WYF 2024 Theme Song Performed on Moscow City Day

On September 9, the World Youth Festival theme song "We Are Here" was performed on Moscow City Day during the Kind Moscow charity festival on Tsvetnoy Boulevard. The festival was organized by the Moscow Department of Culture and the Moscow Directorate of Mass Events. The song was performed by the NANSI & SIDOROV duo.

The authors and performers, the NANSI & SIDOROV duo, were inspired by the ideas and values of next year's most important international youth event – unity of people from all over the world, responsibility for the future of the planet, kindness and mutual help.

"It is no coincidence that the official song is called "We Are Here". It symbolizes the unity of young people around the world. Even the chorus was not created by us alone, but together with the talented young people from the Leningrad Region during the Boat of Creativity trip, special project of the 2023 Youth Day. More than 30 people came up with the lyrics that unite all the ideas and values of the Festival. We believe that the song will resonate in the hearts of many young people, not only our fellow countrymen, but also our friends from other countries. Music is a unique language that needs no translation, it can unite people from all over the world. We are happy to present the song to the guests and residents of the capital today. And soon it will be performed by Festival participants from all over the globe," said the members of the NANSI & SIDOROV duo.

The song was written by NANSI & SIDOROV, residents of the Tavrida Art Cluster. NANSI & SIDOROV is the creative family duo of Anastasia Belyavskaya and Oleg Sidorov. Their daughter sings one of the lines in the song.

The WYF 2024 theme song was presented at the closing ceremony of the Tavrida.ART Festival of Young Art. It was performed by the NANSI & SIDOROV duo together with the residents of the art cluster following the presentation of the Festival and its mascot Cheburashka. People from all over the world can now listen to the hit song. The WYF 2024 theme song was released on the Tavrida.ART music label and is available on streaming services, including Apple Music, Yandex.Music, MTS Music, Spotify and iTunes.

Moscow's 876th anniversary is celebrated on September 9 and 10 in all of the city's administrative districts. Concert and entertainment events are organized by the Moscow Department of Culture and the Moscow Directorate of Mass Events. For two days, famous Russian artists and musicians, children's and folklore groups will perform for the capital's residents and guests. The venues will host classical music concerts and the traditional Kind Moscow charity festival. All institutions under the Moscow Department of Culture will take part in the City Day celebrations. Admission to all City Day events is free.

Overview:

The World Youth Festival will take place in 2024, according to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the development of international youth cooperation. At the first meeting of the Organizing Committee chaired by Sergey Kiriyenko, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration, it was decided to hold the Festival in the Sirius Federal Territory on March 1-7, 2024. The regional program of the World Youth Festival will take place on March 10-17, 2024. The participants will visit 30 cities of Russia.

20,000 young leaders in education, science, international cooperation, culture, volunteering, charity, sports, business, media, etc., including 10,000 foreign participants, will take part in the WYF 2024. For the first time in the history of the festival movement young people aged 14-17, 500 from Russia and 500 from abroad, will have the opportunity to participate in the event. Registration is open until December 1 at fest2024.com.

5,000 volunteers from all regions of Russia, including about 250 residents of the LPR, DPR, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions will be involved in the organization and delivery of the Festival. Registration of volunteers is open on the ДОБРО.РФ platform until December 1, 2023.

The World Youth Festival is organized by the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh) and operated by the World Youth Festival Directorate.

Prepared by the World Youth Festival Press Office