Culture
06.06.2021
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Admirer of freedom, joy, grace and intelligence
Art collective of A. S. Pushkin State Russian Drama Theatre has prepared new play «My Friends! Our Union in Beautiful!» with intriguing clarification that is based on real events by the 222nd birthday of Alexander Pushkin. As one can figure out from the name of the play, it dedicated college years of great Russian poet. Honored Artist of Turkmenistan Natalya Laukert is an author and director of the play.
05.06.2021
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Rasul Klychev: three concerts to listen to …
June 6 at 19.00 at the National Music and Drama Theater named Makhtumkuli will host a concert «Charlie Chaplin's film «Baby» performed by the youth chamber orchestra conducted by Rasul Klychev. The occasion for this concert was the 100th anniversary of the release of the silent full-length American film «Baby». For Charlie Chaplin, this tragicomedy had a special meaning: here the film star performed in five guises - as a composer, screenwriter, director, actor and producer.
03.06.2021
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Solo concert of Aybolek Muhiyeva
Solo concert of prize winner of international contests, virtuosic musician Aybolek Muhiyeva, who is well-known by Ashgabat’s music lovers, has been held in Maya Kuliyeva Turkmen State Conservatory on June 1.
02.06.2021
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International drawing contest: children from 15 countries speak about their happy childhood
On June 1, the doors of the gallery of the State Art Academy of Turkmenistan were opened for International children drawing contest “Happy Childhood”. It has become one of the brightest events on International Children Day. Children from 15 n neighboring and other countries have sent 1,735 pictures, which filled the whole space of the gallery and put the visitors into atmosphere of kindness, warmth, careless and happy childhood. Turkmen children are authors of 372 works from total amount of exhibited pictures.
30.05.2021
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The Story Behind the First-Ever Kindergarten in Turkmenistan: Little Ones from Keshi
What was the first book published in Turkmenistan like? And why was it intended for children under school age? We have to take a look back in time to nearly 100 years ago to reply to these questions.
30.05.2021
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From the history of Turkmen carpet: “They have no analogue in the world…”
It is typical for Turkmens to bring their crafts to the rank of high art. This character feature of the nation has been reflected in many historical documents, in which the history of Turkmen carpet art occupies special place. Therefore, one of favorite and bright annual holidays is dedicated to Turkmen carpet art, which gained the world glory.
29.05.2021
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Tamdyr: National bakery traditions
Every Turkmen home, which has a small yard, has round clay oven, the tamdyr. Tamdyr has existed in life of peoples of Caucasus, East and Central Asia throughout the history. It is hard to say how old this ancient invention is, but much probably, the tamdyr appeared at the dawn of time when having decided to make a difference in their predominantly meat menu, people have learned how to cultivate the wheat and make flour out of it. The tamdyr has come after the skewer. During excavations of ancient country of Margiana on the territory of modern Turkmenistan, archaeologists have discovered the remains of clay ovens, which ancient ancestors of Turkmens used to bake a bread. Many things have changed for the past millenniums, the world itself has changed but this simple construction, which were preserved in its original shape, have remained the same.
29.05.2021
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The Keeper of Traditions: A Visit to Musician Bayrammurad Soyunov
Captivating and alluring sounds of the gijak (a spike fiddle), effectively accompanying the unique ‘voice’ of the dutar and the solo singing of a bagshi fill the Cultural and Business Center of the oil and gas complex. The Ensemble of National Instruments is led by People’s Artist of Turkmenistan, gijak player Bayrammurad Soyunov.
28.05.2021
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One of the chapters in Ekaterina Rozhdestvenskaya’s Book Devoted to ‘The Glow of the Karakum’ and Turkmen Cuisine
The Book Salon 2021 is currently taking place on St. Petersburg’s Palace Square.
27.05.2021
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Alexey Dolgov – a witness of leaving nature
There are professions which are filled with romantics of wandering around different countries and journeys to the distant past, especially this is related to archeologists who excavate the earth hoping to find the traces of lost cultures. However, there is an ethnography, which studies recent past of existing nations, their lifestyle, traditions and customs, among historical sciences. If geologists go on expeditions to the places without people, where only soils and stones are the subjects of their studies, the ethnographers go to the places where there are people they can talk to as the focus of their professional interest includes live people, people, which are the holders of collective memory and specific knowledge, which allows restoring not only the events of last several decades but also passing folk legends and myths, art and crafts to the following generations century after century.