"Good Wave" returns to Moscow: the regional qualifying round of the charity festival for young talents

      On October 15 and 16, 2025, in Moscow, at the Folklore Center "Moscow", the final regional qualifying round of the All-Russian cultural and charitable children's creativity festival "Dobrya Volna" will take place. The project is held with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives.

      "Dobrya Volna" is a festival for talented children and teenagers in difficult life situations, including those with limited physical abilities. In 2025 the festival is being held for the sixth time and is aimed at spreading a culture of kindness and charity in modern society, supporting young talents and developing creative and social ties between Russian cities.

      The All-Russian cultural and charitable festival "Dobrya Volna" was created in 2017 on the initiative of Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin and People's Artist of Russia, composer Igor Krutoy. The festival is held with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives, the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Charitable Development Fund "Dobrya Kazan". The organizers of the festival are the Academy of Popular Music and the Kazan City Hall.

      Since 2018 the festival has been warmly received in Moscow, where young participants have repeatedly become prize-winners of the competition.

      Children and teenagers aged 7 to 17 who are in difficult life situations, including persons with limited physical abilities, are invited to take part in the regional stage. The festival has three age categories: 7–9, 10–13 and 14–17. In total, the festival includes four creative directions: vocal, instrumental performance, choreography and stage art (spoken word, sign-language singing, acrobatics, circus arts, fashion theater, etc.). Participation in "Dobrya Volna" is free of charge.

      On October 15, from 10:00, at the Folklore Center "Moscow" (9 Barklaya St., Moscow) auditions and performances will take place in all creative nominations. The participants' work will be judged by a professional jury composed of teachers and creative experts.

      On October 16 at 17:00 there will be a solemn award ceremony for the winners and a festive concert featuring the best performances of the laureates.

      Winners of the regional stage will receive an invitation to the festival final in Kazan, where they will be able to perform on the same stage with well-known Russian artists and receive support from professionals.

      All participants will be awarded diplomas and commemorative gifts from the organizers.

      Jury of the regional qualifying round in Moscow:

      Artem Sorokin — soloist of the Russian Airborne Forces ensemble, soloist of the demonstration orchestra of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM), laureate of jazz competitions, participant of the "Spasskaya Bashnya" festival; Marina Puchkova — choreographer-teacher, director, founder and head of the dance school "Pu | Ma", prize-winner and winner of city, regional, oblast and All-Russian sports ballroom dance competitions, prize-winner and winner in modern dance at the Championships of Russia and the World, has worked with Egor Kreed, Polina Gagarina, Alexander Oleshko, Arti and Asti, among others; Marina Gorkova — singer, songwriter and composer, member of juries for vocal competitions, laureate of all-Russian and international vocal competitions; finalist of the first national award in the field of culture and art "Future of Russia", member of the Federation of Vocal Art Teachers of the Russian Federation; Ekaterina Yamshchikova — Merited Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan, winner of the international competition of professional jazz performers JazzBirds, soloist of the orchestra of the Headquarters of the Central District of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, head of a children's vocal ensemble and a student vocal studio, participant of television projects and prestigious festivals; Valeria Araskina — vocal teacher, laureate of all-Russian competitions, soloist of the rock group "Primadonna"; Elena Chubina — Russian actress, instructor in the "Acting" discipline.

      In 2024 and 2025 the "Dobrya Volna" festival is taking place in ten Russian cities. Regional qualifying rounds have already been held in Kazan, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Krasnodar, Sevastopol, Khabarovsk, Saint Petersburg, as well as in Grozny and Luhansk — the latter two hosted the festival for the first time. The final gala concert of the festival and the award ceremony will, as usual, take place in Kazan in December 2025. In addition to the competition program, creative meetings and master classes for children are organized. They are held online on the "Dobrya Volna" Rutube channel so that as many children as possible can take part in the project's cultural and educational program. Children and teenagers from any city in Russia will be able to participate in the master classes. The detailed schedule of master classes will be available on the festival's official website.