POLOTSK, 21 January (BelTA) – A suburb of Vitebsk will turn into an open air theatre during the Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk festival, BelTA learnt from Culture Minister of Belarus Pavel Latushko. The preparations for the 19th Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk international art festival started on the last day of the 18th festival. It will again become one of the largest and most important events of the country’s cultural life, the minister is convinced. The festival enjoys a great attention: Belarus is the center of Slavonic cultures and unites them due to the Slavonic Bazaar. “The 19th festival will be a more festival-like event,” Pavel Latushko said. New projects related to the theatre and the national cuisine will be implemented. An open air theatre will be set up in a suburb of Vitebsk for the first time. “As for the concerts, it is too early to specify who will participate, but some European celebrities will definitely come,” the Culture Minister assured.