The musical fairy tale "The Adventures of Buratino" accompanied by the Tahyr Atayev Orchestra took place at the Magtymguly National Music and Drama Theater. The show's host, Sona Ovezmyradova, cozily settled on a chair at the edge of the stage and began reading the author’s fairy tale about the adventures of a wooden boy named Buratino, whom Papa Carlo carved out of an ordinary log. Along with Buratino, other characters of incredible adventures appeared before the audience as they took part in the story.
The fairy tale by Alexei Tolstoy, "The Golden Key, or The Adventures of Buratino," came to life on stage. Alongside professional actors playing the roles of Karabas-Barabas, Cat Basilio, Fox Alice, Tortila the Turtle, and Duremar, children also participated in the performance. The role of Buratino was played by Selim Atayev, who bore a strong resemblance to the main character from the cult film "The Adventures of Buratino."
The cheerful, sometimes dangerous, but very musical fairy tale immediately captured the attention of the audience—mostly boys and girls. The ever-optimistic Buratino and his loyal friends—Malvina, Pierrot, and Artemon—revealed the secret of the Golden Key, which opened a hidden door to a beautiful puppet theater.
“The idea to bring a musical fairy tale about a mischievous but very likable wooden boy to the stage came from the magnificent soundtrack by Alexei Rybnikov for the feature film ‘The Adventures of Buratino,’” said conductor Tahyr Atayev. “The musicians of our orchestra gladly supported my proposal. The rest was up to the little actors. The director of the children’s theater studio, Tatyana Ovezmyradova, helped us.”
“I was happy when I found out I would play Buratino,” said Selim Atayev, the lead actor, in an interview. “He is my favorite fairy tale character. I like his courage, inventiveness, and kindness. He sincerely believes he was created to bring joy to people. He’s probably right because we were joyful performing this play on stage.”
The children in the audience also enjoyed following Buratino’s adventures. And in the final song, when he asked, “Guys, what’s my name?” the audience shouted back in chorus from their seats: “Bu-ra-ti-no!”
