Central-Asian International Festival of the Jewish children's and youth creation "Freilehe Kinder" promises to pass this year on top-level. Each city now is anxious - what to present, as well as whom, to attention of the spectators.

Astana Hesed will take part in the given festival this year. Already for a long time our organization involves the people - volunteers, who are the professionals of the business (vocal, the dances) and we are very glad to cooperate with such people.

The vocal group, in which there are children - members of children's club "Shatil" at Hesed Astana, is prepared by remarkable Irina Yarotskaya - the man with music education, a lot of years working with children, which more than once took prize-winning places on competitions. Long we consulted with her, listened to music, and selected the participants, called up each time, when somebody's head was visited by new light ideas. Well, like, refer on one, have decided and children now are preparing, rehearsing, learning languages, singing! They are interested in translation of each word!

And having met with Svetlana Tumashevitch - chief of dancing collective, which prepares numbers each year for a festival, ideas at once have poured down, how it is possible more beautifully and more interestingly to make dance. The melodies selected long, but in a result have stopped in a choice.

How we came to final result and with what, I shall leave in a secret to give to attention of gathered a small surprise directly on the Festival.

Once again, indefatigably, we thank our sponsors, for which this project is very important, where Jewish children from different corners share with the creative talents, for granting of opportunities of sewing of costumes and attributes for performance.

We are looking forward for meeting with all cities, especially the participants of a festival express implacable desire to meet with "festival" friends from other regions and even other countries!!! To all we wish creative successes and good luck in preparation to "Freilehe Kinder". Before meeting, not so much time left!!!

Dina Itkina