Zaporizhzhia Festival of Arts (August 1962): Color & Sound Film Chronicle

1962 · history · Amateur Film Studio of the Dniprospetsstal Plant · I. Rogalev · M. Vulfovich

A rare, restored color amateur film with sound from August 1962, documenting the grand "Festival of Arts" (Svyato Mystetstv) held at the "Metalurh" Stadium in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Produced by the Amateur Film Studio of the "Dniprospetsstal" (DSS) Electrometallurgical Plant. - Creators and Crew: I. Rogalev, M. Vulfovich, V. Fisun, D. Tkachenko, F. Dombrovsky, P. Kossa, S. Barabash, B. Chernysh. Historical and Cultural Highlights: - Footage of Lenin Avenue (now Sobornyi Ave) in Zaporizhzhia with original Soviet event posters. - Mass crowds of Zaporizhzhia citizens heading to the "Metalurh" Stadium on August 4–5, 1962. - The grand parade-prologue featuring historical characters, including Taras Bulba and Zaporozhian Cossacks, highlighting a symbolic embrace between a contemporary steelworker and a Cossack. - Performances by legendary Soviet film and stage icons hosted by P. Zakharov and B. Petrov. - Evgeny Matveyev performing in character as Makar Nagulnov. - Opera performance: the famous duet of Odarka and Karas from Hulak-Artemovsky's opera "A Zaporozhian Beyond the Danube". - Legendary Ukrainian baritone Dmytro Hnatiuk performing his iconic song "Ridna Maty Moya" ("Two Colors" / "My Dear Mother"). - Live stage appearances by famous Soviet actresses Nadiya Rumyantseva, Nonna Mordyukova, and others. - Archive flashback fragments from the Zaporizhzhia artists' gala concert in Kyiv (May 1962). - The grand finale of the festival with spectacular night fireworks over the stadium. Technical Note: The original color film reels were digitized by the specialists of the Center for Urban History in Lviv. The physical film archive is preserved in the permanent collection of the History Museum of PJSC "Dniprospetsstal" in Zaporizhzhia. Original YouTube link: https://youtu.be/00Kk4noYOJM Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JuryRylsky