The ensemble performed at the Ivanovo Music Theatre

The concert tour of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation continues in the cities of the Golden Ring of Russia. The second city of the Golden Ring, where the artists of the Ensemble performed, was the city of Ivanovo – "city-worker", "city-worker". Taking into account the great contribution of the city's enterprises to the uninterrupted supply of military and civilian products to the front during the Great Patriotic War, the city was awarded the title .

On December 8, 2022, the Ivanovo Music Theatre hosted a concert by the Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, led by the artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev. The theatre hall, with a capacity of 1,400 spectators, was fully booked. The audience included war and labor veterans, members of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, and representatives of the city's public organizations.

The hall was also attended by distinguished guests: Alexander Kuzmichev, Chairman of the Ivanovo City Duma; Alexander Fomin, Deputy Chairman of the Ivanovo Regional Duma; Sergei Loginov, Head of the National Guard of the Russian Federation in the Ivanovo Region.

At the beginning of the concert, the Ensemble's choir performed the song "Workers of War" (music by Evgeny Shiryaev, lyrics by Ilya Reznik).

The concert featured songs from the war years: "The March of the Artillerymen," "The Song of the War Correspondents," "The Song of the Frontline Driver," and a suite based on soldiers' songs: "The Song of the Russian Soldier" (K. Akimov, K. Filippova), "Vasya-Vasilyok" (A. Novikov, S. Alymov), and "The Song of the Soviet Army" (A. Alexandrov, O. Kolychev).

A medley from Leonid Utyosov's repertoire was performed by Alexey Dmitriev, Honored Artist of Russia, Pavel Pushkin, and Mikhail Zaraev. "Along the Peter Street" was a Russian folk song performed by Viktor Gromov, Honored Artist of Russia. Alexey Volzhanin, Honored Artist of Russia, performed the aria "Calaf" from Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot."

The ensemble's vocal octet (led by Sergey Bazylko, an Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia) performed the popular song "Argo" (by A. Basilaya and D. Bagashvili).

Kvartet of balalaikas (head Ivan Stepanov) performed the Russian folk song "Kamarinskaya". Ballet group of the Ensemble performed the dance "Home with Victory", sailor dance "Yabloko", choreographic composition "Golden Khokhloma" (directed by Honored Artist of Russia Petr Kovalev).

The legendary song "Smuglyanka" (by A. Novikov and Ya. Shvedov) was performed by Grigory Yakovlev, a soloist of the Ensemble and an Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia.

The song about the Rosgvardiya soldiers "Valor and Honor" (written by A.V. Zaitsev) was performed by Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev, the choir and orchestra of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation.

The musical performances were prepared by the chief conductor of the ensemble, Honored Artist of Russia Lyudmila Bogomolova.

The festive concert ended with the song "Farewell, Slavonia."

The audience greeted the famous Rosgvardia Ensemble with prolonged applause.

The concert was hosted by Igor Shustikov, an Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation and an Honored Artist of Russia.