Belarusian culture is the product of a millennium of development under the impact of a number of diverse factors. These include the physical environment; the ethnographic background of Belarusians ; the paganism of the early settlers and their hosts; Eastern Orthodox Christianity as a link to the Byzantine literary and cultural traditions; the country's lack of natural borders; the flow of rivers toward both the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea; and the variety of religions in the region.
Belarus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Work Your Magic" written by Karen Kavaleryan and Philip Kirkorov. The song was performed by Dmitry Koldun. The Belarusian entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland was selected through the national final Eurofest 2007, organised by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC). The national final was a televised production which consisted of a semi-final and a final held on 15 December 2006 and 22 January 2007, respectively. Fifteen competing acts participated in the semi-final where three entries qualified to the final: one entry selected by a public televote and two entries selected by a seven-member jury panel. In the final, the jury panel selected "Work Your Magic" performed by Dmitry Koldun as the winner.
The Belarus Free Theatre is a Belarusian underground theatre group.
Natalia Chernogolova is a Belarusian artist.
Linda Maxey is a celebrated concert marimbist virtuoso and was the first marimbist presented by Community Concerts, a division of Columbia Artists Management in New York that presented concerts to a network of subscription audiences whose pooled resources attracted leading performers and ensembles.
Mamont was an international modern art show and avant-garde fashion show held in Minsk, Belarus, during 1995-2015. Competitions, presentations, and exhibitions of avant-garde painting and sculpture were held. Judges traditionally gave a master class for young designers.
Alexander Rodin, sometimes spelled as Alexandr or Alex Rodin was a Belarusian contemporary painter.
Irina Kotova is a Belarusian-French painter and graphic artist.
Aazaan is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Prashant Chadha, starring Sachiin J. Joshi and South African model Candice Boucher. Aazaan marks the debut of entrepreneur-turned-actor Sachiin J Joshi of Energy Drinks and Candice Boucher who was seen in the title role.
Minsk Pride — gay pride in Minsk (Belarus). This is a festival in support of tolerance for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in Belarus.
Bella Shteinbuk is an Israeli pianist and educator.
The 2nd European Games 2019, informally known as Minsk 2019, were held in Minsk, Belarus, from 21 June to 30 June 2019. The games featured 200 events in 15 sports. Around 4,000 athletes from 50 countries participated. Ten of the sports offered qualification opportunities for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The opening ceremony at the Dinamo Stadium was held on 21 June, and the closing ceremony at the same venue was held on 30 June.
Apolinary Horawski was a Belarusian-born Polish painter active mainly in St. Petersburg.
Belarus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Story of My Life" written by Arciom Lukjanienka. The song was performed by the band Naviband. The Belarusian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through a national final organised by the Belarusian broadcaster National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus (BTRC). The national final consisted of fourteen competing acts participating in a televised production where "Historyja majho žyccia" performed by Navi was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting. The song was later retitled as "Story of My Life" for the Eurovision Song Contest, while the band was renamed as Naviband.
Natalia Potkina is a Belarusian fashion designer, the head of «Natasha Potkina’s Fashion House», the creator of Natasha Potkina's brand of designer clothes. She is also the winner and Laureate of the Belarusian and international festivals and contests of fashion: «White Amphora», «Fashion Mill», «Admiralty Needle», «Jeans-Russia» and others.
Alex Salaueu was a Belarusian Avant-garde artist. Remains a captivating enigma in the world of art. Few works have survived from his extensive artistic repertoire, estimated at nearly 5000 creations. The majority of his work, especially his lyrical abstract works, stem from the latter part of his career. The latest are exclusively held by prestigious museums and discerning collectors, underscoring their extraordinarily rare nature. Salaueu was a Member of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Belarus and an Honored Artist of the Byelorussian SSR (1982).
Aliaksandr Tsyrkunov, is a Belarusian artist, painter and sculptor.
Ludmila Christeseva, is a Swedish visual artist with Belarusian roots. She was born in 1978 in Mogilev, Belarus and received a Master's of Arts degree from The Faculty of Artistic Design and Technology at the Vitebsk State Technological University in Belarus in 2001. Christeseva then moved to Sweden and joined the creative team of the Swedish fashion designer Lars Wallin. She also holds degrees from Stockholm University and The University College of Arts, Crafts and Design (Konstfack). Her artistic research focuses on gender identity and the questions relating to representation across cultures. She actively participates in various art projects and exhibitions in Sweden and abroad. L. Christeseva runs an exhibition space, Artten, in central Stockholm, which is dedicated to women's empowerment and to the growth of consciousness within the community of art and fashion.
Ihnat Bujnicki was an actor and theatre director, described as “the father of the Belarusian theatre”. He was also actively involved in various charitable and microfinance initiatives.
Alena Vasileŭna Aładava was a Soviet art historian and curator, who was Director of the Belarusian National Arts Museum from 1944 to 1977. Aladava was responsible for the reconstruction of the museum's collection in the post-war period in Belarus, tracking down lost collections, acquiring new pieces and undertaking expeditions to the country's regions in search of existing works.
