Competitions, Classical and Popular

[INAUDIBLE] some contests bring together the creme de lacreme of European performing art.Some are up and coming.Some of those are well-established,something particularly reflected in the entriesfrom Russia and Britain.The Russians have put their faith in six womenfrom the tiny village of Buranovoon the edge of the Ural Mountains.

Basing their numbers in a mixtureof the local language, Udmurt, English, and Russian.Sextets over time, farm workers and school teachers,aged between 43 and 76, performing costumes and bark

shoes that have been handed down over the years.While they may rehearse in the village hall,they are already used to bigger stages.Fame has taken them to France, Finland, Hungary, and Estonia.But they insist that their feet are still firmly on the ground.[SPEAKING UDMURT]We don't see ourselves as stars.

We just know we're ...