11:06, 17 April 2009 | GMT +5
?Balausa-2009? Festival held in Pavlodar
PAVLODAR. April 17. KAZINFORM /Vera Livintsova/ XV Children?s Festival ?Balausa 2009? has finished in Pavlodar oblast. Over 2 000 children took part in it. The guests could enjoy more than 197 concert performances presented by dancing and folk ensembles, school chorus, declaimers and vocalists.

According to Oksana Petrovich, a representative of the Pavlodar Employment Centre, the Festival aims to search for new ?stars?, new names ? talented children.
Young talents from secondary school 25 of Pavlodar city won the Cup of the Festival. 70 best artists and creative teams were awarded with diplomas.