ILS is holding its traditional International Week, aimed at promoting friendship among nations. The theme for 2019 is "Year of Theater."
The week began with a gala show that included presentations on the history and special features of theater in participant countries: Russia, China, Japan, South Korea, Great Britain, and France. Some of the presentations were in English, others in Russian.
The second day featured reenactments, in the ILS concert hall, of fairy tales in three languages, Japanese, Chinese and French, performed by students learning these languages. In addition, our international students in grades 0-5 performed the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “The Bremen Town Musicians” in Russian.
The second day also included master classes on traditional Russian costume, Japanese tea ceremony, Kabuki mask theater, and Chinese gohua drawing. In all, there were 12 master classes for students to visit, as well as classes on national games.
“We want our International Week to show how important it is to be open and attentive to one another, regardless of one’s nationality,” explains ILS Principal Olga Shevchenko. “Friendship unites us and inspires us to do better.”
