PHOTO: SHOT FROM VIDEO, NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF LATVIA
These shots are also interesting with the moments of the Song Festival concert, because it is taking place for the first time in Mežapark on the recently opened stage. The big stage was built according to the plan of the architect V. Shnitnikov in 1955, as a venue for large events and concerts for 10 thousand singers and 30 thousand listeners.
On the other hand, the Dance Festival concert took place in the “Daugava” stadium, which was built during Latvia’s independence.
PHOTO: SHOT FROM VIDEO, NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF LATVIA
Also, the historical footage shows both the fashion of the 1950s and the costumes of the post-war Soviet people, as well as the manner of folk costumes typical of that time, which is quite different from the one seen in today’s celebrations.
Film magazine “Soviet Latvia” no. 28, 1955, Latvian language, fragment.
Director Ada Neretniece. Story operators Inna Korecka, Vladimirs Gailis, Aleksandrs Gribermanis.
Latvian State Film Photographic Document Archive of the National Archives of Latvia.
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2023-06-28 12:13:13
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