Improvisational Roundabout         On June 25-30, 2002 under "Culture Links" Program Association New Music realized a complex event entitled "Improvisational Roundabout" devoted to the development of contemporary improvisational art . A series of author's performances-games , creative workshops of fantasy , concerts - performances , game session were included in the Program . It is noteworthy that concerts took place in different sites: Great Hall of Odessa Philharmonic Society, Gold Hall of Odessa Literary Museum . Most of actions were in Odessa Actor's Club, where specific art atmosphere was created and where audience and actors were single organism. The fact that "Improvisational Roundabout was realised in different places is extremely important, since a large number of audience was involved. Besides, guests from different countries were impressed by Odessa as a true cultural centre in Ukraine, where are various special sites for successful realisation of cultural actions. There were no entry tickets and all events of "Improvisational Roundabout" as well as the Booklet-programme were free of charge for all interested in persons.    Extraordinary creative atmosphere for communication and exchange of opinions and experience were created. Audience, musicians, actors and performers were joined by single creative idea. They communicated and formed definite open art environment promoting the maintenance of the creative atmosphere as well as performer self-expression, it provoked strong emotional feelings of the audience. Undoubtedly, interest in the genre of improvisation is growing.    Participants represented the following countries and Foundations : Fundacja im. Stefana Batorego - Poland, Open Society Institute - Macedonia, Open Society Institute - Armenia, Open Society Institute -Azerbaijan, Open Society Institute - Kyrgystan and International Renaissance Foundation - Ukraine.    Participants from all countries demonstrated the highest professional level of their artistic skills and shared the experience. Thus in performance of Taalai Beisheev (Kyrgyzstan) were involved participants from other countries: Eldar Kafarov (Azerbaijan) and Yuri Vanik (Ukraine).    Among participants were actors, who came in Odessa for the first time as well as our good friends, for example, musicians of BAKUSTIC JAZZ GROUP (Baku, Azerbaijan) - Salman Gambarov, Eldar Kafarov, Fahraddin Dadashev. Producer and film critic Ayaz Salaev joined to the group of Azerbaijan musicians and as a result extremely interesting Game-programme were presented by them. It was novel form of performance - a combination of cinema without words "Latif"(created in 1930) and "life sound". Cinema was accompanied by live music of Bakustic Jazz Group. Introduction to this Game was made by Ayaz Salaev . It should be noted that it was not simple work so called "ballroom pianist". This was true work of art created here and now with inclusion of improvisational technique. Additionally, cinema "Letuchaya mysh" ("Bat") by A. Salaev was demonstrated besides main Programme of the event. It was an example of application of some improvisational elements and its technique in cinema production. Besides, audience had opportunity to compare cinema art of past century with new art. It was true roundabout improvisation art.    LAST MINUTE DUO from Poland -Tomash Duda (Warsaw) - saxophonist, Marek Choloniewski (Krakow) - producer and composer - provoked significant interest in auditory and especially workshop given by Choloniewski, who presented interactive instruments and informed about his creative activity as well as about development of this trend in music composition in Poland. Audience received advanced knowledge as to the creation of music with the help of PC and electronic equipment, which give new opportunity for creative improvisation. Marek Choloniewsky demonstrated his work "Global mix", that was created jointly with 124 composers from different countries.    Special attention was paid to the educational aspect. Young musicians, composers as well as pupils and students were united together in the Fantasy workshops. Thus, students from Odessa Special Music Stolyarski School and Odessa State A.V.Nezhdanova Conservatory participated actively in workshop by composer from Macedonia Sonni Petrovski. He informed about repertoire of Contemporary Music Ensemble ALEA (Vladimir Kostov - violin, Igor Mitasev - double bass, Marija Vrskova - piano, Alexander Stefanovski - flute) , about role of improvisation element in composition techniques as well as use of folklore motives in contemporary music by Macedonian composers. Such meetings, surely, promote the experience exchange between representatives of young generation of creative professions.    It should be noted that monodrama "iOzart"performed by THEATRE iO (director Mikayel Vatinyan - Yerevan, Armenia) and actor Sergey Danielyan was accepted by audience especially warm. Armenian Mediaeval Music presented by singer Arthur Manukyan from Yerevan has opened for Ukrainian audience the level of unknown vocal culture. At the same time, participation of these actors in the Game Session proved that creative activity range is not limited by the single genre and artists improvised, they felt and reflected that situation in voices, movements and gestures. To all persons interested in manifestation of their skills were given chance to show it during total Game Session. Thus, few students of Odessa Conservatoire and flutist from St. Petersburg were actively involved in final Improvisational Game. The performance was an example of contemporary improvisation given by professional artists. It has proved once more that such artistic action has positive influence on audience and give strong impulse for the development of creative potential of all persons, who participate in such kind of event.    Participants from Odessa, Ukraine are the following: Yurii Kuznetsov and Tatyana Kravchenko - pianists, String quartet THE HARMONIES OF THE WORLD: Nataliya Litvinova and Leonid Piskun - violinists, Iya Komarova - violist, Sergiy Scholtz - cellist, Gennadiy Komarov - accordionist, Yuri Vanik- guitarist, Karmella Tsepkolenko, Svitlana Azarova and Julia Gomelskaya - composers, Alexander Zhegalov - producer and Director of Art Gallery, Iryna Sichkovskaya - radio-journalist (Radio Company "Iryna", Odessa, Ukraine) Oleg Vladymyrskiy - journalist and photo-correspondent (newspaper "Vechernyaya Odessa"), Ute Kilter - performer, art critic and TV journalist (7 TV CHANNEL) , Valeriy Bodylev - poet and journalist    ( newspaper "Ves' Mir v Karmane").     Journalists, representatives of newspapers, broadcasting radio companies and TV channels realized mass-media coverage of "Improvisational Roundabout". Radio Company "Iryna" prepared a series of programs with interviews by producer and film critic - Ayaz Salaev (Azerbaijan), composer and producer - Marek Choloniewski (Poland), actor - Sergey Danielyan (Armenia).    All persons, involved in the realization of the "Improvisational Roundabout"     evaluated this action as a great international event being extremely important for their professional career and promotion of experience exchange, they have expressed intention to participate in continuation of given project and to make such art action as tradition. Good chances for fruitful cooperation and creative relationships have been appeared.