological management and IT service Margarita Pakhomova was recognized the best, who artistically used to the best affect her own poetic work "Tales of an old electrical fitter", urging to observe safety precautions.
A humorous song of the head of the department of development and issue of technical specifications Alexander Taratin "Routed minibus" of the so familiar to anyone travelling complexities during the rush hour in the passenger transport took loud applauses of the audience and won first place in the nomination "Chanson".
Diploma of the first degree in the nomination "Playing a musical instrument" was awarded an electrician of a first responding mobile crew of Central Distribution Zone Oleg Slavin for virtuoso playing the electric guitar.
Two wins at once - in the collection of employees of Oboyansky Distribution Zone. Vladimir Zhirov and Mikhail Sokolyansky were awarded first place in the nomination "Original genre": in the image of a grandfather and grandmother they cheerfully and humorously sung ditties. And Galina Lukyanchikova and Elena Starodubtseva were awarded a special diploma "For preservation of national traditions".
The jury also marked with special diplomas "For virtuosity" hosts of the event - an operator of the operational and technological service Vitaly Shumakov and chief engineer for calculations Lyudmila Bortko, who masterfully showed on the stage images of the stars of silent films - Charlie Chaplin and Vera Kholodnaya.
In the categories "Arts and Crafts" and "Painting" the jury marked with diplomas and valuable gifts all authors of the works without exception.
Summarizing the XVI contest, the chairman of the jury, artistic director of the House of Culture of Railway Workers of Kursk Oxana Denisova noted the high level of organization of the event: "I do not cease to admire the power engineers! The tongue does not speak to name what we saw "amateur art", how well the performances were prepared. It’s great that there is in Kurskenergo such a nice tradition to arrange a real holiday for employees, from which the participants and the audience get a lot of positive emotions."
Now the winners of the contest will represent Kurskenergo at the review-contest of amateur artistic culture of IDGC of Centre, which will be held in the autumn in Bryansk.
The review-contest of amateur art among Kurskenergo’s employees has been held since 1999. One of the instigators and organizers was working then Deputy Managing Director of Kurskenergo Nikolay T. Vishnyakov. In his memory in 2008 the contest was named after him.
