OREANDA-NEWS. IDGC of Centre summed up the annual corporate review-contest of amateur arts held in Bryansk. It was attended by over 200 people - representatives of the company’s executive office and branches.

On the stage of the concert hall "Friendship", one of the main venues of Bryansk, power engineers demonstrated their creative talents in six categories: vocal, dance, instrumental, visual and decorative and applied arts, original genre and musical production. Performances and works were assessed by the jury consisting of representatives of IDGC of Centre’s management, the trade union of the company, honoured workers of culture and education of the Bryansk region. It was not easy to determine the best: all participants demonstrated a high level of creative skills, energy, enthusiasm and originality.

As a result, in the nomination "Vocal art" the winner was the creative team of Kurskenergo with the song "Where a maple tree rustles". In the category "Dance" the creative team of Yarenergo excelled, who performed the choreography with the original name "HR issue". Representatives of the Yaroslavl branch of IDGC of Centre also became the best in the nomination "Original genre" – they won with a dramatic reading of "Ballad" with dance elements and use of media art. In the category "Instrumental creativity" Belgorodenergo’s staff was awarded their diploma of degree 1 for the execution of the composition by Karl Jenkins "Palladio". Representatives of the Belgorod branch had the success in the category "Music production" – they won with their vocal-instrumental composition "Train blues".

Works in the nomination "Fine and applied arts" were presented at the exhibition, which for two days, while the event was going, worked in the foyer of the concert hall "Friendship". One could see there the works of power engineers, made in different techniques: drawings, embroidery, handmade ornaments, appliques, knits ... A graceful work of birch bark "Spring" made by an electrician for repair of switchgear from Kostromaenergo Mikhail Romashov was eventually recognized as the best there.

The contest also provided for a number of additional nominations. In the nomination "Voice of the heart" the winner was the chief engineer of Khotynetsky Distribution Zone of Orelenergo Matvey Sergeev with the song "How we lived fighting". In the category "On the wings of dance" the best was the choreography performance "Two in the rain" by Tatiana and Ilya Sshivnovs from Tambovenergo. Tatiana works as a leading specialist for property management, Ilya – at the HR office.

The prize in the category "Soul silver strings" for the song "Forgive me forever" was given to a lead engineer - electronics master of the IT operation department of Smolenskenergo Valery Graschenkov and an engineer of the customer care department for new connections of the branch of Smolenskenergo Darya Panfilova. In the nomination "Delight" the best was an electrician for operation of distribution grids of Tverenergo Sergey Raev with the song "No need to frown, Lada!" In the nomination "Creative flight" the winner was a technician of Voronezhenergo Varvara Kolesnikova with the poem "Teach me to live". In the category "Magic hands" the best was the work "Life energy" of the head of the department for electricity transmission services of Kostromaenergo Elena Klushina, made in the technique of wet felting wool.