V-ROX-2021 new partner – Hornbill Music Festival (India)
The organizing committee of the V-ROX festival has begun to prepare for the V-ROX-2021: it will be heldMay 2021 in Vladivostok. We are pleased to introduce our new partner from India – Hornbill Music Festival, which is held in the Indian state of Nagaland.
It takes place annually in different cities, at 15 venues and gathers more than 100 thousand spectators. As a part of this partnership, a Russian music band selected by the V-ROX organizing committee may participate in the festival in December, 2020 – if the global epidemiological situation allows. And the musicians, artists and chefs from India will come to V-ROX in 2021.
Mr. Theja Meru, Advisor for Music &Arts, Government of Nagaland: “It gives me great pleasure to acknowledge V-Rox as our official Hornbill Music festival partner. Artists from Nagaland has had the wonderful privilege of performing at the V-Rox twice now, and every time they have come away with the best of experiences. The warmth of the festival and the friendly and hospitable nature of the people of Vladivostok is simply out of this world. Nagaland is proud to be associated with V-Rox and Russia and we hope that through this friendship and partnership a better appreciation of each other’s culture, music and art will be achieved and artists given a world stage”.
In 2019 V-ROX already hosted the cultural and creative community from Nagaland: DJ INA, chef Salangyanger Jamir, who cooked Indian classic cuisine during several evenings at “Jimmy! Jimmy!” and the Project 72 Hours team of artists – they painted graffiti with the Amur tiger in the center of Vladivostok. In 2017, the Rattle And Hum Band from Nagaland, were the participants of the V-ROX festival.
“V-ROX on quarantine”: more than 750,000 viewers
The virtual festival “V-ROX on quarantine” is over. Two weekend’s in the official V-ROX community at VKontakte vk.com/vrox musicians, who took part in the previous festivals presented new songs, remembered Vladivostok, talked about how they live in quarantine and their plans for the future.
During the 6 days more than 750,000 people watched the V-ROX programs hosted by Ilya Lagutenko: it was the record “attendance” of the festival! We are grateful to all the participants and viewers, V-ROX will return at the concert venues of Vladivostok in May, 2021. Stay tuned and follow us!
photo: Vasilisa Vakilova
“V-ROX on quarantine” at VKontakte social network
This year V-ROX festival will be virtual: May 29, 30, 31 and June 5,6,7 at 15:00 (Moscow time) watch “V-ROX on quarantine” at VKontakte social network in the official V-ROX community vk.com/vrox.
Ilya Lagutenko: “This time we recall with nostalgia that for seven years, despite the difficulties, we were happy to have opportunities to meet with live music from all over the world during the V-ROX days in Vladivostok. It is difficult to predict the future now, because the concert industry around the world is undergoing through catastrophic changes, comparable, may be, with the ice age. With the organizing committee of the festival and with the participants of the previous festivals we introduce V-ROX 2020 in a virtual space of VKontakte social network”.
Virtual V-ROX is a series of six 20-minute programs with the participation of the musicians from Australia, America, India, Korea, China, Mexico, England, Israel, Japan and also from Russian Fare East, Yekaterinburg and Moscow – those, who took part in the previous festivals. They will present new songs, remember Vladivostok, talk about the current situation in their countries and plans for future. Ilya Lagutenko will be the host of the programs.
V-ROX will return at the concert venues of Vladivostok at 2021, and this year we recall our favorite guests and participants in a non-contact virtual format – in a collaboration with VKontakte social network/ V-ROX community vk.com/vrox.
V-ROX 2020 = V-ROX 2021
In the context of the coronavirus pandemic the organizing committee of the V-ROX festival decided to postpone 2020 festival to May, 2021. We are worried about the health of our audience and participants, and look forward to meet with all of you in Vladivostok 2021. We want to believe that all festival and concert activities will return soon. Stay in touch!
In 2021 we plan to return to the format of an open-air stage. The motto of the V-ROX festival is “Open Art!” – and as usual all concerts, exhibitions, parties and master classes will be free.
Ilya Lagutenko: “While the live concert industry around the world is in a “coma”, we invite you to the virtual V-ROX. May be if music is not a life-saving vaccine, but I hope it’ll be great to meet virtual with V-ROX graduates from all over the world and support each other with a kind word and a good song”.
