There is a premiere of the play "Sakura blossoms in Siberia too" in Minusinsk drama theatre. The script of the play was prepared together with the Japanese part. The Krasnoyarsk region minister of culture Gennadiy Ruksha explained why they decided to choose minusinsk theatre, not krasnoyarsk. He told that the choice depended on several conditions. First of all everybody knows that one of the most inetersting russian directors is working in Minusinsk. Besdides, the Japanese part chose this theatre because it is a constant participant of "Golden masks" and other festivals.
A famous japanese prifessor Nobuyuki Nakamato was invited to see the show.